"It is never too late to be who you might have been."--George Eliot

Coaching versus Consulting

Coaching and consulting are not synonyms.  The focus of each role is different.

According to the Worldwide Association of Coaches (WABC): Coaching is partnering with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximize their personal and professional potential.” 

A coach focuses on the person being coached.  It is about improving clarity and focus; it is about helping people change the way they think to create an implementable career mission and vision and a personal lifestyle.  A professional coach can introduce you to the person you could become.

A consultant is someone who can help you with systems, processes and procedures.  They are hired to fix "things."  A consultant is hired to help you with your business operations.  A consultant can work with you on many levels:  perhaps you need a manager; someone who can keep you focused on your daily activities and routines; perhaps you need to improve your systems and processes; perhaps you need a mentor, someone who can show you the way; or maybe you just need someone to bounce around ideas that can help you improve your practice. 

A good consultant can also be a resource; a person who can put you in front of the right people, the right information and the right systems at the right time.

The key point is to know whether coaching or consulting is needed.  Most organizations can benefit from both.  The primary question is: are your systems, processes and procedures the problem, or are you the problem?

Let's get together and discuss what's working, what's not, what's missing and what you can do about it.  Coaching is offered in a one-on-one or group format. 

You may be in business by yourself, but you don't have to be in it alone.  The cost of coaching is usually less the net revenue of one new client.  The cost of not having a coach could be thousands.

Click here to download a FAQ (frequently Asked Questions) about coaching.

The Nine Benefits of Coaching

1. Help Clarify Vision, Values and Goals

A well articulated vision based on ones values and goals is an absolute must to achieve long term success. Most successful business owners obtain the benefit of counsel in developing, articulating and pursuing their vision.  It’s a significant step towards achieving focus in their business and their life.  It’s also the first major objective of a good coach.

2. Challenge Your Potential

Coaching is a safe place for a person to begin to understand how to accept themselves, challenge themselves and leverage their potential.  It’s a place where dreams, desires and hopes rise to the surface.  Effective coaching creates an environment for stretching the boundaries with honest and realistic assessment of a person’s potential.

3. Work-Life Balance

Some people live to work, however the majority work to live.  A good coach will help a person find their natural work-life balance.  This will add energy to both life and work and, as a result, attract success. Achieving the proper balance will reduce the effort is takes to get things done.

4. Uncover Your Sweetspot

A good coach can ignite clients to pinpoint their natural sweetspot and facilitate a plan to help them spend most of their time working where they are most passionate, adept and profitable.

5. Sustainable Execution

To achieve long term success it is imperative that visions, values and goals are aligned with sustainable implementation.  The best plans are the ones that are masterfully executed.  The best executions are the ones that are repeatable and sustainable.

6. Professional Accountability

A key ingredient for a successful coaching relationship is for the person to be accountable for the things that they say they will do.  An effective coach will ensure there are no judgements, disappointments or guilt trips laid on the client in the event of non-action while at the same time ensuring the client understands their accountabilities and the results of their actions or inactions.  The person must let the coach know what was accomplished from one coaching session to the next.

7. Eliminate the Energy Drains

Most people have items in your work and life that they wish were not there but that they tolerate because the items are not a big enough deal with or make issues with.  Examples might be: a cluttered desk, poor time mgmt or people invading their space or time.  Coaches use special resources early in the relationship to systematically eliminate things their clients tolerate that corrupt their environment.

8. Prevent Relapse

When people do not get the support they need to build their business, things get postponed and they might not ever get done.  Coaching accountability is meant to prevent relapse when environments distract or influence less productive behaviour.  A good coach will help clients stay or get back on track.  This is one of the key reasons that an ongoing relationship with a coach is important.  There will be times when everything is great and it feels like not much help is needed but when an unexpected challenge mounts, a coach could be the difference that keeps things from derailing.

9. Learn How to Mentor

Many clients benefit so much from their coaching sessions that they, in turn, learn how to better help others.  For people whom this comes naturally to, this may add some value that differentiates them and helps them have more success with people.  The tools and skills coaches use can be used in many areas of life, both personal and business.  An effective mentoring relationship creates an awareness of oneself and others around you.  You can choose how you want to leverage these tools and techniques.

The most powerful thing a coach can do to accelerate your vision achievement is to help you leverage your brilliance on a consistent basis and hold you accountable to making it happen. 

SucesssQuest Mapping (SuQu) is how we set ourselves apart as coaches and I'd like to help you experience more clarity, focus and masterful execution.  SuQu Map Coaching will give you a new perspective on how you look at your business which will change the way your business looks forever.

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SuccessQuest Planning Process

We have beautifully simplified the process of business planning for financial advisors and other sales professionals.  The simple online planning and mapping tool is a simple step by step process. 

Have you had trouble formulating a mission or vision statement? 

SuccessQuest (SuQU) makes it easy.  Coupled with a professional sales coach,  you will build a plan that is fully aligned from your mission right down to your daily activities.  The program is available to eveyone on your team.  It's about alignment, awareness, attitude, action and accountability.

Here's Why SuQu is so Powerful

There are three things that are critical to your success and are often misunderstood.

1. Vision Clarity
2. Sustainable Focus
3. Action Accountability

Never before has there been such a dynamic tool that captures only that which is highly relevant and really drives success.  Our process is based on the best business books and systems, the best planning theories and the most successful business coaching principles and practices.  But more importantly, it is based on our experiences as financial advisors and financial professionals.  Your coach has lived the experience both personally and through others.  The system works!

Experience a simple and sustainable system that propels your business?

Lets' face it; a plan is only as good as its implementation. That's what makes SuccessQuest different... and better than anything you've ever experienced.  Our job is to faciliate and accelerate your vision achievement.

What are yoy waiting for?  Let's get started.  Make the call.

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Group Coaching

Have you ever thought about joining a study group?   How about a study group structure with a focus on helping you improve your business.

Group Coaching offers:

• Economy of scale.  You will join 5 other motivated professionals who want to improve their businesses.
• Hot topics.  In addition to the preset curriculum, each participant is required to bring one current topic or new idea to each session. 
• Structure and Accountability The Coaching Program is delivered over 12 bi-weekly online meeting teleconferences and there is plenty of time to work on your business between sessions.

The first, sixth and twelfth sessions are one-on-one teleconferences with your coach and the other nine sessions are in a group format.  Also included in the program is a MindScan Personal Profile.

Click here to download a brochure about the Wealth Management Groups Coaching Program

Click here for the curriculum details.

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