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Are You Coachable?

Posted on by Joan Nowak

While we often associate coachability with athletes, being coachable is one of the most important life skills you can develop. If you wish to grow, learn, or excel, in sports and in life, you need to be coachable – willing to accept help from others in order to improve yourself.

Coachable people are open to listening to feedback, able to accept constructive criticism without taking it personally, and will look at their own performance with an honest eye in order to improve. So coachability is not just important for athletes. Whether you are an employee, leader or entrepreneur, a student or a teacher, a parent or a child – being coachable is for everyone.

Why Coachability and Success Go Together

People who seek out mentors or coaching from others are not weak or disempowered. They are simply aware, determined, and driven to do better – in business, in life, in relationships, etc. They are willing to have a discussion about how they can improve a skill or something that is important to them. And because they are open to suggestions and willing to try new things, they are far more likely to succeed.

I see it often with my business clients. Being coachable, trying new things, keeping an open mind, and taking action to improve have led to success. Click here to read what they have to say.

How Coachable Are You?

We all know someone who is not viewed as coachable. The employee who takes performance feedback personally. The boss who always thinks he/she is right. The person who is disrespectful of others’ opinions.

Here are a few behaviors that will lead others to believe you are not coachable:

Not willing to learn new things
Thinking you are always right
Not open to change
Eye rolling or ‘I know’ when engaging with others
Unable to honestly self-reflect
Don’t care about improving their situation – life, relationships, health, etc.
Disrespectful of others and their opinions
Unwilling to learn or do what is necessary to actually improve

Coachability is all about attitude. If you want to be the best that you can be, open your mind to the possibility that there are things you have not learned yet that could make you even better today or tomorrow. Embrace it.

Related: How to Profit from Others’ Ideas. When someone offers you a new idea for improving your business, do you look for flaws, dismiss them or find ways to apply them? Here’s how to profit from other people’s ideas.

About Joan Nowak

I’ve been helping business owners turn ideas into profits for more than a decade. My whole-business approach empowers my clients and drives improvements in critical areas, including revenue, operations, team development, customer satisfaction, and profitability. Click here to learn more about working with a business coach.

5 Reasons to Work With a Business Coach

Posted on by Joan Nowak

A business coach can certainly help you progress faster and accomplish more than you would on your own. While the reasons I hear from my clients vary by business owner, the most common reasons include:

#1 – Business Growth. To spark new ideas and offer practical advice and support to turn ideas into actions that lead to increased revenue and profitability.

#2 – Accountability. To encourage and support your goals, keep you on track, teach you new things and push you to reach your full potential.

#3 – Sounding Board. To discuss business concerns, offer an outside perspective and challenge beliefs that can hold you back.

#4 – Shortcuts. To save you valuable time and help you avoid common mistakes that lead to frustration or worse, financial losses.

#5 – Empowerment by transferring knowledge TO you – creating self-reliance, not dependence.

Business Coach Fills the How-To Gap

Entrepreneurs are never short on ideas. You may know things need to improve but are not sure where to start or how to get things done. A coach can help fill the “how-to” gap by bringing in the expertise and support you need to turn ideas into results.

The Gift That Keeps on Giving

When you acquire new skills and knowledge, they are yours forever. To apply today or sometime in the future. As you grow, so will your business. Knowledge really is the gift that keeps on giving!

Ready to Put Your Business on the Path to Success?

Would working with a business coach help you take your business to a whole new level? Then let’s explore the possibilities with a complimentary consultation. It’s a chance to get to know each other, discuss your goals and the obstacles that hold you back. Together we can determine if there is a good fit between your needs and my services.

To learn more or schedule an appointment, call me at (856) 533-2344 or drop me an email Joan@HybridBizAdvisors.com

7 Signs You Need a Business Coach

Posted on by Joan Nowak

Ever wonder why a business owner would invest in a business coach? While the answer will vary depending on the owner you ask, it often comes down to three things: time, money and freedom. In other words, they want a business that works for them – that provides the income and lifestyle they want – but hit some roadblocks or obstacles along the way.

#1 Challenge for Small Businesses

Many of you are probably thinking, “I need more customers, revenue, time or maybe more profit” – and that is likely true. We always tend to want more. Now ask yourself this. What can or should you do to turn this around? Again, you could probably come up with a lot of ideas. And there-in lies the problem.

The biggest challenge most small companies face today isn’t coming up with good ideas – it’s implementing them. Business coaching is the most effective way to bridge the gap between knowing what to do and actually doing it.

7 Reasons You Should Work With a Business Coach

You are working too many hours and feel “I never have time for myself and my family”. Taking time off or being out of touch is stressful — things don’t work well when you aren’t there. You are ready to work a whole lot less – without sacrificing sales and service.
You’re ready to make a whole lot more profit. Profit is your reward for excellence in entrepreneurship. If you’re not making enough money to justify the effort, risk and investment you’re making in the business, then it’s time to turn that around.
You are ready to build a team of people – from employees and contractors to alliances – who can help you grow the business whether you’re there or not. In other words, you need people supporting your business that are committed to your customers and company’s success.
You need to fall in love with your business again; you feel burned out, bored or maybe sick of your business. Time to get the passion back – to get re-focused and re-energized.
You have ideas and know things need to improve, but are not sure where to start or how to get things done. You need to bring in some expertise and support to help with implementation – to turn ideas into results.
You need someone who can see the forest for the trees, an outsider who isn’t blinded by your industry and too many years in your business. The obvious is not always obvious to you, the business owner.
You need someone to hold you accountable. Knowing someone is in your corner, and on top of you to do what you commit to doing, brings a higher level of motivation and passion that translates into results. Imagine having an accountability partner to encourage and support your goals, teach you new things, push you to new levels and congratulate you on a job well done.

Building a successful, profitable business won’t happen overnight. A business coach can help you go from where you are to where you want to be – a whole lot faster than you can on your own. With templates, proven systems and a track record of success with small businesses, he/she can save you valuable time and help you avoid common mistakes others make that lead to frustration.

And with the business improvements and increased profit, it’s an investment that pays for itself over and over again!

Ready to Put Your Business on the Path to Success?

Would working with a business coach help you take your business to a whole new level? Then let’s explore the possibilities with a complimentary consultation. It’s a chance to get to know each other, discuss your goals and the obstacles that hold you back. Together we can determine if there is a good fit between your needs and my services.

To learn more or schedule an appointment, call me at (856) 533-2344 or drop me an email Joan@HybridBizAdvisors.com