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How to Coach a Client on Personal Vision

September 21, 2011

I was typing out some notes today for a mentee preparing for the IAC certification exam, and when I finished I realized that others might find this useful as well. It’s by no means “the right” way to coach a client on personal vision, it’s simply the framework I use. The idea is to have [...]

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Coaching Business: First Page in Google Already

September 30, 2010

Today I searched for “habit change coach” in Google, and guess whose web site  came up on the first page for Canada and the USA? Habit Change Pilot Program Coach Ebbie’s site SmartHabitChange.com. And when I search for “habit change coach” in Google UK? Jacqui’s site HabitChangeCoach.co.uk. Take a look: To say I’m thrilled is [...]

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Pilot Program Diary: My First Doubts

September 6, 2010

I’m feeling a bit discouraged about the habit change coaching pilot program today. On the one hand, the seven coaches have accomplished a tremendous amount in these first three weeks: selected a coaching business name and domain name got website hosting obtained a business address ordered business cards got a professional photo taken wrote 5 [...]

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Tips for a Complimentary Coaching Session

August 20, 2010

One of the pilot program coaches sent me this email today: I am corresponding with a new potential client. Do you have any good advice on handling complimentary coaching sessions and getting them to buy? Please let me know. Thanks! Here’s the reply I sent to her: Don’t try to accomplish too much Don’t give [...]

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Typical Questions Coaches Have When Starting a Coaching Business

August 13, 2010

As you know if you’ve been following my  Habit Change Coaching pilot program diary, I’ve got six coaches undertaking a pilot program to determine whether my Readymade Coaching Business concept actually works. A week ago I notified the six participants of their acceptance into the pilot program. They all sound keen and excited :) I [...]

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Habit Change Coaching – Pilot Program Diary

August 7, 2010

Over the next few months I’ll be mentoring six life coaches in a radical new approach to starting a coaching business. This is a pilot program for my proposed Readymade Coaching Business service. Although the Readymade Coaching Business approach will eventually contain modules that address a range of coaching niches, for this pilot program we’ll [...]

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Why the Habit Change Niche?

July 26, 2010

I’ve been hinting for the past few weeks that I’m up to something big. That “something” involves a particular coaching niche that my research tells me has TONS of clients looking for coaching. I have been coaching in that niche for years, and want to empower other coaches to do the same. More than that, [...]

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Readymade Coaching Business: Would This Work for You?

July 22, 2010

I’m sitting on an egg that’s getting ready to hatch. It’s a system that provides coaches with a ready-made coaching business. I think it could make a huge change in how quickly and easily coaches start earning money. I don’t want to say too much about it right now, because it’s still in the incubation [...]

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