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Services Include:• Guidance through the process• Expertise and coaching • Identification of the next steps to take • Review your materials • Instruction on how to get in the door • Keeping you on track and accountable $75 per hour, with a one hour minimum |
What's The Difference Between Consulting And Coaching?
Consulting is where I bring in my expertise on the subject. Coaching is where I help you find your own answers. I use a blend of both so we can find the best solutions for your needs. Where do you want to go and how will you get there?
What Are Your Areas Of Expertise?
• Product Development/Inventing• Benefit Statements & Sell Sheets
• Writing
• Small Business Management & Marketing
• Overcoming Procrastination
• Organization
• Using Brain Dominance and Learning Styles to Your Advantage
• Step-by-Step Plans
What matters most is that when you need a Coach or a Consultant, you have someone available to connect with.
What Do You Do?
As a Consultant/Coach my greatest strength is that I can simplify what you would like to accomplish into an easy to implement step-by-step plan. I don’t have to have extensive knowledge in your area of expertise, because you are the expert and can provide that information. My expertise is knowing the inventing process and how to move people forward, which usually involves overcoming one of these obstacles:What An Obstacle Might Look Like
• You don’t know where to begin
• You don’t know the next step
• It looks too big and you don’t know how to break it down
• You don’t have enough information to make a decision
• You don’t have the authority to do the job or make the decision
• You don’t have the desire to do the activity but someone/something said you need to do it
• You don’t have the finances to do what it is you want to do
• You don't have the skills
• It conflicts with your values
• You hate doing that type of activity
• Habits
• Other people’s opinions stop you
• You don’t fully understand what is expected of you
• You need a deadline with someone other than yourself to get you motivated
Together we will figure out what you need to help you move forward and how to do it.
What’s The Benefit In Working With A Consultant/Coach?
It has been my experience that the biggest obstacle people face is not being able to identify the next steps to take. Most have a good idea of where they ultimately want to end up, but the actual process involved in getting there has many paths and roadblocks en route. Oftentimes, an outside perspective brings clarity to the situation.
What Does A Consulting Session Involve?
Appointments vary depending upon your needs and if it is a phone or an in-person appointment.
Phone appointments
• You call me
• 1 hour in length
• We start by:
a) having you identify what you hope to accomplish or,
b) sharing what’s on your mind and, together, we figure out the session priorities.
• Next we talk about the details of the subject and discuss specific ways to get the results you want. This takes the form of me asking you several questions and/or sharing my expertise. We explore various options to help you move forward.
• We identify the next steps, come up with a specific plan and discuss if you would like to use me as a source of accountability.
• Finally, we recap the plan and set up the next time to talk, where appropriate.
In-Person
The in-person appointments follow the same basic structure of the phone appointments with the major difference being that we have the option of doing hands-on work. There is a minimum of two hours for in-person appointments, which usually gives us enough time to work on the project in detail and accomplish much more than over the phone. If it is outside the Minneapolis area, the length of the appointment time is expanded and travel fees apply.
How Many Appointments Do We Have?
We set up appointments based upon your needs. Some clients like work together one-time per month to help them stay focused, produce results and to know they have someone available to assist them with whatever comes up. Others work with me in bursts to get them through a particular situation or project. We might have several sessions one month and none for the rest of the year. What matters most is that when you need a Coach or a consultation, you have someone available to connect with.
Fees
The fees for my services are $75 per hour. For half or full-day sessions and/or when travel is involved, the fees vary.
Where To Begin, Or To Schedule A Session
Before we even begin working together, let's talk to make sure we are a good fit for each other. That initial conversation is no charge and the most efficient way to reach me to set up a time to talk is via email at Linda@InventingCoach.com. I am also available at 952-405-6910 (USA, Central Time).