I have never met a coach who hasn’t had a deep love and desire for Connection. Coaches love deep dialogue.  We are infinitely curious about others.  Connection inspires us and helps cultivate our creativity and joy.  And frankly, one of the hardest parts of being a solopreneur is that it can be challenging to find the right partners to collaborate with who are also a good fit for this deeper connection that we long for. What makes a great partner … Read more…

Are your current Strategic Alliances truly working for you? Strategic Alliances can be powerful tools in generating clients and revenue for your coaching practice (next week I’ll detail the most common types of Alliances that work best for coaches), but sometimes we outgrow our partnerships and need to move on. Many of my clients, especially when they were first starting out, created what are called “extension partnerships” with bigger, umbrella companies. This can be a great partnership because, essentially, the … Read more…

Coaches are naturally drawn to collaboration. Collaboration is part of the thread of our fabric. But as solopreneurs we don’t often get the opportunity to collaborate with peers every day the way we would if we worked in a traditional business environment. Because of this, it’s natural for us to gravitate toward creating partnerships with other coaches to satiate that craving of working collaboratively. This deep desire motivates us to create collaborations that may feel really juicy but often at … Read more…