If You Can't Make a Living How Can You Make a Difference?
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Welcome, coaches!
A group of volunteer coaches have been working together to solve a sticky problem. Why are so many coaches not earning a good living? Check out the results of our work in the Resources section below: The Coaches' PR Toolkit. Here's a bit of background.
We began talking to each other in C.J. Hayden's session at the 2006 International Coach Federation conference in St. Louis. Our premise was this: we chose the profession of coaching because we want to help others and make a difference in the world. But if we can't earn a decent living, we give up our coaching practices, spend our energy at day jobs, and never make the powerful impact we know that we could.
We decided to tackle this problem head on as a community and create an action plan to solve it. We have been taking on the twin monsters of Money and Marketing, sharing our best tools and resources for mastering them, brainstorming new ideas, and inventing creative solutions. We are life coaches, business coaches, career coaches, executive coaches, and those from many other specialties.
To discover what our community identified as the problems we are facing and the new solutions we believe will address them, download the complete session results, available below. To help us implement some of these solutions, we formed the Coaches Make a Difference Initiative, a nonpartisan task force launched by coaches from a variety of backgrounds. We are not officially sponsored by the ICF or any other coaching association or school, although many different coaching organizations are participating in our projects.
If you have additional questions or input or wish to contact us, please visit our website for more information.
Our Vision
A group of volunteer coaches focus their brainpower, passion, and energy on this critical issue, beginning with the groundbreaking work accomplished at the ICF conference. Together, we produce a new way of thinking, doing, and being -- about marketing, business, money, and anything else we discover is blocking our financial success and our ability to make a difference.How you can contribute: Take the poll on what has helped you the most so far, then post your additional thoughts under New Solutions below.
How you can benefit: Check out the Coaches' PR Toolkit we have created.
Poll: What Has Helped You the Most?
Vote for the solution or resource you have personally found most helpful so far
Resources to Explore
- Coaches' PR Toolkit
- Check out our absolutely free public relations toolkit for coaches, created by a team of coach volunteers.
- ICF 2006 Session Results
- Download the complete results from C.J. Hayden's session at the ICF conference and discover what participants identified as the root causes of underearning, plus over 100 inspired suggestions and ideas for new ways to help coaches make a better living.
- ICF 2006 Conference Handout
- Download the handout from C.J.'s session at the conference and see Page 3 for a complete list of what coaches recommended as the best books, programs, and other solutions for making a better living.
- Coaches Make a Difference Website and Blog
- Visit our website for the latest news on what we are doing and who is involved.
New Solutions
What new ideas and creative solutions do we need to implement as individuals and as a community?
Post your thoughts here about what you would like to do differently, what you want to call forth from others, and where you are ready to take a stand.
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- Success_Matters65 Success_Matters65 May 24, 2009 @ 5:06 pm
- Thank you for this lense. It really is important to eventually make money. Coaches, like myself, aren't crazy about the marketing piece. It seems like just another task to outsource. I love to write though, but I am not fond of all that other stuff you need to do to get noticed. Kudos to you! BTW, I love your book choices.
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- iac_professionals iac_professionals May 13, 2009 @ 11:40 pm
- Great topic and lens! Def 5 stars!
Visibility and the ability to connect with others well enough to show them how valuable your services can be and that you really care about helping them to transform their situation in a very positive way. You have to market properly and create trust.
Check out our Virtual Assistant lens (much more than just VA stuff) - we just added a link to a resource to help coaches generate more business - niche marketing. And we also offer a couple of other Coaching resources. Let us know what you think, we'd love to have you drop by!
We hope to see you there!
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- ThomasClifford ThomasClifford Feb 10, 2007 @ 9:44 pm
- Nice lens! I'm cruzing Squidoo as a lensmaster jurist, so be sure to submit your lens to http://www.squidoo.com/invitation for the February contest!
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- Georjina_Sinese Georjina_Sinese Jan 30, 2007 @ 4:54 pm
- Like Marcia, I target women in transition as a Life Coach and one thing I learned from my coach was - measurable results. Doing work I love means accepting only clients who are willing to take action and be accountable for their outcomes. Coaching is a business and that's the way I conduct it.
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- Gail Sussman Miller Gail Sussman Miller Dec 7, 2006 @ 10:17 am
- My transformation came from Andrea Lee's book, conference and coaching on Multiple Streams of Coaching Income AND practicing the Laws of Attraction. I productized my coaching. I JUST doubled my income taking my workshop, "How to Love Networking" to the corp world. It CAN be done, I want to help!
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Recommended Learning Programs
These programs were recommended by coaches we surveyed
- Book Yourself Solid
- Group coaching program with Michael Port
- Business Catalyst Institute
- Teleclass series with Leslie Lupinsky and Dorcas Kelley
- Coach & Grow R.I.C.H.
- Virtual university offered by Michelle Schubnel
- Get Clients Now!
- Seminar and coaching program developed by C.J. Hayden and offered by licensed facilitators around the world
- Free Sessions That Sell
- Home-study program with Christian Mickelsen
- Coaching Millions
- Milana Leshinsky's program available as a home-study course or mastermind program
- Understanding and Changing Your Money Beliefs
- Teleclass series with Shell Tain
Recommended Books
Books that coaches we surveyed found most helpful
Book Yourself Solid: The Fastest, Easiest, and Most Reliable System for Getting More Clients Than You Can Handle Even if You Hate Marketing and Selling
Amazon Price: $11.02 (as of 12/07/2009) 
The Business and Practice of Coaching: Finding Your Niche, Making Money, and Attracting Ideal Clients
Amazon Price: $21.90 (as of 12/07/2009)
Get Clients Now!(TM): A 28-Day Marketing Program for Professionals, Consultants, and Coaches
Amazon Price: $13.57 (as of 12/07/2009)
Getting Started in Personal and Executive Coaching: How to Create a Thriving Coaching Practice
Amazon Price: $26.53 (as of 12/07/2009)
Taming Your Gremlin (Revised Edition): A Surprisingly Simple Method for Getting Out of Your Own Way
Amazon Price: $10.19 (as of 12/07/2009)
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