I recently shared a blog on pricing and I would love to dig into one of the options in that blog, retainers. Implementing a retainer strategy can enhance the stability and profitability of your coaching business. Unlike one-off sessions, retainers...
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How To Price Your Services
How do I price my coaching and workshops is one of the biggest topics I hear coaches ask about, especially new coaches just starting out. I hope this blog gives you food for thought when it comes to pricing your services. There are two things I...
Thinking of coming to the Gallup@work summit? What’s the ROI?
I have attended every single Strengths Summit/Gallup@work Summit since they started in 2016, bar one virtual summit. This post is from the lens of my dominant talent themes. Activator, WOO, Command, Arranger, Positivity, Responsibility,...
Who is the Imposter?
The late actor Paul Newman, who won numerous awards, always feared that one day someone would push through the crowd, grab him by the arm, and say, ‘It’s over. It was all a mistake. You are coming back to paint houses.’ Do you ever feel like that?...
Going Deeper with The Best of Us Activity
I love metaphors and analogies. There are a few on time. In sales, I was always told that ‘time is money’. When we go to work, we usually trade our time for money. Participants are trading their time in a workshop and my aim for them is that...
8 years on
8 years, where has the time gone? They say time flies when you are having fun, how so very true. This year will mark my 8th year of becoming both an ICF and a Gallup Accredited coach. My journey really started in March 2009 when I first took the...
On a scale of 1 to 10, how much do you enjoy your job?
I love my job but it has not always been like that. Why do I love my job now? Because I have the opportunity to do what I do best every day and my boss is super flexible, gives me regular feedback and enables me to play to my strengths. I have...
Happy New Year: A 2021 Retrospective
First day back to work for me for over a month. I had one coaching call and a few emails in that time but other than that it was time with nature, family and friends. We had 3 mini-breaks, 2 with the new caravan, one was scorching hot and the...
Trudy Rankin’s podcast: Strengths to grow your business
I was recently invited to be a guest on Trudy Rankins podcast. Trudy is a former CIO and now runs a business helping SME to get their business off the ground especially online. We explored using strengths to Grow your business Some areas we...
Becoming an ICF Accredited Coach
In 2012 I was fortunate enough to attend the Stephen Covey 7 habits of Highly Effective People course as part of my leadership development at Verizon. This was a pivotal moment for me in my career and my future. Little did I know that at the time....