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Executive coaches usually have a wide range of experience, but knowing your specialty is also important. Have you identified yours? Being clear about your specialty is not only a basic marketing principle, but testimony to why God has called you to coaching.
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Posted in Business Coaching by Anita Stadler Sep 26th, 2010 |
Tags: Become a Coach, Biblical coaching, How To..., Marketing, Practice Building |
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Over the years I've personally been deeply grieved to watch a number of important relationships in the Christian coaching world implode over contract issues. Those experiences started me thinking: what does scripture have to say about a Christian coach’s relationship to contracts and the legal system? We all use coaching agreements, and we have contracts with the schools that train us with those who do work for us. Is the way we craft these agreements biblical, or are we just copying common business practices without really thinking about how the fit with a Kingdom perspective?
So let's dive in and explore what a biblical approach to coaching contracts might look like...
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Posted in Featured Content by Tony Stoltzfus Jun 11th, 2010 |
Tags: Biblical coaching, Business, Coaching Community, Practice Building |
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Do you want more clients in your coaching practice? Then present your target audience with evidence that coaching is a sound investment. Research can show clients how coaching was used in situations similar to their own and what results were obtained. The studies also help coaches determine which techniques and tools are most effective in specific settings.
Where Can I Find Coaching Research?
The best resources for coaching research are university library databases... Here are a few coaching research sources accessible online:
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Posted in Coaching Research, Featured Content by tracyoneill Dec 21st, 2009 |
Tags: Marketing, Practice Building, Resources and Materials |
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Why do we try and box God in? I haven’t a clue but I sure have been guilty of this myself a time or two. When I think about it, it’s so ridiculous to think that a God so big and so wondrous could be made to fit into our human comprehension. It’s truly laughable. God not only made the human but he made the comprehension too!
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Posted in Coaching Women - Guest Posts, [None] by Kimberly Dinsdale Nov 8th, 2009 |
Tags: Impact of Coaching, Marketing, Practice Building |
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We hosted a class on YouTube Marketing for Beginners in our community last week. Coach Diane Cunningham was the presenter and she did a fantastic job.
I found Diane on YouTube and asked her to speak…
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Posted in Web Marketing by Beth Cole Oct 14th, 2009 |
Tags: Marketing, Practice Building |
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This is a guest post by Marcie Thomas of Coaching Shift.
When you are "in the moment" with a potential client, let's say their interest is peaked and they've shared their passions and their frustrations on…
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Posted in Web Marketing Guest Posts by Beth Cole Sep 10th, 2009 |
Tags: Practice Building, Techniques and Skills |
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This is a guest post by Susan Fleming of Electronic Marketing Success.
When was the last time you pulled out that list of goals you wrote sometime around the beginning of the year? You did write…
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Posted in Web Marketing Guest Posts by Beth Cole Sep 10th, 2009 |
Tags: Action Steps, Practice Building, Workshops and Seminars |
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Many of us operate one person coaching companies. One question that comes up all the time when coaching clients on web content is "should I say 'I' or 'We' when I talk about my company?"
What…
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Posted in Web Marketing by Beth Cole Sep 4th, 2009 |
Tags: Business, How To..., Practice Building |
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This is a guest post by Marcie Thomas, President of CoachingShift.com
Company names and taglines are a part of the branding process for your company. Branding is all about resonating with your client in a way…
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Posted in Web Marketing Guest Posts by Beth Cole Aug 12th, 2009 |
Tags: Business, Marketing, Practice Building |
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This is a guest post by Susan Fleming of Electronic Marketing Success. Image courtesy of Flickr
Did you know that research shows an increasing use of the Internet by people who are in the market to…
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Posted in Web Marketing Guest Posts by Beth Cole Aug 12th, 2009 |
Tags: Marketing, Practice Building |
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I was a chubby kid up until 9th grade and it wasn't fun. Kids are mean and I felt left out plenty of times. That's why I vowed I would never be chubby again. I…
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Posted in Web Marketing by Beth Cole Aug 12th, 2009 |
Tags: Fitness, Marketing, Obstacles, Practice Building |
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I think one of the most difficult aspects of being self-employed as a coach, is setting your prices and feeling good about it. So many people I talk to have angst in this area. While…
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Posted in Web Marketing by Beth Cole Jun 12th, 2009 |
Tags: Marketing, Money, Practice Building |
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As a trained coach, it's so easy to assume that your training alone will help you to be balanced, and to do everything right when working with people who want coaching. I've discovered, however, that experience is most often the best instructor in the world!
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Posted in Career Coaching by Tanya Smith Jun 4th, 2009 |
Tags: Practice Building, Techniques and Skills, Work |
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Churches who have counseling ministries are more open to coaching. Certified coaches can partner with churches who offer counseling through referral relationships, workshops for counseling clients, or even by joining the staff of a church counseling center.
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Posted in Coaching and the Church Guest Posts, [None] by Russ Rainey May 9th, 2009 |
Tags: Church, Marketing, Networking and Referrals, Practice Building |
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