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Prosperous Coach Podcast317: Can Coaches Succeed Financially Without a Niche?Find the full transcript for this episode and other resources at ProsperousCoach.com/317.Mentioned in this episode:EPISODE #73 - Do You Fit ONE of These Coach Archetypes?Nail Your Niche strategy session with RhondaYOU might not need a coaching niche.Niching is a strategic choice that helps you stand out in the crowd, become known more quickly, and earn more.In my Nail Your Niche strategy session, coaches often start by saying something like this:“I’ve been struggling to choose a coaching niche for so long...2025-01-1407 min
Prosperous Coach Podcast304: Attract Ideal Coaching Clients Who Can't Wait to Work with You - LIstener's ChoiceFind the full episode and more resources for coaches at ProsperousCoach.com/304.Everything you do attract or detracts the clients you want.Before we dig in, I want to thank you for all the 5 star ratings and great reviews you have bestowed on Prosperous Coach Podcast and me.Here’s a review from someone who used the moniker Soulful Coach. This podcast is my go to for encouragement and quick reminders on specific topics that I’m struggling with. Rhonda is an amazing business coach and person. Her VIP program for coach...2024-10-0810 min
Prosperous Coach Podcast286: Are You Manifesting Ideal Coaching Clients for You? Listener's ChoiceThere’s an art to attracting clients. I call it an art because it takes time to learn who is ideal for you and it takes conscious practice to draw them to you.One powerful part of attraction is the words you use on your website, your Signature Program, your social posts, your freebie and your content — such as podcast episodes.When your words resonate, you’ll have that reflected back to you. Here’s a reviewed I received about Prosperous Coach Podcast:Rhonda’s value-filled words and energy help ground and ignite me at the...2024-06-0408 min
Prosperous Coach Podcast266: Test the Profitability of Your Coaching Niche - Listener's ChoiceFind the full transcript of Episode 266 and other resources for coaches at prosperouscoach.com/266. It is a LISTENER'S CHOICE episode because it is super popular with coaches already.Also mentioned in this episode:Nail Your Niche session with RhondaEpisodes: 140, 99, 7, 108 and 57When coaches grab a Nail Your Niche Session with me and then ask: "Is this a good coaching niche?" What they really want to know but don’t know to ask is:Will focusing my energy this way repay me with a consistent flow of clients who are willing to in...2024-01-1610 min
Prosperous Coach Podcast260: Best Reasons and Timing for Coaches to Hire a Private Business MentorFind the full episode and other resources for coaches at prosperouscoach.com/260.Apply here to hire Rhonda Hess at Prosperous Coach for private VIP coaching business mentoring.***Where do you fall in the spectrum of going it alone versus getting valuable support to succeed in your coaching business?For some people taking no counsel is a matter of pride. Others have the privilege and perspective that anything worth doing is done better with expert support.I waffled between postponing my success by being a loner and wasting money on tactical...2023-12-0513 min
Prosperous Coach Podcast253: 2 Powerful Tools to Struggle Less in Your Coaching BusinessWould you like to struggle less so you can enjoy all aspects of your coaching business journey? I will share 2 brilliant concepts that I rely on.Find the transcript for episode 253 and more resources for coaches at prosperouscoach.com/253.I know that once a coach has strategy in place in their coaching business, success is largely an inner game — your response to challenges and opportunities. It’s perfect territory for deep transformation and … struggle.Struggling used to be an art form for me.I came by it honestly. My mother, who grew u...2023-10-1706 min
Prosperous Coach Podcast247: Why Do Some Coaching Niches Thrive and Others Fail?Find the full transcript and other resources for coaches at prosperouscoach.com/247. Nail Your Niche - 90 minute strategy session with Rhonda HessAlso mentioned, Sofia von Celsing, coach to high achieving women leaders.Why do some coaching niches never pay off?Coaches, with their big hearts, tend to focus on what their audience NEEDS. But I found out through trial and error that marketing a coaching niche that focuses around needs rarely results in enough clients or income. And I think coaching around needs can wander extremely close to therapy.2023-09-0510 min
Prosperous Coach Podcast246: 7 Ways to Make the Transition from Employee to Coaching Business Owner with EaseFind the full transcript for this episode and more resources for coaches at prosperouscoach.com/246.Also mentioned 5-month VIP Coaching Business Breakthrough mentoring program with Rhonda Hess, Business Mentor for Coaches.My coaching business was my first foray into entrepreneurship after 20 years in corporate roles. Talk about an identity crisis! Okay, let’s reframe that to a chance to blossom and mature. ; )Many of my clients are in the same place making that transition from employee to full time coaching.It’s going to require some recalibration of your mindset and reor...2023-08-2908 min
