As a coach to other business coaches, I thought I’d share a few pointers on what helps towards making a good coaching business. This is just seven of many tips I share with business coaching clients. Whilst you may well know this, are you practising it? Sometimes we just need timely reminders to prompt us to get back…
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As a business coach, I sometimes get asked “so exactly what do you do?” This is a great question and I thought worthy of a blog. Now I should point out, that every coach is different and their approach (and expertise) is different. What does a business coach do?…
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Whilst I work a lot with medical practices and other professional services, this is relevant to all businesses. By bedside manner, I am talking about how you treat your customers and general customer service. Some professionals and medical specialists (not all!) think that as long as they are the best (or very close to it)…
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I’m having a bit of fun with this one. For those who read the book (or saw the movie) “A dog’s purpose” you will get this angle. A day in the life of a business owner. Hi, my name’s Caesar. I’m a male – well not entirely. I lost my ‘goodies’ quite a while ago.…
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If you are in business then 95% of the time you need a website. If you’re not online you may as well be essentially not in business. I read recently a blog with 5-6 tips to ensure your new website went well and clearly it was written by a website designer. The tips were clearly…
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One of the toughest decisions a business owner has to make is to set their own pay cheque level. While setting one’s own salary can sound exciting, it is indeed a difficult decision to take. You should draw the line where it is necessary for paying yourself your salary. Paying yourself too less or perhaps…
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Being a business coach, every New Year’s I am asked “so what is YOUR New Year’s Resolution?” My response is always that I don’t do New Year’s Resolutions and quite simply the reason is that traditionally 92% of these resolutions (made in haste, usually after several drinks at a party) fail by Valentine’s day. …
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Whilst we are inundated with email marketing and newsletters, there is still a place in business for these. The trick is to get it right. Not only do you want to avoid unsubscribing, but you want people to actually open the newsletter. Choose your words wisely; you want them to tell, sell and absolutely compel…
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I used to be a perfectionist, so I’m coming from a place of knowledge. I recognized very early on that my behavior was actually not benefiting my business. Years later, I coach others in business and how to find that correct balance between deliberating perfectionism and meeting clients and prospects’ expectations. Unchecked, perfectionism will kill…
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I read with (yes) horror that the Australian parliament is seriously intending to reduce bankruptcy periods from 3 years to 1 year. If you are a business owner, this should frighten the heck out of you! These days, bankruptcy is becoming more and more common and the associated negative stigma of being bankrupt is becoming…
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