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PEOPLE MATTER
10 REASONS TO HIRE
A BUSINESS COACH
Business coach and ex-panel beater, Ben Fewtrell, looks at how a business coach can help mentor you on running and building your business.
Ben Fewtrell
OWNING AND OPERATING your own Autobody Repair business can get lonely and frustrating at times. Very few entrepreneurs have someone they can lean on when times get tough.
Usually, a repair business will be started by someone that has worked in the industry, however being a great technician doesn’t make you great at running your business.
A business coach is a great way for you to get non-biased help from someone who has the experience of building businesses.
It is becoming commonplace and choosing the right coach to work with will pay for itself. No matter how long you have been in business or how much experience you personally have you can benefit from working with a coach.
Here’s 10 clear benefits of working with a business coach:
1A BUSINESS COACH WILL STRETCH YOU OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE AND BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE
It’s easy to get complacent and take your foot off the pedal. Building your business can and should stretch you out of your comfort zone. This is how you get better results. As the old saying goes “do what you’ve always done, and you’ll get what you’ve always got”.
2AN UNREASONABLE FRIEND
Most of your friends and family would find it hard to be honest with you. If you were doing something detrimental to the success of your business, you want someone to tell you. When you work with a business coach, you’ll give them permission to be upfront. A business coach is there to help you grow your business in the
most efficient and effective way possible.
3YOU’LL BENEFIT FROM THEIR
CONTACTS
Nothing great was ever achieved alone, a great business coach will have built a significant contact list that they can rely on to help you when needed. At some stage through your business growth journey, you’ll need the expertise of a specialist. Knowing that your coach has already worked with someone they can recommend will make it easy for you to find the help you need fast.
4BOUNCE YOUR IDEAS OFF SOMEONE EXTERNAL TO YOUR BUSINESS
Working with a business coach will give you a ‘sounding board’ to discuss any ideas or problems you’re having in your business.
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Working through something with another person can help come up with a better solution and may stop you from over thinking.
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strategies for growth in your business, but, you find yourself constantly being distracted or diverted, you’ll benefit by being held accountable. When you work with a business coach, you’ll typically have meetings fortnightly basis to discuss the progress of
your plan. Having someone to share with will make you more accountable.
YOU’LL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE
If you find that you have great intentions of implementing
“Building your business can and should stretch you out of your comfort zone. This is how you get better results.”
CREATE A PLAN AND 6
“Knowing is not enough, you must do!” is a famous quote by Bruce Lee. If you were to list all the tasks and strategies you know you should be
doing, the likelihood is your list will have at least a dozen things on it that you need help to implement. A business coach will work with you to prioritise your strategies and map out how you’re going to get these done. Having a plan and sticking to it will guarantee better results in your business.
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days that make you want to throw in the towel. A great business coach will keep you focused on the end goal no matter what happens. It’s easy to get derailed by something happening
today when it will have little effect on your long-term goals.
THEY’LL HELP YOU
STAY FOCUSED
YOU’LL KEEP THINGS IN PERSPECTIVE
There’ll be days where you want to high five the team, and
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