Jun 01

How to Build Confidence Through Daily Achievements

How to build confidence through daily achievementsConfidence Through Achievement

Getting accredited or certified is only one strategy to help increase your coaching confidence. You can also build confidence through achievement.

The sort of achievements I’m talking about are achievements you accomplish yourself. For example, getting that eBook out or planning and setting up your list.

Achievements don’t have to be big. They can be as little as following up with one potential client each day, or going to the gym.

Plan to achieve three things per day as a minimum:

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May 26

How to Build Trust: Under-Promise and Over-Deliver Everything

How to Build Trust Under-Promise and Over-Deliver Everything

Want to know how to instantly build trust and keep your customers happy enough to brag about you to everyone who will hear them out? It’s simple: under-promise and over-deliver. This goes for everything you do in your business from sending emails and posting on social media to delivering your products and services.

Why It Pays To Under promise And Over deliver

There’s a reason why you always want to under-promise and over-deliver. It gives your customers a positive experience with you. Who doesn’t love getting something they bought a little sooner than expected. And who doesn’t love a little something extra.

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May 20

Video Tip: Using AI Tools for Content

Writing content every week can be time-consuming. And although it’s one form of outreach to potential clients, it’s not a big money-making activity. So it’s in your best interest to cut back on the content creation time and the AI tools now available can help you do that.  In this video tip, I show how I am using Chat GPT and Gemini to write content.

 

What AI tools are you using to create content?

May 19

How to Improve Your Sales Conversions and Get More Clients

 

I heard a teleclass by a business coach who said that even 6-7 figure coaches only get 25-30% sales conversions in their enrollment conversations and that’s what you should shoot for. That means if you want 5 new clients a month, you need to have 20 conversations a month. Think about that for a minute—that is 20 hours a month, plus the time it takes to find those 20 people. 

So you need to have a marketing plan in place where you are doing something every work day to get about one conversation per day, if you work five days a week. If you want to figure out how much time you are actually spending to get each client, track the time you take to do the marketing to get those conversations.

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May 12

A Clear Sales Message Earns Potential Client Trust

A Clear Sales Message Earns Potential Client TrustA clear sales message that converts is important for more than your business’s bottom line. It’s one of the best ways to build trust with your potential clients from the first interaction they have with you.

It makes sense, doesn’t it? Your sales messages are often the first place your customers come across you. You want to make sure you make a good first impression. The best way to do that? Make sure your message is clear and consistent. You want it to be the same across the board.

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May 10

The Top 10 Content Marketing Mistakes – Part 2

Top 10 Content Marketing Mistakes-Part2Content Marketing is a very effective form of marketing that has been around for ages, well before the internet. It involves getting to know your audience’s problems or difficulties and then providing the solution via content and products.

If you are having trouble meeting your business goals, take a look at the top 10 content marketing mistakes to learn how to fix things or avoid the making the mistakes altogether.

(See Part 1 for Content Marketing Mistakes 1-5 HERE.)

 

Sounding like a used car salesman

Content Marketing Mistake #6: Promoting Like a Used Car Salesman

Content marketers sometimes sound like a used car salesman. For most audiences, a “hard sell” won’t work. Persuading your audience to buy or act on your recommendations is a much better tactic to use. Your content should inform, instruct, and inspire your audience to take a certain action, based on their trust in your opinion and judgement.

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May 08

The Top 10 Content Marketing Mistakes – Part 1

 

Top 10 Content Marketing Mistakes-Part1

Content Marketing is a very effective form of marketing that has been around for ages, well before the internet. It involves getting to know your audience’s problems or difficulties and then providing the solution via content and products.

If you are having trouble meeting your business goals, take a look at these top 10 content marketing mistakes to learn how to fix things or avoid the making the mistakes all together.

Marketing without a plan

Content Marketing Mistake #1: Marketing Content Without A Plan

If you want to be successful, you need a content marketing plan. Look at where you are now and where you want to go. Then devise a plan of action to meet your goals.

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May 06

5 Steps to Shift Your Limiting Beliefs for Good

5 Steps to Shift Your Limiting BeliefsCould you be your own worst enemy?

We tend to limit ourselves a lot. We live in our heads and can come up with all kinds of ways to keep us from getting anything accomplished—even though deep down we know we’re “good enough”, and how much we’re fully capable of getting things done.

The only way to get past these self-sabotaging behaviors is to take active, intentional steps to remedy your thinking.

Let’s look at 5 steps that can shift your limiting beliefs for good.

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May 03

Video Tip: Fathom – a New AI Tool

Fathom is a new AI notetaker tool that works on Zoom calls. It records and provides a transcript – all for free! Watch my demo of it here.

 

May 01

Make a Difference with a Business that Matters

Article graphic: Make a Difference with a Business That MattersIn today’s dynamic and interconnected world, the notion of starting a business extends far beyond mere profitability. Establishing a business that matters encapsulates a profound ethos of creating value, not just for oneself but for society at large.

Such enterprises are driven by a vision to address pressing challenges, improve lives, and contribute meaningfully to the greater good. Crafting a coaching business that matters is about aligning passion with purpose, fostering innovation, and embodying a commitment to sustainability and social responsibility. It’s an opportunity to make a tangible difference while forging a legacy that transcends traditional notions of success.

As a coach with a coaching business, you have probably considered the transformative impact of cultivating a business that not only thrives but also leaves a lasting, positive imprint on the world.

The best way to build a business that matters is to plan it. Here’s how:

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