Prosperous Coach Podcast

You’ve heard that you need to build the know-like-trust factor with your target audience before they’ll hire you. It’s true.  Imagine that your ideal clients reach out to hire you already feeling a deep connection with you and want what you offer. It raises their willingness to invest at a high level and fully dedicate themselves to the work  But how can you convey credibility as a brand new coach...

You may have noticed that many of my recent episodes are about mindsets. It’s a deep topic. Human beings are so good at stopping themselves from success simply by the way we think. I often wonder how my life would have been earlier in life if I’d known about mindfulness and the power of shifting mindsets. A while ago I did a whole series of episodes called Smart Mindsets and Habits. You can find t...

I’m tired of overwhelm. Aren’t you? Nothing sucks the joy out of your coaching business like that over-burdened feeling: ·      An endless to do list ·      The overflowing inbox ·      Too many learning curves to climb I know overwhelm. I remember what it feels like to launch. It’s a project with so many moving parts and you can easily get ahead of yourself. The truth is, most often overwhelm is...

This will be a super short episode. And it’s part of the Smart Mindsets & Habits series . I feel so honored that when I work with my clients I get to see them shift their mindset in ways that will help them succeed faster at this game called entrepreneurship. By the way, thinking of building your coaching business as a game is one way to take the pressure off and enjoy the journey. So the spec...

This episode, which is part of the Smart Mindsets & Habits series , is a follow on to Episode 80, which was called Competition, Comparison and Shame in the Coaching Industry . I received many brave and heart felt comments on that episode, including this one from Marian: “Thank you for this episode, Rhonda. I feel like you’re responding to what’s inside my head! This was amazingly helpful to me...

This episode is part of the Smart Mindsets and Habits series . You can find the full transcript at https://prosperouscoach.com/80 The last episode was about the crucial role of courage in success and how it comes before confidence. I received a lot of sweet comments about that episode along of the lines of “Thanks, I needed that!” Yes! Every coach needs encouragement, especially in the early days....

This episode is part of the Smart Mindsets & Habits series . Today I’m talking about courage – something all successful coaches had to raise within themselves long before they felt confident about anything. Find the full transcript here. This episode is for you if you are feeling afraid of crossing any threshold large or small to launch your business and build it into something solid to suppor...

I have something really special for you today's episode, which is about powerful coaching questions and is a part of a new series on Coaching Skills. Get your FREE COACHING SKILLS DOWNLOAD at prosperouscoach.com/78 First, I want to share something personal with you. I have been so buoyed up by wonderful reviews lately. So I want to give a shout out to Gemma who said recently to me: “I'm...

FREE DOWNLOAD - Go to prosperouscoach.com/77 to get your copy of Coaching Business Checkup . There’s plenty of information out there in training programs about how to coach. And there’s lots of attention out there on how to market and enroll clients plus the various tactics to earn well as a coach.  But there’s little communicated to coaches about exactly how to serve your coaching clients well so...

Today’s episode is short and sweet. The full transcirpt can be found at prosperoucoach.com/76 It was inspired by something that came up in Prosperous Coach Club, my Facebook group. Several new coaches were having trouble drilling down to a narrow and viable audience to serve because they didn’t want to exclude anyone. I had that concern myself in my early days of coaching. I waffled and stayed gen...

Today is all about creating smart content as part of a visibility strategy for your coaching business. Grab the FREE Download called  5 Rules to Write Better Copy for Your Coaching Business.   I want you to know why I veered away from finishing that series after 9 popular episodes. It takes tremendous brainpower to delve into strategy in a clear and useful way. The pandemic has had me swimming thr...

Today is all about the F word.  The full transcript can be found at prosperouscoach.com/74 . Fear is a powerful force. It can move you toward safety and it can keep you from your destiny.  The feeling is no fun. But, like all feelings, it holds the possibility of transformation. On any given day, I feel some amount of fear. What about you? Fear could show up while I’m listening to the news. Or, if...