Prosperous Coach Podcast200: Attract Motivated Coaching Clients Who Will Invest - Listeners ChoiceToday we’re digging into something that’s rarely talked about by marketing experts. It is about why you only want to attract people who do have the motivation and the financial ability to hire you. Find the full transcript at prosperouscoach.com/200Woohoo, this is the 200th episode of Prosperous Coach Podcast! Thank you for listening and sharing this podcast with other coaches!Links mentioned in this episode: 1. Coaching Business Checkup series - If you find yourself working hard but not getting traction, this episode series addresses what’s usuall...2022-10-1112 min
Prosperous Coach Podcast199: 7 Things You Can Do to Tip a Maybe Over to YesI thought long and hard about what, over the years, clients have told me tipped them over from 'maybe' to 'YES'. It's powerful!This episode gives you 6 simple things plus 1 strategic action that you can do now to help your coaching prospects shift from just considering your services to clicking onto the certainty button and committing. Find the full transcript at prosperouscoach.com/199.Are you a new coach who is ready for step-by-step hand-holding to create everything for your business with expert support and then launch with confidence? I have 2 openings now for t...2022-10-0411 min
Prosperous Coach Podcast193: How to Avoid and Fix Aimless Coaching Sessions - with Laurie CameronRhonda Hess: Hey coaches, I've got something special for you today. Find the full transcript plus helpful links and specific words to say in coaching sessions at prosperouscoach.com/193. Also, there’s a link to a free downloadable infographic that you’ll want to click to on that page.I don't know if you got to listen to the previous session that I did with my good friend and amazing coach, Laurie Cameron, where we talked about Powerful Questions (Episode 139 – The Art of Crafting Powerful Coaching Questions.) If you...2022-08-2313 min
Prosperous Coach Podcast188: How to Market Just Like You CoachIf you want to thrive in your coaching business, it’s time to change your perception about marketing. Let’s bust some myths about marketing and look at it from a different point of view. Find the show notes for this episode at prosperouscoach.com/188.First, I wanted to share a win with you because YOU helped to make it possible and I’m grateful ... Prosperous Coach Podcast recently hit 150,000 downloads. That’s momentous. My latest 5 start review said: “A well appreciated podcast! Rhonda tackles issues that any coach could face and provide...2022-07-1911 min
Prosperous Coach Podcast176: 8 Powerful Coaching Questions to Ask Any Client Anytime - Listener's ChoiceDon't you just love having ready made questions you can ask your clients that are so powerful they will send your client into self reflection? Me too. Find the full transcript at prosperouscoach.com/176 .The right question can really help anyone zoom past obstacles and into a power zone of awareness and action on their own behalf. That's why questions are so valuable to coaches and in coaching session.So the first question that you can ask that of course really unlocks a lot for your clients:What do you w...2022-04-2609 min
Prosperous Coach Podcast173: Your Intuition is Your Superpower with Shannon KaiserRhonda Hess:Hey coaches, I have something really different and exciting today. I'm doing an interview today with the awesome Shannon Kaiser. I'll introduce her in just a minute, but let me tell you how this came about.I came across her website and on her website was an assessment to test what your intuition style is. And I could not resist taking it. Great questions on it, by the way. And as soon as I received the results, it told me that I was clairsentient. I had known that before, but I didn't know...2022-04-0519 min
Prosperous Coach Podcast165: Wait to Create Your Coaching Website Until You’ve Done 3 ThingsThis episode shares steps you should take BEFORE you create your coaching website. I’m talking before you pay a designer, before you decide to buy a Wix or Squarespace template and do it yourself ...or before you ask your well-meaning friend who has a bit of skill to do it for you.Find the full transcript for this episode at prosperouscoach.com/165. I am not a web designer. But as an international business mentor for coaches with 20+ years experience in solopreneur business development, I know how websites work for coaches if done right and wha...2022-02-0808 min
Prosperous Coach Podcast154 - Are You Manifesting Ideal Coaching Clients for You?This episode is inspired by a rarely used skill that we all have and that can greatly help you attract more coaching clients that you’ll love. Find the full transcript for this episode at prosperouscoach.com/154.I recommend you also listen to a previous episode called Can You Manifest Coaching Business Success with Your Mind? Find that at prosperouscoach.com/106, that's episode 106 in your favorite podcast app. It talks about different aspects of manifesting.This episode won’t be repetitive as it’s about one particular part of manifesting, which is attracting ideal clients. Bac...2021-11-2309 min
