Want rock-solid confidence that starting or growing your own consulting or coaching business is right for you? Use these questions to help you get it.
1. What is telling you that you want to grow your own consulting or coaching business?
Which of the following reflects your answer:
- I have always...
Almost all the consultants and coaches that I mentor want to become an executive advisor. For some this means that they want to work with more senior leaders in larger companies. For others this means that they want all of their revenue to come from their ability to give expert advice...
I’ll never forget the moment the Disney team turned around the performance of the Animal Kingdom theme park. This beautiful park opened in 1999, full of compelling backstories and adventure. However, it wasn’t resonating with the Disney guests as expected.
The breakthrough solution to...
Got big dreams for your career and business?
Chances are - you also got big fears.
Part of you is SO EXCITED about the vision! It can see the potential and cannot wait to make it real!
And another part of you is completely overwhelmed and terrified by the same idea.
Part of you is saying, ...
Dave Saliaris was a sales and customer service executive with over 30 years of experience who found himself at a career crossroads when his company was bought out by an equity firm.
He felt blindsided by many of the changes and decided it was time for him to control his own path.
But he...
There's two types of consultants. The ones who are drawn to the profession because of the potential for making great money and the prestige that comes from working with the executives.
Then there's the ones who are in it for so much more than money. They also want to make a real difference...
Interview Transcript:
Betsy Jordyn: Well hello there everybody it's Betsy Jordyn of the Consultants Institute, and I am so excited to finally be interviewing Michael Zipursky of Consulting Success. So Michael and I met how many years ago was it, Michael? ...
Forging a strong client relationship is not a matter of chance. It is the result of choice and whether or not the consultant has taken charge of the positioning process. Unlike other roles in an organization, consultants hold no formal position on the organization chart. It is up to the...
The number one way that really smart consultants get in the way of their own success is struggling with the fear that that they don't have what it takes.
Despite years of education and experience they stay up at night wondering what is the best way to let their future clients know about how...
"But what a fool believes he sees
No wise man has the power to reason away" (Kenny Loggins/Michael McDonald)
Not everyone you consult to is the same and therefore you cannot use the same strategies to support their resistance to change.
According to author, psychologist and business advisor,...
Working for yourself is scary. Anyone who tells you otherwise is lying!
The only way to conquer the normal fears that come along with entrepreneurship is to understand them and face them head on. You don't overcome them, you befriend them.
There are five fears that you can expect:
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Every new adventure or growth opportunity sparks fear. If you travel to a new country and don't speak the language you may experience fear for your safety. If you are writing a book for the first time, you may fear what others may think of you.
When it comes to making a major career transition...
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