Dear Nameless Coach,
I hired you believing you would help me build my business to the best it could be and learn from you so I could take my business to the next level. Instead, you completely lied about your experience to make yourself “look better.” You never really asked about my goals or visions; instead, you made some for me that didn’t jive with what I want for my business and lifestyle. You charged me thousands of dollars, but for what? You put on the air that your business was thriving, but truth be told, I was one of only two clients you possess and your good intentions turned sour as you tried to invent new ways to charge me for “extras.” Where is your integrity? I thought you were someone with honesty and professionalism. I was wrong. You, sir, are fired.
Sincerely,
Disgruntled Client
In cases like this, the temptation to swear off business coaches for good is strong.
Don’t let one bad apple daunt you…
Fire your business coach. Don’t even feel bad about it. You paid for an honest service and you deserve honest results. It IS possible to find a good, upstanding business coach! Look for someone who feels your success is their success. Find someone who publishes their ethics openly and lives with integrity each and every day.
Are they members of professional organizations? Does the business coach place emphasis on verifiable data and statistics? They should be able to! If your business coach has a successful, thriving business, you can bet he or she will ensure your business is just as fruitful.
In the end you are responsible for your own actions, the decisions you make for your own business and how you proceed. A coach/mentor can guide you but by no means guarantee results. You have to step up to the plate for your own destiny and go “balls to the wall” with fervor for what you want out of life and business.
What are you waiting on? The right time? The moon to turn blue? Make a decision and rock it out with every ounce that is uniquely you.
Get advice from someone who has done exactly what you would like to do. So if a coach has built a 6-figure or 7-figure business and that is what you are striving to do….then that is someone you want to consider partnering with.
On the same note, it would be out of integrity for you to teach, train, sell etc. to someone else and you haven’t done what you claim to be able to do. No delivering or learning as you go along…do you have a track record? If you don’t, start small working with folks until you do.
So find a coach or mentor, who walks their talk, stays in alignment with their values and isn’t afraid to buck the grain from popular opinion.
Still unable to find someone? I know a fabulous “Xena Warrior Princess” coach who does exactly that with love, prayer, straight forward tough love and a God who has her back.
Want to know who? Ask me below!
In service to you,
Larissa
