Hey! It’s the holiday season, and as you buy another ugly sweater for Aunt Rachel and some games for cousin Earl, I’ve got a question for you: What are you buying for your life coaching business? Business gifts don’t have to be expensive, and some can be 100% free :). So, let’s take a look […]
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 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 […]
Are you quietly worried about what to name your coaching business? Do you find yourself debating between your own name (you like it, it’s you!), or some sort of other, more descriptive name that is more in tune with your coaching niche? John Smith Coaching. Or… Inner Heart Date Coaching. Which do you choose! ARGHHHHHHHHHH!!! […]
So, there are SO MANY TOOLS and plugins and fun things you can do with your business. You can spend literally 50,000 hours just playing around and getting overwhelmed by all of the different types. Doesn’t sound like much fun, does it? So let’s make your life simple. It’s my job to try things out […]
I’ve been planning for my business for years now. You’d probably expect me to have a fine-tuned system down. In my mind, it would involve champagne, a butler, some sort of high tea, and my entire team high-fiving ourselves saying something like “Cheerio, another year perfectly planned. Thanks old chap!” (I’ve been watching WAAY TO […]
Ready to scale your business? (Or just curious as to how?). I know it’s the middle of the summer and it’s that weird period where a lot vacation is happening…and a lot of motivation is maybe not happening? I’m definitely in what I like to call “a vacation push phase.” I say that because I […]
Selling coaching, or selling shoes – which is harder? I’m going to say COACHING every single time. Why? Because as a coach, you are ultimately selling yourself. Your skills and unique approach are what you are offering, and that’s a very personal thing. Which makes it easy to *not* want to promote yourself. Especially […]