Tuesday, November 29. 2005
E x p a n d i n g Your Practice
For many coaches, one-on-one coaching is the foundation and the cornerstone of many practices. It is also a valuable service to maintain as you grow and expand both your practice and your services.
While very rewarding, one-on-one coaching is not the best way to leverage your time or your earning potential as a coach. Enter the Group Coaching possibility. Here are some of the advantages to expanding your practice with group coaching:
You, the Coach, will:
- Reach out to more people
- Connect people from diverse geographical locations over the phone
- Give your target market more than one way in which to experience you
- Leverage your time and energy by working with groups
- Remain affordable by charging less for each participant and still increase your own hourly earnings
Your clients will:
- Have a larger support team
- Access your services for less
- Benefit from the collective wisdom of the group
- Experience the dynamic and fun group energy
- Connect with other like-minded people
- Experience more people knowing and caring about their goals and dreams
Managing a group requires all of the one-on-one skills you have acquired. You'll also be touching the lives of many more people and expanding your circle of influence.
The Coach Training Accelerator™ devotes an entire section to helping you develop your group coaching skills. Here are just a few pointers:
- Know the group's purpose and communicate that clearly.
- Be selective about group members.
- Have a time frame that the whole group commits to working together.
Tuesday, November 22. 2005
Giving Thanks for Your Gift
by Will Craig
There are times when you know -without a doubt- you have been placed on this earth for a reason. If you've ever wandered around aimlessly contemplating your purpose and not finding a satisfactory answer... chances are your 'calling' has now made itself loud and clear.
You are a coach. This is your gift. You're not just thinking about it. You're not just playing at it. You're not just preparing to do it one day in the future. You ARE a coach and there are clients in desperate need of your services.
The question to ask yourself is, 'Am I doing them a disservice by NOT showing up in their lives?'
Changing
Lives
If you're dealing with worthiness questions, join the club. As professionals,
we all have either been there or we visit there from time to time.
It's normal. This means you're taking your work seriously and recognize
the awesome responsibility associated with changing lives for the
better.
Refuse to allow yourself the luxury of thinking you're not ready for that next client who appears to be 'out of your league.' Refuse to listen to that voice in your head telling you, 'maybe someday when things are better, when I'm better prepared, when I have more experience, when the timing is right.'
Rise to your challenge. Accept your gift and you will experience more personal growth than you've ever known. Embrace your destiny and your clients, as well as everyone else you touch in this life, will be better off just for having shared your space.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Will Craig is the founder and president of Coach Training Alliance. He lives near Boulder, Colorado with his wife Lanie and their 2 1/2 year-old son, Griffin.
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