The Savvy Entrepreneur

Thanks to Don H. Morris who passed this link on to members of the NewCoachConnection Yahoo Group this morning.
Those of you who know me, know I love words (I’ve recently been labeled as word anal by a close friend) and, I’m ashamed to admit, I love using lingo and jargon (I’m working on it, really, [...]

Fellow coaching colleague and Montrealer, Julie Cusmariu, Intuitive Consultant, Life Coach, Speaker and Writer, was fortunate enough to get some press coverage a few weeks ago in our largest local newspaper, The Gazette.
I love Julie’s analogy, differentiating coaching from therapy:
“Therapy is more like archaeology - you’re digging things up, you’re excavating, you’re looking back [...]

The greatest good we can do for others is not just to share our riches with them, but to reveal theirs. — Zig Ziglar

Q: How does someone know if he or she is ready to work with a coach?
A: To get the most from a coaching relationship, clients need to be willing to learn new ways of doing things and make changes in their attitudes and behavior. Anyone who is open to hearing new perspectives, willing to question [...]

Q: What kinds of people use coaches?
A: A typical coaching client is someone who wants to make changes in his or her life, and is ready to take action. You might hire a coach for yourself when you are looking for a new job, needing to improve your management skills, wanting to increase profits in [...]

Q: Where does someone find a qualified coach?
A: Determine what you want to accomplish. Then ask friends and colleagues if they have worked with a coach to achieve goals similar to your own. While coaching does not require a professional license, there are a number of organizations that train or certify coaches.
To locate a coach [...]

Q: How much does coaching cost?
A: There are no rules about how much a coach can charge. The typical investment for individual coaching is $300 to $600 USD per month for a series of regular weekly scheduled sessions. To achieve significant results, most coaches ask that clients commit to work with them for at least [...]

Q: What do people get out of working with a coach?
A: Coaching clients experience a sense of partnership and support in achieving their personal goals that is often not available elsewhere in their lives. Regular coaching sessions provide clients with dedicated time to focus on what they truly want and what must happen to create [...]

Q: How is coaching different from consulting, teaching, or therapy?
A: Coaching differs from consulting because the coach’s primary role is not to give advice or design solutions. Coaches ask questions and suggest alternatives that guide clients to discover their own unique answers and choose their own path. A coach may provide ideas, expertise, and skill-building [...]

Q: What is coaching?
A: Coaching is a supportive relationship with a trained professional that enhances their clients’ ability to learn, make desired changes, solve problems, and achieve goals. It’s a way to help people make the best use of their own resources, bringing out the best of people’s capabilities.
Because coaching is goal- and results-oriented and [...]

Today marks day one of the 10th annual International Coaching Week.
I wanted to do a super-duper special week-long event to celebrate ICW, but didn’t get around to actually putting a plan together. (Next year, I’ll have to do my planning well before the holidays.)
I didn’t want to drop out of the celebration completely, so I’ll [...]

Yesterday, a client explained her business model to me, justifying (red lights already) why she thought she should attend a trade show as a vendor, putting her family $5000+ in debt: “If I’m a vendor, then I’ll get clients and contacts. Then I can build relationships with them and get referrals.“
Hmmmm. I experienced my typical [...]