Small Business Success Strategies

Experiencing Empathic Overload? 6 Ways to Recover Your Center

These are tough times for empaths. In a world hammered by tsunami and nuclear disaster, political unrest and economic crisis – feeling the feelings of others can be super overwhelming and painful. (I say this with the deepest respect for people who have directly experienced these disasters, whose suffering is in a whole different class.)

I believe that what’s going on in the world right now is one of the reasons why the field of coaching has burgeoned. It takes a conscious act to stay in balance in these times. And coaches remind people to stand in their power, hold their center and direct their actions with integrity.

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How One Email Can Make a Big Impact for Your Coaching Business

When was the last time you invited the wonderful people on your list to take a bold step with you? If it was more than a few weeks ago, it’s high time to offer them a way to go deeper than just reading your ezine or commenting on your blog.

Putting lots of free valuable stuff out there is an act of good will and a great way to make the first connection or two with your prospects. But remember to also show them the way to your most valuable services.one email can have a huge impact for your coaching business

Think of it this way: if you just wave at your friends now and then, but never invite them to dinner, you’ll never have the pleasure of their company.

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4 Questions to Bring Your Coaching Business Out of the Fog and Into Focus

Ever feel scattered or aimless in your coaching business? Like you just can’t get any traction?

You’re crystal clear about your desire to make a big impact and contribute to the success of the human race. But somewhere in the drive to do that, your energy and attention gets scattered and ineffective. It’s pretty painful, especially if the lack of clarity sticks around for very long.

Of course, focus is the answer. Focus clears your mind and spotlights what to do next. Pinpointed focus renews your courage and confidence.

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Why the Best Website for Your Coaching Business is (Still) a Blog

David Risley, one of my favorite bloggers, has put up a thoughtful post asking whether blogging is “broken” as a business model.

He notes the saturation level of information online, and wonders if it is creating a “community of tire kickers” who will never pay for high-value information products. He asks whether Apple and Google – both of which have just launched systems to charge small micro-payments for information – have seen the future of content marketing. Many of the top Internet marketers seldom post to their blogs any more, and some have quit blogging altogether.

It is true, as David says, that people who pay for content also pay more attention to that content. And it’s true that once an audience is “trained” to expect everything for free, it can be tough to overcome that training and sell them an information product.

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Coaches Comment on Highly Profitable Niche Series

Over the last three weeks I had a free video series online called How to Choose a Highly Profitable Niche. If you missed it, I’m sorry, it’s no longer available. But stay tuned because I’ll be doing more teaching videos soon.

The video series drew over 200 comments and I was tickled, amazed, delighted and touched by coach’s sharing their aha’s and also their poignant stories. Many expressed gratitude for no longer feeling alone in what seems like an endless search for the right coaching niche.

To give you a taste of the rich conversations, here is a sampling of comments and, in some cases, my responses.

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The “Shotgun” Approach – Too Much Work for Too Little Payoff

Recently, I posted a free 3-part video series called How to Choose a Highly Profitable Coaching Niche. I’m so touched by all the comments from coaches who are:

    * struggling to narrow their niche
    * still giving away their services for cheap
    * or not able to find enough people who are motivated to hire them.

You’re in good company, but I know you’re tired of working so hard and are ready for easy consistent results!

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Where to Start with Your Coaching Business Makeover

Here in Colorado the new year came in on a snow-scented breeze, with an air of purpose. It feels like 2011 is off to a running start.

Is your business feeling the new winds blowing? Mine sure is. I‘ve upgraded my Ideal Coaching Market workshop and moved my membership site over to a WordPress platform. I’m about to launch a couple of new marketing approaches, and some new programs are also in the works.

All this inspired me last time to write about reasons to make over your coaching business, and that post brought some pithy comments.

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A New Year Means a New Coaching Business

It seems like every year I do a business makeover. Somewhere around September or October I go into innovation warp drive, and by January of the next year I have a completely refreshed business.

Right now, everything I offer coaches is getting reworked and upgraded. (Watch for specials coming soon!)

I like it. It keeps me on my toes and rings in the new year in another delightful way.

But why do I do it? And is it really such a good idea to keep changing up what I’m doing? I think so. It’s about staying aligned with what is most alive in my business. And there are more concrete reasons too.

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Get More Done and Have More Fun in Your Business

Are any of these statements true for you?

- "I start a lot of things but often don't complete them."

- "I open my email and before I know it half the day is gone!"

- "My schedule is so full there's no time to develop my business."

- "I work hard but not on what will positively impact my success."

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3 Coach Archetypes – Which Are You Today?

Each coach brings deep skills, world wisdom and powerful purpose to the table. But some excel in their coaching business more consistently than others. Why is that? Mindset is the make or break factor in our success on any given day. The good news is, we control the messages we feed ourselves.

If you want to bring in more consistent results in your coaching business, pay attention to the archetypes you embody – the pattern of thoughts and behaviors that you play out – they will help you consciously change and grow.

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