Prosperous Coach Podcast

Find the full transcript and many more resources for coaches at: https://prosperouscoachblog.com/ep-285-masterful-coaches-rely-on-this-skill/ When a client comes to a session with their agenda, what’s the best way to serve them?  ·      Should you imagine the conversation before hand and plan your approach? ·      Should you take on their emotions and problems as your own? ·      Should you step i...

Find the full episode & transcript at prosperouscoach.com/284. Do you fear the idea of narrowing your coaching audience because you think it excludes people and reduces the chance of enrolling clients? I will address that. For now, here is what I know for sure … When you target a narrow, viable audience and discover their big problems then geat everything — your messaging, offers, web copy, so...

Find the full transcript and other resources for coaches at prosperouscoach.com/283. Also mentioned: Episode 191 - Low Pricing Could Kill Your Coaching Business Parts Work (a workbook by Tom and Lauri Holmes) My amazing VIP clients inspired this topic. All of them are highly intelligent people with big hearts who want to make a difference in the world. I’m so honored to help them get there. I’ve n...

Client service is about the whole customer journey starting with how you market. Satisfaction begins before they hire you and continues after they finish with you. Let’s talk about 7 ways to satisfy prospects and clients. And, if you’re having trouble attracting clients, it likely comes down to the wrong strategy or a lack of strategy someplace in the customer journey. I have a FREE downloadable a...

Click for the full episode transcript and more resources, especially for new coaches and also get the free Coaching Business Checkup download. Other episodes mentioned in this episode: #1 Target a Viable Audience (Episode 266). You know I talk about this a lot. It’s so critical and so many people step over it or just don’t do it quite thoroughly enough. #2 Discover Their BIG Acute Problem And Top...

Find the full transcript and other resources for coaches at ProsperousCoach.com/180. You’re trying to write your web copy and trying to figure out exactly what you help your ideal clients accomplish in your Signature Program. But fears and doubts are clouding your judgment and you are in danger of playing too small in your coaching business, which will cost you. You are worried about promising too...

Find the full transcript for this episode at prosperouscoach.com/279. Looking back on my journey as a coach and business owner, I see how emotional intelligence has played a part in my success. I had so much to learn. Still do. Coach training and coaching clients improves emotional intelligence. Just raising your ability to listen is a first step. Clear communication skills makes for a solid found...

Find the full transcript and more resources for coaches at ProsperousCoach.com/178. Episodes and resources mentioned include: #7 - Why is Coaching a Hard Sell? #65 - Are You Solving a Big Enough Problem for Your Coaching Clients? #4 - Feel Less Isolated in Your Coaching Business Hire a Coaching Business Mentor/Guide Do you ever have the feeling that people in your inner circle aren’t supporting yo...

It may be tempting to fit your coaching business into whatever remnant of time you have left in the day. Look, I get it. You might have kids at home, a full time job, or both. You already have a rhythm of what you do day to day. You know your priorities. Adding a new business to your life is totally disruptive. And, until you see the proof of your efforts in clients, you may withhold your positive...

 Find the full transcript and other resources for coaches at ProsperousCoach.com/276. 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....

Find the full episode and transcript at ProsperousCoach.com/275. Also mentioned: Episode 274 about Signature Programs. Episode 111, called Smart and Not So Smart Coaching Business Expenses provides a list of likely expenses for you. Episode 57, which has the "do the math process" called Coach, Is it Time to Give Yourself a Raise?  

Grow your coaching income with a sea change in mindset and what you offer. Find the full transcript and more resources for coaches at prosperouscoach.com/274. Other Prosperous Coach Podcast episodes mentioned in this episode are: #136 - The Downside of Coaching for Corporations #51 - Why is Coaching a Hard Sell? #22 - Why Should a Coach Do Market Research? #191 - Low Pricing Could Kill Your Coachi...

Coaches can also be thought leaders. It's a great way to attract ideal coaching clients. Find the full transcript and other resources for coaches at prosperouscoach.com/273 . Other episode mentioned: 15 - What's Your Zone of Genius?

