Prosperous Coach Podcast

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#313 Are You Stuck in the New Coach Swirl & Spin?

#340 3 Hacks to Work Less in Your Coaching Business and Get More Done

#359 Coach, Do You Really Need More Training?

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Not long ago I was among a group of new coaches who were having an interesting discussion about coaching someone who was un-coachable. 

As the situation was described, I realized the coaching conversation was actually between two friends, not a coach and her client.

A friend was having a rough time and the coach, wanting to help, tried to coach her fr...

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Being a small business owner is a territory for heroes where you can grow into your full potential.

You will positively affect more lives than you know with your coaching.

Still, growing a successful coaching business takes sustained effort. You will work your butt off and be all the better for it!

Recently, I had a walk and talk with one of my past VIP ...

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Also mentioned, Rhonda's Nail Your Niche session and her 5-month VIP Mentoring Program for coaches.

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What’s your coaching website done for you lately?

Does it help you enroll ideal clients or just sit there collecting cyber-dust?

Most first websites are duds. They’re just online brochures all about the coach and coaching with no mention of the audi...

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Have you had the impulse to rescue your coaching client from themselves?

No shame. Just tell yourself the truth here.

It’s a knee jerk desire that’s belied by your

·      energy

·      words

·      over-delivery

·      attachment to outcome

I get it!

You want so much to have a big impact that the basic tenets of coaching—that your client is resourceful and w...

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When was the last time you did some deep reflection about your coaching business?

If you’ve been in business for a year or more, you’re ready for real growth.

Would you like to: 

• Attract more or better clients? 
• Significantly raise your income? 
• Work less and reduce stress?
• Leverage your strengths or zone of genius?
• Stop doing what you don’t enjoy or ...

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Coach, what’s your zone of genius?

Many coaches will say it’s being a good listener or being able to hear more than what’s said.

Those are highly valuable skills and quite common in coaches.

What I’m talking about is a unique talent that, like a fingerprint, becomes central to your brand.

It might be a method that’s all yours. An unusual or rare experti...

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It's DISH THE DIRT time about me...

I made 4 big mistakes during the start-up of my coaching business and lived to tell the tale.

I've experienced multiple magical turning points in my business as well. 

Wonderful things will come to your coaching business if you don’t let mistakes stop you.

Mistakes are still the best way to learn. It's a time-honored traditi...

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Is your coaching business sustainable? 🤔

The usual top-of-mind issue for coaches is how to attract clients. That's part of sustainability for sure.

But what if you put in place mindsets and habits that create a business you can easily run from the get go?

What does that look and feel like?

• Less stress. ☺️
• Less work.
• Earning more for each effort. 🔥

One of my VIP m...

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Becoming a coach and launching a coaching business is an evolutionary turning point in your life.

Before your leap of faith, life was a familiar and possibly lackluster routine.

Maybe you had a steady paycheck and set schedule. 

Your family knew what to expect of your time and attention. You knew what to expect of your day-to-day life.

I...

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New coaches often say “I’m not good at selling.”

That’s a fixed mindset based on misconceptions about what selling is. Believing it will make it so for you.

When I was in my 20’s, I worked in the shoe department of Macy’s. It was a prized job in retail because commission sales can mean significant income without management responsibili...

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This episode is inspired by my own breaches in integrity over the 2 decades plus that I’ve been a coach and some I see other coaches stumble with as well.

If you took coach training, hopefully you were provided with some standard ethical guidelines that need to be followed with your clients. Things like:

·      Keeping your coaching client’s contact info and what the...

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Are you hoping to attract just any client for your coaching niche?

There’s a significant difference between a client and an IDEAL client.

Ideal clients:

·      Are “seekers” who are already actively seeking solutions in your niche.

·      Have urgent problems that your offers are designed to solve.

·      Know they want to hire you BEFORE the ...

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A new VIP client of mine read an article about SEO—search engine optimization—and went down a rabbit hole of stress.

I assured them that we addressed SEO for a coach by doing market research on their chosen target audience and applying smart keywords to everything we wrote for her coaching business.

A...

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Also mentioned in this episode

#271 Inspire Your Coaching Clients to Give You Dynamic Testimonials

#292 Create a High Ticket Signature Program Your Audience Wants

What exactly makes you credible to prospective coaching clients?

You might be surprised.

I used to think certifications and years of experience were the most critical factors.

While those things ...

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Also mentioned — Rhonda's 5-month VIP Mentoring program Coaching Business Breakthrough.

Will MORE training make you successful as a coach?

Additional course work can be stimulating and potentially useful.

It can also be addictive—a form of self sabotage.

There’s even a term for it. Bright shiny object syndrome.

Sometimes it’s an unconscious and conflicting go...

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Ever have FOMO about aspects of your coaching business?

1. You keep your audience and niche broad because you don’t want to exclude anyone.

2. You bend over backwards to make something easy or more appealing for a potential client even though that doesn’t jive with your preferences. 

3. Or, you're not able to say ‘NO’ to opportuni...

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RESOURCE: Hire a private business mentor exclusively for new coaches to get grounded and launch strategically.

There are so many upsides to having your own business – lifestyle freedom, no caps on your income, the chance to be your own boss, put your unique voice and contribution into the world. And, no more company politics!

But the biggest downs...

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Coach, would YOU be compelled to buy what you’re selling the way you’re selling it? 

Would the language you’re using to attract coaching clients generate a longing that inspires investment? 

It’s smart to take a step back and look at what you’re doing in your coaching business from the perspective of a potential buyer.

When people invest in a coach or m...