Best Rhonda Hess Podcasts (2024)

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290: Should You Partner with Another Coach? Updated Episode 8:26

3h ago8:26

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Dig into this full episode and other resources for coaches at prosperouscoach.com/290. Also mentioned: Episode 215 - 4 Ways to Stop Feeling Lonely in Your Coaching Business Episode 180 - Have You Found the Niche Within Your Coaching Niche? When you’re a new coach just launching, it can be lonely and overwhelming doing everything yourself. You don’t…

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289: Remove Mental Blocks About Your Coaching Niche 10:17

3d ago10:17

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Find this full episode transcript and more resources for coaches at prosperouscoach.com/289. Recently, I had a Nail Your Niche session with a coach who started our conversation saying she’d been struggling for so long trying to decide whether she wanted to be a Health Coach or a Life Coach. I said: “You can be both at the same time!” And that freed…

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288: What Inspires People to Invest in Your Coaching? 9:53

11d ago9:53

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Find this episode and more resources for coaches at ProsperousCoach.com/288. Recently, I was invited to speak with graduates of a coach training organization. Most on the call were not yet earning a living at coaching and all were finding it difficult to repeatedly attract paying clients. It turned out that each coach was selling life coaching, hea…

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287: Is Your Coaching Business Tailor Made for You? 9:00

18d ago9:00

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Find the transcript and more resources for coaches at prosperouscoach.com/287. I didn’t fit in to corporate. I was pretending to fit in, which was exhausting. I pushed my introverted self and was literally getting sick from that. Anxiety was mounting and I was just going through the motions. Before I launched my coaching business, I’d had a good jo…

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286: Are You Manifesting Ideal Coaching Clients for You? Listener's Choice 8:51

24d ago8:51

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There’s an art to attracting clients. I call it an art because it takes time to learn who is ideal for you and it takes conscious practice to draw them to you. One powerful part of attraction is the words you use on your website, your Signature Program, your social posts, your freebie and your content — such as podcast episodes. When your words res…

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285: Masterful Coaches Rely on This Skill 6:30

1M ago6:30

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Find the full transcript and many more resources for coaches at: https://prosperouscoachblog.com/ep-285-masterful-coaches-rely-on-this-skill/ When a client comes to a session with their agenda, what’s the best way to serve them? · Should you imagine the conversation before hand and plan your approach? · Should you take on their emotions and problem…

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284: 4 Reasons Narrowing Your Coaching Audience is Easier for You and Your Clients 9:26

1M ago9:26

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Find the full episode & transcript at prosperouscoach.com/284. Do you fear the idea of narrowing your coaching audience because you think it excludes people and reduces the chance of enrolling clients? I will address that. For now, here is what I know for sure … When you target a narrow, viable audience and discover their big problems then geat eve…

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283: 4 Ways Coaches Sabotage Their Success and How to Shift 9:19

2M ago9:19

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Find the full transcript and other resources for coaches at prosperouscoach.com/283. Also mentioned: Episode 191 - Low Pricing Could Kill Your Coaching Business Parts Work (a workbook by Tom and Lauri Holmes) My amazing VIP clients inspired this topic. All of them are highly intelligent people with big hearts who want to make a difference in the wo…

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282: 7 Ways to Attract and Serve Satisfied Coaching Clients 9:44

2M ago9:44

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Client service is about the whole customer journey starting with how you market. Satisfaction begins before they hire you and continues after they finish with you. Let’s talk about 7 ways to satisfy prospects and clients. And, if you’re having trouble attracting clients, it likely comes down to the wrong strategy or a lack of strategy someplace in …

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281: Strategize Your Coaching Business 10 Ways for Faster Growth 9:14

2M ago9:14

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Click for the full episode transcript and more resources, especially for new coaches and also get the free Coaching Business Checkup download. Other episodes mentioned in this episode: #1 Target a Viable Audience (Episode 266). You know I talk about this a lot. It’s so critical and so many people step over it or just don’t do it quite thoroughly en…