Find the full episode and transcript at prosperouscoach.com/272 . About 3x a week a new coach reaches out to me. They've been referred to my podcast by another coach — thank you! Or they’ve seen a LinkedIn post or Googled for "coaching niche", browsed my website then filled out the application on my VIP Mentoring page.  That’s an online customer journey that works! They tell me:  “I...

Find the full episode, transcript and other resources for coaches at prosperouscoach.com/271 . There’s a simple way to continuously encourage authentic and useful testimonials from all of your coaching clients. I’ll share how to: Systematically gather takeaways from clients before and after your sessions. Make it easy for clients to write useful testimonials in a timely manner. And how to help cli...

Find the full transcript for this episode at https://prosperouscoachblog.com/ep-270-arent-2-coaching-niches-better-than-1-listeners-choice/ . Also mentioned in this episode were: Episode 5 - The Simplest Coaching Business Model Episode - 108 - How to Develop Your Signature Coaching Program Before we talk about the few pros and significant cons of having 2 coaching niches, let's get on on the...

Find the full transcript and more resources for coaches at prosperouscoach.com/269. How can a coach earn more with less stress and high profits? In my 6th year of my coaching business I wanted to scale up. All the pundits said: “Group and online programs are the way to leverage your time and increase income.” I bought into that. Just 6 years into running my membership program and two online traini...

Also mentioned, episode 80 called Competition, Comparison and Shame in the Field of Coaching . The upside of talking about shame is that once you acknowledge it you can quickly realize what has triggered it and let it go. A new coach in my VIP program — I’ll call her Barbara — got caught in a shame spiral because she wasn’t meeting up to some big expectations that she had for herself. I’m so grate...

Find the full transcript for this episode and more resources for coaches at prosperouscoach.com/267. Other episodes mentioned in this one: 161 , 58 , 60 , and 5 Many coaches think: “ I’m new at this and need to gain experience. I will raise my prices later.” But many wait too late to save themselves. Don’t let this be you. Are you waiting for some abstract sense of worthiness before you price enou...

Find the full transcript of Episode 266 and other resources for coaches at prosperouscoach.com/266. It is a LISTENER'S CHOICE episode because it is super popular with coaches already. Also mentioned in this episode: Nail Your Niche session with Rhonda Episodes: 140 ,  99 ,  7 ,  108 and 57 When coaches grab a Nail Your Niche Session with me and then ask: "Is this a good coaching niche?&q...

Episode 265 is about what you can do to breakthrough. There are shifts in perspective needed. Find the full transcript with more resources for coaches at prosperouscoach.com/265. Other episodes and resources mentioned:  247 ,  258 ,  and 79 . Download my free niching guide. In my first session with a new VIP client, something wonderful happened ... another coach chose their smart niche! This coach...

Find the full episode and more resources for coaches at prosperouscoach.com/264. If you’ve come to coaching after working for someone else — maybe for decades — it’s a huge shift to have your own solo business. Suddenly, you are completely autonomous. You make all the decisions. No one is expecting you at work. No one will tell you what to do or how to do it. No one but you can hold you accountabl...

Find the full episode at prosperouscoach.com/263 and grab your Nail Your Niche strategy session so you can start experiencing all 12 advantages. 93% of new coaches say their biggest problem is not knowing their niche or how to attract paying clients. They are related.  Some say let your niche find you. Float around and coach all sorts of people about any topic. You love the process and just want t...

This episode is a Listener's Choice episode because it's been popular with coaches already so I'm replaying it for you with a bit of updating. Find the full transcript and other resources for coaches at ProsperousCoach.com/262. Episodes also mentioned in this episode are #14 and #28 . Business startup requires deep reserves of patience and endurance. It’s not easy.   Grit, determina...

Find this episode and more resources for coaches who are serious about their success at prosperouscoach.com/261. Also linked to in this episode are Coach Training Alliance and Episodes 65 , 75 , 258 , 125 , 218 , 60 , and 223 . New coaches often go looking at other coach’s websites and become worried … is coaching too saturated? Should I be more like this coach? And, some of the sites seem like gh...