WHO IS A BUSINESS COACH? ARE BUSINESS COACHES SAME AS BUSINESS CONSULTANTS?

MEANING OF A BUSINESS COACH

Every endeavour of life requires one form of coaching or the other. Business coaches are the catalysts that help business owners get to their desired business goals and objectives.  A business coach is not a teacher like many people think. Coaching helps nurture what is already within (something you learnt or a talent). A business coach does not come to the stable with business ideas. This is where MOST business consultants make promises that can never be fulfilled. A business coach helps you get focussed amidst the numerous distractions out there in the business world waiting take on new entrants.

Finding a true business coach could be even more difficult than nurturing your fragile business ideas. This article is written with you in mind to assist you in your search for a business coach. I can’t promise to show you a business coach, but I can help you recognise one when you meet one. This is where a bit of luck comes into play- smile!

CHARACTERISTICS OF A BUSINESS COACH

If you can find anybody in possession of the magical 9-D traits, then your search for a worthy business coach may soon be over, but wait a minute, is it possible to find an individual with all the 9-Ds? Well, you might not find someone with all the characteristics, but my rule of thumb advice is to aim at finding someone in possession of 70% of the desirable traits of a business coach.

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Remember I told you I won’t show you who a business coach is but will help spot one when you find one. Now is time for you to fill in the lines with the meaning of the words.

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN A BUSINESS COACH AND A CONSULTANT

One of the main differences between a business coach and a business consultant is the fact that while a business consultant takes your money to just to tell you what your problem is, then take further money from you until you think out solution to the problem yourself, a business coach does the same thing without charging you a penny. Business coaches can be anybody- they must not be people with sophisticated qualifications.

BENEFITS OF A BUSINESS COACH

The benefits of you having a business coach is that you will have someone to give you a reassuring sense of finding solution to business obstacle. Because a business coach has wealth of knowledge, the act of piggybacking with be seamless.

EVERY BUSINESS OWNER NEEDS A BUSINESS COACH

Saddling through the business world can be so overwhelming without having a business coach to help smoothen out the rough edges of business. In fact, being in business without a business coach is like sailing without a compass.