You may have heard about business coaches but are unsure if you need one. While most people can benefit in some way from working with a business coach, here are the four most common reasons for calling a business coach:

1. You find yourself unhappy with your job. 
Some people may actually be in the wrong career. However, others may simply need to learn to look at their jobs differently. A business coach can help you evaluate if you need to learn to approach your job in a different way or if you should make the jump into a new career.

2. You can’t seem to get work done on time.
Business coaches can help you develop better time management skills. If you’ve noticed that you’re taking longer to get projects done or that you’re always up against deadlines, you may need to work on your time management abilities. A business coach can teach you multiple methods for doing this.

3. You think you’re underpaid.
If you’re unhappy with your salary, a business coach may be able to help you learn how to get ahead in your job and increase your salary. There’s no miracle answer to making more money, but a business coach can teach you several ways to get ahead that can result in a higher salary.

4. You need to make better connections.
A business coach can help you learn how to make friends and acquaintances in the business world. Networking is one of the most important things in business, and learning how to successfully meet people can turn your career around.

If you find yourself in one of these situations, working with a business coach can be the answer to your problems. Call Carroll King Schuller today at 804-288-0099 for your free consultation!

You may not be sure of what working with a business coach will entail. In fact, many people don’t realize that a business coach isn’t going to simply tell you how to change your life to make it perfect. Instead, a good business coach will work with you to identify issues on which you need to work.

Business coaches don’t always meet face to face with their clients. In fact, you may never actually meet your business coach in person. You may choose instead to have all of your business coaching sessions over the phone. This method can actually be just as effective as sitting down with your business coach in an office.  However, you must be willing to focus on talking with your coach—don’t allow yourself to multitask during this time.

When working with a business coach, don’t expect everything to change right away. You may need to work with a business coach for several months in order to work through all the issues you wish to cover.

In fact, some people maintain their relationship with their business coach for years, although they may decrease the frequency of their meetings. Keeping in touch with your business coach can help you constantly evaluate your business and life decisions.

Don’t expect to look too much at the past beyond identifying behaviors. Business coaching is not therapy, after all—it’s much more focused on moving ahead. You will need to examine past business decisions and behaviors, of course, to learn what you need to work on. However, once that’s done, you’ll start focusing on your future and on moving ahead.

Ready to start working with an experienced business coach? Call me today at 804-288-0099 for your free consultation!

Some people are uncertain if they need a business coach. After all, if you can’t get ahead in business on your own, isn’t that a sign that you aren’t meant to succeed? Experienced business people know better—asking for assistance is always a smart business move.

Working with a business coach can be challenging at times. You must make a commitment to yourself to keep an open mind in order to get the most out of your sessions.

You must be prepared to listen to what someone has to say about your business and your life in general. A business coach will make suggestions on how you can change your life, and if you aren’t open to hearing any sort of criticism, you will spend more time arguing with your business coach and not enough time discussing how to work on your weaknesses.

Likewise, a business coach may make suggestions that you simply don’t like. However, these suggestions may be the best advice you could get on a topic. If you’re not willing to at least consider them, you are wasting both your time and your business coach’s time.

Be ready to listen to everything your business coach suggests, even if it’s something you initially think is not a good idea. You may be surprised to realize that something you at first thought was horrible is actually the best solution.

One of the biggest parts of working with a business coach, especially at first, is learning about your weaknesses and areas in which you need to improve. While no one likes to hear that they’re doing something the wrong way, you can’t get back on track in the business world without learning what you need to change.

Keep an open mind and be honest with yourself and your business coach, and you might see your career—and your life—turn around faster than you ever thought possible.

Ready to start working with an experienced business coach? Call me today at 804-288-0099 for a free consultation!

What is holistic business coaching?

You may have heard of business coaching before, but what exactly is holistic business coaching?

While a business coach can help you overcome any issues that are holding you back in the business world, holistic business coaches know that your life is not just limited to your business, and the issues holding you back may actually be something outside your business life.

A holistic business coach will help you learn how to play to your strengths and minimize your weaknesses in all areas of your life. This will allow you to not only become more successful in business but also make all areas of your life more stable and make you happier all around.

Another benefit of working with a holistic life coach is he or she can assist you in preparing for new, difficult transitions in your life. This is, in fact, one of the things on which people often have difficulty getting perspective.

Transitioning into a new business, new position in your company or changing your job completely can be very frightening and unsettling. This is because it’s something new and different, and that is enough to make anyone nervous. However, a holistic business coach can help prepare you for that transition.

Holistic business coaching, then, is almost a form of life coaching with a focus on business. It can include learning how to manage time, how to budget, how to eat correctly and how to manage employees.

Want to learn more about how working with a holistic business coach can help you? Call me today at 804-288-0099 for more information and a free consultation!