Coaching Business

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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Roz’s Coaching Business Card

October 12, 2010

Here’s a great example of how you can design your own business card online. Roz Neilson used a business card template from Vistaprint to make her own business cards. Her card features a full-color photo along with her business contact information. She also choose to have a useful calendar printed on the back of the [...]

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Fantastic Results for First Workshop

October 9, 2010

One of the pilot program coaches reports: I did my first free call yesterday and was pleasantly surprised 8 or 10 people called in. No clients, but it was fun, informative and inspiring. This is fantastic results for a first workshop. Not only did the coach get a great turn-out, she enjoyed herself. What she [...]

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Networking Tips for Introverts

October 8, 2010

Do you find networking difficult because of your introverted nature? What’s that you say…glad handing at a social event not your thing? Nancy Ancowitz, a coach, consultant and speaker based in New York, provides these tips on how introverts can become comfortable with self-promotion (full article at Vault.com ). You don’t need to brag to [...]

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Feedback From a Pilot Program Coach

October 6, 2010

This thoughtful email from a pilot program participant, with my remarks in bold and italic.Hi Barbra,Monday’s class was enlightening and your email afterwards much appreciated. Lots of thinking and too much to write, so have kept it relatively short and can send more if you would like. Speed – could it be unrealistic for those [...]

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I Made a Classic Coaching Mistake Today

October 4, 2010

We had our Monday morning pilot program coaching call today. After I got off the call, I checked in with myself about my tone during parts of the call. I realized that I sounded frustrated at times. Everything provides a learning opportunity, right? Here is my “self-coaching” about my frustrated tone: COACH: frustration usually happens [...]

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Rejection Has a Silver Lining (If You Are Open to It)

September 30, 2010

Today Coach Edna shares some of the ups and downs of her coaching business marketing efforts. In particular, notice how she handled the rejection after someone criticized her business card, and what happened next: An opportunity came from the one person who rejected my business card! When I first handed my business card to her, [...]

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