Find the full transcript for this episode at ProsperousCoach.com/354. Related and mentioned episodes: Nail Your Niche session with Rhonda #160 How Can New Coaches Be Perceived As Credible #164 Why Your Personal Story is Valuable to Your Coaching Clients #292 Create a High Ticket Signature Coaching Program Your Audience Wants It’s so painful not knowing your coaching niche. It feels like a high-stakes decision, and, in a way, it is. But, desperation can paralyze you. Relax. Think differently a...
Find the full transcript for this episode at ProsperousCoach.com/353. Also mentioned Episode #186 called 4 Ways to Help Your Coaching Clients Feel Safe Here’s a cautionary tale for coaches about onboarding new clients. I once hired a social media coach whose onboarding process was… asking for my payment. That’s it! X They asked nothing about me X They did not provide next steps, set up our first session or provide a way to do that. I felt left out in the cold and...
Find the full transcript for this episode at ProsperousCoach.com/352. Is it ethical to teach your coaching clients? The hallmark of coaching is asking powerful open-ended questions that draw out the wisdom of your client so they arrive at their own solutions. If you are selling coaching then that’s exactly what you should deliver. Keep it clean and co-creative. One of the reasons why I suggest to some coaches that they not sell coaching sessions is to allow room for a more hybrid type of serv...
Find the full transcript for this episode at ProsperousCoach.com/351. Also mentioned Rhonda's 5-month VIP private business mentoring for coaches. Apply here. I didn’t want to be cheap with my coaching business when I first started, so I generously spent money on experts of all sorts and hired a full time VA to do all the little things I couldn’t be bothered with. I do believe my time is highly valuable—good mindset there—but, I only wanted to coach and that was short sighted. I delegate...
Find the full transcript for this episode and more resources for coaches at ProsperousCoach.com/350. Also mentioned—the book Taming Your Gremlin by Richard Carson. How is your money mindset, Coach? A healthy money mindset is a make it or break it thing in coaching business success — especially when it comes to confidently asking for money from potential clients. It’s fascinating because it doesn’t matter if a coach had a high-powered job before, how much money they earned, how many certificat...
Find the full transcript for this episode and other resources at ProsperousCoach.com/349. Also mentioned Episode #229. A client of mine went home for a family reunion and was relentlessly picked on for becoming a coach. People she loves who love her said things like: “Coaching is not a real profession. It’s a pyramid scheme—an unethical line of business.” “You’ve gone to the dark side.” “There are a lot of dodgy coaches out there taking advantage of people and stealing their money.” Brutal! I...
Find the full transcript for this episode at ProsperousCoach.com/348. Also mentioned in this episode: Episode #141 about INTEGRITYEpisode #187 about your AVATAR for your ideal clientsEpisode #324 about the downside of automation and pushing for a fast 'yes'What moves a potential coaching client over from ‘maybe’ to ‘YES’? Your website? Low pricing? Free coaching? No. Nope. And definitely not. I asked my clients what made it easy for them to hire me for over two decades now. It comes down to 6...
Find the full transcript for this episode at ProsperousCoach.com/347. USE THESE QUESTIONS FOR YOURSELF AND YOUR COACHING CLIENTS. Apply for Rhonda's 5-month PRIVATE Coaching Business Breakthrough program. It’s an art to know how ask powerful questions. You know your questions are landing when you hear “that’s a great question!” Or, when your coaching client’s answer reveals something to them. It unlocks a door, opens a window and lights a path. The right inquiry can raise your client’s ...
Find the full transcript for this episode and more resources for coaches at ProsperousCoach.com/346. Also mentioned, Episode 310 - Why Some Coaching Clients May Not Be Right for You. Find that at ProsperousCoach.com/310. In the coaching world, there’s a real issue that isn’t talked about much. Sometimes coaching relationships can stray off course, become counter productive or even toxic. It can feel like the client is being difficult. It’s worth looking at it dispassionately to see where...
Find the full transcript for this 5 minute episode at ProsperousCoach.com/345. I meet a lot coaches who want to target leaders and even more since the pandemic. In a recent Nail Your Niche session with one of those coaches, I asked: Do you want corporations to pay for your clients’ coaching? Or, do you want your clients to pay out of their own pocket? That decision will affect so many aspects of their business. There’s a belief out there that corporations will pay more for coaching...
