Do You Find the Idea of Business Coaching Appealing for Your Business?
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Yes 67 85.90%
No 11 14.10%
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Jul. 24 2007 at 8:39 PM
Cristobalcat Posted by: Cristobalcat

Well, like every experience is always very personal, and SCORE have hundred of people working for them, even voluntarily.

As every person is unique, the experience with the Coach is also unique, and it's kind of easy to label an Organization or Company or even a Team for the behavior of one person.

Please, marketingcurve don't take me wrong. What I'm trying to say, for the time I was with their Coach for free, he was very helpfull for me, and after a couple of month Coaching me, I started to come out with my own solutions of the things. Get so soo busy that I couldn't keep meeting him and I thanked him and I went from my own since then.

Free is good when the advice comes from the sincere emotion of help someone else, like a donation.

I'm not saying we should always looking for free stuff if we can afford it.

Thinking Win-Win in all situations, I think, it's the best.

:)

Jul. 24 2007 at 9:37 PM
No Photo Posted by: Fiberartist219

Hmm... maybe I should check out the SCORE thing... but honestly, I'm afraid, because I would be furious if I were told that art is not profitable to make or sell. I know it is in many situations, bur I have certainly had enough people in the world try to discourage me.

Anyway, in most coaching situations, it is hard to verify the coaches credentials, and I have no idea what coaching sessions cost. If I could afford it and if I knew the coach would be helpful, sure, but how do you know until you try? Can I afford to risk money on seeing whether or not a coach is right for me? No.

Jul. 24 2007 at 10:07 PM
MarkB Posted by: MarkB
I am trying to figure out what the difference between being a coach and a consultant is???

So on a day to day basis, what does a coach do? If I want feedback on a specific topic, I can just log onto SuN and ask!
Jul. 24 2007 at 10:17 PM
Rich Posted by: Rich StartupNation Team
MarkB,

from what i've observed, a coach is responsible for teaching you to fish whereas a consultant does the fishing for you.

with a coach, you're supposed to learn and acquire new skills and abilities. with a consultant, they do the work so you don't necessarily enhance your ability to stand on your own eventually...

rich
Rich Sloan Co-Founder, Chief Startupologist, StartupNation
Jul. 25 2007 at 12:30 AM
nhgnikole Posted by: nhgnikole Sunbassador
Heck, I'm going to start calling myself a coach and a consultant now then!!

I want a tough love coach.  No sugar coating here!
* Bad Habits
* A True "Lifestyle Business"
(from Small Business Essentials)

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Jul. 25 2007 at 9:46 AM
Cristobalcat Posted by: Cristobalcat

Then, give them a try.

Also, if in the case the first Coach you get doesn't fulfill your expectation, then try another one.

The same like in anything on live.

Also is the same concept for being disappointed by people keeping discouraging you.
If someone doesn't approve your idea, it doesn't mean they or you are wrong.
What I'd consider in that situation is HOW COMMITED you are with your point of view. Means, if you think that art CAN BE PROFITABLE, and you find people like 'always' telling you the opposite, GIVE THEM A THANKS to keep you On-guard and smile convinced that you know what you are talking about. It doesn't mean to be blind or stupid, but also give to the situation, a thought. Sounds crazy, but is true at less for me.

Your 'angry' emotion is (maybe) telling you, that you need to reinforce the idea. And it's a good signal; it's there to help you. If you are convinced, then, there is no fight.

We can't control most of external events, including other people point of view, but we DEFINITELLY CAN change ourselves if we feel uncomfortable, or DO something about it.


Without going out of the main point here, I can see almost anyone can easily be a COACH IN CERTAIN AREAS, so this is hard to find who is expert in which are with anticipation.

Thanks Rich for your power of simplification!! Like a Guru.

By the way, most of us want to learn by our own instead to be guided by a consultant. Just sometime could be good to delegate some stuff to be handled by someone else.
That's not bad when you need it, sometimes.

And about the Coach, I believe, most of us are afraid to don't get that kind of...sync, that kind of mutual understanding about what I PRETEND and what the Coach MAKE US SEE it.

A great Coach can be that person, that tells you exactly what you waiting for to listen. The rest, depend on you.

Because we KNOW what we want, it's just hidden.

Also, it would be similar to 'marriage': we always pretend more from the other side, but...

*  Are we demanding with ourselves to DO the exercise Coach would give us?

*  Are we open mind enough to try different approach to something without pre-judge it or reject it?

I'm not coming here to teach nobody, this is actually happening to me also and I'm thinking it out loud, I try to learn and share.

Being positive is good. But not enough.

But being committed to our own word...is taught sometime, because of those rules we have.

And that's when we are starting to Coach ourselves.

When we start to know (therefore, improve) ourselves a little more.

Isn't it?

;)

 

Jul. 25 2007 at 11:39 AM
PeerBoardCoach Posted by: PeerBoardCoach
OK, it's time for a business coach to weigh in.  Judging from the poll results, there are plenty of entrepreneurs out there that need and want help.  The question is: What kind of help and what are they willing to invest in it?  Yes, coaching is a growing field and there are a lot of people calling themselves coaches that have little or no traininng in the discipline.  So - buyer beware and do your homework as in any purchase.  But if you find a good, credible coach, and you're committed to making changes, you can expect to achieve amazing results that you wouldn't necessarily experience on your own.  Why?  Because most of us need assistance with being accountable/staying on task, with making better decisions, with being honest about what we need vs. want, and with the discipline and processes to get it.  Rich is absolutely on target - a coach is not going to do the work for you and they're not going to "tell" you what to do.  A coach will assist you and support you in clarifying where you are now, where you want to be and how to bridge the gap.  To those who say a good coach must be out of their reach price-wise, I say:  Not true!  I work with small business owners because I want to and I couldn't do so if I charged an exhorbitant amount, so I work with a lot of them and do just fine.   Big tip for finding a credible, talented coach:  Ask them what training they've had, whether they are accredited by the International Coach Federation, and what their expectations are in a client - if they can't give you clear answers (particularly re: the last item), they probably are "dabbling" in coaching rather than practicing it as a full-time professional who earns a living from it.Kim Greenspan, The Alternative Board - Metro Detroit. Helping business owners achieve success with peer advice and coaching. www.tabmetrodetroit.com
Jul. 26 2007 at 2:27 PM
wordwarrior Posted by: wordwarrior

Coaching seems to be the "in thing", however, I'm a person who incorporates business coaching as well as mentoring, advising, and analyzing in my work because too many smart business people fail in spite of their good ideas. I have an objective perspective based on 40+ years in the business world. I'm more of a Business Doctor than a strict business coach.

And yes, you could afford my services because 2 hours are FREE and no one has to accept my recommandations.

my site is www.businessbuilderscoaching.com for more details

Leslie,your business doctor
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