This episode is another REPRISE during the pandemic to give me a chance to be with my emotions while still providing something helpful to coaches. Bless my foggy brain. I need a break, ya’ll! You’re going to love this if you haven’t already heard it. And if you have already heard it consider listening again.  And, I double dog dare you to choose just one of these archetypes as your primary archety...

Do you know how sometimes it helps to be reminded of something? Coaches are smart people. We have lots of wisdom brimming inside of us. And, during the pandemic, I especially need reminding about many helpful things. And after recent conversations with past clients and current clients I thought it might be helpful to reprise an older episode. This is all about why it’s so easy to get stuck as a ne...

This episode is about … being highly sensitive as a coach . The full transcript is at prosperouscoach.com/71 . If you don’t identify as highly sensitive, consider listening to this short episode anyway because a significant percentage of human beings are highly sensitive and you might learn something new. Last week I didn’t post an episode. It’s the first time in 18 months of podcasting that I’ve...

This episode is part of my Coaching Business Checkup series. The ful transcript can be found at: https://prosperouscoach.com/70 .  This series is getting deep and that’s because sometimes you find yourself working hard but not getting traction. And, this series addresses what’s usually missing.  Today we’re digging into something that’s rarely talked about by marketing experts. In fact it’s someth...

Have you ever considered exactly how coaching clients will find you? That’s what this episode is all about. Here I am in Week 2 of social distancing during the pandemic and I’m attempting somewhat of a structure for my life but definitely not business as usual. It does help to establish habits and a schedule as you can. With so much suffering none of us can be in that default mode we had before. T...

I’m taking a break from the Coaching Business Checkup series because … times are strange and business as usual just doesn’t feel right to me. I found it difficult to get things done. My head was fuzzy and I didn't know what to do with my time. If you’re listening to this episode in spring of 2020 individuals in our earthly community are either anticipating the pandemic to arrive in their neig...

This episode, called What Is Your Coaching Business Model? is the 6th in my Coaching Business Checkup series , which is all about how to strategize the most important parts of your business. If something isn’t working well in your coaching business, it might be a lack of strategy holding you back. At the end of this whole series I’ll have a downloadable Coaching Business Checkup Assessment you can...

This episode, which is part of the Coaching Business Checkup series, is going to be short. The full transcript for this episode is at prosperouscoach.com/66 . You’ve probably noticed that there are overlapping themes in this series episode to episode. That’s because strategy intentionally connects one thing to another. Forgive me for the repetition but it’s not possible to talk about one strategic...

This episode is part of the Coaching Business Checkup series. Show notes can be found at prosperouscoach.com/65 . If you’re not attracting enough paying clients to sustain your business there could be several reasons why. The episodes in this series are designed to help you isolate what needs attention. But don’t let these errors move you to give up on your coaching business unless you’re truly do...

.In my last episode I listed off 10 Ways To Be More Strategic In Your Coaching Business as an overview to my next 10 episodes. Find the full transcript for this episode at prosperouscoach.com/64 . In this episode I’m focusing on the FIRST way to be strategic in your coaching business. In other words, strategizing this step is what you do before you do anything else — website, offers, social media...

In the last episode I talked about high payoff actions you can take in your business. High payoff actions are the ones that get you the results you want. Those actions are always strategic – based on a strategy that you’ve thought through. In this episode, which is the 2nd in the series called Coaching Business Checkup , I’m going to talk about the top ways for new coaches to be strategic in their...

This episode is the first of a new series called Coaching Business Checkup which is about the top reasons why coaches struggle to earn well and how to shift it. At the end of this series I’ll give you access to a free downloadable checklist so you can give your business a checkup from time to time. I’m starting off with something that covers a lot of ground. Strategy. Find the full transcript for...

This episode is an add on to the Money Mastery series because, while I’ve been getting a lot of praise for these episodes, I hear and can feel the fear out there holding you back from putting these things into action. Find the full transcript at prosperouscoach.com/61 . A listener, Jil, said:  “I would have never considered odd number pricing. Great tips! You continue to challenge my mind’s instin...