Hire a business coach or watch your business sink like a rock. You decide.
What is a business coach and how do I pick one?
Business coaches function in the business world much like the coaches and personal trainers hired by elite athletes; they help streamline and improve your performance. Business coaches help you focus on the activities that bring in the highest profits. By providing a fresh perspective, they can help you see things that you’ve overlooked. A business coach can help you improve your bottom line, regardless of whether you own a Fortune 500 company, a smaller mom-and-pop operation or if you run a business from home. Any business that wants to move to the next level should consider a business coach.
For entrepreneurs considering business coaching, the biggest concerns are how to find a small business coach and how to make sure that coach is the right one. Finding and picking a business coach is not as difficult as it may seem. There are over 30,000 life and business coaches located throughout the world. The best way to choose the right one is to speak with prospective coaches. Try an abbreviated coaching session and then evaluate how you feel afterwards. Go with your gut; you need a coach that fits you and that you feel comfortable with. But don’t delay getting started. If you wait, it can hurt your future successes.
How can a business coach help me?
Business Coaching at its best - taking you from where you are to where you want to go.
If you are an entrepreneur that is feeling overwhelmed balancing business, family and relationship commitments, you would benefit from a business coach. Entrepreneurs are independent people. They like to do things themselves and will often be reluctant to consider business coaching. I know from experience, however, how beneficial a business coach can be. With an extra set of eyes and ears that are devoted to you and to accomplishing your goals, your business can grow exponentially. You will realize how helpful your coach is as soon as you start working with them, and will probably wish you’d hired one a long time ago.
People work with coaches for a number of reasons. The International Coach Federation conducted a survey of 210 coaching clients who had been coached for an average of nine months. Some of the most popular reasons for working with a coach included:
- 84.5 % time management
- 74.3% career guidance
- 73.8% business advice
- 58.6% relationship / family issues
- 51.9% physical / wellness issues
- 45.2% personal issues
- 39.5% goal-setting
- 38.1% financial guidance
- 11% creativity
Clients also viewed their coaches in different capacities. For example, 84.8% of survey respondents viewed the coach as sounding board. In addition, approximately 78.1% of clients viewed the coach as a motivator, and 46.7% as a business consultant.
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Hi Angela,
What a great post you have here on the variety of ways a business coach can be a real asset to a entrepreneur / business owner. The statistics you gave were very helpful. Say for example, someone who struggles with goal-setting will be much more inclined to consult a business coach on this issue when they see that 39.5% of all business coach users went to a coach for that exact issue.
You have positively helped many business owners with your post here.
We appreciate your insight into the true need for business coaching!
We have a great start to a great relationship and I enjoyed our conversation today!
Dawn and Dave
Angela. Great reminder of the importance of having someone who can provide an objective perspective on your business. Very hard for entrepreneurs to see beyond their own self-contained world. Coaches, Boards, and other advisors can help you see the forest for the trees. Thanks,
Scott Pollov
Great post on the value of having a business coach. I am a huge fan of coaching in general, and attribute much of my success to the growth I’ve experienced working with various coaches. I’ve worked with coaches for business, personal growth and leadership development, health, sports …. and I am currently a holistic health coach myself. As you said, coaching provides that extra set of eyes and ears to see and hear what you may not. Interesting to know those stats, thanks for sharing, Angela!
Hi Angela,
the 15 min trial session is definitely a great idea, it give the coach and the client a chance to find out whether they feel that they are a match to work together.
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Yorinda
Hey Angela,
Coaches are so incredibly valuable. I have always heard if you wanted to reach success in anything in life, go out there and find people who are already achieving that success and do what they are doing.
I think Anthony Robbins calls that modeling.
In a lot of ways in the network marketing industry that’s what we’re doing when we join our uplines, or at least should be doing if they are successful.
Good stuff.
To the top,
-Gregory
Dear Gregory,
Thanks for your insight. Coaches and mentors can help all of us achieve more in almost record time. I know coaching can help just about anyone who wants to improve his or her life and start living their dreams. Others have done it, and so can you. As Zig Ziglar would say, “I’ll see you at the top.” Take care.
Angela
Hi Angela! What a great post!
I love the photo you have selected for this post. I totally agree with what you have posted about business coaching. As a fellow business coach, I try to impress upon people the importance of utilizing help before it is too late.
Keep up the good work. I found you through the TSA system. I’m looking forward to more good information from you.
Hi, DeAnna,
Glad you approve of my choice of photograph. I like to use something relevant, and I am also, glad that we have become associated through TSA. I am looking forward to more connections. Take care.
Angela
Hey there Angela,
You have an awesome post about coaching here. Personal mentoring and coaching is one of the most important things you could possibly do when your just beginning.
It was me hiring a personal coach that really allowed me start making money online. My coach helped me make my first and and create a powerful sales funnel. There was really so much else that I learned as well.
I highly recommend everyone who is brand new online hire a coach to get them started rockin and rollin.
Thanks,
Matthew Neer
Hi, Matt,
I agree with your comments. When we first get started marketing our businesses, it can often seem that a lot of money is going out and very little is coming in. Hiring a coach is frequently seen as just another expense. I think, however, that it is one of the best decisions we can make when we are just learning the ropes. Thanks for your comments.
Angela
great to meet you thru TSA angela
i attribute the majority of my success in my network marketing business to my mentor, who has served as a coach of sorts to me for several years. it’s so valuable to have someone that keeps you focused on your goals, holds you accountable for doing the work, and is a constant reminder of what’s possible if i just keep forging ahead.
whether the coaching is included w/ your company or you must seek it out, it’s imperative! none of us reach the finish line without help!
