Business Owners
Being self-employed or owning your own business has many benefits, especially for climbers - greater flexibility, freedom & scope for creativity; this can also present unique challenges.
There are many common threads between success in leadership, business & rock climbing. All take courage & provide opportunities for learning - just like coaching!
Coaching may help if you:
want to revisit & refresh your long-term business vision, values & strategic goals
want to maximise your time & make more impact
get “stuck”, procrastinate & spend too much time thinking & not enough time acting
sometimes lack motivation or creativity, especially if you do not have a wider team or trusted network to explore new ideas with
struggle to switch-off from work - there are always things to do & you’re passionate about your work and business
find it challenging to market your business in a way that feels authentic for you
enjoy your work & helping people, so sometimes find it challenging to set effective boundaries & / or charge for your time or service & this leaves you feeling drained
need to employ staff for the first time & have no prior experience managing or leading a team
The only thing that we can ever be certain of, is that there will be change! As a business owner it’s important to put energy into your business, & explore new ideas if it is to thrive.
As your business grows & evolves, you will need to ensure that:
you continue to move forward in a direction that is aligned with your core purpose & values
the product or service you provide remains high quality, especially if you start employing other people for the first time.
Coaching can help with all of this & much more!
My coaching specialises in bringing you:
More Purpose & Fulfilment
Explore your business’ core purpose, your values & what business & success mean to you.
Create a powerful vision & mission to ensure that your business develops in a way that is authentic for you & has a wider positive impact.
Gain clarity on your unique character strengths & how you can bring these to the service of your customers.
Personal Growth
Gain greater self-awareness of your strengths & growing edges and develop a plan to address these.
Improving your own performance is one of the best investments that you can make in yourself & the future of your business.
Clarity, Creativity & Direction
Gain a clear & accurate picture of your current position & awareness of a broader range of options available to you, to support more creative & effective decision-making.
Coaching will help ensure that you strike the right balance between time spent thinking & doing.
Authenticity & Self-Confidence
Coaching will increase your self-awareness, help you to accept yourself &increase your confidence.
This will help you to market your business & service in a way that is right for you, better serve your customers & lead your team.
It will help you to make more meaningful connections & ensure that you do not self-sabotage & shy away from opportunities that come your way.
Improved Outcomes
If you focus on creating a powerful vision & doing the right things, in the right way, the outcomes will take care of themselves.
If you have a larger team, developing your leadership skills, implementing effective quality management systems & supporting your team’s wellbeing, will ensure the quality of service you provide or product you produce.
Time & Energy
Coaching will explore your view & relationship with time & how this is serving you.
It will give you chance to explore things that are causing you to experience resistance & different ways of delivering your offer.
It will help you to prioritise what to focus on, giving you more time & energy for other important things in your life.
Business Owners with Larger Teams
As you grow your business, you are likely to need to employ more people.
Leadership coaching can support you to develop the skills that you require to lead a larger team. Through leadership coaching we can explore how you can get the best out of your team, support their wellbeing & continue to provide an outstanding product or service as the team expands.
Many business owners also choose to invest in individual coaching for their team, to support them to fulfil their potential & thrive. Find out more about individual coaching below.
In addition to this, I also offer team building via team coaching walks or Boulder UK climbing wall.
