People love to hire people that: 1) They know 2) They respect 3) Seem credible and trustworthy 4) Have something important and relevant to offer You know what checks all four boxes the fastest? Public speaking! (You guessed, I know. Did the title give it away? :)). ANYway, if you want to get paying clients
Hey Coach Ponyling! As we begin the long slide into the eating holidays (break out the cookies!), I wanted to give you some food for thought… …pun intended! 🙂 Okay, I really do have a food-based story that relates to you getting more paying clients. Ready? A couple weeks ago my husband and I went
Hey Coach Ponyling! Can I tell you a surprising secret about refunds? Here goes: They make you angry. Seriously. You will get personally angry or have some version of negative feelings. A seasoned coach told me that a long time ago, and I was initially surprised. Basically he said this: “When you can hire, hire
Hey Coach Ponyling! This website and community has been around for just over two years! While I’ve been a full-time coach for almost 6.5 years over at The Revolutionary Club, this little project just became a full-blown toddler :). And while I’d like to pretend that I’m a glossy-haired, nicely ironed, well-postured business owner… …the
Hey – welcome to Coach Pony, a website devoted to making your life coaching  business a happy reality :). Have you ever wondered how to become a career coach? Maybe you are like I used to be, someone who has a corporate background and who LOVES helping people excel at their work. Or maybe you
Hey PonyNation! Have you ever heard someone tell you that you should trade or barter your fancy new life coaching skills in the beginning, to save you money on stuff you need for your business? Maybe you barter for some website strategy help. Or maybe you barter for some business coaching. Or maybe you barter
Hey awesome person! One of the most common questions I get after “How do I get paying clients?” (here’s a blog!) and “What do I need to do to be successful as a coach?” (here’s another!) is “Seriously, how do I structure my day?” So I can give you a lot of pretty common tips
Do you ever overthink a decision? Agonize about it, going back and forth while you anxiously chew your nails or think about eating more chocolate? Me too! 🙂 My latest business decision involves what I like to call “Annoying Uncle Matthew” (i.e., a relative we can’t get rid of even though we desperately do not
Quick question: Who is your best “business friend?” Did you immediately have a name pop up, or did you think “ummm….?” I define best business friend as someone else who is a coach (or an entrepreneur who understands the industry), is in-it-to-win-it, and who supports you in your business, the same way you support them.
Here’s a question: What’s the first thing people think about when they land in your website? Got your answer? Good! Did you say “Who are you and how can you help me?” You get a gold star! (And YOU get a gold star. And YOU get a gold star! I’m pretending to be Oprah!). Anyway,