2. Ask anyone who has ever offered
coaching services before and they’ll tell
you that a certain percentage of clients
simply will not (or can not) do the
work.
10. It will be uncomfortable for everyone if
you have 4 clients attending, and 3 of
them are advanced students while one
is just starting out.
11. In addition, if you only work with
clients who have reached a certain
level of success, you’ll need to
eliminate those who simply aren’t a
good fit for you.
16. Who (and when) have you coached
with before? What was the result?
17. What exact results would you like to
achieve from your coaching
experience?
18. What type of business do you have? Is
it successful?
19. These will all give you a feel for the
applicant, and allow you to know ahead
of time if she’ll be a good fit.
20. But you can help eliminate applicants
who aren’t a good match simply by
changing some of the language on your
application.
21. For example, you might ask about the
applicant’s current income, but rather
than allowing her to write in any
answer, give her a list of choices.
22. f you only work with people who are
earning six figures and up, then a
conspicuous lack of those lower
income brackets will be enough to
make someone who’s just starting out
think twice about applying.
23. You can do the same thing with
language on other questions.
24. If you only want to work with people
who have a positive attitude about
coaching, then you might ask,“Tell me
about the best coaching experience
you’ve had and what you loved about
it.”
25. Negative Nancys will have a difficult
time answering that one, and you’ll be
able to spot them immediately.
26. Even if you only invite current coaching
clients toVIP days (so you already
know and like them) it’s still a good
idea to have some kind of application
process.
27. After all,VIP days are far more intense
than a monthly coaching program, so
you want to be sure all applicants
know what to expect.
28. And the best way to do that is through
a formal application.