‘Be Visible and Share Your Story’ Isn’t Ethical Guidance

‘Be Visible and Share Your Story’ Isn’t Ethical Guidance

At some point during or after our coach training, most of us received some version of this advice: be visible and share your story because that’s how clients will find you. It sounds reasonable, even inspiring. The problem is that it’s useless advice, and...
From Complaints To Clients

From Complaints To Clients

I read a ‘rant alert’ post in which a coach was expressing her massive frustration about the lack of regulation in our profession. Here’s the thing… we can’t control everything that frustrates us about the coaching industry, but there is...
But I’m Not Passionate About That Niche!

But I’m Not Passionate About That Niche!

One of the things that most coaches find most frustrating in the beginning is the idea that they might choose the wrong niche and commit themselves to a lifetime of boredom. Worse still is the worry that they’ll choose the wrong niche and condemn themselves to...
Confirmation Bias Is Killing Your Coaching Business

Confirmation Bias Is Killing Your Coaching Business

What if, as a profession, our beliefs around marketing are wrong? This blog is all about confirmation bias and marketing for coaches. Historically, the perceived wisdom around building a coaching business has been that to grow a business, you need to have meaningful...