"I
hate calling and asking for more information. I don't
know if I will even get a real person on the phone -
and if I do I don't want to hear a sales spiel!"
We know exactly how
you feel! We would love for you to just give
us a call and speak to us in person, and we
understand some people do not feel comfortable
doing that.
In fact we don't expect you to just trust us
- we are willing to work to earn your trust! Remember
we have been where you are - we do understand
how you feel. (More about
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So we have put together a list of questions that you
might have - and answered them. You can also view
a mini assessment here.
But please - if you would like to call
and ask a few questions - please feel free to do
so. We promise not to try to 'sell' you anything. We
are here to help.
How do I know I need a coach?
What is the difference between
consulting and coaching?
How are we different from other
coaches?
How does coaching actually work?
How much time will this take?
Is group Coaching less effective
than one-on-one coaching?
What's the difference between coaching
and therapy?
My other advisors and consultants
provide all the advice I need. What can you add that
would be of value?
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How
do I know I need a coach?
Only you can decide if you need a coach. We knew when
we needed a coach because we felt frustrated with growth,
progress, lack of time and we knew we could be earning
more. In otter words we had the vehicle and the gas
- we just had trouble getting out of second gear! That's
when we made the decision to get a coach.
We have put together a checklist below for you to look
over. If you find you are answering yes to too many
of these questions for your comfort, maybe it is time
to look at finding new strategies to help you earn more
and work less.
- Am I working longer hours than I think I should
- Has my income remained the same over the past year
even thought I have added more hours to my schedule?
- Do I sometimes feel like a prisoner to my business
or my career?
- Do I find that there's just not enough time to do
the things that matter the most to me?
- Do I spend more time "doing" in my business than planning
for growth?
- Is it time I analyzed or reviewed what's working
and what's not in my business or career?
- Do I need to set and achieve more of my goals?
- Am I caught up and consumed by day-to-day details?
- Has my productivity and effectiveness declined over
the years?
- Am I letting my loved ones down?
- Am I feeling frustrated by my lack of progress?
If you answered “yes” to any number of these questions,
you are not alone. Most business owners and executives
struggle at times to effectively manage their professional
and personal life.
It is not uncommon for entrepreneurs and professionals
to lose focus, miss opportunities, adopt bad habits
and underutilize their talents and skills. As a result
their frustration level goes up and their personal freedom
goes down. It’s normal to become consumed by non-essential
“stuff” and become overwhelmed and distracted by low-value
details and low-priority activities.
But that's no excuse to continue to be bogged down by
inefficiency and low-effectiveness. It’s time to take
control of your life and make decisions that will allow
you to drive your success and balance your life. At
the Growth Coach®, we help owners, professionals and
managers focus on effective thinking and action. With
clarity of their priorities and desires, we help these
clients work less and achieve more. Your potential is
there – our goal is to help you seize that potential
and enjoy a richer life.
We know your time is valuable to you. We offer flexible
services that will allow you to become more focused
and make more money in a way that fits your needs and
schedule. Check out our services and find out how they
can help you find the success you want and fulfillment
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What
is the difference between consulting and coaching?
In a consulting relationship, the primary concentration
is on your company's operations and functioning as a
corporate concern. Input is based on expertise as entrepreneurs,
business persons, managers, and consultants. Consulting
might involve thinking through a business problem, reviewing
a business plan, or exploring ideas for an organizational
restructuring.
Coaching concentrates on you as a person. A coach helps
guide you in making business and personal improvements
and achieving your personal, professional, and business
goals. They may work one-on-one with an individual or
work with a group.
While working with a coach, you make the decisions
and own the results. Coaching is not about telling someone
what to do. It's about asking the right questions, listening,
guiding self-assessment, helping with options and goal-setting,
providing candid feedback, and measuring results.
If this sounds a little ambiguous to you - we understand
that too. A good coach will assess where you are at
in your business and tailor their coaching to fit your
need.
Sometimes, a coach may need to constructively confront
behaviors that are unproductive. Coaching involves a
number of steps, starting with an assessment and ending
with measured results.
So in a nutshell - it is not easy to explain every
step of coaching in detail until we assess where you
are and together discuss your needs.
As coaches we are here to challenge you and bring your
best traits to the surface. And if you are blocking
your own success (because sometimes we are all afraid
to succeed), we will help you get out of your own way!
Just like an athletic coach - we want you to run your
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How
are we different from other coaches?
We are franchisee owners - and are well trained. Not
everyone can be a coach - they must receive, understand
and learn to practice what we preach.
But what impressed us most about our franchise was
the great system and back up materials that we have
to offer all our clients. Anyone can call themselves
a coach, but not everyone has the training, resources
or the expertise that we have developed.
Here are some other great things that we can offer
you:
- Money-back guarantee on all our coaching services.
- We help improve the effectiveness of both the owner/manager
and their business - a powerful combination.
