Facts and Questions about Coaching

What is coaching?

Coaching is a professional partnership between a qualified coach and an individual (or team) focused on achieving extraordinary results. A professional coach will help you improve your performance and enhance the quality of your life.

Why hire a coach?

Results – Accelerate the achievement of your goals or make big changes in your business/life.
Challenge – Stretch yourself and achieve more than you ever thought possible!
Clarity – Get clear on what you want and identify the best strategy to get it.
Accountability – Make an external commitment so you are more likely to keep it!
Focus – Stay on task to achieve your goals. (Don’t get sidetracked by day-to-day activities!)
Encouragement & Support – Experience real support by someone who believes you can succeed – especially when you don’t see it yourself (you are probably your own worse critic).

How does coaching work?

Typically, coaching is completed over the telephone weekly (saves time for both the client and the coach). The client’s key goals are defined and each call is focused on achieving them – taking challenging actions to help them move forward and/or remove what is in their way. The best way to really understand coaching is to experience it! Take advantage of my Getting Unstuck Coaching Session to experience coaching and see how coaching can work for you.

What is the difference between coaching, consulting and counseling?

Method	Expert	Focus	Process
Coaching	The client is the expert	Create the future	Coaches ask the right questions to help the client discover their own answers that will help them achieve their goals and use accountability to ensure follow-through.
Consulting	The consultant is a subject matter expert	Solve problems	Consultants ask questions to uncover the issues, analyze discoveries and prescribe a specific course of action.
Counseling	The counselor is a licensed expert	Heal the past	Counselors ask questions to diagnose the problem (i.e., psychological conditions) and help the patient start healing or deal with the condition.

What should I consider when hiring a coach?

Is it the right time for you?

Are you ready to face whatever has been stopping (or slowing you down) from getting what you want?
Are you ready to take action and make changes to get what you really want?

Is it the right price?
Coaching is an investment. Hire the best coach you can afford to help you create the specific results you desire. Most coaching rates start at $300/month. Amy’s 2006 one=on-one coaching rates start at $380/month and group coaching start at $180/month. (FYI: Often business owners write off coaching as a business expense and business leaders have coaching fees paid by their employers.)

Is Amy the right coach for you?
Are you a business leader, entrepreneur or business owner with BIG goals and dreams for your business and life? Then let’s schedule a single session (see below) to see how I can help you!

Want to experience coaching for yourself? Take advantage of my Getting Unstuck Coaching Session using one of your real business or life challenges. Then based on your experience (& ROI) decide if you want to continue with a coaching program. (Group coaching also available.)