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Frequently Asked Questions About Small Business Coaching and Consulting
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Simply put, coaching is about growing the person, the
business owner, from the inside out. Coaching helps you to determine
goals that match your highest potential, create a realistic plan to achieve
those goals, discover how you self-sabotage your business, and be accountable for achieving goals within a planned time
frame. While your coach might offer you insight and advice, the
primary purpose of coaching is to empower YOU to learn how to create the
business of your dreams.
Consulting brings the expertise of the consultant into the
mix. A consultant offers information and advice. Look for a consultant who has achieved what you want to achieve,
someone who is willing to share all their knowledge, wisdom and practical
tips with you.
Let's work with an example: Say that you are working on
your task plan for next month. A coach might ask you, "What tasks do
you need to complete in the next month in order to achieve your monthly
goals?," encouraging you to set your own priorities. A consultant
might say, "Here are some of the tasks you need to consider for the next
month in order to achieve your monthly goals," offering advice based on
experience.
A coach-consultant does both. At Passion For
Business, we work both as a coach and as a consultant, to give you the best
of both worlds.
You need a coach if you want help:
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organizing your thoughts
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creating a practical and effective plan
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prioritize goals and tasks
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being more accountable for following through on tasks
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maintaining high motivation even in the face of
difficulties
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understanding how you sabotage your efforts (and
figuring out what to do about this self-sabotage)
You need a consultant if you want:
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the advice and experience of someone who is successfully
self-employed
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to understand the basics of business planning and
marketing
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to learn business skills in a rapid fashion
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to find ways to manage and follow-up on your business
success
If you want help in both areas, you need both coaching and
consulting. I strongly encourage my clients to use me as a
coach-consultant, the best of both worlds.
In all cases, I will:
- Ask thought-provoking questions to stimulate you
to look at things in new ways
- Really listen to what you say. Not only to the
surface content of what you are saying, but also listening for the
patterns, beliefs and feelings behind content
- Give honest feedback on what I observe
- Assign you "homework" to do between coaching
sessions
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What Clients Say...
My business coach, Karyn Greenstreet,
was a pivotal point in my career. She’s been coaching me since
November 2004, and it was her faith in me and a clear intention to
help me ride the big wave, that gave me the clarity to figure out
what I really wanted to do, and find the passion to forge ahead with
my vision.
Mind you, in late January, Karyn flew all the way from
Pennsylvania to Florida for a one-on-one, full day
intensive Integrated Marketing and Business Planning session with me. Karyn
gave me her undivided attention as she wanted to make sure I’d be on
my path to success and well prepared before my Grand Opening.
Needless to say, 'she did good' as here I am, and she continues to
be my business coach.
Thank you Karyn!
--Ali Rodriguez
Vision For Success
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We are located
between Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) and New York City. However, our clients are from all
across the USA, Canada, Europe, Australia and the Caribbean.
Here are some
perennial topics that I often discuss with my clients:
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How to know if
you're in the right business
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Why business
plans are important and when they only have to be three pages long
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How to get more
clients
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Brainstorming on
a marketing plan that's actually do-able by a small business owner
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How to keep more
profit from the revenue you're earning
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Exploring how
internet marketing can build your business
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How to balance
the demands of being self-employed with your personal life
Our general philosophy is that everyone is born with unique
talents and gifts to offer the world. For some, it's being a mother and
raising physically and emotionally healthy children. For others, it's doing
volunteer work, or starting a business, or being an author. Each person is
different. We believe that each person can discover her unique gifts and
life purpose, and once she has begun to work towards developing those gifts
and using them in the world, she can have a sense of purpose, happiness, and
satisfaction.
The reason we believe these things is that this is what
happened to Karyn: after 23 years in “Corporate America,” she quit her job to
become full-time a Coach, speaker and author. From the very moment she
started to live her life purpose, she has had a sense of inner peace and
happiness that she had never gotten from her corporate work. For Karyn, living an
authentic life is one of the most important things we, as humans and as
spiritual beings, can do.
I tend to ask a lot of insightful questions, both to help
me understand who you are and where you are at in your life, and also so
that you can hear your own answers. I help clients to discover the patterns
of limiting beliefs that keep them stuck in life, then tap their creativity
and innate wisdom to figure out how to convert those limiting beliefs into a
functional and exciting life vision. I use humor a lot, as I find that
sometimes we can get so mired down in our life that we fail to see the
bigger picture (and the humor) of some of the situations we get ourselves
into. Don't get me wrong...I take the process very seriously, but a little
laugh once in a while can brighten anyone's life considerably.
Whether we're talking about your business strategy, your
marketing plan or your website design, YOU are in complete control. A good
coach-consultant does not tell you exactly what to do; she brainstorms with
you to use your own creativity when solving problems, and offers advice and
information when needed. You make your own decisions based on the
total discussion; decisions that you can feel confident about implementing.
Your coach-consultant empowers you to create sound
decisions and to feel confident about your decisions, but does not judge any
decision you make. If, at any time, you do not feel comfortable with your
coach, you can simply say so. You always have the right to terminate the
coaching relationship if it is not working for you. Strict honesty between
the coach and client make all this possible.
Together we offer a full range of services for the
self-employed people need. Click here to meet
our team of coaches, consultants, website designers, graphic artists and
instructors.
Our workday is 9:00 to 5:00 eastern, Monday through
Friday. This allows us to be available to our East Coast clients as
well as our West Coast clients, and everyone in between.
There are five client appointment times each day: 9:30, 11:00,
1:00, 2:30 and 4:00.
You are always welcome to leave a voicemail or send email.
We endeavor to return all phone calls and emails within one business day.
Yes, I have fired clients in a limited number of cases,
for very specific reasons. I never fire a client without discussing
the situation beforehand and giving them a chance to mend the problems.
Reasons include:
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Repeatedly not coming to the session prepared
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Missing sessions without calling first
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Habitually coming late to sessions
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Doing something illegal
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Not taking responsibility for their own decisions
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Not taking action on their decisions
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Not paying on time
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Needing psychotherapy, not coaching or consulting
Our clients fall into three categories:
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The first type of client
is one who already has a business and wants to grow it or expand to
new areas.
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The second type of client
is just getting started in a new business, but knows exactly what
business she wants to be in.
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The third type of client
has several ideas for businesses, but he isn't sure yet which one (or
which combination) will work best for him, or if there's something he
hasn't thought of yet that might be the best fit.
Because laws,
culture and resources vary from country to country, we offer coaching and
consulting services in North America only.
However, we
offer our educational classes and products worldwide.
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"When we do the best that we can, we never know what miracle is wrought
in our life, or in the life of another."
--Helen Keller
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If you are ready to
kick-start your passion and build the business of your dreams, we want to
hear from you!
We provide a free initial consultation for
prospective clients. This helps determine if our business building programs are a good fit for you based
on your unique situation, and to answer any questions you have about working with Passion For
Business. The consultation is 30-minutes long and
all it costs you is a phone call.
Call today
to schedule your free consultation: (610) 346-6601 or
click here to send email.
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