A common question I’m asked as a business mentor for health and life coaches is ‘is this the right niche?’ Most coaches know that to build a successful business you need to have a defined area of expertise i.e. a niche – but defining a niche that works for you can be hard work! In this post I’m going to share some thoughts on how to know if your niche is right for you and how to create more clarity if something doesn’t feel right. I’m going to share some questions to ask yourself if something connected to your niche doesn’t feel quite right. Your niche is one of the most important business fo ..read more

Voice note coaching is an increasingly popular way of offering support to coaching clients. In this post I’m going to share the basics of how to use voice note support to help your clients and how I use it in my business so you can gain a better understanding of how to make it work in yours. Before I get into it, I want to give a hat tip to Elizabeth Goddard who pretty much pioneered voice note coaching and support and has a course on how to deliver a Day of Voxer Coaching. Watch this episode on YouTube and subscribe to my channel here Listen to this episode on The Wholehearted Business Show ..read more

This week on The Wholehearted Business Show I’m chatting with the fabulous Ray Dodd. Often described as ‘Not your average Money Mindset Coach’, Ray’s coaching is all about giving you the tools to break free from oppressive social expectations that are holding you back from reaching your full money-making potential. Ray’s very favourite place to be is infusing nuance and diversity into the conversation around money. As someone who understands the interconnectivity of culture and business, Ray helps her clients shift their beliefs and liberate themselves from conformity conditioning, paving the ..read more

I thought it would be interesting to share my recent experiences around making significant changes to my business and what prompted these changes, what the changes look like and some of my future plans. No matter how long you’ve been doing this business thing, it can be a good idea to check in and review what you have going on in your business so you can clean up, simplify and invite in some fresh energy. I enjoy sharing behind the scenes content because there’s so much to be learned from others’ experiences and while my business might look a little different to yours I hope there’s still a l ..read more

This week on The Wholehearted Business Show I’m chatting with the wonderful Laura Robinson of Worditude. Watch this episode on YouTube and subscribe to my channel here   Listen to this episode on The Wholehearted Business Show Podcast: Listen on Apple Podcasts / Listen on Spotify     Laura is an online marketing mentor and experienced digital copywriter. Over the last 10 years, she has helped hundreds of business owners create and sell 1-1 services, courses, memberships, and group programs. She’s taught thousands of people around the world, through the copywriti ..read more

Is your coaching business feeling a bit stuck or stagnant? Perhaps it’s feeling cluttered and messy? If so, now might be the perfect time to give it a spring clean (or an autumn refresh if you’re in the Southern Hemisphere!) No matter how long you’ve been doing this business thing, it can be a good idea to check in and review what you have going on in your business so you can clean up, simplify and invite in some fresh energy. Watch this episode on YouTube and subscribe to my channel here   Listen to this episode on The Wholehearted Business Show Podcast: Listen on Apple Podcasts&n ..read more

Thinking of creating a course or some other more passive offer in your health or life coaching business? You’re not alone, many coaches are now creating courses, memberships and group programmes to sell alongside their 1:1 coaching offers so they can help more people and make more money in less time. But creating a course – especially one that actually sells – requires a lot more than just a good idea. In this post I’m going to share how you can utilise pre-sales in your coaching business for more successful offers. Let’s dive in! Watch this episode on YouTube and subscribe to my channel here ..read more

Since I started my business, first as a health coach back in 2012 and then going on to become a business mentor, I’ve always worked around other commitments. Initially it was around a full time job, and then my children after I had my son in 2014. While the work I do in my business has evolved, I’ve consistently managed to make it all work in around 20-25 hours a week, with lots of time off too! This hasn’t just been a lucky accident so I wanted to share a little bit of what things look like behind the scenes when it comes to making a coaching business work in a few hours a week. Watch this e ..read more

If you would like more clients in your health or life coaching business, without having to ‘hustle’ for them, then you need to know more about spontaneous client enquiries and how to generate them in your business. ‘Spontaneous Client Enquiries’ is my totally made up term for people who get in touch with you and would like to become a client – almost seemingly out of the blue. These type of client enquiries can be really exciting, I’ll always remember the first time someone I’d not heard from before got in touch to work with me, it really felt like my business had turned a corner. Read on for ..read more

If you’re starting to feel like you’re reaching capacity for what you have time to achieve in your health or life coaching business, it could be time to start thinking about working with a virtual assistant. In this quick guide to hiring and working with a VA, we’ll be looking at some of the reasons you might want to explore outsourcing tasks, how to find the right VA for you and things to consider if you want to get the best out of working with your new team member. I’ve worked with a VA since 2016, first in my health coaching business and now as a business mentor and I’ve picked up a lot of ..read more