Will Coaching Go the Way of Windsurfing?

January 6, 2011

This morning I was talking with another experienced coach trainer about the state of the coaching industry.  She commented that after 10 years providing coach training, she’s concluded that 90 – 99% of people who want to be coaches aren’t really serious, and that’s the real reason they are struggling. I’m afraid I have to [...]

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7 Modules: Proposed Ready-to-go Coaching Business Program

January 6, 2011

I’m very excited about the potential for a dynamite program that will not only give coaches a brand new website, but also the business marketing support that will help them succeed. I’m collaborating with an excellent marketing coach, and I’ve got the program outlined. I only have one problem: I don’t have a clear idea [...]

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Pilot Program Assessment: “Readymade” Not Possible, But “Ready To Go” Certainly Is

December 31, 2010

Our three month pilot program wound up at the end of October. After reading the feedback from the seven participants and analysing the pre- and post-program survey data, here are my conclusions. “Readymade” is not possible, but “Ready To Go” certainly is I had my VA do all the technical work of getting the websites [...]

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Pilot Program Concludes

October 29, 2010

We had our last meeting of the Habit Change Coaching pilot program group this week. My next step is to do an evaluation to determine what worked, what didn’t, and whether or not I will offer the program on an on-going basis. But first I’m taking a holiday! I’ll be back in touch at the [...]

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Networking Tip: Volunteer for a Cause

October 26, 2010

Here’s a great networking tip shared by pilot program coach Edna. Hi Barbra and fellow coaches, As I was tentatively handing out my hot off the press Coach Edna business cards, I received an invitation to help out with this Vancouver benefit. Once I’d agreed to help, I was invited to submit a short bio, [...]

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Checklist for Website Information

October 23, 2010

Whether setting up your website yourself, or getting someone else to do it for you, it’s a good idea to have a master checklist where you summarize all the necessary information. Below is a checklist for you to use (it’s based on the  one each pilot program coach filled out so that my VA could [...]

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Top 4 Spots in Google: More Excitement for Jacqui

October 17, 2010

Take a look at this screenshot, which shows today’s Google results for the search term “habit change coach uk”: How did Jacqui achieve this? I think three things are contributing to Jacqui’s amazing Google rankings: 1) she has the search term “habit change coach” in her url 2) there are fewer coach websites in the [...]

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Blogging: The Courage to Show Up As Yourself

October 15, 2010

Time and again I hear people say that what they enjoy reading the most on blogs is the personal stuff. Not personal as in “too much information that I’d rather not know about you” but personal as in “who are you really, and what do you really think?” I was reminded of that today when [...]

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Great news from Jacqui: “I got my first paying client!”

October 14, 2010

Just received this exciting email from pilot program coach Jacqui: Hi Everyone, Just have to share my exciting news –  I have my first paying client – one to one sessions starting tomorrow! Dare I say that this lady saw my poster, recognised my name from 20 years ago and has just phoned me. Very [...]

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ReadyMade Or ReadyToGo Coaching Business?

October 13, 2010

The thing that’s starting to dawn on me is that maybe it’s not possible to provide a readymade coaching business. I can provide a readymade coaching website, autoresponder, marketing materials, handouts and teaching materials. But those elements don’t make a business.  It takes time and ongoing effort to develop a business, and it can only [...]

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