Prosperous Coach Podcast

This episode connects the dots between your website, coaching packages and pricing as a reason you might not be earning as well as you’d like. Find the show notes at prosperouscoach.com/135 . I’ll be providing links to episodes that go into more detail on each of those topics so you can make clear, strategic shifts. I didn’t start my business knowing how to be successful at coaching. Everything I’...

This episode was inspired by a conversation with one of my VIP clients. Find the show notes at prosperouscoach.com/134 . As an adult, when you’re starting something new – such as learning how to coach or building your coaching business — what’s the most natural way to feel? Like an imposter. Everyone experiences that feeling. Even the most impressive people with vast experience feel it sometimes....

This episode is for all the perfectionists out there and can be found at prosperouscoach.com/133 Creating and growing your coaching business can be stressful, right? In my experience, when creative tension ceases to be a positive driver and morphs into anxiety, efforts are counter productive. They don’t produce results because they are guided by desperation rather than strategy. And you know what...

This episode is serious. Find the show notes at prosperouscoach.com/132. I totally get the attraction to become a coach. Many who get the training and launch a coaching business had been coaching for years without even knowing it. That’s why I encourage my clients to not think of themselves as new coaches. In my last job before launching my coaching business, my colleagues used to seek me out. The...

This episode is short and powerful. Find the show notes at prosperouscoach.com/131 . When I was in coach training all I thought about was coaching skills. And after coach training I just wanted to use those skills and help people. I wasn’t thinking about the other skills that are equally important for me to succeed. The reality is that coaches need coaching business training as much as coach train...

This episode is short and eye opening. Find the Show Notes at prosperouscoach.com/130 . The other day I was helping one of my VIP clients set her fees for her Signature Program and our conversation inspired this episode.  Anything having to do with money in your coaching business such as income and fees brings up old emotions: 1.     Fear of succeeding and failing. 2.     Insecurity about worth. 3...

This is the final episode in the series about lead magnets . Coaches have told me they are getting a lot of value from this series, so listen to the whole thing.  I’ve been promising you a downloadable assessment to test your own free offer. Well it’s finally time for you to grab How to Make Your Free Offer Irresistible.   In this short episode I’ll reveal what inspires your audience on your coach...

This episode is a Listener’s Choice episode, which means a whole lot of coaches have listened to it. Find the show notes at prosperouscoach.com/128 . Think of this as a master episode – it’s almost like a seminar and it covers nearly all of the most important principles I impart to you about having a successful coaching business. And, because I’m finishing up a series on Lead Magnets, I wanted to...

This episode is the 4th in my series about Lead Magnets for Coaches. See the show notes at prosperouscoach.com/127 . By the way these show notes have loads of links to other episodes on related topics I mention in this episode. If you’re serious about getting your lead magnet and other aspects of your coaching business right you’ll benefit from experiencing those earlier episodes too. I’ve already...

This episode is the 3rd in my new series about Lead Magnets. Find the show notes at prosperouscoach.com/126. In all the time I’ve been an entrepreneur, I’ve downloaded hundreds of freebies. I’ve gone seeking solutions to specific problems, found websites and lead magnets that seem to address my problem. I give my name and email, somewhat begrudgingly I must say, and faithfully go through the proce...

This episode is part of the series about lead magnets and how to make sure yours will help you enroll ideal clients who pay you well. Find the show notes at prosperouscoach.com/125 . And, if you haven’t heard it yet, first listen to Does a Coach Need a Lead Magnet? at prosperouscoach.com/124 . It’s super short. When I started my coaching business, if you would have asked me my marketing approach I...

This episode is part of a new series about lead magnets or what I call freebies. Find the Show Notes for this episode at prosperouscoach.com/124. I bet you’ve opted in for dozens of lead magnets since you decided to become a coach. In case you haven’t, a lead magnet or a freebie is just what it sounds like. The idea is that you offer something of unique value related to your niche that your audien...

