465: Launch a Successful Coaching Business, Increase Your Monthly Income and Streamline Your Productivity with Coach Marc Mawhinney

Marc Mawhinney is a lifelong entrepreneur and business coach specializing in helping other coaches build successful businesses. Based in eastern Canada, he runs multiple coaching programs and platforms, including the Natural Born Coaches podcast and the Coaching Jungle Facebook group. Mark also publishes a print newsletter called Secret Coach Club and offers group and one-on-one coaching services for coaches looking to grow their businesses. He has extensive experience transitioning entrepreneurs from nine-to-five jobs into full-time coaching and is known for helping coaches increase their fees and develop effective business strategies.

Marc stops by to talk to us about how to take daily consistent action, stay consistent, batch your tasks, always be offering, get a clear idea of who you're serving, and sell coaching via discovery calls.

Quotes:                                                                                                                                   

“Don't try to do things that you hate or you're just not going to stick with it.” – Marc Mawhinney

“People don't value what they get for free. And I absolutely hate seeing coaches say, ‘I'm going to coach for free for a while just to get experience.’” – Marc Mawhinney

“The more you charge, the more committed and invested the clients are in the relationship. They'll do more of the work and treat it more seriously.” – Marc Mawhinney

Takeaways:

04:40 Consistent content creation requires patience and commitment, with results often emerging weeks or months after initial efforts.

16:39 Building a coaching business while maintaining a day job helps develop critical time management skills and reduces financial pressure.

27:10 Coaching niches can be incredibly specific and unique, with opportunities in almost any area of expertise.

30:52 Increasing coaching fees is a simple process that can be done quickly and often leads to more serious, committed clients.

33:51 Treating your coaching business like a real professional venture, not a hobby, is crucial for long-term success.

Visit Marc Mawhinney's NaturalBornCoaches.com

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Filed in: Archive 2: 2017 • Coaching • Interview • Podcast