Why Get a Coach?
Think of a business coach as a personal trainer for your business.
Why do people who want to lose weight lose the weight faster if they have a personal trainer or nutritionist?
Besides the fact that they’re paying the trainer or nutritionist to do a job (help them get healthy), those people are also there to push their client, you, into getting the best results possible. If you tell them you want to lose 10 pounds, they’ll help you lose 10 pounds – and along the way, they’ll teach you better eating habits and strategies to avoid overeating and ways to feel fuller longer. This enables their client to keep up all they’ve learned on their own.
This exact same situation, which many people may go through, is directly comparable to a business getting a business coach.
For a long time, having a business coach was looked at as a bad thing. Something that you only needed if you were making detrimental business decisions, or something you needed to have to help you out of a rut.
But now, we’re seeing a trend – it’s more acceptable to have a coach because people and businesses are realizing that even if nothing is wrong per se, with the business, and results are decent. People are finally realizing that with a business coach, someone can push them to achieve their absolute best results.
Think you and your business can achieve those kind of results yourself? Well, maybe you can. But having someone to push you for your absolute best, whether you hit your goal or not, is useful.
If you’ve ever had a personal trainer, you know that they might say 5 more, but after those 5, they’ll probably push you to give them one more good rep.
A business coach does the same thing. Even if you don’t want to or you think you don’t have it in you, you do – and a business coach, like a sports coach or personal trainer, will get it out of you, even if they have to force it.
Doesn’t necessarily sound fun, but hey, it gets great results: look at how many peoples’ fitness and eating habits improved with a personal trainer.
And look at how many peoples’ businesses improved with the help of a business coach. If you’re interested in what a business coach can do for your business, find out more here.
Business Coaching | Stephanie Sims | September 9, 2010
ActionCOACH, business coach, Business Coaching, small business coaching, small business owner