Find the full transcript for this episode plus more resources for coaches at ProsperousCoach.com/344. Recently, I overheard a coach that I didn’t know saying that her business had been doing well and then over this summer everything came to an abrupt halt. Prospects weren’t showing up. People stopped opening emails and no body was engaging. Her income slowed way down, and was totally ready to give up on her business. And I thought to myself, “Don’t give up! Instead accelerat...
Find the full transcript for this episode at ProsperousCoach.com/343. Apply for Rhonda's 5-month PRIVATE VIP Mentoring program here. One opening left starting this summer as of now. A coach I worked with kept backsliding. In session, their certainty would click in. But a day or two later, that dissolved and in its place was paralyzing overwhelm and doubt. We’d meet again and their sense of purpose would roll back in. They left the session feeling sure of their direction and ready ...
Find the full transcript for this episode here plus other resources for coaches at ProsperousCoach.com/342. I'd love to hear from you. Stay inspired and make things happen! - Rhonda Hess, Prosperous Coach Rhonda Hess helps new coaches leverage their zone of genius into a profitable coaching niche and launch with confidence. For VIP step-by-step support apply for Rhonda's VIP Coaching Business Breakthrough Program here and she'll be in touch to invite you a discovery call. Or if you're stuck ...
Find the full transcript of this episode and other resources for coaches here. After choosing a niche, the #1 problem coaches face is attracting enough clients who are able and ready to hire them. Some days you feel like you’re working so hard and there’s this sense that no one is out there noticing. It’s de-motivating to say the least. There are so many surprising and wonderful ways that clients can find you IF you are strategic, consistent and speak the language of your au...
Find the full transcript for this episode and more resources for coaches at ProsperousCoach.com/340. Simple is better. Less is more. That wisdom has helped me have a better life in every way. And, it’s how you can earn more while getting more done in less time in your coaching business. I used to be hopelessly disorganized, but now I’m the most organized person I know. What changed? I got curious. Whoever you want to be or whatever you want to do, you can get there with curiosity. Want ...
Find the full transcript for this episode and more resources for coaches at ProsperousCoach.com/339. New coaches reach out to me every week and they almost always have the same set of struggles to get traction in their coaching business. Do you recognize yourself in any of these? Your head endlessly spins around niche ideas.When you talk about coaching people get bored.People you know aren’t referring clients to you.You work hard on social posts but nothing happens.You get lots of advice that...
Find the full transcript for this episode and more resources for coaches at ProsperousCoach.com/338. You are out there every day taking actions to attract coaching clients so you can earn a good living and help them transform. But is your content helping you or hurting you? A big part of what I teach coaches is how to craft compelling messages. I help coaches speak to the hearts of their audiences. A coach who had been out there a few years but just barely getting by asked me to review all he...
Find the full episode transcript and links to relevant resources here. ----> And here's where you can APPLY FOR THE CURRENT OPENING to Rhonda's PRIVATE program — 5-month VIP Mentoring Coaching Business Breakthrough. What does it really take to make it as a coach and earn a good living from your own business? My business, in all it’s various forms over the years, has been the territory of my greatest personal transformation. I call it a spiritual journey becau...
For the full transcript of Episode 336 plus a link to free download How to Make Your Free Offer Irresistible go here. Other episodes/resources mentioned: #288 —What Inspires People to Invest in Your Coaching #164 — Why Your Personal Story is Valuable to Coaching Clients #124 through #129 series on Lead Magnets Nail Your Niche session with Rhonda Inspiring your audience to enroll in private coaching isn’t at all like selling a gadget, clothing or makeup on Instagram. Because coaching is ...
Find the full transcript for this episode here PLUS scripts to recover aimless coaching sessions and a downloadable info graphic! Here's a teaser of what's in store in this teaching episode with ACC Mentor Coach, Laurie Cameron — the best coach I've ever experienced! What do you think, Laurie, is a single word that describes the best coaching sessions with clients? Laurie Cameron: I think FOCUSED is a good word — because you know … there's purpose, there's meaning, there's safety — all o...