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DiSC Expert | Trust-Building Consultant | Team Communications Specialist

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3 Reasons Coaches Fail & 3 Ways to Protect From Business Danger

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about a question I see and hear often: Why do some coaches seem to really knock it out of the park with their business success while others really struggle and fight to survive? I think I’ve come up with three pretty good reasons that they fail, and I offer three strategies for how to make sure you don’t fall victim to one (or all three!) of those dangers! 3 Reasons Coaches Fail in Business Building: Employee vs. Business Mindset I see Coach …

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Goldilocks and Client Load: What’s “just right” for your practice?

Lately, it struck me that a good number of coaching clients for me is soooooooo much less than it ever used to be. Early in my practice, I had nearly 22 individual clients at one time. Back then, I defined this as a great success; now I know differently. Too many clients and I get burned out; too few and I get anxious. Too many clients and I can’t keep it all straight. Too few and I begin to care more about their lives than they do. Too many clients and my coaching skills suffer; too few clients …

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3 Tips to Fix Your Sample Sessions (So You Can Convert More Clients from “Potential” to “Paying”)

If you’ve followed me for any length of time, you know that I am a BIG believer in the power of Sample Sessions for signing new coaching clients. However, if you’ve ever tried my Sample Session methods in earnest, you know that hosting a complimentary Sample Session with a potential client does not magically take one from “I’m interested” to “sign me up!” Sample Session successes (moving a client from a potential to paying status) are part-art-form, part-science. After years of experimenting …

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Your Biz In Pictures

I met with a new client earlier today who, at the end of our session together, said to me “thank you for honoring my creative + visual side...you heard me when I said I need to stay away from only making lists of goals and focusing only on the number of people I’m reaching each day, and I really appreciate that...my last coach didn’t get that part of me, and I am so glad you are willing to honor it.” I so get that statement. Lists, daily goals, call log sheets, budgets, etc. are all …

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My 5 Favorite Ways for Finding Clients

Where am I going to find my next 5 clients? We ALL think about this from time to time, right? And when you are getting started, this can be THE question of the day, every day. I get it. I get this question a lot with my individual clients and on trainings/webinars. Where do I find clients if I'm just starting out? Here's the good news...it's not a mystery. And the answer is part of a SYSTEM that I used (and it worked!). Here are 5 of my favorite ways for finding clients... Teach …

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