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Courtroom Earth vs. Classroom Earth
When I am coaching my professional clients, in some fashion, I am likely to be asking them, “What risks are you avoiding taking that might very well make you happier?” Together, we examine whatever fears, self-judgments, or limiting beliefs are holding them back, keeping them in Courtroom Earth instead of letting them enjoy hanging out in Classroom Earth.

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Wanted 100 Referral Partners
If you've been in business for more than five minutes, you already know that the best way for any self-employed professional to get clients is by referral. But the process of building sufficient word of mouth to produce the number of clients you need can seem daunting. You can count on some referrals from your existing clients and people who already know you, but that's a fairly limited number. How can you start getting referrals from people outside your circle?
“A Business Coach’s Top Ten Tactics for Marketing Professional Services”
Marketing professional services is a real and difficult challenge. The challenges of marketing professional services are different from those of marketing products. Two major reasons for the differences are that clients cannot see or touch professional services before they buy them and the professional services are often produced and consumed simultaneously. And another reason is that marketing professional services is split among marketing, sales, professional and management staff instead of a dedicated marketing and sales force. Based upon my research and my own professional experience, I developed a Top Ten Tactics for marketing professional services. My top ten tactics for marketing professional services are:

Where the Clients Are
Whenever an independent professional meets a successful person in his or her field, the professional inevitably asks, "Where do you find your clients?" It seems that where the clients are is a bit of a mystery. Decipher the possibilities of finding a prospective client.

“A Strategic Approach To Produce A Strong Professional Services Brand, According To Your Strategic Thinking Business Coach”
A professional services firm, just like other types of businesses, needs to develop a strong brand and a favorable impression in the minds of prospects, clients and stakeholders in their business. In smaller professional service firms, there are limited financial resources for advertising as a primary branding vehicle. Therefore, as strategic approach is imperative to maximize the impact of available resources to rand your professional services firm. How do you influence your market in a strategic way that produces a favorable image of your firm in the minds of your prospects, clients and stakeholders? Your strategic thinking business coach recommends the following strategic approach.
THE TOO SALESY PARADOX WHY PROFESSIONAL SERVICE PROVIDERS CANT SELL AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT
By John Doerr The distress is obvious. The complaints are frequent. The clear disdain for the activity is surprisingly unfiltered. What are we talking about? Selling, or more specifically, selling professional services. In conversation after conversation as I work with clients, conduct seminars, or network with my professional colleagues, I hear the same comments: Selling conflicts with my values as a professional. Selling gets in the way of building strong relationships. You have to have it in your genes - like a used car salesman. I don't sell professional services - I work with my clients to create the best solutions. People won't respect me as a professional if I am selling to them. I can't sell to them. What will they think of me? It (selling) is not what we do around here.

What is Personal Coaching
The coach's job is to provide support to enhance the skills, resources, and creativity that the client already possesses. Professional coaches provide an ongoing partnership designed to help clients produce fulfilling results in their personal and professional lives.

Professional Success Tips - 10 Ways to Be Top of Mind With Past Clients and Referrers
While marketing to potential clients is important it is equally important to stay top of mind with past clients and referrers. Professional success is more likely when you get referrals from people who are already familiar with your work and find it valuable. Sometimes it is hard to come up with excuses to get in touch with referrers and past clients, here are 10 suggestions.

Allow Yourself Genuine Sales Success
What’s more important maintaining a professional demeanor, or allowing yourself to really care about your potential clients? Fortunately, this isn’t an either or choice. You can be both professional and sincere.

I Need More Time: Better Coaching Techniques For a Bigger Impact
The realities of today’s professional coaching environment dictate that more often than not clients are pressed for time. In order to help clients succeed, coaching professionals must use coaching tools that help them connect with clients quickly and hold their interest. By using formal assessments created especially for coaches, they can effectively set up a clear path for maximum impact in their client’s lives.

The Pitfalls of Professionalism In Small Business Branding
I always ask the entrepreneurs I’m working with to give me 5 adjectives that they would like their clients to use when describing their businesses. 90% of the time, one of the adjectives I get back is “Professional”. Wanting to be seen as professional in your small business is a bit of a trap – and an easy one to get caught in.
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