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! 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 – 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 […]
Many successful coaches present running a life coaching business as this amazing thing. And it is! However: Sometimes there are dark moments when you strike out on your own as a coach. For me, one of my darkest moments came when I actually had a pretty great month – less than one year into my […]
There are you are, a shiny new coach full of optimism and sparkle. You are SO READY to change the world (go you!). You hang out your shingle, post on Facebook, email some friends and family and … … … … crickets. You have a few conversations, but no one wants to buy! You book […]
Hey CoachPonyling! Right now I’m in the middle of a big launch for my career business, The Revolutionary Club. We’ve got 7 different landing pages, 4 major marketing platforms, thousands of people participating in a live challenge, 3 upcoming webinars, two sales pages, and I’ll send 35+ different emails over the next few days. I […]
Welcome to Coach Pony! Feel free to poke around and use our resources to grow YOUR coaching business! So, if you don’t know how to sell your services, you don’t have a coaching business. But selling – for most of us – is SO HARD. I wrote a blog on how to get past some […]