Embracing a Coaching Mindset: 5 Essential Traits

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Why is a coaching mindset important? What are fundamental coaching traits? In order to attract clients and build your coaching business, you must adopt the mindset of a successful coach, Steve Chandler and Rich Litvin explain. This mindset comprises numerous traits, including self-assuredness, authenticity, focus, courage, and authority. Let’s explore what each trait looks like in the coaching context.

Rich Litvin & Steve Chandler’s 6 Coaching Tips

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What are the best tips for coaches? How can you build your client base over time? Steve Chandler and Rich Litvin offer some actionable tips to improve and maximize your skills and what you offer to your clients. Just a few of those tips include taking joy in the process, taking a client-centered approach to your work, and reframing rejections positively. Discover more of Rich Litvin and Steve Chandler’s coaching tips below.

The 3 Best Financial Intelligence Quotes for Business Owners

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What are the most memorable Financial Intelligence quotes? How hard is it to learn basic accounting? In Financial Intelligence, published in 2006 and updated in 2013, Karen Berman and Joe Knight define the titular term as a set of learnable skills that let you understand and effectively use financial information in your business. They argue that financial intelligence is something that anyone can develop, regardless of background or aptitude for numbers. Read below for the best quotes from Financial Intelligence.

David Ogilvy Confessions of an Advertising Man: Overview

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What makes an advertisement effective in today’s crowded marketplace? How can marketers create campaigns that drive sales while building lasting brand value? David Ogilvy’s Confessions of an Advertising Man is packed full of time-tested wisdom from decades of his experience in the advertising industry. His insights cover everything from crafting compelling headlines to managing client relationships and building successful agencies. Keep reading to discover the proven strategies that helped Ogilvy become one of the most influential advertisers of all time.

How to Market Your Services: 3 Tips to Expand Your Network

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Do you have services you think people will find helpful? How can you market yourself to people through research and coaching? Steve Chandler and Rich Litvin say that you should be ready to market your services once you have the mindset of a successful coach. Their advice includes three main marketing tips: 1) Look to your existing network to find clients, 2) research your potential clients, and 3) get started right away. Continue reading to learn how to market your services with their top-tier advice.

Selling a Knowledge Product: Tips From Gary & Bond Halbert

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What makes a knowledge product profitable in today’s digital marketplace? How can you turn your expertise into a successful eBook? In The Boron Letters, Gary Halbert and his son Bond Halbert explain that the process of developing and selling a knowledge product starts with thorough research and understanding your target market. By following their time-tested advice, you can develop unique content that serves your audience. Keep reading to explore how to transform your knowledge into a profitable digital asset that stands out from the competition.

Your First Meeting With a Client: 4 Guidelines for Coaches

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What’s the first meeting with a client like? What kind of environment should you meet the client in? According to Steve Chandler and Rich Litvin, the first meeting with a client should be like a mini-coaching session. This initial encounter should be no less than two hours, and you should spend this time showcasing all the traits of a successful coach. Here are the guidelines you should follow in your “showcase” meeting with your client.

How to Choose a Product to Sell: Identify a Market First

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What makes certain markets more profitable than others? How can you create a product that will actually sell? In The Boron Letters, Gary and Bond Halbert suggest focusing first on finding profitable markets rather than developing product ideas. Their unconventional approach provides a practical framework for aspiring entrepreneurs. Keep reading for the Halberts’s advice on how to choose a product to sell.

How to Convince Customers in Sales and Close the Deal

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What do you do when a customer tells you “no?” What do you do when they tell you “yes?” When you know you’ve engaged a potential client in a conversation, the next step is to gauge their interest in your services. To do this, once your conversation reveals what your client’s true goal is and what they need to achieve it, ask them if they need help.  Keep reading to learn how to convince customers in sales.

The Prosperous Coach: Book Overview and Takeaways

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What’s The Prosperous Coach by Steve Chandler and Rich Litvin about? Do you want to become a professional coach? In The Prosperous Coach, Chandler and Litvin explain how to take on the mindset of a successful coach and market yourself to potential clients. They also describe their process for building a client base for a thriving coaching business through deep, meaningful conversations. Read below for a brief The Prosperous Coach book overview.