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by A. Drayton Boylston, Executive Coach

As I talk with coaches from all over the world, the most consistent comment I hear is, “I can’t find real executives to coach.” Hmmm…

What does your practice look like? Do you have high paying executive clients? Do you wish you had? Do you wonder why you don’t?

Most every coach that I know wants to have more executives as clients and for good reason:

• Executives pay well ($350-1000+ an hour- yes, that much!)
• Executive coaching impacts many lives (the trickle-down factor)
• Executive coaching engagements last longer (average 14 months according to Linkage)

What’s not to like?

According to the U.S. Department of Labor there are over 30 million upper managers and executives in the United States alone. 30 million! Do you think there are enough clients out there to fill up all of our coaching practices?

I hear many self-imposed hurdles from coaches. “I don’t have business experience,” “I don’t speak their language,” “I don’t have the same schooling they do,” and so on.

What it boils down to is confidence. If you have confidence in the work that you do and the positive impact you have on lives, then you can coach executives. They are no different than your other clients… only they pay better and last longer.

Carpe diem!

A. Drayton Boylston is one of the top Executive Coaches and Mentors in the country. He is a speaker, trainer, and the author of Coming UnScrooged! Drayton is facilitating an Executive Coach training course beginning on August 23. See Below...

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by A. Drayton Boylston, Executive Mentor Coach

As coaches we are blessed with solid values, a sense of caring and a desire to “do good.” It is our duty to use these gifts that have been bestowed upon us to assist as many as we can.

Until I crystallized my mission I must admit that I was tripping over obstacles along my coaching path. I thought I was doing the right things but I was not completely fulfilling my duty because I didn’t really know what it was.

Once I truly defined my mission of “rescuing 1 million executives from the lives they’ve created” I realized I had a duty as a coach to fulfill this mission. It became my obligation, my duty to accomplish.

“Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.”
~ George Washington

You also have a duty to assist as many people as you can. The more people you reach the more you can help. You must take the steps necessary to attract more people to your work. That means marketing and selling yourself, not for ego or monetary purposes, but to fulfill your duty. Once you find your mission and embrace your duty you will overcome any obstacles that litter your path.

It is your duty as a coach to reach more people and do more good. I am duty bound to fulfill my mission—my rescue effort. What’s your mission?

I wish you the happiness that comes from knowing, and fulfilling, your moral duty.

Carpe diem!

Drayton Boylston is one of the top Executive Coaches and Mentors in the country. He is an author, speaker, and developer of the Rescued Executive™ program