Prosperous Coach Podcast146: Should You Start a Podcast for Your Coaching Business?This episode is inspired by YOU. You’ve helped me surpass 100,000 listens of Prosperous Coach Podcast. I’m so grateful to you for binge listening and sharing my podcast with other coaches.Now, maybe I can help you start your own podcast.I’ll tell you what podcasting has meant for me and I’ll share some details about what it takes, what it costs plus a few powerful questions to ask yourself about whether podcasting is right for you. Find the full transcript of this episode at prosperouscoach.com/146My podcast has revoluti...2021-09-2812 min
Prosperous Coach Podcast139: Listener's Choice - The Art of Crafting Powerful Coaching QuestionsThis is a replay of one of the most popular Prosperous Coach Episodes.I have the pleasure of introducing you to Laurie Cameron of WAKE UP Enterprises. Laurie is literally the best coach I know. She is also the best coach trainer I know.In 2001 I co-created curriculum for Coach Training Alliance and I designed their certified coach program, I was their first trainer. Then I brought Laurie in. She surpassed me significantly and she is their Senior Mentor Coach now. I first met Laurie 20 years or so ago at...2021-08-1022 min
Prosperous Coach Podcast135: Are Your Coaching Packages Keeping You From Earning Well?This episode connects the dots between your website, coaching packages and pricing as a reason you might not be earning as well as you’d like.Find the show notes at prosperouscoach.com/135. I’ll be providing links to episodes that go into more detail on each of those topics so you can make clear, strategic shifts.I didn’t start my business knowing how to be successful at coaching. Everything I’ve learned has come from studying my own many mistakes as well as what works and why.Let’s start with websites b...2021-07-1308 min
Prosperous Coach Podcast121: How to Not Freak Out If a Coaching Prospect Does Not EnrollA favorite past VIP client of mine, Shawna Warner, emailed me saying that she had challenging enrollment situation that didn't end well. She thought, and I thought too, that it would be valuable to all coaches to hear about this situation and discuss it a little bit. See the full transcript at prosperouscoach.com/121.First. I really want you to know more about Shawna and her business and how she started. So, Shawna, I'm going to turn it over to you. Thank you so much for taking the time to connect with us today and to share...2021-03-3022 min
Prosperous Coach Podcast117: How to Attract Ideal Coaching Clients Who Can’t Wait to Work with YouI’ve been promising this episode to you. Find the Show Notes at prosperouscoach.com/117.Before we dig in I want to thank you for all the 5 star ratings and great reviews you have bestowed on Prosperous Coach Podcast and me.Here’s a recent review from someone who used the moniker Soulful Coach. I think I know who you are and I’m bowing to you right now. Thank you for honoring me with your praise!Here’s what this coach said:This podcast is my go to for encouragement and quic...2021-03-0210 min
Prosperous Coach Podcast102: You Can't Succeed in Your Coaching Business Without ThisThis episode is short and may surprise you. Find the show notes at prosperouscoach.com/102.A quick shout out to Reggie Scott . . . Thank you Reggie for your review in the Apple Podcast app. Reggie said: “I can binge listen. With her episodes being so short, sweet and to the point I get so much insight within 30 minutes. Thank you Rhonda for being kind with your listeners. I always look forward to your next podcast.”I’m so honored that you binge listen, Reggie! And I appreciate you all for listening. I’m always so happy to share...2020-11-1706 min
Prosperous Coach Podcast92: A Sad Preventable Thing That Happens to Too Many CoachesThis is a super short episode with a bite sized but powerful message for all the new-ish coaches out there. It follows on the topic of the last episode called Should You Launch Your Coaching Business at a Better Time?I was working with a favorite client last week who only has two more sessions in her 5 month VIP Coaching Business Breakthrough program with me. She was super busy with recent opportunities and finding it more challenging to get tasks done in order to launch her coaching business I mentioned how important it will be t...2020-09-0806 min
Prosperous Coach Podcast91: Should You Launch Your Coaching Business at a Better Time?I hope a day will come very soon when new listeners come across this episode and Corona Virus is a dim memory. I dream of that day when we’re all free to hug, hang out without distancing and go to work and school safely.At this point, the pandemic has been going on a lot longer than we all imagined.Many coaches are hesitating to launch their business even though they are as ready as they will ever be.They are thinking:“It’s not a good time to lau...2020-09-0107 min
