Your mindset.
It’s true. The make or break factors in coaching business success are rarely about education, specific business skills, or experience. Instead, it all comes down to how you manage your mind.
Nearly all my clients have struggled with believing in themselves at one moment or another. I’ve struggled with it on and off myself. What’s pulled me forward again and again is a BIG WHY. With all my heart I want to serve and earn with the freedom to do it my way. Over the years I’ve learned to use obstacles as my prosperous path.
Change Your Mind
When you break through, it’s a shift in perspective that does it. You simply change your mind. Suddenly, what seemed like a steel wall in your way becomes a wisp of cloud. If the steel wall persists, it’s not because it’s real. It’s just waiting for you to see the wall come down. You have the power.
There’s a simple tool you can deploy whenever you feel that knife edge of wanting to give up: Turn what feels like a big deal into no-big-deal. Release your fixation on whatever you think is lacking and put their focus back on serving.
Move forward like a toddler reaching for a toy – with joy and determination.
The Powerful 12
So what does it really take to build a successful coaching business? A little of this and that – all of it easy to develop if it doesn’t come naturally. Here’s my list of 12: A big enough “why” – the reason you carry on.
- Curiosity.
- A passion for learning.
- Self discipline.
- Creative juices.
- A deep desire to serve.
- Focus.
- The ability to re-resource.
- Stick-to-it-iveness.
- Seeing mistakes as guide posts.
- Patience.
- Loving kindness towards yourself.
Author Rhonda Hess co-authored the Coach Training AcceleratorTM and designed the CTA Certified Coach Program. She has a super power for helping coaches choose and champion a profitable niche they’ll love. Learn more at Prosperous Coach.