{"id":7976,"date":"2018-08-27T09:05:53","date_gmt":"2018-08-27T09:05:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/?p=7976"},"modified":"2018-08-11T21:59:19","modified_gmt":"2018-08-11T21:59:19","slug":"meeting-the-challenge-engaging-new-coaching-clients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/meeting-the-challenge-engaging-new-coaching-clients\/","title":{"rendered":"Meeting the Challenge: Engaging New Coaching Clients"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Coaches that completed their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/en\/training.html\">coach training<\/a> share one of their big challenges is engaging new clients.\u00a0 Part of it is a fear of selling, part is a lack of confidence, and part is a lack of knowledge as to how to engage new clients.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7509\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7509\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7509\" src=\"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/be-clear-on-coaching-services-2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Meeting the Challenge: Engaging New Coaching Clients \" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7509\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Engaging New Coaching Clients<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>First, let\u2019s address the fear of selling.\u00a0 To be successful, each coach must go through a paradigm shift.\u00a0 The word FEAR stands for: False Expectations Appearing Real.\u00a0 The reality is that in terms of coaching, we are offering a service for those who are interested.\u00a0 Selling implies pushing and we are instead inviting.\u00a0 Focus on letting people know you are available if and when people want coaching.<\/p>\n<p>Second, let\u2019s talk about confidence.\u00a0 In the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/en\/training\/certified-professional-coach\/program-overview.html\">Certified Professional Coach program<\/a>, during the second session each participant is given the single most powerful tool for developing their own confidence and coaching language.\u00a0 Both support your effectiveness and success as a coach.\u00a0 An additional thought: if the only thing you do is use the process you learned during coaching certification, then you are adding value for clients.<\/p>\n<p>Next, let\u2019s move to knowledge on how to engage clients.\u00a0 Quite simply, learning and applying your coaching competencies is the knowledge required for engaging coaching clients.\u00a0 To support this, in this blog series we will take each area of competency and explain how to apply the competencies to help you engage new clients.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Coaches that completed their coach training share one of their big challenges is engaging new clients.\u00a0 Part of it is a fear of selling, part &hellip; 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