I interviewed Carol Hess (no relation to me) about writing, the best gateway skill for marketing your coaching business and boosting your income.
Carol is owner of Tame the Writing Monster where she helps coaches become persuasive and powerful writers on behalf of their businesses.
Listen to this interview and read the highlights below.
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Write Your Way to Coaching Business Success
March 30, 2010 | View Comments
I interviewed Carol Hess (no relation to me) about writing, the best gateway skill for marketing your coaching business and boosting your income.
Carol is owner of Tame the Writing Monster where she helps coaches become persuasive and powerful writers on behalf of their businesses.
Listen to this interview and read the highlights below.
Continue reading [...]
5 Core Skill Sets for Coaching Business Success
March 23, 2010 | View Comments
Have you ever felt that you need more knowledge, training or credentials to be highly valuable to your coaching clients? While every coach has some areas to develop, don’t make the mistake of discounting the many skills you already bring to the table. That goes for business skills as well. No matter how new you [...]
Why Coaches Fail – Paralysis Can Kill Your Coaching Business
February 16, 2010 | View Comments
Everybody knows that the odds of succeeding in an entrepreneurial business are no better than 1 in 5. But the coaching industry has plenty of undeniable success stories. And the rewards of “staying the course” and going for your dream are worth the risk many times over.
So what will make you one of those success [...]
5 Mindsets to Streamline Your Coaching Business Admin
November 10, 2009 | View Comments
Your coaching business will support you to pursue your true calling, but only if you keep it running smoothly. To do that, create business habits that work for you and are simple to maintain.
It helps to think in terms of processes and flows, rather than tasks. A business is more like a garden than a [...]
Join Me at The Coaches’ Edge Conference
November 6, 2009 | View Comments
Announcing The Coaches’ Edge™ Extravaganza —December 2, 2009
I’ll be speaking at this evolutionary event for coaches in Orlando on the topic of Choosing and Championing a Viable Coaching Market. I’d love to meet you there!
Can’t make it to Orlando? No worries. A recording of the event will also be available on the web.
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A Virtual Assistant for Every Coach
November 2, 2009 | View Comments
My recent post on when a coach should hire a VA brought up some follow up questions. To answer your questions, I interviewed an expert — Kellie deRuyter, business & marketing coach for VAs.
Do all VAs have skills in most anything a coach would need help with?
Kellie: A coach shouldn’t expect any individual VA to [...]
When Should a Coach Hire a VA?
October 19, 2009 | View Comments
In the early days of the coaching industry, coaches used to handle everything in their business themselves, from admin to marketing to developing clunky templated websites. It was the “penny wise – pound foolish” mindset of practitioners who hadn’t yet taken themselves seriously as business owners. In the long run, this approach stunted the [...]
