When seeking professional strategic advice and clarity, finding the right business coach can make all the difference. Acoach works with you to defineand achieve specific business growth and profitability goals. But when it comes to choosing the right coach for YOUR business, where do you even begin? The first step I recommend is documenting the biggest challenges you face as a business owner. This exercise will help you determine the area(s) where you need the most help! Prioritize these itemsbased on their impact on the overall success of your business. Next, put together a list of key questions youwant to ask the potential coach. Consider the aspects of your coaching experience that would be essential for a great outcome. And once you have your list ready, put on your research hat and jump online.
Learn as much as you can about the potential coach on your own.The insight you gain will help you better vet your options.
Questions to Consider
To give you a jump start, here are a few suggestions for your list.
Feel free to add any other questions to the list that specifically pertain to your needs for your business!
Q1: Does the coach’spersonality stylefeel like a good fit to keep you moving forward?
Q2: Does the coach successfully put their strategies into practice in their own business?
Q4: Do they speakyour languageand engage in an uplifting positive way? (Do you feel a synergywith them)?
Q5: Do they providea knowledge bank of resources you can access outside of your coaching sessions as well as, on-demand and recorded transcribed sessions?
Q6: Do they require a minimum number of sessions (and if so, why)?
Q10: Does the coach have a way for you tocommunicate with them between sessionsif needed?
Case Study
As an example of howa perfect fit looks, check out this actual case study.
Thisbusiness owner did her due diligence! With her ideas of the right coach in hand, she reviewed my website. And she checked out my philosophies and my coaching style.
She took a look at my free resources, videos, and other available resources. Then she checked out my testimonials!Based on her research, she determined that we might be a good fit.
So her next step was to sign up for a business strategy call with me.Following that call, she decided to begin monthly 1:1 coaching sessions which provided her with:
Full access toall the resourcesavailable in Profit Insiders Essentials
Business Help Line via my walkie talkie app for 1:1 clients
Weekly group calls
Access to The Inner Circle’s exclusive and not-yet-released content
Recorded 1:1 sessionsaccessible for her review
That was a year and a half ago. She was recently completing her annual tax review and excitedlyreached out to me with the following images. In one year alone, she increased her profit by over $75,000!
And she accomplished this simplyby implementing the strategies she learned during our business coaching time together!This system can work for you too. It is all a matter of finding the right business coach!
Summary
So, consider your challenges and obstacles. Make a list of the essential aspects of a business coach who is a good fit for you and your business.And do your research to get your questions answered. Like I often teach my clients, you can best accomplish your goals by doing a little planning and then springing into action.
Overwhelmed growing your business and need help? You do not have to figure it out all alone anymore. Sign up for a business strategy call, and I will help you make decisions on the next steps for you and your business.
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