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280: Coach, Are You Worried About Promising Results? Listener's Choice 6:56

2M ago6:56

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Find the full transcript and other resources for coaches at ProsperousCoach.com/180. You’re trying to write your web copy and trying to figure out exactly what you help your ideal clients accomplish in your Signature Program. But fears and doubts are clouding your judgment and you are in danger of playing too small in your coaching business, which …

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279: How Emotional Intelligence Can Help You Stay the Course in Your Coaching Business 7:35

3M ago7:35

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Find the full transcript for this episode at prosperouscoach.com/279. Looking back on my journey as a coach and business owner, I see how emotional intelligence has played a part in my success. I had so much to learn. Still do. Coach training and coaching clients improves emotional intelligence. Just raising your ability to listen is a first step. …

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278: How to Rise Above Skeptics of Your Coaching Business - Listener's Choice 6:54

3M ago6:54

6:54

Find the full transcript and more resources for coaches at ProsperousCoach.com/178. Episodes and resources mentioned include: #7 - Why is Coaching a Hard Sell? #65 - Are You Solving a Big Enough Problem for Your Coaching Clients? #4 - Feel Less Isolated in Your Coaching Business Hire a Coaching Business Mentor/Guide Do you ever have the feeling tha…

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277: How to Invest Time Into Your Coaching Business So It Grows 8:12

3M ago8:12

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It may be tempting to fit your coaching business into whatever remnant of time you have left in the day. Look, I get it. You might have kids at home, a full time job, or both. You already have a rhythm of what you do day to day. You know your priorities. Adding a new business to your life is totally disruptive. And, until you see the proof of your …

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276: Increase Your Coaching Income with This Simple Action 5:39

3M ago5:39

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Find the full transcript and other resources for coaches at ProsperousCoach.com/276. The other day I was helping one of my VIP clients set her fees for her Signature Program and our conversation inspired this episode. Anything having to do with money in your coaching business such as income and fees brings up old emotions: 1. Fear of succeeding and…

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275: Smart Pricing Strategies for Your Signature Coaching Program 10:41

4M ago10:41

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Find the full episode and transcript at ProsperousCoach.com/275. Also mentioned: Episode 274 about Signature Programs. Episode 111, called Smart and Not So Smart Coaching Business Expenses provides a list of likely expenses for you. Episode 57, which has the "do the math process" called Coach, Is it Time to Give Yourself a Raise? Rhonda Hess helps …

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274: How is a Signature Coaching Program Better Than Coaching Session Packages? 7:42

4M ago7:42

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Grow your coaching income with a sea change in mindset and what you offer. Find the full transcript and more resources for coaches at prosperouscoach.com/274. Other Prosperous Coach Podcast episodes mentioned in this episode are: #136 - The Downside of Coaching for Corporations #51 - Why is Coaching a Hard Sell? #22 - Why Should a Coach Do Market R…

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273: Become a Thought Leader by Tapping into Your Unique Genius 8:26

4M ago8:26

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Coaches can also be thought leaders. It's a great way to attract ideal coaching clients. Find the full transcript and other resources for coaches at prosperouscoach.com/273. Other episode mentioned: 15 - What's Your Zone of Genius? Rhonda Hess helps new coaches leverage their zone of genius into a profitable coaching niche and launch with confidenc…

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272: Before You Create Your Coaching Website Do These 3 Things 8:20

4M ago8:20

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Find the full episode and transcript at prosperouscoach.com/272. About 3x a week a new coach reaches out to me. They've been referred to my podcast by another coach — thank you! Or they’ve seen a LinkedIn post or Googled for "coaching niche", browsed my website then filled out the application on my VIP Mentoring page. That’s an online customer jour…

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271: Inspire Your Coaching Clients to Give You Dynamic Testimonials 9:39

4M ago9:39

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Find the full episode, transcript and other resources for coaches at prosperouscoach.com/271. There’s a simple way to continuously encourage authentic and useful testimonials from all of your coaching clients. I’ll share how to: Systematically gather takeaways from clients before and after your sessions. Make it easy for clients to write useful tes…

