[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.94″ use_custom_width=”on” custom_width_px=”1075px”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text] Have you ever wanted to learn a new sport or lose some weight? Someone often guides you, someone who has completed these challenges before. This is a coach. It is the same in business.

A Business Coach

A business coach is someone who has run his or her own business. They have made mistakes and they have been successful. What is important is that they have learnt from their experiences. A coach will help you focus your attention to the areas of business you need to develop. They, as any coach worth their salt, will also push you beyond your comfort zone and find new boundaries for you to overcome.

Confidante

When you hire a business coach, you gain a confidante, someone who will keep the state of your business close to their chest, whilst helping you explore options to improve. They will act as a sounding board, without worrying about correcting you. This can be vital when you need to tackle some sticking points on the business. You gain another partner in the business without the pitfalls of having one.

Goal Setting

Your coach can help you sift through the likely plans to succeed and then together you can both set out the goals you wish to achieve with your company. A good coach, will also let you take accountability, as that is the only way you will learn to take the necessary steps to gain the advantage within the business world.

You Make More Money

As every successful team knows, prizes come with a good coach. If left to your own devices, over time you will eventually get there. However, with a coach by your side, things can skyrocket, as two minds are better than one. Especially, as one of those minds, has past experience.

Quick Fix

Yes, you can use a business coach for those quick wins, or fixes, but that is not the purpose of a business coach. You should seek a long-term relationship, as the rewards of having someone by your side, stepping in when needed and out when not, are so much richer. Your coach will gain an inside view of the business over a longer period and so be in better position to advise. There are many more reasons to have a business coach, probably as many as there are businesses. Even, if you have been in business for a long while, as the saying goes “Even good doctors, need doctors.” If you would like to talk more about having a coach, please contact me. [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]