A day in the life of a successful coach


I was privileged to meet with a gorgeous, dynamic businesswoman yesterday. She is doing everything right in terms of marketing her brand, and putting an inordinate amount of effort into the marketing of her company. She is in high profile consumer media (where the rest of us would KILL to be), she has a great website, she’s on Facebook,…
Mention the word “network” and most people shudder with dread. It conjures up visions of awkwardly attending events that you would rather not attend, making stilted conversation with total strangers and passing out your business card to someone that you know will probably never look at it again – or if they do, they’ll screw…
It’s that time of the year to focus on trends that may affect our coaching businesses – coaching trends AND economic, social, political and psychological trends. As we approached midnight on the 31st December 2020, I looked at my smart watch and could actually see my heartrate start to clink as it the countdown got…
I’m sure that every now and again you receive an email, SMS or note from a client complimenting you on the great work that you have done, or on the good service you have given them. You may even be sitting in a meeting when a client says something really good about what it is…
I was about 14 years old, in what we used to call Std 7 (now called Grade 9) when I started my first part-time job as a cashier. It was FABULOUS to be earning my own pocket money, but the work was soul-destroying and I remember going home after every shift with an aching arm…
There are certain things that underpin every successful coach and coaching intervention – and a clearly defined, well-articulated coaching contract is one of the fundamentals that every top coach has in place. Indeed, you will find contracting the coaching relationship among most coaching professional bodies’ competencies or behavioural standards. But what are the building blocks…