083 Securing Your First Paying Coaching Client
04/03/23 • 15 min
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This week's episode is for those coaches who are new and stepping out into the world of coaching for the first time. We get asked how you can secure your first paying coaching client a lot and so we thought we would take you through some of our key ideas to make this a reality. We discuss:
- how to step into the identity of being a coach
- the importance of reaching out to your existing network to ask for help and support
- have you set yourself up with the infrastructure you need to take payment
- the value of being visible on a regular basis
- building a coaching practice being a process
- why you choose a niche
- how to talk about the problems you solve for potential clients
- offering different packages of support
The most important things to remember when building your coaching business are that it will require patience, consistency and time to refine your message. When you develop these things you will find your first paying client.
Purchase our bestselling book ”Deciding to Coach”: https://amzn.to/3UvUe9r
Resources
- Take our FREE Quiz 'Which Coaching Course is Right for Me?'
https://www.mycoachingcourse.com/
- Join The Coaching Crowd Community on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheCoachingCrowd/
- In Good Company (UK)
- Check out our YouTube Channel
- Check out our Instagram
https://www.Instagram.com/the_coaching_crowd
- Work with Jo Wheatley as your Emotions Coach
- Connect with Jo Wheatley on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/jo_wheatley_coaching/
- Connect with Jo Wheatley on LinkedIn
https://uk.linkedin.com/in/joannewheatley
- Work with Zoe Hawkins as your Courageous Leadership Coach
- Connect with Zoe Hawkins on Facebook
https://facebook.com/zoehawkinscoach/
- Connect with Zoe Hawkins on LinkedIn
https://uk.linkedin.com/in/zoehawkinscoach
- Connect with Zoe Hawkins on Instagram
This week's episode is for those coaches who are new and stepping out into the world of coaching for the first time. We get asked how you can secure your first paying coaching client a lot and so we thought we would take you through some of our key ideas to make this a reality. We discuss:
- how to step into the identity of being a coach
- the importance of reaching out to your existing network to ask for help and support
- have you set yourself up with the infrastructure you need to take payment
- the value of being visible on a regular basis
- building a coaching practice being a process
- why you choose a niche
- how to talk about the problems you solve for potential clients
- offering different packages of support
The most important things to remember when building your coaching business are that it will require patience, consistency and time to refine your message. When you develop these things you will find your first paying client.
Purchase our bestselling book ”Deciding to Coach”: https://amzn.to/3UvUe9r
Resources
- Take our FREE Quiz 'Which Coaching Course is Right for Me?'
https://www.mycoachingcourse.com/
- Join The Coaching Crowd Community on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheCoachingCrowd/
- In Good Company (UK)
- Check out our YouTube Channel
- Check out our Instagram
https://www.Instagram.com/the_coaching_crowd
- Work with Jo Wheatley as your Emotions Coach
- Connect with Jo Wheatley on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/jo_wheatley_coaching/
- Connect with Jo Wheatley on LinkedIn
https://uk.linkedin.com/in/joannewheatley
- Work with Zoe Hawkins as your Courageous Leadership Coach
- Connect with Zoe Hawkins on Facebook
https://facebook.com/zoehawkinscoach/
- Connect with Zoe Hawkins on LinkedIn
https://uk.linkedin.com/in/zoehawkinscoach
- Connect with Zoe Hawkins on Instagram
Previous Episode
082 Over Identifying With Your Client
In today's episode we are talking about something coaches often bring to supervision and this is the issue of over identifying with a client. This can be from a space of shared experience of perceived shared experience from either party.
We talk about:
- how we as coaches can suspend our own experience
- the importance of supporting coachees to access their own resources
- the unhealthy and unhelpful aspect of overidentifying
- what signs our body language might be giving
- what role are you carrying out for your client? Is it that of coach or mentor?
- the power of coaches doing their own inner work
- how you can learn from your experience within coaching sessions
Our development as a coach is to be aware when we find ourselves overidentifying with a client and being clear about when that is happening. As our experience grows we will become more able to coach within a clean space. It is not necessary to be a perfect coach but in these situations it is important to know where you can go for reflection.
Purchase our bestselling book ”Deciding to Coach”: https://amzn.to/3UvUe9r
Resources
- Take our FREE Quiz 'Which Coaching Course is Right for Me?'
https://www.mycoachingcourse.com/
- Join The Coaching Crowd Community on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheCoachingCrowd/
- In Good Company (UK)
- Check out our YouTube Channel
- Check out our Instagram
https://www.Instagram.com/the_coaching_crowd
- Work with Jo Wheatley as your Emotions Coach
- Connect with Jo Wheatley on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/jo_wheatley_coaching/
- Connect with Jo Wheatley on LinkedIn
https://uk.linkedin.com/in/joannewheatley
- Work with Zoe Hawkins as your Courageous Leadership Coach
- Connect with Zoe Hawkins on Facebook
https://facebook.com/zoehawkinscoach/
- Connect with Zoe Hawkins on LinkedIn
https://uk.linkedin.com/in/zoehawkinscoach
- Connect with Zoe Hawkins on Instagram
Next Episode
084 What Does Challenge Sound Like in Coaching?
In this week's episode we are talking all about what challenge sounds like in coaching. This is something we have found ourselves discussing with students in our ILM level 7 coaching programme and we thought it would be beneficial to discuss it here as well.
We talk about:
- how challenge can be discussed in the contracting stage of a coaching relationship
- what does challenge mean in a coaching environment
- why we challenge
- what your beliefs are as a coach about challenge
- how to seek permission to challenge
- the importance of your reflective practice
- challenge as a positive aspect of coaching
Often challenge can be difficult within coaching sessions but by exploring this during the contracting period, building strong rapport and seeking permission to share you can ensure that your coachee is getting what they want and need from your sessions.
Purchase our bestselling book ”Deciding to Coach”: https://amzn.to/3UvUe9r
Resources
- Take our FREE Quiz 'Which Coaching Course is Right for Me?'
https://www.mycoachingcourse.com/
- Join The Coaching Crowd Community on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheCoachingCrowd/
- In Good Company (UK)
- Check out our YouTube Channel
- Check out our Instagram
https://www.Instagram.com/the_coaching_crowd
- Work with Jo Wheatley as your Emotions Coach
- Connect with Jo Wheatley on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/jo_wheatley_coaching/
- Connect with Jo Wheatley on LinkedIn
https://uk.linkedin.com/in/joannewheatley
- Work with Zoe Hawkins as your Courageous Leadership Coach
- Connect with Zoe Hawkins on Facebook
https://facebook.com/zoehawkinscoach/
- Connect with Zoe Hawkins on LinkedIn
https://uk.linkedin.com/in/zoehawkinscoach
- Connect with Zoe Hawkins on Instagram
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