This episode is short and sweet. Find the show notes at prosperouscoach.com/123 . When coaches reach out to work with me, they almost always say that their biggest fear is marketing. They say: “I’m no good at selling myself.” And I say, “Well, that’s okay because you don’t have to sell yourself.” And I mean it. Sure, you’re the coach and you’ll be delivering coaching to your client. Although, I re...

This episode is inspired by brilliant coaches everywhere who, no matter how many skills and talents they bring to the table, are afraid to own their worth and go boldly into the money conversation. Show notes can be found at prosperouscoach.com/122 . Take On The CEO Role and Own Your Value Chances are you came to coaching from a job where you were paid a salary or an hourly rate. Someone else set...

A favorite past VIP client of mine, Shawna Warner, emailed me saying that she had challenging enrollment situation that didn't end well. She thought, and I thought too, that it would be valuable to all coaches to hear about this situation and discuss it a little bit. See the full transcript at prosperouscoach.com/121 . First. I really want you to know more about Shawna and her business and ho...

Some time ago a topic came up in Prosperous Coach Club, my Facebook group for new-ish coaches . The coach was talking about the challenge of networking with other coaches. And that topic spurred me to talk about something related but not exactly the same, which is about partnering with another coach either short or long term. Find the full Show Notes for this episode at prosperouscoach.com/120 By...

This episode is about the un-mined gold in your coaching business. Find the Show Notes at prosperouscoach.com/119 . Because I’ve studied the strategic art of niching and coaching niches for so long I’ve noticed something that no one is talking about.  There are niches within your niche that will serve you better than staying broader. There are layers. The surface is not the most exciting or lucrat...

This episode is a story about a coach whose business has yet to pay off 5 years in. If you’re in a similar situation where your coaching business hasn’t paid off after years of significant investment I hope this will be an AHA for you. Show notes for this episode are at prosperouscoach.com/118 A few weeks ago, a past client of mine re-emerged. She was clearly frustrated about the lack of income fr...

I’ve been promising this episode to you. Find the Show Notes at prosperouscoach.com/117. Before we dig in I want to thank you for all the 5 star ratings and great reviews you have bestowed on Prosperous Coach Podcast and me. Here’s a recent review from someone who used the moniker Soulful Coach. I think I know who you are and I’m bowing to you right now. Thank you for honoring me with your praise!...

This episode is inspired by the wisdom of hindsight. Don’t we all love hindsight! Show Notes can be found at prosperouscoach.com/116 . As a highly experienced coach, I can say without hesitation that not every coach will be the best client for me. And not every client will be the best client for you either. In fact, some clients could end up being difficult to work with . Episode #98 was about thi...

Today I want to change your perception of marketing. Find the full transcript for this episode at prosperouscoach.com/115 . When you think of marketing, do you cringe? Have you been thinking things like this? ·      Marketing will feel sleazy no matter how I do it. I hate the idea of it! ·      I have to become good at selling myself. ·      Marketing, selling and advertising are all the same thin...

This episode is pretty short but it will help to read the show notes to remind yourself of the “10 things” after you listen, which you can find at prosperouscoach.com/114 . One of my VIP clients was researching other coaches in her niche last week. She came away from that shocked and concerned. So many of the sites felt like ghost towns. A lack of current content or pages out of date seemed to sig...

This episode is super short. Show notes can be found at prosperouscoach.com/113 . Recently, I heard a group of new coaches discussing the challenges of coaching someone who is un-coachable.  As one coach continued to describe the situation it came out that this was a conversation between friends not a coaching session. They hadn’t talked in years. The friend was having a rough time and the coach,...

This episode is a surprise package. It was to me and hopefully it will be to you too. Find the full transcript at prosperouscoach.com/112 . The longer I’m in business for myself — and it’s been a couple of decades now — the more I realize that once you have the strategy in place, success at your coaching business is largely an inner game. And that’s mostly true about all aspects of life. In a few...

This episode is inspired by a smart question from one of my VIP clients . So I’m going to reveal where expenses go for my coaching business. And while I’m at it, I’ll share common expense pitfalls for coaches and finance savvy mindset tips. I know this might seem boring but earning well is not boring. Losing profit after all you work feels like a tragedy. Don’t go there. Reading the show notes for...