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	Even Successful People Need A Business Coach

	by Kerri Salls

It is human nature. We all need a sounding board. Sometimes we choose the WRONG people to fill that role. If you are currently successful or intend to be, consider these reasons for hiring your own business COACH.

TO CONTINUE STRIVING FOR EXCELLENCE

Your coach won’t let you become a slacker and will MOTIVATE you to reach higher. When you hit a roadblock, your coach will be there to help you find a way around. And if you start to feel as though you want to give up on a GOAL, your coach will help you determine if that goal is still right for you -- and if it is, keep you on the path until you reach it.

TO APPRECIATE YOUR TEAM

It's crucial to your business that you value the support, insight and expertise of the entire MANAGEMENT team. Your coach will help you identify the strengths and value of each member of your team. Learn to use their strengths to FORWARD the team and the business. You are paying them to give you their best. Use it.

TO HAVE SOMEONE ENTIRELY IN YOUR CORNER

Working with a coach allows you to develop a COLLABORATIVE partnership with someone who is focused exclusively on your success, your objectives. Your coach is there for you with no COMPETING agenda.

TO HELP YOU PROBLEM-SOLVE

A good coach will elevate your thinking to make better DECISIONS. Thinking out-loud clears your head. When you take time to clarify those decisions, your mission, and your vision with your coach, you will make even better decisions and stay FOCUSED.

TO ADD TO YOUR BUSINESS ARSENAL

Coaching allows you to hone your leadership SKILLS without taking time off for an Executive Masters in Business Administration. Your coach is an invaluable source of feedback and INSIGHT to make you an even stronger leader.

TO HAVE SOME PERSPECTIVE

Working with a coach helps you to not get caught up in managing EVERYTHING and everyone else. Leadership and management are not the same thing. Your coach will ensure you stay on your track. Be clear on which cap you are wearing, why and what ACTIONS that does or does not require.

TO SUPPORT YOU ON MULTIPLE LEVELS

Your coach is there to ensure that both the individual and the organization continue to THRIVE. It is easy in life to let one or the other dominate. The costs are high either way. Learn from your coach how to do BOTH.

TO HELP YOU SEE THE BIG PICTURE

A coach can develop systems to ensure BALANCE among all aspects of the business and personal lives of people involved. Let your coach keep tabs on the pulse of the organization to intuit the undercurrents and changing needs. When you collaborate on solutions, you won't be working in ISOLATION from an ivory tower.

TO MAKE YOUR BUSINESS MORE EFFICIENT

A good coach can help you refine established systems and PROCEDURES, so environments are cultivated to do more of the work. Effectiveness does not have to be hard work.

TO KEEP YOU ON YOUR TOES

Working with a coach will allow you to continually stay AHEAD of the curve with state-of-the-art support and insights. You need to think outside the box to stay ahead of the curve. Your coach can offer tools, TRAINING, and higher understanding to keep you on top.

GIVE IT A TRY

You may find value in working with a coach for a few months or a few years. It all depends on what you set out to ACHIEVE together. You decide.

Kerri Salls runs a virtual business school for business owners/CEOs and sales professionals to help them make more profit in less time. The owner of 4 successful small businesses over the last 17 years, she has helped scores of independent business owners and corporate leaders break through barriers to their own success. Visit her website at www.Breakthrough-Business-School.com.

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