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270: Aren't 2 Coaching Niches Better Than 1? 6:30

5M ago6:30

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Find the full transcript for this episode at https://prosperouscoachblog.com/ep-270-arent-2-coaching-niches-better-than-1-listeners-choice/. Also mentioned in this episode were: Episode 5 - The Simplest Coaching Business Model Episode - 108 - How to Develop Your Signature Coaching Program Before we talk about the few pros and significant cons of ha…

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269: How to Earn Higher Profits as a Coach While Working Less 11:33

5M ago11:33

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Find the full transcript and more resources for coaches at prosperouscoach.com/269. How can a coach earn more with less stress and high profits? In my 6th year of my coaching business I wanted to scale up. All the pundits said: “Group and online programs are the way to leverage your time and increase income.” I bought into that. Just 6 years into r…

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268: How Coaches Can Stop the Cycle of Shame and Get Unstuck 6:53

5M ago6:53

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Also mentioned, episode 80 called Competition, Comparison and Shame in the Field of Coaching. The upside of talking about shame is that once you acknowledge it you can quickly realize what has triggered it and let it go. A new coach in my VIP program — I’ll call her Barbara — got caught in a shame spiral because she wasn’t meeting up to some big ex…

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267: Break Through 4 Limiting Beliefs and Raise Your Coaching Prices! 8:51

5M ago8:51

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Find the full transcript for this episode and more resources for coaches at prosperouscoach.com/267. Other episodes mentioned in this one: 161,58, 60, and 5 Many coaches think: “I’m new at this and need to gain experience. I will raise my prices later.” But many wait too late to save themselves. Don’t let this be you. Are you waiting for some abstr…

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266: Test the Profitability of Your Coaching Niche - Listener's Choice 10:36

6M ago10:36

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Find the full transcript of Episode 266 and other resources for coaches at prosperouscoach.com/266. It is a LISTENER'S CHOICE episode because it is super popular with coaches already. Also mentioned in this episode: Nail Your Niche session with Rhonda Episodes: 140, 99, 7, 108 and 57 When coaches grab a Nail Your Niche Session with me and then ask:…

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265: The #1 Reason Coaches Struggle to Niche 10:24

6M ago10:24

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Episode 265 is about what you can do to breakthrough. There are shifts in perspective needed. Find the full transcript with more resources for coaches at prosperouscoach.com/265. Other episodes and resources mentioned: 247, 258, and 79. Download my free niching guide. In my first session with a new VIP client, something wonderful happened ... anoth…

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264: One Smart & Mindful Habit to Improve Your Coaching Business Results 8:58

6M ago8:58

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Find the full episode and more resources for coaches at prosperouscoach.com/264. If you’ve come to coaching after working for someone else — maybe for decades — it’s a huge shift to have your own solo business. Suddenly, you are completely autonomous. You make all the decisions. No one is expecting you at work. No one will tell you what to do or ho…

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263: 12 Ways Coaches Empower Themselves with One Single Decision 10:28

6M ago10:28

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Find the full episode at prosperouscoach.com/263 and grab your Nail Your Niche strategy session so you can start experiencing all 12 advantages. 93% of new coaches say their biggest problem is not knowing their niche or how to attract paying clients. They are related. Some say let your niche find you. Float around and coach all sorts of people abou…

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262: 3 Ways to Keep Momentum If Coaching Clients Aren't Flowing in Yet - Listener's Choice 9:54

7M ago9:54

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This episode is a Listener's Choice episode because it's been popular with coaches already so I'm replaying it for you with a bit of updating. Find the full transcript and other resources for coaches at ProsperousCoach.com/262. Episodes also mentioned in this episode are #14 and #28. Business startup requires deep reserves of patience and endurance…

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261: Become a Coach in High Demand Faster with These 10 Actions 9:15

7M ago9:15

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Find this episode and more resources for coaches who are serious about their success at prosperouscoach.com/261. Also linked to in this episode are Coach Training Alliance and Episodes 65, 75, 258, 125, 218, 60, and 223. New coaches often go looking at other coach’s websites and become worried … is coaching too saturated? Should I be more like this…

