Motivational: Experiences of a New Coach

Experiences of a New Coach

Written by David Wood

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ICF? I am currently accruing repparttar 122655

hours necessary for accreditation with repparttar 122656

ICF. I know that when I was looking for a coach, that was one of repparttar 122657

prerequisites that I demanded, and I don't see why my clients shouldn't be afforded repparttar 122658

same peace of mind. Plus it maintains a high level of professionalism within a relatively new and somewhat open profession. Why didn't you seek accreditation straight away through an intensive coach training program? Completing repparttar 122659

CoachStart Program over a three month time frame gave me a chance to gradually warm up to repparttar 122660

idea. I was not 100% sure that this new career was right for me, and so repparttar 122661

part time study did not require me to burn my bridges too soon! Also at repparttar 122662

time,

financial demands of an intensive training program were not practical. What's repparttar 122664

major strategy you a) did use, and b) now plan to use, to obtain clients? Originally, I was most comfortable using repparttar 122665

'face-to-face' method, in that many of my initial clients I met either socially or professionally. I have many funny stories about how I attracted clients - once I was admitted to hospital for knee surgery, and ended up doing coaching sessions in repparttar 122666

ward. Two of my fellow patients were so intrigued that they signed up for an Introductory Session there and then. (That's what you call making repparttar 122667

best of an average situation!). Now that I'm becoming more computer literate and understand repparttar 122668

principle of attraction a little better, I'm leaning towards repparttar 122669

internet as my primary mode of attracting clients. What are your plans for repparttar 122670

future of your coaching business? Things have grown so quickly, and changed sooo much that my original plans are embarrassingly feeble! At repparttar 122671

moment,

future of my coaching business seems hell bent on blossoming beyond my wildest dreams. The mobility that repparttar 122673

business permits means that I can continue to share my clients achievements and challenges from anywhere on repparttar 122674

globe. While this month involves a circumnavigation of Australia, next months' calls will be coming from an island in repparttar 122675

South Pacific. What advice would you give to someone wanting to become a life coach? If you have even repparttar 122676

smallest inkling that you would like to follow this path - JUST DO IT! Even if you decide that it's not for you, repparttar 122677

lessons that you will learn, about yourself, your life, your work, your relationships etc. etc... those lessons will be with you forever. They are effective. And they are repparttar 122678

best gift you can give - to yourself, your family, your friends. Just do it. You'll never regret it.

By David Wood and Geoff Grist I encourage you to share, replicate or forward this article as long as repparttar 122679 author’s links and copyright information are kept intact. David’s Bio

David Wood is a Certified Life Coach. He helps coaches, consultants, speakers and trainers to build their businesses via his popular eBook http://10SuperCoaches.com and his audio eBook at http://www.FirstFiftyClients.com. Get his new Free Download '50 Power Questions' and popular monthly eZine for clients at coaches (now over 15,000 subscribers) at: http://www.solutionbox.com/freedownload.htm

Link to website Web site: www.life-coaching-resource.com

David Wood is a Certified Life Coach. He helps coaches, consultants, speakers and trainers to build their businesses via his popular ebook at http://10SuperCoaches.com and his audio ebook at http://www.FirstFiftyClients.com. Get his new Free Download “50 Power Questions” and popular monthly ezine for clients and coaches (now over 15,000 subscribers) at: http://www.solutionbox.com/freedownload.htm

The Secret to a Thriving Practice

Written by David Wood

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way, if you're concerned about where to find your prospects, how to craft your invitation, and how to motivate yourself to get moving - then relax. I'll give you a link at repparttar 122654

end of this article to repparttar 122655

speech I delivered at repparttar 122656

ICF conference - which explains in detail how to go from ZERO to FIFTY CLIENTS.) Conclusion In repparttar 122657

beginning, don't distract yourself from coaching with longer-term marketing methods. Could you be trying to avoid coaching by working on your business cards or web site? Work through your confidence issues and explore coaching with your current network. Once you have about 10 clients you can work with your mentor coach to find more sustainable marketing methods. By this time, your practice will begin to grow naturally in repparttar 122658

number of clients, how long they stay and your inc'ome. ****** If you want to get started, and find out exactly how I've helped over 60 coaches walk this exact path, I highly recommend you listen to repparttar 122659

speech I gave to repparttar 122660

ICF conference called 'Getting Your First Fifty Clients'. I'm really happy that coaches are getting outstanding results from applying these principles. You can access this online and on CD at www.firstfiftyclients.com By David Wood and Geoff Grist I encourage you to share, replicate or forward this article as long as repparttar 122661

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