How to Plan and Start a Career Coaching Business
Learn the skills and strategies needed to start a successful career coaching business from the experts. This course covers all aspects of setting up, launching, and growing your own practice.
Welcome
About Course Author
Prerequisite
Our Approach to Learning
The Path to Future Success™
About How to Plan and Start a Career Coaching Business Course
Activity—Goals and Program Survey
Before You Start Your Coaching Business
Qualities and Skills of a Business Owner
Passion
Commitment and Persistence
Hard Work, Self-Discipline, and Dedication
Growth Mindset
Act Like a Successful Person
1. Delegation
2. Thought Leadership
3. Communication Skills
4. Proactivity
5. Financial Literacy
6. Leadership
7. Emotional Intelligence
8. Sales Skills
9. Customer Service
10. Digital Marketing
11. Self-Awareness of Blind Spots
Activity—Rate Your Qualities and Skills as a Successful Business Owner
Know Your Why
Activity—Watch a Video
Activity—Describe Your Why: Find Your Story
Your Business Vision
Business Success Is Like an Iceberg—The Illusion of Success
People Do Not See on the Success Iceberg—Sacrifice
Eight Sacrifices Business People Make for Their Success
Activity—Identify Your Personal Sacrifice
People Do Not See on the Success Iceberg—Disappointment
People Do Not See on the Success Iceberg—Rejection
Activity—Address Challenges and Hardships of Success
Managing Stress
Activity—How Stressed are You?
Activity—Assess Your Stress Symptoms
Activity—Are You Ready to Start a Business?
Planning Your Business
1. Need for Your Career Coaching Service in Your Area
Advice from the Australian Government
Activity—Research the Need for Your Business
2. Assess Your Finances
3. Business Structure
4. Choose a Business Name
Activity—Name Your Business
5. Register Your Business Name
6. Register Your Business
7. Design a Business Logo
8. Clarify Your Target Customers or Clients
Research Demographics
Understand Your Customer
Identify Goals, Values, and Fears of Your Customer
Understand the Customer’s Decision-Making Buying Process
Write the Customer Research
Activity—Identify Your Customer Avatar
9. Know Your Competitors
Activity—Research Your Competitors
Now-Where-How Model
Activity—State Where You are Now in Relation to the Business
Activity—State Where You Want to be in the Future in Relation to the Business