What is one of the biggest and best investments you can make in yourself and your business in the coming year? Working with a business coach. I don’t just say this because I am a business coach, I say it because I have hired and have worked with a business coach for many, many years. Why do I need a business coach? The same reason you might want to consider one and here are some of those reasons:
- A coach will help you focus on your goals and set measurable, specific actions to achieve them. He or she will challenge you to help you make certain those goals will forward your overall business objectives.
- A coach will hold you accountable. It’s easy to say, “I’m going to do XYZ,” but if you don’t have anyone to “report” back to on whether you did truly achieve XYZ, it’s easy to let those items fall by the wayside.
- Your coach will be an objective observer on whether you are moving your goals forward. He or she will also be able to objectively tell you whether you’re spinning your wheels and even if you’re procrastinating and can even help you determine why you may be doing either or both.
- A coach will push you to levels you may not have imagined you’d be able to achieve. Your coach is on your side and wants to see you excel.
- Your coach will help you work on items that will contribute to your business success. As entrepreneurs it’s easy to get sidetracked and not achieve the goals we truly want for our businesses. A coach will keep you on track and on the path you’ve chosen.
Have you ever worked with a coach? What was your experience?