- We know who we are. We are coaches, facilitators,
optimizers and liberators. We are experts at helping
owners, professionals and executives become more focused,
effective and productive - to unlock the potential
in themselves and their businesses.
- We help hold clients accountable to themselves and
their goals.
- We are not simply trainers or just consultants.
We are experts in bringing out the best in people
- you.
- We are not experts in our clients' businesses or
industries. We never pretend to be.
- We are affordable, both in terms of time and money.
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How
does coaching actually work?
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Think of some famous
athletes ... more than likely, they have a Coach
that is now (or has been) critical to their success!
It can be beneficial to have an objective person
guide an individual (or team) in achieving a goal.
The concept of coaching is not something new.
For several years, however, business and career
coaching has rapidly expanded as a profession
and is used by people who want to improve personally
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Coaching can take many forms and The Growth Coach®
offers a variety of coaching services to meet the needs
of our clients.
We can provide group coaching in a professional setting
and individual coaching either by phone or in person.
Group Coaching (More
here)
Group meetings are held once per quarter and can be
supported by individual in person or over the phone
sessions in between quarters.
In a group setting, coaching begins with an in-depth
examination of your goals and needs, how your current
work and home life fulfills those, and what you can
do to close any gaps where they exist. Each quarterly
meeting covers a new business strategy, but we return
regularly to prior topics to monitor how your habits
change as the coaching progresses, and to adjust strategies
in anticipation of where you'll be in your next phase.
Individual Coaching (More
here)
Individually we prepare in advance, and then
meet typically for a specified time each month.
Typically, individual coaching involves developing
a personal plan, then reviewing any changes you're implementing,
addressing new issues that have come up, and making
progress on at least one or two longer-term goals you've
chosen. We finish the individual coaching session with
a debriefing to insure we are both happy with how things
have gone. You will leave each meeting with actionable
to do's to help you chart your progress. |
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How
much time will this take?
The question
of how much time we need to spend together to get results
is a common one. After all - many of us find ourselves
in the position of having no time - and then no time
to do anything about it!
However we all know that it we don't take the time
to stop - nothing will change. So we developed programs
that make it easier for you to choose a program
to fit your schedule and your business.
Group Coaching (More
here)
Groups meet once per quarter for a full year,
with two additional optional years of subject content.
Individual Coaching (More
here)
Individual coaching plans vary in length from three
months to a couple of years. Sessions are prepared beforehand,
and end with specific action plans and assignments.
Actual results may vary and will largely depend on how
each person's situation and how prepared they are to
make the changes that are needed.
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Is
Group Coaching less effective than One-on-One coaching?
The Growth Coach® clients tell us that there is no
noticeable difference. In fact, group coaching is often
more effective. People can talk about issues more easily
when they realize that others in the group have reached
the same impasse. The lack of individual exclusiveness
is generally more than made up for by the increased
openness of the conversation.
On the other hand, one-on-one coaching allows you to
focus more on specific business strategies today rather
than wait until it appears in the curriculum several
quarters later.
What is the difference between quarterly coaching
and monthly coaching?
Quarterly coaching takes place in a group setting.
You and other business owners, and professionals, or
an entire corporate team can be coached on interpersonal
issues, goal-setting, or general group effectiveness.
Group coaching settings can be ideal if there are several
managers all grappling with similar issues, or several
managers who must work together to produce results.
Monthly coaching is all about you. It's about helping
you as an individual design the life you've always wanted;
and helping you as a business person cope with business
challenges and devise action plans together with your
coach. Accountability in coaching is shared between
the coach and the client. The Growth Coach® helps plan
a direction, and the client commits to taking action
to succeed.
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What's
the difference between coaching and therapy?
The Growth Coach® does not provide therapy. Coaching
is about setting a future goal and acting to make the
goal real. It is about creating and implementing a plan,
once your decision has been made to commit to the process.
If a client has conflicts or emotional blocks that get
in their way, it may make sense to have them work through
those issues with a therapist concurrently with coaching.
The coach can then provide specific, detailed facilitation
in creating a satisfying life.
My
other advisors and consultants provide all the advice
I need. What can you add that would be of value?
The Growth Coach® works with business owners who are
often supported by advisory boards, peer groups, etc.
These groups offer in-depth brainstorming and problem
solving support. Sometimes, however, these groups can
become “gripe” sessions dominated by the same few people.
Our program does not allow this to happen as sharing time
is focused and appropriately limited. Additionally,
our strategic coaching program can be a great complement
to these other programs. The Growth Coach® program provides
you with a structured and recurring time-out from your
business to create your 90-day goals and intentions.
There is a legal difference, also. Legally, you and
The Growth Coach® have no obligation to each other,
except by mutual agreement. You can tell us anything,
and we will listen non-judgmentally, and do whatever
it takes to help you with the situation. You can have
strictly confidential conversations with The Growth
Coach®, without privacy concerns that may exist in other
situations.
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