Prosperous Coach Podcast90:Test Your Coaching Niche with 4 Powerful QuestionsThis episode is part of the Smart & Profitable Coaching Niche series. And … it has eye opening questions to help you test the viability of your coaching niche. So test your niche with those questions, which you can find the full transcript for this episode here.By the way, there are 14 episodes in that niche series – lots of intel for you —so if you’re having trouble choosing a viable target audience and developing a niche that solves a BIG enough problem so clients pay you well, check that whole series out. It’s easy to miss the earlier ep...2020-08-2513 min
Prosperous Coach Podcast89: Do You Shrink or Inflate Your Power with Coaching Clients?This episode is part of the Client Management series. Find the full transcript here.In the last episode, I covered 7 RED FLAGS to watch for with clients and also how you need to watch your feelings for indications of losing your integrity in sessions with clients.Well, this session is one way you can lose your integrity and disempower your client.What do you do when a client comes to a session resistant, as if their arms are folded across their chest? Coaching seems to bounce off them. Or w...2020-08-1810 min
Prosperous Coach Podcast87: How to Rise Above Skeptics of Your Coaching BusinessThis episode is a super short but potent. Find the show notes at prosperouscoach.com/87.Do you ever have the feeling that people in your inner circle aren’t supporting your choice to grow a coaching business?It can be subtle … family or friends seem not to take interest when you talk about it. Their eyes glaze over or they change the subject quickly.Or it can be overt … someone directly questions your wisdom in starting a coaching business or taking a bold step in it.Or it can be in shadow...2020-08-0407 min
Prosperous Coach Podcast86: When and How to Stop Coaching for FreeThis episode is part of the Money Mastery series. Find the full transcipt for this episode at prosperouscoach.com/86It’s totally normal to give some coaching away free while you’re in coach training school. Schools encourage this because they want you to practice coaching skills with as many people as you can as often as possible.Practice integrates learning.The downside of offering free coaching over a long term is that it becomes increasingly difficult to shift from free to charging fees. Resistance gathers … and soon si...2020-07-2809 min
Prosperous Coach Podcast85: How Can New Coaches Be Perceived As Credible?You’ve heard that you need to build the know-like-trust factor with your target audience before they’ll hire you. It’s true. Imagine that your ideal clients reach out to hire you already feeling a deep connection with you and want what you offer. It raises their willingness to invest at a high level and fully dedicate themselves to the work But how can you convey credibility as a brand new coach?That’s what today’s episode is about.To answer that question, let’s turn this around. Shift...2020-07-2110 min
Prosperous Coach Podcast84: Are You Afraid to Ask Coaching Clients to Pay You?You may have noticed that many of my recent episodes are about mindsets. It’s a deep topic. Human beings are so good at stopping themselves from success simply by the way we think. I often wonder how my life would have been earlier in life if I’d known about mindfulness and the power of shifting mindsets.A while ago I did a whole series of episodes called Smart Mindsets and Habits. You can find that series at prosperouscoach.com/mindsets. If you’re feeling stuck and in your own way I recommend listening to those episod...2020-07-1410 min
Prosperous Coach Podcast83: Overwhelm is a Bad Habit Coaches Need to Break NowI’m tired of overwhelm. Aren’t you?Nothing sucks the joy out of your coaching business like that over-burdened feeling:· An endless to do list· The overflowing inbox· Too many learning curves to climbI know overwhelm. I remember what it feels like to launch. It’s a project with so many moving parts and you can easily get ahead of yourself.The truth is, most often overwhelm is a bad habit wanting to be broken. Whatever your reasons, some part of you is choosing to feel o...2020-07-0708 min
Prosperous Coach Podcast82: The Mindset Shift That Helps You Charge More with Coaching ClientsThis will be a super short episode. And it’s part of the Smart Mindsets & Habits series.I feel so honored that when I work with my clients I get to see them shift their mindset in ways that will help them succeed faster at this game called entrepreneurship.By the way, thinking of building your coaching business as a game is one way to take the pressure off and enjoy the journey.So the specific mindset I’m digging into today is about OWNING your right:· Own your right to be in bu...2020-06-3006 min
