Do you believe in Coaching?
By admin ~ June 27th, 2009. Filed under: General.
Do you believe in coaching?
We all sign our kids up for piano lessons, dance, soccer, or art classes. Do we expect them to learn the skills on their own? Of course not! They have coaches and teachers who teach them what to do to succeed. So why do we think that as adults and entrepreneurs we can just wing it and figure it out on our own?
I have become a believer of coaching. I used to think it was silly to have to pay someone to tell me how to organize or improve my life and business. Granted, I’ve bought and read a ton of books on the subjects and had some improvement. But I now understand why having a real person helping me can be much, much more effective. My situation is unique, as is yours, and I needed someone who could give me solutions to my unique issues.
It all started with my sister Laura Biswas (@laura_biswas). She is a coach for women entrepreneurs who are starting their companies. She helped me with the nitty gritty finances and the emotional challenges of running my own business.
I also have been part of a fantastic women’s business support group called Startup Princess. It’s a fantastic group of mentors and newbie’s sharing and supporting each other. Kelly King Anderson (@startupprincess) is so well connected and inspirational.
And then I met Sarah Shaw (@entreprenettes). She is the answer to my prayers. She is helping me create a master plan and given me exact steps on how to market and get my products on more store shelves. She has referred me to some amazing sources. I could never have done this on my own and I’ve only been working with her for 1 week.
Why is it so hard for us to ask for help? Many of these coaches have walked these paths many times and can help us not make the same mistakes they did.
Hmm….kinda sounds like what I tell my kids.
