10 Reasons
to Hire a Business Coach Now!
Focus.
Perspective. Skills. And those are just a few of the benefits.
No matter
what stage your business is at, a business coach can make you work harder and
progress faster than you would on your own. From providing a much-needed ego
check to helping expand your network, a business coach can give you both the
tools and perspective you need to go from point A to point B.
Based on
their own experiences, 10 successful founders from Young Entrepreneur Council
(YEC) discuss some the benefits to hiring a business coach.
1. You'll go outside your comfort zone. Especially for introverted entrepreneurs who
run online businesses, like myself, it's easy to become enmeshed in my own
business world. My business coach has helped give me the push to step outside
my comfort zone, meet new people and try new things in my business. Even
extroverted entrepreneurs can get caught in ruts -- a business coach will push
you out of them.--Dave Nevogt, Hubstaff.com
2. You'll get personal attention from
someone who knows your business inside and out. I've had a business coach
for more than five years. The one aspect that a coach brings, that group
sessions or mentors do not, is a keen awareness of your entire business and way
of being. There are few times when someone is going to focus just on you for an
entire hour, probing you about something that happened last quarter, an
employee issue you had three weeks ago or your style of leadership.--Beck
Bamberger, BAM Communications
3. You'll finally have someone who isn't
afraid of correcting you. Every great team has a coach. Think of the best
NFL and NBA teams, which all have coaches. A coach is someone who's not afraid
to confront you and tell you when you're doing something incorrectly. They have
a proven method to success and can help you take your business to the next
level.--Marc Devisse, Tri-Town Construction
4. You'll learn how to make your ideas a
reality. Business coaches have one goal: to make your ideas into a reality.
Although you may have many brilliant ideas for your company, sometimes it's
hard to know where to start and what to tackle first. Business coaches will
evaluate your plans, assess if they are realistic or will be successful and set
out a way that you can implement them correctly.--Miles Jennings, Recruiter.com
5. You'll gain a needed confidante. When
you run your own company, it's often hard to talk to people about your true
concerns. Life partners, employees, peers and friends don't get it for
different reasons. At the same time, there's a lot of noise in your head and
around you. A business coach can provide that confidential, quiet space to
focus, be a soundboard and problem-solve the priorities and challenges you
face.--Charlie Gilkey, Productive Flourishing
6. Your networking opportunities will
skyrocket. The more you are involved with successful people, the more you
will succeed. Aside from the other great points in this article, networking
opportunities skyrocket when your business coach is out being an advocate for
you. They know you and how you react in many situations. You will be top of mind
in many cases when your coach is out meeting new people.--Drew Gurley, Redbird
Advisors
7. You'll make more money. Simply, a good
business coach will help you make more money. Every good coach, whether it is
sports or business, has a process. Phil Jackson ran the Triangle Offense and
won six NBA championships with Michael Jordan. Vince Lombardi won five Super
Bowls creating what he called an Execution Strategy, combining spiritual and
military discipline. Find your coach. Find your strategy. Then cash in.--Derek
Hunter, William Roam
8. You'll develop self-confidence. The
biggest "pro" is confidence. I attribute this to experience. My coach
is 67 years old. He's lived quite a life, from owning and selling businesses to
failed partnerships, lawsuits and billion-dollar acquisitions. You name it,
he's done it. I leverage his failures and successes. He's helping me achieve my
goals, but also making sure I'm prepared for any situation that comes my
way.--Jon Tsourakis, Revital Agency, LLC
9. You'll be held accountable for what really
matters. A business coach can do wonders for busy entrepreneurs. As you run
a growing organization, everything gets complex; you get busy and sometimes
push off things you know are important. This is where a business coach comes
in. You can discuss the vital things you need to accomplish in order to achieve
your goals, and your coach will hold you accountable. That alone will make you
more effective.--Jeff Cayley, Worldwide Cyclery
10. You'll hear unbiased opinions.One great
thing about having a business coach is that he or she knows more about you than
your business and will likely have no biases without your industry or company.
This provides a great forum for unbiased advice based on your concerns as a
leader. Good business coaches can lead founders to "aha!" moments and
uncover solutions that people close to the business may overlook.--Brittany
Hodak, ZinePak
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