Hi, Melissa,
I am glad coaching is working for you. Please keep me posted on your progress. Thanks for your comments.
Angela
Angela,
Great post on the value of coaching. I think the best part is the “get started” and find the coach. Try them out until you find what works. For me, time management and accountability are the big benefits.
Thanks so much,
Adam
Hi, Adam,
Thank you for your insightful comment on my blog. I agree that it is tremendously important for people to test drive the coaching relationship before making a commitment. Every coach should offer you an introductory session to see if you both are a good fit for each other. Chemisty matters. Take care.
Angela
Hey Angela,
I agree a business coach is so crucial to success in business.
As independent business owners it’s a great thing. the one big downfall can be that we are our own boss and it’s easy to give ourselves the day off
A business coach can come in many different shapes and forms such as your sponsor in your particular business opportunity or someone else in your business that is having success.
It’s all about accountability and finding a way to measure our success!
In Success,
Howie Perks
Angela, Great post! What your saying here is so true, having a coach can change the whole game for people. Most coaches have been there and they have spent countless hours and thousands of dollars educating themselves. I know, I’m one of them.
I can tell you I enjoy coaching so much! I really enjoy sharing my knowledge with others, it’s very gratifying!
Thanks for the truly useful information you shared with us!
~Joseph McDevitt
Hi, Joseph,
Thank you for your thoughtful blog comment. I know I didn’t truly understand coaching until I became one. Being coached by someone makes everything so much clearer. Coaching is an ideal profession for someone who loves helping people and who has access to tons of marvelous resources that her/his clients can avail themselves of. I love it, too.
Angela
Hi Angela,
Great post about business coaches. in my experience as a business coach, it is very helpful to be an outsider looking in. When you are on the inside you can be so focused on something that you forget to look at it through the customer’s eyes.
It is a shame that you don’t have more posts here, I would love to read more from you.
Hi, Karin,
I like to think that a coach is an extra set of supportive eyes, ears, hands, etc. They help you accomplish more in a much shorter period of time. I am getting more posts up and hope you come back to visit soon. Thanks for your comments.
Angela
Hey Angela,
A business coach can be such a valuable asset to a business owner. Especially to someone new to the game that needs the extra guidance to make sure they are going about things in a productive way.
Many times it’s easy as an entrepreneur to get overwhelmed with the tasks at hand and a great business coach can help keep help keep us in check and speed up our success rate.
In Success,
Howie Perks
Hi, Howie,
A coach can be beneficial to everyone, and I believe, a coach or mentor is absolutely essential for all new entrepreneurs. The benefits are tremendous. Thanks for your comment.
Angela
Angela,
Sage advice you give here. The statistics of time management are the most amazing. That area is something that I struggle with a lot. Thanks for pointing out all the benefits of coaching.
Darlene,
Time management and being the most productive we possibly can is an area many people struggle with. Thanks for the comment. If I can help in any way, please let me know.
Angela
Hello Angela
If your business is something new to you or you have never had a business before then I agree 100% on having a coach.
One place to find a coach, who in my mind is different than a mentor, is within your business, but you have to be proactive and ask.
Peter
Hi, Peter. I think it’s definitely good to ask for a coach. Good things come to those who ask for it. Take care.
Angela
Most of the time some businessmen are very diverse when it comes to their responsibility. They are businessmen, parent, leader, boss, spouse, friend etc they actually play different role and time management is very hard for them. What they need is a business coach that could help them in time management. Great post. The statistics you give are very helpful for those who want to hire a business coach.
Yes, I agree that we can all use a coach. It’s remarkable to note that even the most successful business people have coaches. That’s what keeps them at the head of the pack. Thanks for your comments.
Angela
Hi Angela,
Having a coach no matter what your business is is a must. I like to think I have several mentors and people who I learn from to develop different parts of my business. From your list above would it be safe to say you could have more then one bsuiness coach for different areas of your business?
Tristram Lodge
A good coach of mentor is absolutely a requirement. It shortens your learning curve and enables you to express yourself and your business in ways that your probably wouldn’t or couldn’t even imagine – without the support and empathetic questions of your coach. Take care.
Angela
Angela,
Great job with this post.
Most people I speak with have the most problems with time management. It
doesn’t surprise me that it was the highest percentage.
I personally would use a business coach as a mentor.
Thanks for the information Angela.
Tommy D.
Hi, Tommy,
Most of the folks I talk with also have a problem with time management. I guess all of us movers and shakers want to be more productive. Thanks for the comment.
Angela
Angela,
I’m a big believer in having a coach/mentor. The best athletes in the world have one, why wouldn’t we? Why reinvent the wheel, when we can learn from people who have been there and done it? Great post. Excellent information.
Mike
I agree that we can all benefit from coaching. People are sometimes reluctant to share because of lack of trust. In my experience, life becomes so much more troublesome without someone who is unconditionally in your corner as you strive to do well.That’s one way that I see a coach’s responsibilities. They want to see you accomplish your goals. Thanks for sharing.
Angela
Angela,
A coach is really important and glad you are talking about it. What people have a hard time doing is finding one who gets you started with all the expert advice you can get. First people need to search for experience in all the things that most network marketers don’t know or teach. People partner with people they like and people like network marketers who provide top value and experience…if people can get a good attraction marketer that’s also a web designer you’re lucky if you’re allowed to be on their team. The more you know and can provide people in business the more you make. You gotta love it though. Thanks for the great post!
Coaching is something that is difficult for some people to understand. They don’t usually understand how valuable coaching can be unless they experience it themselves. Personally, I have gotten sooo much value from coaching and being coached that I cannot conceive of how people can reach their optimum existence without it. It’s that powerful to me! Thanks for the comment.