Working with a coach in 2025
So you’re considering working with a coach in 2025? Smart move!
I hired my first coach around 2008 when my business was very small. Over that first year I learned so much about how to grow a business and a ton of stuff on mindset (aka your thinking).
I’m tired of trying to fit everything I want to share with you in a single email so I thought I’d take it to a PDF to give you all the information I think you need to make a smart decision about whether hiring a coach in 2025 is for you and whether I’m the right coach for you!
Let’s start with WHY hire a coach
There are quite a few really good reasons to do so:
1. To build a business similar to the business the coach has.
You want to find a coach that has a similar business to the one you want to create. If you don’t you could be majorly wasting your time.
For example if you want to make money blogging by putting ads and affiliate marketing links on your blog I am NOT your coach. If you want to sell courses, coaching and maybe a membership through email marketing – I AM your coach!
2. To have someone to hold you accountable.
One of the greatest challenges of a business owner is to do the work. We have no one to be accountable to so we are challenged to hold ourselves accountable. And that does not always work!
You can check in with your coach to tell them what you are going to work on and then check back to say you did it. A simple daily action that can be so incredibly powerful!
3. To get insights and advice based on experience.
Your coach probably has something you don’t have in terms of experience and insights into how to do the thing you want to do.
It’s likely a good coach is going to spot things you’re tripping up against before you ever realize you’re doing so. This saves you time, money and frustration!
4. To have a business BFF!
This might sound a little silly but it’s for real a great benefit of a coach!
Most of the time there isn’t anyone in our lives who really gets what we do. And yes we might meet people here and there who get it but they’re busy with their businesses, too. When you hire your coach they can be there to be your Business Bestie. A good coach will cheer you on, motivate you and inspire you.
Next I think it’s important to cover how coaching can be used, especially if you plan to work with me as your coach.
How to Use Coaching:
Every coach is going to be different in what they offer in their coaching package and so that is going to largely determine how to use the coaching.
With my coaching package you get one on one help with me (Angela Wills) via my community in Heartbeat. This comes in the form of a private group area for text based chat and an audio chat via DM or right within the group.
The one challenge I find some people having is they don’t show up. They basically “ghost” me and I don’t hear from them for weeks, even months and in some cases never again.
I’m assuming it ends up being so long in between that they get too embarrassed to come back and say anything but I would NEVER judge someone – so if you ever coach with me and you disappear for two weeks please come back! You’re ALWAYS welcome back!
That said if you know you’re likely to disappear and not show up and communicate in coaching then it’s probably not for you. Wait until you’re sure you’re going to make good use of what’s available to you!
Does Coaching Work?
Yes, absolutely coaching works!
With a caveat – you have to work it.
It’s not a magic pill of course.
Literally once a new coaching client said “OK, work your magic!” and I had to make sure it was really clear that I do NOT do magic. You can’t pay a coach and call it a day.
Show up – communicate – do the work – be consistent. This is how coaching works. It works because YOU work. There’s no way around that.
What coaching is really great for is helping you figure out what work to do, or how to do it better, or faster or more efficiently so you make more money.
Personally I’ve found coaching working for me even 10 YEARS later, too! My coach said so many things to me during coaching that I just wasn’t ready for. The thing with a coach is we can only plant seeds… YOU are the one who needs to grow them.
So those seeds my coach planted were just stored, waiting and finally one day a little seedling started to grow and I started to see a new thought growing that improves my business.
What a powerful way to invest in my business – all these years later it’s STILL paying off.
Ok Let’s talk investment, next…
What Does Coaching Cost?
If you’ve run across coaching offers out there you’ll know they can range vastly in pricing.
Some coaches will charge you $200/month while others might charge you $20,000/month and they both promise to help you grow your business!
Be VERY wary of the coaches who won’t tell you anything about HOW you’re going to grow that business when you coach with them. Instead they tout the money, money, money you’ll make and they are making the assumption that you want the money so much you don’t care what you’ve gotta do.
YUCK.
I’m very clear in my marketing and my coaching offer.
I’m coaching you on how to build online offers – such as ebooks, courses, membership, coaching, etc. I’m going to coach you on all the various aspects of making that work and marketing it mainly through email marketing because it’s so darn effective!
So my potential coaching clients are very clear on how they’ll make money. And the clients who work with me are ALREADY doing that. They’re now looking to transform that business they’ve got going into a business that gives them MORE time freedom while making them MORE money!
The coaching investment with me is $3750 (for 2024). It will be going up to $4750 in 2025. This is for a full year and I’m very aware it’s not high priced. However I’m happy to charge that FOR NOW, I may end up doubling that in 2026 – we shall see. 🙂
The thing with coaching is you gotta look at it in terms of ROI. What kind of Return on Investment can you get in a year? Certainly more than $5k in profits if you do the work!
I have listed out my years in business over 22 years and the first year I started selling digital products I made $22k and it’s only grown and grown ever since.
For you to invest $3750 in yourself and your business and have it NOT feel like an expense what you need is belief.
Belief you could have a $22k year as a result of the support, then a $40k year, then a $60k year and on and on. Too often people are selling you an unrealistic dream. The reality is most people grow a bit at a time. 20% growth per year in my experience is a pretty reasonable expectation.
Do you want to aim to double your income every year? YES, of course! Set those goals high and that’s what I’m here to help you with as a coach. THEN take the actions to get the results and return on that investment!
So these are the things I’d love you to know and understand as my potential coaching client. A coach is absolutely not a quick fix or a magic pill but they can be a valued and a valuable asset to your business if used and approached in the right way.
