{"id":8555,"date":"2011-10-08T08:00:29","date_gmt":"2011-10-08T16:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/?p=8555"},"modified":"2016-08-14T18:06:28","modified_gmt":"2016-08-15T02:06:28","slug":"business-leadership-coach-what-to-say-when-your-clients-quit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/business-leadership-coach-what-to-say-when-your-clients-quit\/","title":{"rendered":"Business Leadership Coach: What to Say When Your Clients Quit"},"content":{"rendered":"

Starting out as a business leadership coach<\/a><\/strong>, one of your main worries will be attracting enough clients. As an established coach, you\u2019ll still have to worry about marketing and promotion, but you won\u2019t have to worry about losing clients, will you? There\u2019s no way a client would want to quit, is there? Damn straight there is.<\/p>\n

No matter how good a coach you are, clients sometimes want to quit, walk away, say adios, arrivederci, sayonara. Believe me, it will happen. But, is there something you can say when they decide to quit? Something that will change their minds? Something that will make them see the error of their ways?<\/p>\n

The Number One Reason Clients Quit<\/h3>\n

Coaches often think that clients leave because they found a lower price or that they were disappointed in the results, but the number one reason clients walk away from coaching is that they don\u2018t feel their mentor is truly interested in them and their success. No matter what business you are in, it\u2019s all about the customer service! If they feel as if they are just a name and a number in your appointment book, they\u2019ll go find another business leadership coach<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

What To Say When Clients Quit<\/h3>\n

What do you say to clients who feel this way? Well, it won\u2019t be easy to get them to stay, but the best way is to show them how much you care. One way to do this is to let them know how much you have learned about them. Hopefully, you have been taking notes and are familiar with the details of their life story. People are impressed when you can recall the fine minutiae of their lives. As a leadership professional, you should care; as a businessperson, you can show a reluctant client how much you care by showing them how much you know\u2026about them! They may think twice before they walk out your door.<\/p>\n

Some clients will drop you as a business leadership coach<\/span> because they believe they can find ADVICE anywhere: online, from friends and peers, or from books. What should you tell them?<\/p>\n

Tell them, \u201cI don\u2019t give advice, I motivate, educate, and inspire. You can\u2019t get that from a TV show or an online blog.\u201d Coaching is so much more than ADVICE.<\/p>\n

Some clients will walk away from your business leadership coaching practice because they are frustrated with the lack of instant results. What should you tell them?<\/p>\n

Tell them: \u201cCoaching takes time. My coaching involves a systematic, detailed, yet flexible blueprint for success. Quitting after one or two sessions doesn\u2019t allow enough time to see results. Long-tern results require a long-term commitment.\u201d<\/p>\n

Why You Should Be the Best Business Leadership Coach You Can Be!<\/h3>\n

No matter how great you are as a business leadership coach<\/strong>, clients will leave. No matter what you say when they quit, a few will never return. However, if you are the best business leadership coach<\/span> you can be – and that takes education, time, effort, and a desire to truly help your clients – you will retain the vast majority of your clients and have a thriving coaching business.<\/p>\n

The Last Words to Say When a Client Quits<\/h3>\n

If a client still wants to leave after you have appealed to their better judgment, you can tell them, \u201cI\u2019ll miss working with you. I wish you all the success and happiness in the world, and you are always welcome to return.\u201d Don\u2019t burn any bridges! You never know, they may walk back through that open door when they realize what a great coach you were!<\/p>\n

To learn more about how to generate an endless wave of high paying coaching clients, get your FREE Instant Access to our “Life Coaching Business Blueprint<\/a><\/strong>\u201d video toolkit when you go HERE<\/a><\/strong>.<\/em><\/div>\n

Fred Philips<\/strong><\/a>
\nBusiness Coach
\nWriting Team, Coaches Training Blog Community<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Starting out as a business leadership coach, one of your main worries will be attracting enough clients. As an established coach, you\u2019ll still have to worry about marketing and promotion, but you won\u2019t have to worry about losing clients, will you? There\u2019s no way a client would want to quit, is there? Damn straight there […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[165,427],"tags":[957,1257],"class_list":["post-8555","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-business-coaching","category-business-leadership-coach","tag-business-coaching","tag-business-leadership-coach","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8555","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8555"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8555\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18898,"href":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8555\/revisions\/18898"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8555"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8555"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8555"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}