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260: Best Reasons and Timing for Coaches to Hire a Private Business Mentor 13:59

7M ago13:59

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Find the full episode and other resources for coaches at prosperouscoach.com/260. Apply here to hire Rhonda Hess at Prosperous Coach for private VIP coaching business mentoring. *** Where do you fall in the spectrum of going it alone versus getting valuable support to succeed in your coaching business? For some people taking no counsel is a matter …

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259: Stop Chasing Coaching Clients with 3 Powerful Shifts 14:14

7M ago14:14

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Two years into coaching, I was commiserating with another new coach. Most of our clients only invested in 3 months of coaching. That meant we were in a constant state of chasing clients. We were clueless about how to find more coaching clients. All the low hanging fruit had been picked — colleagues, friends, and friends of friends. You too? I’d had…

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258: Do You Have the Right Stuff to Succeed in Your Coaching Business? 8:46

7M ago8:46

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What is the success factor? Is it learned or innate? In this episode, I share my theory and 5 powerful questions to test the success factor. Find the full episode and resources for coaches at prosperouscoach.com/258. Being a small business owner is a territory for heroes where you can grow into your full potential. You will positively affect more l…

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257: Could You Have an International Coaching Business? 7:42

8M ago7:42

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Find the full transcript for this episode and more resources for coaches at prosperouscoach.com/257. I’ve had the pleasure of working with coaches living in 16 different countries. It’s been a delightful and culturally expanding experience with each one. Have you ever thought about serving international clients in your coaching business? Most often…

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256: The Best Lesson I Learned in My Coaching Business - Listener's Choice Episode 11:28

8M ago11:28

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This episode is a Listener's Choice episode because it was popular with coaches before and I don't want you to miss it! Recently, one of my VIP clients asked me to share the #1 lesson I’ve learned in my 20 years of running my coaching business. Find the full transcript for this episode and more resources for coaches at prosperouscoach.com/256. I ha…

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255: Are You Right Sized with Your Coaching Clients? 8:00

8M ago8:00

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Print out these 5 ways to ensure a healthy relationship between a coach and client. What do you do when a client comes to a session resistant, as if their arms are folded across their chest? Coaching seems to bounce off them. Or worse they seem to have the expectation that you’ll fix or figure out things for them, but aren’t willing to be part of t…

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254: How Can Coaches Network in a Fun and Rewarding Way? with Christina Renzelli 11:08

8M ago11:08

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Find this episode transcript and more resources for coaches at prosperouscoach.com/254. Are you networking to build connections in your coaching business, yet? If you are, that’s smart. Networking isn’t just about meeting potential clients, although that can happen. It’s more about having a professional community and leveraging the resource that’s …

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253: 2 Powerful Tools to Struggle Less in Your Coaching Business 6:47

9M ago6:47

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Would you like to struggle less so you can enjoy all aspects of your coaching business journey? I will share 2 brilliant concepts that I rely on. Find the transcript for episode 253 and more resources for coaches at prosperouscoach.com/253. I know that once a coach has strategy in place in their coaching business, success is largely an inner game —…

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252: When is it Ethical to Coach Someone? 7:06

9M ago7:06

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Find the full transcript for this episode and other resources for coaches at prosperouscoach.com/252. Also mentioned Episode 99 - What Coaching Clients Want Vs What You Think They Need. Not long ago I was among a group of new coaches who were having an interesting discussion about coaching someone who was un-coachable. As the situation was describe…

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251: Coaching a Coach Past Her Fears About Charging for Coaching 8:35

9M ago8:35

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In this episode I share details about a coaching session I had with a coach where her money mindset shifted. Find the full transcript and more resources for coaches at prosperouscoach.com/251. Also mentioned Episode 82 about the mindset "ACT AS IF". How is your money mindset, Coach? A healthy money mindset is a make it or break it thing in coaching…

