Advisors and potential coaching clients give me a lot of excuses for putting off their coaching programs. They want to end their struggle, but just not yet.
I hear similar excuses for not making other changes that would help, such as hiring an assistant. One advisor told me that he would hire an assistant, but he needs the cash to pay for a new boat.
True, the boat would do a lot to “medicate” the pain the advisor is experiencing; to console him about his lack of clients and his failure to satisfy the ones he has. Or, he could hire the assistant, who will take better care of his clients while freeing up his own time to attract and retain new clients and provide the best service he can deliver.
It’s all about choice. Would you rather start now to end your business struggles and begin a life of prosperity and abundance (filled with boats, if that’s what you want) or get your boat now and stay stuck. The trouble with the latter choice is, you may end up living on that boat.
This article was originally published in Curing The Unmet Needs Disease © Simon Reilly 2008
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