All the best athletes, business leaders and political leaders use coaches to help keep or regain their edge. I’ve met a few coaches along the way and some are people in my industry who I’ve known for years and they are always imparting wisdom because its second nature for them. There are the coaches who get paid for their time and some that get paid based on results. I feel the same way about coaching as I do hiring a financial professional and I can’t imagine talking to someone who has never built a business or had success before they dole out solutions. Finding the right coach who you can trust to move you to the next level in life, business, and relationships with measurable results is a powerful tool.
From a small business perspective most entrepreneurs are operators and they don’t always have the skills to be great in every facet of business. When you’re starting out you need to be good or at least effective at everything until you can afford to hire. Having a coach gives you the opportunity to look at things you don’t have time to examine or consider tips that can have immense impact on your business. Sometimes they offer great marketing ideas or systems to uncover the most effective ways to spend your marketing budget, or cut costs to help make you more profitable. You may not have to work as hard to make the same money. Sometimes it’s about addressing motivational issues or dealing with stress and helping you make sure you’re on a good life path. They can help you find the right people to compliment your business and suggest alternative ways to get things done without hiring more people. If you have never considered a business coach talk to people who have and see what measurable results they experienced. There are many different styles of coaching so make sure you have a clear picture of your expectations so you’ll know what will be a good fit for your situation.
These coaches all have different styles and each one has a base of satisfied customers and a good place to begin your search for coaches.
Michael Nitti has clients all over the world and has been life and business coaching for more than 25 years. Michael has recently written a book called The Trophy Effect and he has clients that range from Presidents of large International companies to real estate agents and he does coaching work for Anthony Robbins / Robbins Research as well. http://www.intentionquest.com/2.html
Gavin Rouble works with business professionals and his focus is on improving your business and increasing profits. He has a more precise business model to help businesses make more money and be profitable with Focal Point a Brian Tracy’s coaching model. http://www.gavinrouble.com/contact-us
Strategic Coach is another alternative and they have workshops where a group of business people with some level of success meet regularly to improve business practises and they have a system they believe will show you how to enjoy your success and be more productive. This coaching is mainly aimed at business already enjoying some level of success but ready to more to the next level.