Profit For Coaches

Welcome to the 162nd episode of the Profit For Coaches podcast. The rumors are true. This is the final episode, at least for the foreseeable future, and in this form. But I'm happy to have you here. Today I'm going to talk a little bit about what comes next. For me, what might come next for you, and tell you one more time just how much I appreciate and believe in you."Take a deep breath, and congr...

I think that you, as a coach, have an incredible gift to offer this world, to offer your clients. I believe that you can make a significant difference in the world by starting with your world and the people that you are meant to serve and called to serve. The most important thing for you to take away from this episode is that I believe in you, and I am grateful to have had you here. Whether it's b...

"That is for me, the heart of coaching. A conversation where somebody gets some clarity... and then they're ready to go and do something with it." — Candy MotzekThis is my friend Candy Motzek, who I think is going to be an amazing help for those of you who are just getting started in your coaching business. Candy is an author, a podcast host, and quite frankly, a business coach for life coaches. C...

Today's episode is one of those episodes devoted to bringing you connection to someone who is devoted to helping you make your coaching business better. Our g...

What's the problem with simple? A lot of people will tell you that the problem with making something simple is that simple can't handle complex situations or complex problems. It's actually not the case and it's not really the point. The problem that we have with simple is that quite often we equate simple with unimportant. And then those simple things that we have set up to help make our business...

157 - Balancing Purpose and Profit - with Rajeev KapurIn this conversation, we get to see the perspective of someone who's

156 - Let's Be RealOne of the things that coaches are taught all the time by the gurus about how to build your coaching business and set yourself up for your multimillion dollar success, is that you've gotta have authority. You gotta position yourself in a position of authority. And while you do need to position yourself in a position of credibility, and while it is very good to become a category...

Ever feel like your coaching business is just a little bit of, say, a giant pit of chaos? You're not alone. Most small businesses, especially small service-based businesses, especially small service-based businesses like a coaching practice that involves fewer than five people actively delivering and running the business,they can get a little nuts. You wind up flipping through all the different ha...

If you don't have a profitable business, if you don't have money coming in to you, at the end of the day, you don't have a business, you have a very expensive hobby. Hi, I'm Jos, this is the Podcast Profit for Coaches, and on today's episode, we're talking about profit. The five key things that are important to your business being profitable from day one. Enjoy the episode. "If you have a ton of s...

Ever have that feeling of, oh man, if I just get to a hundred thousand dollars a year, everything's gonna be great. Or, if I just get to half a million dollars a year, everything's gonna be great. Or, if I just get to a million dollars a year, this business is gonna be great. Newsflash is, most of the time that's not true. Why? Because most of us have no idea what we're doing when we set sales goa...

152 - Time to ExitTo paraphrase Kenny Rogers, basically, you gotta know when it's time for things to end and time for you to walk away. Hi, I'm Jos. This is Profit for Coaches, and on today's episode we're talking about when things should end. Specifically, we're talking about exit planning, a huge topic out there right now. So let's talk about what you need to know so that when you're ready, you...

151 - Trust - with Darryl Stickel“Almost all those trust literature treats people like rational actors. I don't know if you've met people before or not, but we're not always rational. Right?” — Darryl StickelThis week on Profit for Coaches:* A glimpse into Darryl's new book and his revolutionary, practical approach to building trust* How to establish a shared vision of excellence.* The fatal conse...

What if we could build a wall around your coaching business so that it could handle almost anything without you having to break a sweat? Hi, welcome back to Profit for Coaches. This week we're talking about exactly that. What is this amazing thing? This great wall, manned by your armed guards that can protect your business from almost anything that could happen? It's simple. It's The Vault. Enjoy...

So often we think in our business that in order to do better, we have to do more. We have to offer more. Part of that is the expert's curse, especially if we're in the knowledge business like coaches, consultants, et cetera. We tend to think 'I've repeated this same answer over and over again. My audience is sick of it. My clients are sick of it. Everyone is sick of hearing just these simple, same...

If you want your day and your business to go better, you need to start them better. On today's episode, we'll talk about how you can make your day, your business, and your life a whole lot better, just by making two changes to how you start your day. Enjoy the episode."If you're feeling high stress in your business on a regular basis, you're gonna have difficulty making good long-term decisions. T...

If you're a regular listener to the show, you're about to get confused. Because just a week or two ago, I told you you need to be asking more questions to make your business more profitable. And today I'm gonna be talking about why fewer questions will make your business more profitable, and what technique you can use instead of all of those questions, and you might even wind up getting better ans...

I want you to meet my friend Lauren Tickner. Lauren Tickner became a millionaire at the age of 23. She's spoken on the same stages as Alex Hormozi, and Gary Vaynerchuk, and others, thanks to her social media and sales skills. Some people know her for her large podcast, the Impact School podcast, where she's interviewed people like Grant Cardone. How did she get here? She made her first million thr...

Hey, I got a question for you. Do you know everything? My guess is, you know that you don't. The challenge is, as coaches, we sometimes forget that. Or at least, we act like we do. On today's episode, we take a deep dive into the art of questioning - why it’s crucial for your coaching practice and how to use it to grow and improve your business. We're gonna ask, why aren't you asking more question...

I am really excited to introduce you to my friend Tara Newman. Tara is the founder and CEO of the Bold Profit Academy, where she teaches service-based business owners how to sell premium services and programs, without the emotional stress of launching, worrying about ads, overwhelming social media strategies, or complex funnels. She's a great lady. She is no nonsense. We pull no punches. Buckle up...

This thing that we have that is one of the things that helps us be successful as coaches, it's one of the things that makes us great at what we do as a coach, is also one of the single biggest challenges that we have that gets in the way, that prevents us from being successful at owning a coaching business. We're talking about The Experts Curse."We forget how incredibly life-changing it can be to...

How much of your business just drains the life out of you? Welcome back to Profit for Coaches. On this episode, we're going to talk about energy. People think that energy is a finite resource. It's here and then it's gone, and then you run out of it and you don't have anymore. The truth is that of your three fundamental assets, energy is one of the two that is actually renewable. And, it's the fas...

One of the reasons why I typically say the online coaching industry sucks, is because so many of the big name gurus out there tell you basically the only way your coaching business is going to be successful is if you copy paste so that it looks like all of these other coaching businesses because there's only one real path to success. Well, I'm here to tell you that's not true, and on today's episo...

You're never gonna get anywhere if you don't get outside of your comfort zone and get comfortable with being uncomfortable. Have you ever heard that before? Is it true? Yes and no. Welcome to Profit for Coaches, and on today's episode we're gonna talk about when and why you should or shouldn't be getting uncomfortable. "We should all have something going on in our business that we're wrestling wit...

Those of you who love it when I have these episodes that you get to really geek out and dig into the business side of coaching and the nitty gritty of what makes the business work, you are going to love this episode. Hi there. I'm Jos Willard, host of Profit for coaches, and on today's episode, we're talking with my buddy Ross O'Lochlainn. Ross is a former engineer turned conversion strategist and...

138 - Your Best InvestmentWhat is the single biggest, most important, highest ROI investment you can make in your coaching business? On today's episode we're gonna talk about this question. Spoiler alert, you probably already know the answer. I discuss how to become a better coach, build your skillset, and leverage other people's experience to maximize your profit, in money, time, in your energy....