I introduced the Top Ten Secrets to Making a Living as a Life Coach last week, along with the new Coach 100 Full Practice GAME. Click here to Join the GAME and get your Tracker (Or get the Elite version by joining Coach 100 Premium).
Our next webinar goes deep with Secret #1: You know yourself very well and you really, Really, REALLY want a full coaching practice. This secret has two parts: self awareness and intense desire.
Here's the hard part: if you don't have the first, it's easy to kid yourself about the second. Without both, making a living as a life coach is a lot harder than it has to be. Many people who embark on the coaching journey think they are passionate about coaching, but they aren't as passionate as they think. And it takes more self awareness than they imagine to really know the difference.
Symptoms that you're not that passionate about a full coaching practice:
- You hate to market or sell
- You let discomfort stop you
- You're afraid to invest money in coaching
- You spend lots of money but don't make full use of what you buy
- You put security ahead of having what you want
- You'd rather coach for free
- You love coaching classes but aren't working on your business
- You're more interested in money than in coaching clients
- You let others tell you what you should be doing
- Etc.
- You don't mind getting out of your comfort zone if it's for coaching
- You're willing to take risks
- You offer coaching to lots of people every week
- You have pro-bono clients and a plan to attract paying clients
- You're becoming the best coach you can be
- You're exploring marketing and sales for coaches
- You've put together your business materials
- You have coaching appointment hours marked off on your calendar in anticipation of real coaching clients
- You're working hard and having fun
- Etc.
- Meditate daily on the question, "Is coaching my calling?" and notice what comes up
- Eliminate confusion: get the training you need, get the mentoring you need, learn about business, talk to successful coaches
- Get your Needs met, your Values expressed, and use your Strengths daily
- Get a coach who transforms your world
- Become a coach who transforms others
- Etc.
