PRE-COURSE (1)

RUNNING A BUSINESS
IS LIKE RUNNING
A MARATHON

RECRUIT ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNERS

CREATE A VISION
• I will do online coaching and run retreats
Run, yoga, workshops (authenticity, journalling, creativity, balance), tea, cooking class, mindful eating, meditation, sound therapy, excursions, offsite culinary adventure, photography, music, film
• How many clients do you want to have?
• How much income do you want to earn?

USE A CALENDAR
• Schedule in action steps

LAY A FOUNDATION
• (Listed in Jumpstart Checklist)

DEVELOP A POSITIVE MINDSET

GET EXPERT GUIDANCE

TAKE CONSISTENT ACTION
• Networking and doing Health Histories
• Put it in your calendar

KEEP YOUR HEAD IN THE GAME
• Keep your eyes focused on the road ahead
• Looking at other runners will throw you off track
(Don't get stuck in "compare despair"

PREPARE FOR OBSTACLES

INCREASE YOUR MOMENTUM

KEEP GOING

ACCOUNTABILITY
PARTNERS

1, Choose one partner from the course and one from your personal life

  1. Choose a partner in your time zone
  1. Stick to business
  1. Keep the time
    • About 20 mins
    • Updates, meet goals?, set new goals to complete before next call
    • 2-3 times per week + make appointments in calendar
  1. Email
    • Between calls
    • Keep calls for troubleshooting, prioritizing your goals, and figuring out what roadblocks are keeping you from achieving your goals
  1. Dig deeper
  1. Be creative and proactive in offering additional support
    • Text reminders, voice mail or image for motivation

SET
BOUNDARIES

• Get clear on what your boundaries are and communicate them
• Who takes up the most time? - Friends, family

• Create quiet hours
• Communicate your boundaries - From this hour to that, don't disturb, support by making dinner etc.
• Tell friends you'll be spending more on your business
• Set hours that you work on your business
• Clearly communicate boundaries to clients

• Limit negativity
• If someone is not supportive, ask that they kindly keep their opinions to themselves; if they don't, limit time
• Ask to stop, and remove

SUPPORT

• You're the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with
• What kind 1. Accountability, 2. Mastermind groups, 3. Business coach

*Aim for diversity in masterminds

PRIORITIES

PRIORITIES
• IIN
• Exercise
• Social Media
• Friends
• Business
• Sleep
• Music
• Nutrition
• Chores

TIME LEAK: Thinks that are not adding value
• Distracted by social media and email
• Zone out in front of computer
• Overplanning


  1. Big rocks
  2. Eat that frog
  3. The power hour
  1. What would make the biggest impact on my bottom line?
    • Reaching out to clients, referral partner, or pitching speaking opportunity
  2. Biggest impact for my clients?
    • Online program introducing them to the world of health coaching? Creating a workbook?
  3. What is the easiest, and least expensive tool that I can implement that will bring in the best results?
    • Taking on new private coaching clients, online consults.

• Writing a book is not high leverage
• Following up with a lead or pitching to media is high leverage
• Social media schedule might be medium rock
• Little - Updating website and sending greeting cards

HOW TO LIMIT DISTRACTIONS

  1. Social Media
    • Limit your time to 30 min - 1hr per day
    • Use social media management platform
  1. Electronic Devices
    • Turn off your devices
  1. Too much new information
    • Use new info correctly & for your client's benefit
    • Giving up on current marketing plan to jump on the latest marketing fad
    • Discover & stick with what works for you

THE FRAUD FACTOR

  1. Focusing on unimportant tasks
  1. You don't always have to walk your talk
  2. You don't have all the answers
    *Be honest and authentic!
  3. You don't feel ready
    *Worried that you don't have practice? You become by coaching! Just do it! Put yourself out there, even if you don't feel ready!
    *Practice for testimonials and feedback

• You're human!

FEEDBACK IS YOUR FRIEND

• Necessary to become the best business coach possible
• Take the time to reflect on the feedback, journal, do you agree? What changes could you make?
• Be proactive about asking for feedback; Preps you for handling feedback

  1. What are some things I did really well?
  2. What could have been better?
  3. What would you have liked to have seen more of?

Handing feedback:

  1. Lack of results
    *Clients might blame it on you - it's not about you; people are often uncomfortable with taking responsibility for their own setback and failures
    *Remind your client that it takes time to get results
    *Work together and keep moving forward
  1. Critique your coaching skills
    *Background noise, talking too fast, lecturing, asking a question they weren't ready to answer
    • Look at it from a positive perspective and use it to grow an evolve to become the best coach possible
  1. Errors
    • Mistakes do happen
    • Take a deep breath; practice compassion for youself; simply apologize and take action
  1. What was the most helpful for you in the coaching process?
  2. What were your expectations for coaching? Do you feel like those expectations were met?
  3. Where do you feel like you received the most benefit and support?
  4. Where did you feel like you weren't supported enough?
  5. What didn't you get as part of your coaching that you wish you had?
  6. What would have been more helpful to you in the coaching process?

TIPS FOR INCREASING YOUR CONFIDENCE

  1. Coach more
  2. Ask for feedback
  3. Reframe feedback
  4. Keep a list of your successes.
  5. Refer to your client success stories.
  6. Ask for endorsements.
  7. Keep track.
  8. Remind yourself of your positive qualities.
  9. Practice compassion.
  10. Complete frequent self-assessment.

TODO

FINANCIAL
• Set up business as sole proprietor
• Set up business checking account
• Set up a business credit card account
• Hire an accountant to file your taxes
• Purchase professional liability insurance

MARKETING
• Order business cards
• Sing up for media accounts
• Sing up for MailChimp
• Set up website
• Set up professional business email

USE SERENDIPITY AS A BUSINESS STRATEGY

Serendipity: When seemingly coincidental experiences occur.
• Serendipitous moments are signs that we are on the right path.
• When you are in sync with the universe, you will notice that things happen in your business which much more ease
*You will be working less, stressing less, and somehow still growing your business easily - THAT'S THE MAGIC OF SERENDIPITY!

• Serendipitous moments happen when we slow down, when we are in the flow with life
• YOU HAVE TO MAKE SPACE OT HEAR THAT INNER VOICE
• When things

You can start using serendipity in your business by becoming aware of the serendipity that already exists in your life:
• What has happened seemingly randomly that has led to great opportunities?
Meeting so many coaches from IIN
• What are little things that happened that could lead to bigger things? Asked to blog for Pureology; So much in common with Megan!