Prosperous Coach Podcast

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So far in your coaching business you might be simply trying to convince any client to hook on … to want coaching and be willing to invest in a certain number of sessions up front. 

Convincing clients they want coaching can be painful process. I tried that for years and ...

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Other episodes mentioned in this episode:
141 - 5 Questions to Test Your Coaching Business Integrity
251 - Coaching a Coach Through Her Fears of Charging More
236 - Are You Attracting Coaching Clients Who are 100% Ready to Hire You?

Working with coaching clients is a huge privilege and responsibility. If managed well, i...

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Also mentioned:
Episode 215 - 4 Ways to Stop Feeling Lonely in Your Coaching Business

Episode 180 - Have You Found the Niche Within Your Coaching Niche?

When you’re a new coach just launching, it can be lonely and overwhelming doing everything yourself.

You don’t have colleagues to bounce ideas off of or the built in...

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Recently, I had a Nail Your Niche session with a coach who started our conversation saying she’d been struggling for so long trying to decide whether she wanted to be a Health Coach or a Life Coach.

I said: “You can be both at the same time!” And that freed up her thinking.

Putting a word before ‘Coach’ doesn’t constitute a niche tha...

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Recently, I was invited to speak with graduates of a coach training organization. Most on the call were not yet earning a living at coaching and all were finding it difficult to repeatedly attract paying clients.

It turned out that each coach was selling life coaching, health coaching, confidence coaching — something like that. Their website, socia...

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I didn’t fit in to corporate.

I was pretending to fit in, which was exhausting. I pushed my introverted self and was literally getting sick from that. Anxiety was mounting and I was just going through the motions.

Before I launched my coaching business, I’d had a good job with perks and a great salary. Friends couldn’t believe I left it to be a co...

There’s an art to attracting clients. I call it an art because it takes time to learn who is ideal for you and it takes conscious practice to draw them to you.

One powerful part of attraction is the words you use on your website, your Signature Program, your social posts, your freebie and your content — such as podcast episodes.

When your words resonate, you’ll have that reflected back to you. Here’s a reviewed I received about Prosp...

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When a client comes to a session with their agenda, what’s the best way to serve them? 

·      Should you imagine the conversation before hand and plan your approach?

·      Should you take on their emotions and problems as your own?

·      Should you step into performance mode and be t...

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Do you fear the idea of narrowing your coaching audience because you think it excludes people and reduces the chance of enrolling clients?

I will address that. For now, here is what I know for sure …

When you target a narrow, viable audience and discover their big problems then geat everything — your messaging, offers, web copy, social posts — to speak directly to them...

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Also mentioned:
Episode 191 - Low Pricing Could Kill Your Coaching Business
Parts Work (a workbook by Tom and Lauri Holmes)

My amazing VIP clients inspired this topic. All of them are highly intelligent people with big hearts who want to make a difference in the world. I’m so honored to help them get there.

I’ve noticed 4 d...

Client service is about the whole customer journey starting with how you market. Satisfaction begins before they hire you and continues after they finish with you.

Let’s talk about 7 ways to satisfy prospects and clients.

And, if you’re having trouble attracting clients, it likely comes down to the wrong strategy or a lack of strategy someplace in the customer journey.

I have a FREE downloadable assessment for you called Coaching Busi...

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Other episodes mentioned in this episode:

#1 Target a Viable Audience (Episode 266). You know I talk about this a lot. It’s so critical and so many people step over it or just don’t do it quite thoroughly enough.

#2 Discover Their BIG Acute Problem And Top Goal (Episode 65)....

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You’re trying to write your web copy and trying to figure out exactly what you help your ideal clients accomplish in your Signature Program.

But fears and doubts are clouding your judgment and you are in danger of playing too small in your coaching business, which will cost you.

You are worried about promising too much.

Get ready for a mindse...

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Looking back on my journey as a coach and business owner, I see how emotional intelligence has played a part in my success. I had so much to learn. Still do.

Coach training and coaching clients improves emotional intelligence. Just raising your ability to listen is a first step. Clear communication skills makes for a solid foundation. 

From there add empat...

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Episodes and resources mentioned include:
#7 - Why is Coaching a Hard Sell?
#65 - Are You Solving a Big Enough Problem for Your Coaching Clients?
#4 - Feel Less Isolated in Your Coaching Business
Hire a Coaching Business Mentor/Guide

Do you ever have the feeling that people in your inner circle aren’t supporting you...

It may be tempting to fit your coaching business into whatever remnant of time you have left in the day.

Look, I get it. You might have kids at home, a full time job, or both. You already have a rhythm of what you do day to day. You know your priorities. Adding a new business to your life is totally disruptive.

And, until you see the proof of your efforts in clients, you may withhold your positive energy.

The truth is, you can't ...

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The other day I was helping one of my VIP clients set her fees for her Signature Program and our conversation inspired this episode. 

Anything having to do with money in your coaching business such as income and fees brings up old emotions: 

1.     Fear of succeeding and failing. 

2.     Insecurity about worth. 

3.     Family or cultural beliefs about...

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Also mentioned:
Episode 274 about Signature Programs.

Episode 111, called Smart and Not So Smart Coaching Business Expenses provides a list of likely expenses for you.

Episode 57, which has the "do the math process" called Coach, Is it Time to Give Yourself a Raise? 

• Rhonda Hess helps new coaches leverage their zone of gen...

Grow your coaching income with a sea change in mindset and what you offer.
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Other Prosperous Coach Podcast episodes mentioned in this episode are:
#136 - The Downside of Coaching for Corporations
#51 - Why is Coaching a Hard Sell?
#22 - Why Should a Coach Do Market Research?
#191 - Low Pricing Could Kill Your Coaching Bus...