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Domain
Coach Practice
Type
Worksheet
Phase
Discovery
Details
45+ min Between sessions As-needed
Topics
Identity

Resources for coaches building and growing their practice.

When to Use This Tool
A coach who markets to 'everyone' and wants to get specific about who they do their best work with
Someone building a coaching practice who hasn't translated their client instincts into a documented profile
A coach refining their niche who needs to articulate the psychographic and demographic traits of their ideal client
How to Introduce This Tool Plus

Start with the demographics section using a real past client you loved working w...

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For the Coaching Practitioner

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Coaching Scenarios Plus
1 Coach marketing to everyone and converting no one from her website
Context

A coach who certified eighteen months ago has a website that describes her work in broad terms - 'helping people reach their potential,' 'supporting leaders at every stage.' She gets traffic but few inquiries, and the inquiries she does get are often from people who aren't a fit. She attributes this to the website needing better copy, but hasn't examined whether the copy is vague because her targeting is vague.

How to Introduce

Name the sequencing problem before opening the worksheet. 'Copy that speaks to everyone speaks to no one - but the fix i...

2 Coach shifting from general practice to executive clients and not attracting them yet 🔒
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3 coaching scenarios with introduction language, observation guides, debrief maps, and red flags
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Tool Flow Plus
See what this tool requires and produces in a coaching engagement
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