Author : Shane Cradock

There is no shortage of business coaches to choose from in today’s world Your only issue is how to save time and money by finding the one that’s right for you Here’s a few tips to help you make a better choice:

1 Ask For Recommendations: Every coach will tell you they’re the best, so how do you know if they’re right for you? Before she came to me, one of my clients wasted a lot of money with a well-known coaching organization and didn’t even come close to getting the results she was promised She found that the coach worked from a franchise system which was useful for certain areas but they couldn’t operate outside it when the unexpected arose – which for her was quite a lot Ask people you know for recommendations, based on results a coach has achieved Ask for specific results achieved

2 Make Sure You Get The Initial Consultation Free: Some coaches charge for their time, even at the first meeting This shouldn’t be the case as there is a lot of competition and the first meeting, which will take about an hour, is really an exchange of information Don’t pay for this

3 Look for results and experience: You want to work with someone that can really help you improve your business Believe it or not, there are business coaches out there that have never run their own business – they learned what they know from a training course That may be okay in certain circumstances but to use an airline analogy, would you really want to learn how to fly from someone who has never flown themselves?

Ask the coach specifically about their experience and specific results achieved Ideally, ask to speak to 2 other people that the coach has worked with so that you can validate what you’re told Also ask the coach where their strengths and weaknesses are – this could highlight important information in your search for the right coach

4 Don’t be fooled by marketing: Just because a coach or coaching company are well marketed does not mean they’re the right coach for you Research shows that the key variables in your success with a coach lies in ‘the quality of the coach’ and ‘the quality of your relationship with them’ The quality of the coach is the key one and this where you should be looking at their track record and experience

5 Go with your gut instinct: After you’ve done all your homework and gathered your information and testimonials, go with your intuition

6 Insist on a get out clause: A good coach will not be afraid of a get out clause – this means that if for any reason you’re not happy or that it’s not working, you can pull out at any time A lot of coaches try to lock you into a 12-month contract and while 12 months is a good time to allow for results to come through, a good coach will give you the flexibility to leave at any time if you’re not happy

7 Base part of payment on results achieved: This one will separate the men from the boys Negotiate to reduce the monthly fee to the coach, but give an opportunity to make more than the difference back, if they help you achieve certain results So if the fee was 1,600 a month, negotiate it down to 1,300 with a performance bonus in place to make 600 a month extra if certain agreed results are achieved A good coach who’s confident in what they can do will take a serious look at this

If you’d like to get free weekly insights and inspiration on how to improve your business and life then go to http://www.shanecradock.com, and subscribe to the free weekly inspirational e-mail. Shane Cradock is a leading business coach & consultant.

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