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250: 7 Problems Life Coaches Face and a Single Solution to Them all 9:01

9M ago9:01

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Find the full transcript of this episode, which you might want to print out, at prosperouscoach.com/250. If you are putting yourself out there as a life coach and talking about life coaching on your website and on socials, you may face some or all of these common challenges: • Potential coaching clients have trouble justifying your fees. • You aren…

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249: How Do You Know Your Coaching Audience Wants What You Are Selling? 9:48

10M ago9:48

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Find the full transcript for this episode and more helpful resources for coaches at prosperouscoach.com/249. Also mentioned: Episode 184 – How to Charge More for Your Coaching Episode 191 – Low Pricing Could Kill Your Coaching Business Initially I thought being a professional coach would be like being a therapist. People would find me in listings o…

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248: 3 Things New Coaches Have Better Than Confidence 6:25

10M ago6:25

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Find the full transcript for this episode and other resources for coaches at prosperouscoach.com/248. When you need it most, confidence is elusive. As a new coach, you are on a roller coaster of fear, excitement and overwhelm with imposter syndrome always in your face. I know that place! One of my current clients is in the Market Research phase of …

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247: Why Do Some Coaching Niches Thrive and Others Fail? 10:36

10M ago10:36

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Find the full transcript and other resources for coaches at prosperouscoach.com/247. Nail Your Niche - 90 minute strategy session with Rhonda Hess Also mentioned, Sofia von Celsing, coach to high achieving women leaders. Why do some coaching niches never pay off? Coaches, with their big hearts, tend to focus on what their audience NEEDS. But I foun…

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246: 7 Ways to Make the Transition from Employee to Coaching Business Owner with Ease 8:37

10M ago8:37

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Find the full transcript for this episode and more resources for coaches at prosperouscoach.com/246. Also mentioned 5-month VIP Coaching Business Breakthrough mentoring program with Rhonda Hess, Business Mentor for Coaches. My coaching business was my first foray into entrepreneurship after 20 years in corporate roles. Talk about an identity crisis…

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245: This Coach's Niche Joy, Challenges and Wisdom 1 Month After Launch with Nancy Fournier Ph.D. 16:52

11M ago16:52

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Interview with Nancy Fournier Ph.D. who has a powerful coaching niche serving women Executive Directors of nonprofits. Find the full transcript here. Nancy shares her wisdom, challenges and joys one month after coaching business launch of Relish Your Role for women executive directors of nonprofits — an excellent niche! Also, Nancy has a podcast of…

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244: Should Coaches Ever Give Refunds? 7:36

11M ago7:36

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Find the full transcript for this episode and other resources for coaches at prosperouscoach.com/244. Also mentioned: Episode 243 about how to prevent refund requests Fill out the application to work with me in my VIP mentoring program for coaches. In my first year of helping coaches to build their coaching business, one of my clients asked for a f…

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243: How to Prevent Coaching Clients from Asking for Refunds 9:06

11M ago9:06

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Find the full transcript for this episode and other resources for coaches, including ways to work privately with me, at prosperouscoach.com/243. Episodes mentioned in this episode about different angles for getting better results with Discovery Calls enrolling coaching clients: 162 198 217 241 242 A coach emailed me asking for an episode about refu…

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242: Enroll More Coaching Clients With Powerful Questions and Without Anxiety 10:21

11M ago10:21

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Get your free download of the step-by-step enrollment approach at prosperouscoach.com/242. I used to suck at enrolling coaching clients. I felt I had to perform. Well, that was not a great approach, was it? Is there a way to enroll coaching clients that doesn't require you to push, convince or perform? Yes, and it is a lot easier and more effective…

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241: Coaching Clients Hire You When You Show Up This Way 7:54

11M ago7:54

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Find the full transcript and other resources for coaches at prosperouscoach.com/241. I never worry about the enrollment moment in Discovery Calls. I've been having Discovery Calls nearly every week for the last 17 years. Experience does count. Another reason I don't worry is that I've learned to detach from outcome. It's a critical mindset for anyo…

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