Prosperous Coach Podcast81: How Shame Crushes Momentum in Your Coaching BusinessThis episode, which is part of the Smart Mindsets & Habits series, is a follow on to Episode 80, which was called Competition, Comparison and Shame in the Coaching Industry.I received many brave and heart felt comments on that episode, including this one from Marian:“Thank you for this episode, Rhonda. I feel like you’re responding to what’s inside my head! This was amazingly helpful to me and has inspired me to reach out more to support and share with other coaches, especially my classmates.”Well done, Marian, because that kindness you shared t...2020-06-2310 min
Prosperous Coach Podcast80: Competition, Comparison and Shame in the Field of CoachingThis episode is part of the Smart Mindsets and Habits series. You can find the full transcript at https://prosperouscoach.com/80The last episode was about the crucial role of courage in success and how it comes before confidence.I received a lot of sweet comments about that episode along of the lines of “Thanks, I needed that!”Yes! Every coach needs encouragement, especially in the early days. Have you ever noticed the word ‘courage’ within the word ‘encourage’? I encourage you to encourage other coaches too.Now I want to talk about a...2020-06-1609 min
Prosperous Coach Podcast78: The Art of Crafting Powerful Coaching QuestionsI have something really special for you today's episode, which is about powerful coaching questions and is a part of a new series on Coaching Skills.Get your FREE COACHING SKILLS DOWNLOAD at prosperouscoach.com/78First, I want to share something personal with you. I have been so buoyed up by wonderful reviews lately. So I want to give a shout out to Gemma who said recently to me:“I'm sending a heap of gratitude to you, Rhonda, your generous podcast has helped me identify my platform and program. Al...2020-06-0222 min
Prosperous Coach Podcast77: 7 Ways to Create a More Valuable Experience with Coaching ClientsFREE DOWNLOAD - Go to prosperouscoach.com/77 to get your copy of Coaching Business Checkup.There’s plenty of information out there in training programs about how to coach. And there’s lots of attention out there on how to market and enroll clients plus the various tactics to earn well as a coach. But there’s little communicated to coaches about exactly how to serve your coaching clients well so they love the experience, come back for more and refer others to you. Client...2020-05-2713 min
Prosperous Coach Podcast76: Will You Exclude Some Coaching Clients If You Narrow Your Audience?Today’s episode is short and sweet. The full transcirpt can be found at prosperoucoach.com/76It was inspired by something that came up in Prosperous Coach Club, my Facebook group.Several new coaches were having trouble drilling down to a narrow and viable audience to serve because they didn’t want to exclude anyone.I had that concern myself in my early days of coaching. I waffled and stayed general for far too long. I didn’t realize how much easier it would be if I did narrow my aud...2020-05-1907 min
Prosperous Coach Podcast75: How to Produce Content for Your Coaching Business That Inspires EngagementToday is all about creating smart content as part of a visibility strategy for your coaching business.Grab the FREE Download called 5 Rules to Write Better Copy for Your Coaching Business. I want you to know why I veered away from finishing that series after 9 popular episodes.It takes tremendous brainpower to delve into strategy in a clear and useful way. The pandemic has had me swimming through brain fog. I know I’m not the only one affected in that way.But finishing this seri...2020-05-1211 min
Prosperous Coach Podcast74: Is Fear Holding You Back From Launching Your Coaching Business?Today is all about the F word. The full transcript can be found at prosperouscoach.com/74.Fear is a powerful force. It can move you toward safety and it can keep you from your destiny. The feeling is no fun. But, like all feelings, it holds the possibility of transformation.On any given day, I feel some amount of fear. What about you?Fear could show up while I’m listening to the news. Or, if I’m in a car and I or someone else m...2020-05-0508 min
Prosperous Coach Podcast73: Do You Fit One of These Coach Archetypes?This episode is another REPRISE during the pandemic to give me a chance to be with my emotions while still providing something helpful to coaches. Bless my foggy brain. I need a break, ya’ll!You’re going to love this if you haven’t already heard it. And if you have already heard it consider listening again. And, I double dog dare you to choose just one of these archetypes as your primary archetype and not just say “Oh, I can relate to all them.” In my experience, one rises to the surface like cream.2020-04-2818 min
Prosperous Coach Podcast72: Are You Stuck in the New Coach Swirl and Spin?Do you know how sometimes it helps to be reminded of something?Coaches are smart people. We have lots of wisdom brimming inside of us. And, during the pandemic, I especially need reminding about many helpful things.And after recent conversations with past clients and current clients I thought it might be helpful to reprise an older episode.This is all about why it’s so easy to get stuck as a new coach and how to snap out of it! You can find the full transcript for this episode and links to...2020-04-2119 min