Coaching for Introverts! How to Thrive as an Introvert Coach…
Coaching can be for introverts, too!
I’ve been a coach for about 15 years now. In that time I spent many years trying to fit myself into a coaching model that did NOT work for me!
- Filling my calendar to the brim with calls = OMG I need a week to nap, KWIM (know what I mean)?
- Doing “discovery calls” = EW I don’t want make people feel backed into a corner to sign up with me!
- Talking for one hour = Oh I definitely need to recharge, now!
- Trying to keep the conversation “focused” = NAW let’s just chat and have a good call?
This model needed adjusting to fit my introvert ways.
No Full Calendar for This Introvert!
So instead of filling my calendar, I filled my client roster with people who were like me. People who didn’t NEED a coaching call in order to take action!
Instead of doing discovery calls I made really clear calls to action and detailed everything, including the price, on my coaching sales page.
Instead of talking on the phone for an hour once a week or even once a month, I set my clients up with unlimited email or voice chat and we just get stuff done! Action-taking clients are THE BEST CLIENTS.
And instead of trying to keep the conversation on a call focused I didn’t need to. No calls = no worries. When a client emails or voxers me I respond as needed and I WELCOME life stuff because it all is relevant and now we have time to cover it all.
I just LOVE this format of coaching that I’ve named “Coaching Without Calls”.
I’ve had so much success with it, too.
Here’s what one sweet client had to say about it:
Coaching Without Calls is the Ultimate Coaching for Introverts!
Now you can:
- Scale your coaching business – work with dozens or more clients at a time! The unlimited, fast access means you’re not needing to use as much time to get them moving along on their goals.
- Be more flexible with your work – you can answer clients on the go rather than having to be in your office for a zoom call.
- Keep your calendar clear – this is my favorite part! My calendar keeps clear while I’m working with a number of clients and everyone is more than happy.
How to Coach Without Calls
It may take some time to get used to this concept and some clients will EXPECT calls.
This is totally OK. You can train those clients on what is so awesome about this kind of coaching.
Here are some of the steps to coaching without calls for introverts:
Decide on your coaching offer.
Maybe it’s you and a client on Voxer. Could be easy email coaching. Maybe it’s a private group that your client can search and respond to threads (my favorite as it has multi-media).
Create your coaching intake process and materials.
What will you do when you sign a client? How will they learn how it all works? Will you do an intake call? Get this all worked out before you take on any new client.
Create your coaching sales page.
Make sure your offer is clear. Since you are doing a different take on typical coaching you’ll want to make sure people really get it before signing up. AND they should be excited about it! It’s all in how you present it.
Promote your coaching.
Of course you’ll need to let people know about your offer! I love email marketing and some other supplementary methods to get the word out. The marketing ecosystem… it all works together.
Onboard and work with your clients.
Get a pattern down where you check in on your clients regularly. Weekly check ins and daily answers will keeping everyone moving along smoothly!
Coaching Without Calls is one awesome way to help people create MAJOR impact in their own lives.
I’m a BIG believer of coaching myself. Here’s an instagram post I made on how it’s changed my life in a couple of ways:
I hope you enjoyed this post and you can use it to streamline your coaching practice or new offer into something that allows you to have total lifestyle freedom!
If you’d love to deep dive into this with me I have a course called Coaching Without Calls. Inside the course you get:
- On-demand training you can refer to anytime you need it.
- A course group so you can talk with other coaches who are doing coaching without calls.
- One free month of email coaching with me, Angela Wills (high value bonus)!
- Templates for intake forms and sales page offers – model what’s worked for me!
- Free updates and live events as they happen for the course.
You can get more details here: Coaching Without Calls!
