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This blog assists new and established coaches and those wanting to embrace life coaching as a career with independent information, coaching tips and practice growing strategies.
But there are important Do’s and Don’ts about where to put your efforts and the traps to avoid so you don’t waste your time.
This Guest Blogging Guidelines for coaches will help you get it right whether you are posting on another site or vetting contributions to your website.
But once they understand it and what it involves for them, the path to their goals will be so much clearer.
Here it is simplified, with some useful examples for you to incorporate into your coaching.
Continue reading "The Be, Do Have Coaching Model Simplified"
However you need to make sure it its going to really work for you as there is a lot that can go wrong.
I’ve put together some guidelines in this article to help you make sure you get a good deal and don't end up feeling resentful and out of exchange.
But it is sometime hard to get the right balance between professional and personal information.
Have a look at the section in my article on finding coaching jobs that will help you get your CV/Resume and LinkedIn profile effective and engaging.
And maybe consider in investing in this excellent book.
Check out some of the questions to ask and useful hints for a successful session in this preview.
And for this month only, as a boost to your coaching in 2024 I’m offering a 40% discount on all four of my eBooks to subscribers of my Life Coaching Accelerators You can sign up on my home page.
Continue reading "Make Your Discovery Session Work Better For You in 2024"
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And as a special bonus during this holiday season, you can download a free copy of my eBook "How to Use Speaking to Promote Your Coaching" a practical guide to becoming a confident guest speaker.
Each of my Accelerators is drawn from my 25 years as a life coach and delivers information and tips to enhance your coaching and grow your business that go beyond what you may have been taught in your life coaching training.
Plus, as a subscriber you become eligible to receive, giveaways, extra coaching resources and special discounts on my eBooks - The Life Coaching Professionally Series. Click to subscribe and don’t miss out.
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Get 25% off sitewide at The Coaching Tools Company - only until 27 November.
Check it out and don’t miss out on fabulous tools to enhance your coaching and grow your business whatever your coaching niche.
Continue reading "Last Chance To Save Money On Coaching Tools"
You’ll find some essential information about the systems and the legal protections you should put in place, marketing and fee suggestions, as well how to create an efficient and comfortable work space for in person or online coaching.
Let me know if I’ve missed anything.
Whatever your coaching niche you'll find an invaluable tool or toolkit to enhance your coaching or grow your business.
Check out the coaching tools, forms, exercises and more on offer here:.
Continue reading "Finding the right marketing strategy for YOU!"
An excellent tool to have at your fingertips for such occasions is the Career Coaching Toolkit from Emma Louise Elsey of the Coaching Tools Company. Check out the 10 wonderful tools, all brandable to your coaching business.
The best news is that during June 2023 you can buy it at the 20% discount price of just $49.
Continue reading "A Toolkit To Help You With Your Career Coaching"
It's also a matter of what you feel comfortable with and you may need to experiment.
Here’s some useful information to help you determine your life coaching fees, traps to avoid and the best ways to get paid.
In this article I show you where to find the best networks and lots of do's and dont's for effective networking to successfully build your coaching profile. Have fun!
In my eBook “Using Speaking To Promote Your Coaching”, you can, for the price of a coffee and a muffin, get the low down on how to get started, overcome speaking nerves and become a confident presenter and guest speaker.
You'll learn how to craft a successful presentation and avoid some common speaking and logistical traps. Check out a taster of the content:
Continue reading "Learn to Use Speaking to Promote Your Coaching"
Here’s an article to help you decide which is right for you and all the things you need to know and ask to make the best choices.
Continue reading "Finding The Right Life Coach Mentor or Supervisor"
The Coaching Tools Company has a brilliant Balance and Self Care Toolkit that could be useful to invest in as a resource.There are nine tools including*Detoxing a relationship
*Self-care check-in
*Self-care quiz
*Letting go exercise
*Identifying energy zappers And much more....
All the tools are brandable to your own coaching business. And some are available as a single purchase as well as in the kit.
Continue reading "Really Helpful Balance and Self Care Tools"
Unfortunately this quite common tale for coaches so do read and learn how to avoid having your website project ending in frustration and tears.
My book How to Write A Book About Your Coaching Niche + Plus 4 Ways to Publish is a great resource for anyone who wants to start, finish, publish and get that wonderful book lurking inside them out into world.
It's full of practical information and tips from my own experience in becoming an authentic author.
So do read on for a preview and taster of the content.
Continue reading "How to (easily) Write A Book About Your Coaching"
Here’s what you need to know to get the best from your contributions and the contributions you accept and the traps to avoid.
In this article I discuss the benefits and skills of mastering online coaching for both the coach and the client.
I also give you lots of tips and tricks in using online platforms including how to look and sound your best.
Continue reading "Discover the Benefits of Online Life Coaching"
So if you are thinking of forming a strategic alliance to grow your coaching business (and they can be hugely beneficial), my article on what to watch for and how to make sure it will be a winner may be helpful.
Continue reading "Making Sure a Strategic Alliance is Right for You"
Then you will find my article on crafting and becoming fluent on your “elevator” speech as well as some important and useful do’s and don’ts
Continue reading "How To Craft An Effective Elevator Speech"
This is because behind any issue brought for coaching there is inevitably also a personal angle such a relationships, communication or work/life balance.
Learn why this is so, how personal or life coaching is used to benefit all types of client needs and the opportunities personal growth coaching offers.
Continue reading "Using Personal Growth Coaching in Your Niche"
Given that Zoom has taken the place of many live presentations I’ve included a section about presenting using an online platform in my book How To User Speaking To Promote Your Coaching.
For about the price of a cup of a coffee and a muffin, you'll find all the low down to support you to feel confident about presenting whether you have a face to face or online audience and even tips on overcoming any fears about public speaking.
Check it out and let me know what you think.
It's an interesting and profitable coaching specialty with high demand.
Read on what it takes to successfully combine life coaching with small business coaching and the boundaries you need to be aware of.
Continue reading "How to Become a Small Business Life Coach"
Check out this list of 10 coaching evaluation questions to ask for feedback and to get some valuable information that can help in the creation of client attracting testimonial.
Continue reading "Useful Feedback Questions to Ask at That Final Coaching Session"