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<\/a><\/p>\nWhat People are Saying About ’10 Super Coaches’<\/strong> “I was working on a marketing strategy that was going to cost quite a bit of money when I bought the ebook. It made me realise there is a MUCH more direct, and less expensive method. Saved me several hundred pounds and gave me a kick up the rear end to do something else. Thanks!” “David, the product is awesome! I cannot express it any other way. I’m still digesting the nuggets on every page and relishing every interview. Thank you for the your brilliance in its development.” Heather Fraser USA<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n Visit http:\/\/www.10SuperCoaches.com\/<\/a> <\/p>\n <\/p>\n MJ Jennings, the “Inspiration Woman,” is an executive coach who has made as much as AUD$100,000 in one month from coaching! <\/p>\n Based in Hong Kong, she calls herself a “Pacific gypsy” because of the travel she does up and down AsiaPacific. <\/p>\n How did her life journey take her from a farm in New Zealand to the intense, vibrant career she now enjoys? <\/p>\n MJ first heard about coaching in 2000, and her interest peaked after being given an article by a friend. By that time, she’d moved with her children to Hong Kong. She had completed her masters in Human Resources and moved into Business Excellence, a team approach to continuous improvement. But coaching offered a different way to inspire people and help them move forward in their lives. <\/p>\n Tip: Use your current skill set to enhance and compliment your coaching style.<\/em> <\/p>\n “I actually started coaching by being coached by a master – David Wood – about six years ago,” she says. (Thanks for the plug MJ!) From Hong Kong, MJ arranged face-to-face and phone sessions. She found coaching was a natural transition from the work she was doing. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n “I realized that my clients needed more than the traditional training approach,” she explains. “I found I had lots of ‘guinea pigs’ to practice on.” <\/p>\n Being coached herself gave her the confidence she needed to jump in and start doing it. “My initial perception of coaching was misguided… I thought I had to have the answers, and my approach was more along the lines of consulting or advisory. Now I really know coaching is all about the coachee, not me!” She credits this experience with giving her a deeper understanding of the coaching philosophy as well as a toolkit of forms, approaches and questioning techniques. <\/p>\n She became a founding member of the Hong Kong International Coaching Community, joined Coachville and became very active in promoting executive coaching as a business learning approach. <\/p>\n Tip: Get involved – join forces with other coaches to share information and make coaching more visible in your community.<\/i> <\/p>\n According to MJ, awareness and acceptance of executive coaching has been slower in Hong Kong than it has been in other areas. “To survive as a coach, you need to have other ‘strings to your bow’ – and mine was training,” she says. She leveraged the workshops she ran by promoting one-on-one “coaching based interventions.” This built her confidence and her cash flow. “I built a company around the things I like doing, and the coaching has become a major part of that. We now generate revenues that have just kept growing.”<\/p>\n MJ feels staying in the public eye is a key way to attract new business. She has been on radio programs a half dozen times and has done several interviews in local newspapers and magazines. <\/p>\n “Building a positive reputation is very important for credibility and approachability,” she says. <\/p>\n Most of MJ’s business is referral, and people see her in action as a speaker and doing other activities. <\/p>\n Tip: Be noticed. Look for ways to tie coaching in to what you’re already doing, and offer your expertise to the media.<\/i> <\/p>\n MJ says, “Practice what you preach – if it’s a business it must look like one, feel like one and run like one, with a business plan, strategy, goals and action plans. <\/p>\n She has a “no surprises” policy, discussing fees and structure with clients up front. She does pro-bono work, charity workshops and offers coaching packages to encourage repeat business. At the same time, she negotiates higher fees for intensive programs to ensure a return on the investment in time and resources. <\/p>\n And she’s busy. In the next six weeks, she’ll have five coaching sessions in Singapore, three in Hong Kong, training workshops with one-on-one coaching sessions in Vietnam and Korea, followed by a week of coaching back in Hong Kong and four sessions in Tokyo. <\/p>\n Part of MJ’s success is how she “walks the talk.” She says successful coaches need to have a commitment to life learning. <\/p>\n “If Tiger Woods has a coach – then there is a time in our lives when we all need a coach to stretch, guide, challenge and recognize effort,” she explains. <\/p>\n She advises other coaches to keep talking to strangers, and keep networking. Potential clients can’t find you if you’re not putting yourself out there, she points out. <\/p>\n Often, MJ’s casual chats turn into business when she’s asked what she does for a living. But “it’s not about the money, or the potential for business,” she says. “It’s about them identifying a need that they have, and wanting to work through a coach to get that need met. I love it when they contact me and I’m their ‘chosen’ coach.”<\/p>\n See more about MJ’s business at ActiveCommunication.net<\/a>. <\/p>\n MJ got her start through the CoachStart\u2122 Mentoring Program – if you would like one of the few remaining positions, you can apply here<\/a>. <\/p>\n *** <\/p>\n<\/p>\n 1. Start researching and asking for recommendations to hire a mentor coach Enjoy! <\/p>\n David<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Announcements\/Offers What People are Saying About ’10 Super Coaches’To find out how 10 ordinary coaches are earning $30,000 to $1.4 million per year, and how you can do it too, click here:http:\/\/www.10SuperCoaches.com “I was working on a marketing strategy that was going to cost quite a bit of money when I bought the ebook. 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To find out how 10 ordinary coaches are earning $30,000 to $1.4 million per year, and how you can do it too, click here:
http:\/\/www.10SuperCoaches.com<\/a><\/p>\n
Neil Gilbranch, United Kingdom<\/em> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/a>FEATURE: How to Merge a Current Career with Coaching<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nNot about having the answers<\/h3>\n
Getting out there<\/h3>\n
Even coaches can use a coach<\/h3>\n
Do talk to strangers<\/h3>\n
Action: Expand Your Business<\/h3>\n
2. Does your coaching look like a business? Where do you need to become more business-like?
3. Do you have a current career or hobby you can merge with coaching? What would the first step be?
4. Post your first step, thoughts and comments at the blog<\/a>! <\/p>\n