If you're like most business coaches, you don’t believe you can really charge what you're worth. And there are reasons for that: Fear – You're afraid that by charging higher fees, you’ll lose clients or won’t be able to close the clients they need to keep the bills paid. Lack of organization – You’re all over the place, with no consistent...

These days, business coaches who aren't online aren't succeeding. There's been a massive cultural shift over the past decade or so, moving us out of the Information Age into what I call the "Connected Age" -- where people are not just looking for basic information, but need experts and specialists to help them sift through and apply the growing...

Whenever I get a chance to talk to new business coaches, I warn them about the most serious mistake I've seen others make. OVER-COMMITTING. Sometimes this comes from unscrupulous business coaching franchises or other "self-help" gurus that say you need to "burn the ships" and commit yourself by "investing" huge sums of money and quitting your day...

Sometimes, my clients ask me why I became a business coach. It's a good question: I was a pretty unlikely candidate for it. In 1993, I was an associate pastor in a small church in Lancaster, PA. I loved my work—and had a real passion for it. The people were like family to me. To this day, I look back with great fondness on the incredible...

There's a need out there, folks. A need for your skillset, compassion, and mentorship. A need for someone to help struggling business owners find more freedom in their businesses and lives. A need for more business coaches. I'm here to make the case today that you should become a business coach. Yes, you. The Need In the United States alone,...

If you're just starting your business coaching career, pay attention. One of the inescapable truths about business (and this goes for any business, not just coaching) is that there's ONE MAJOR FACTOR separating those who are successful from those who aren't:   Massive action. Many people dream big...but they never actually put their money where...