The Prosperous Coach: Increase Income and Impact for You and Your Clients (The Prosperous Series Book 1)

by Steve Chandler

When someone sees the world differently, they show up differently, and they create results that looked impossible a moment before. That is a miracle.

“coffee” as options for that first meeting with a coaching prospect. Those options are from 1950s’ sales books that say you should first get to know someone socially. But the truth is that it actually diminishes the chances you’ll land a coaching client if you have lunch with them first and establish your relationship as a social one.

Coaching is a good profession for people who are genuinely devoted to making a difference in the lives of others.

The coaching profession has a problem that is two-fold: there is a low bar for entry and a high bar for success.

The kind of clients you would love to work with are only created in a conversation. And high-performing, high-paying clients are only created in impactful, life-changing coaching conversations.

Get comfortable feeling uncomfortable and your world will change.

When he called, I explained that for the moment we should take this session off the table. Maybe coaching wasn’t a priority for him right now. And that was fine. I just wanted us both to be clear.

Your clients want you to lead because it gives them permission to be leaders in their own lives. Do not be afraid of stepping into your power as a coach.

When people pay a coach like you they pay for everything you’ve ever done, because you’ll be bringing all that to the table. Not to mention all the books you’ve read, seminars you’ve attended and the other work you do (including being coached in profound ways) to make yourself the best coach you can be. So she’s paying for that, too. A woman once saw Picasso doodle on a napkin in a restaurant and she went over to his table and asked him how much she’d have to pay to have that napkin. He said, “$20,000.” She said, “What?!? I watched you, and it only took you five minutes to do it!” He replied, “No, madam, it took me my whole life.”

Nobody said that change has to be slow or even hard. To live an exponential life, you have to be willing to do things differently and be open to the possibility that everything you want is closer than you think.

Find a coach that will be right for you. Don’t hesitate to ask a potential coach for stories of the financial, emotional and skill-building impact of their work. Ask for a deep experience of how they coach.