{"id":11919,"date":"2018-04-29T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-04-30T03:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mindvalley.com\/?p=11919"},"modified":"2025-07-24T07:54:34","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T12:54:34","slug":"3-critical-coaching-business-skills-for-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mindvalley.com\/coach\/blog\/3-critical-coaching-business-skills-for-success\/","title":{"rendered":"3 critical business skills for success that can set you apart"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">You\u2019ve probably been coaching long before you started doing it for a living.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">You helped your college roommate find her true values and build her self-worth so she\u2019d stop dating the wrong guys.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">You knew just what to say\u2014and what not to say\u2014when a friend was going through a messy divorce.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">So, when you discovered coaching, you knew you had found your calling.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">Your natural motivation to help people could now be turned into a great way to make a living.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">A match made in heaven except for one thing\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">Whether you\u2019ve been a coach for years or you\u2019re just starting out, you\u2019ve come to realize that\u00a0<\/span><span data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">coaching<\/span><span data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><span data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">running a coaching practice<\/span><span data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">\u00a0are two very different things.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">The truth is you need to be a coach AND you need to be a\u00a0<a style=\"outline: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mindvalley.com\/blog\/coaching-skills-to-build-an-extraordinarily-successful-coaching-practice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-uw-styling-context=\"true\" aria-label=\"business owner - opens in new tab\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"false\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"na\">business owner<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">You\u2019ve nailed down the bit about coaching, but if you\u2019re struggling to create a successful coaching practice with a consistent stream of clients\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">There\u2019s clearly a disconnect in your skillset that you need to address.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">Here are three must-have <\/span><span data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">non-coaching skills<\/span><span data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">\u00a0you need to grow a thriving coaching practice.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Non-coaching skill 1: Selling<\/h2>\n<p><span data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">If you\u2019re coaching for free, then selling isn\u2019t something that you ever have to consider.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">But if you\u2019re running a coaching practice\u2014and I\u2019m guessing you are\u2014learning how to sell is as important as learning how to be a great coach.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">Coaches love to help and to give.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">That\u2019s why many coaches struggle with asking for money in exchange for their services. It just feels \u201cwrong.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">So, I\u2019d like you to look at selling from a different perspective.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindvalley.com\/blog\/how-to-deal-with-fears-around-sales\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-uw-styling-context=\"true\" aria-label=\"Selling is serving. - opens in new tab\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"false\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"na\">Selling is serving.<\/a><a title=\"\/blog\/3-secret-fears-around-sales-and-marketing-you-must-conquer-to-build-a-massively-successful-business-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mindvalley.com\/blog\/3-secret-fears-around-sales-and-marketing-you-must-conquer-to-build-a-massively-successful-business-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"www.mindvalley.com - opens in new tab\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"false\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"na\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">When you accept fair monetary compensation for your services as a coach, you\u2019ll be able to do your best work and serve more and more people.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">You\u2019ll be able to create the impact that you desire.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">You\u2019ll be able to do the meaningful work that you want to do in this world but on a much larger scale.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">Isn\u2019t that exciting? Isn\u2019t that inspiring?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">So the next time you feel uncomfortable about selling, think about how many more people you can help and serve when you\u2019re running a thriving, profitable coaching practice.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Non-coaching skill 2: Tech<\/h2>\n<p data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">Basic tech skills are a must when it comes to running a practice with a global audience.<\/p>\n<p><span data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">While you don\u2019t ever have to be able to write code or create a website from scratch, you do need to have a working knowledge of some of the key technical aspects of your business.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">This could include knowing how to upload your blog posts on your website, understanding how to send out emails to your subscriber list, and being able to <a style=\"outline: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mindvalley.com\/blog\/4-steps-to-build-social-media-marketing-strategy-for-coaches\/\" data-uw-styling-context=\"true\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"false\">post content on social platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">If you\u2019re wholly reliant or dependent on others to tick off even the most basic tech-based actions on your to-do list, your entire business could come to a standstill when a key team member or your virtual assistant isn\u2019t available.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">This is not a good thing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">So make a list of all of the basic tech skills that you need to know about and start familiarizing yourself with each of them.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Non-coaching skill 3: Writing<\/h2>\n<p><span data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">Love it or hate it, writing is an integral part of running a successful coaching practice.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">While you may have the financial bandwidth to hire a professional writer, it\u2019s massively important that you cultivate this skill within yourself.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">Why?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">For one thing, no one will ever understand or care about your message and your ideas and insights as much as you do.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">And no one can write about it in quite the same way you can.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">We don\u2019t need Pulitzer Prize-winning material here.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">Just aim to write well enough to be able to post on social media or send out an email when you feel inspired to share from the heart.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">Building a thriving coaching practice that continues to grow can be hard, but it\u2019s certainly not impossible.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-uw-styling-context=\"true\" data-uw-rm-mod=\"\">These non-coaching skills are the 80\/20 of what you need to master to achieve your business goals and create a successful, profitable\u00a0<a style=\"outline: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mindvalley.com\/blog\/how-to-become-an-unstoppable-force-for-success-in-your-coaching-practice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-uw-styling-context=\"true\" aria-label=\"coaching practice - opens in new tab\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"false\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"na\">coaching practice<\/a>\u00a0in an exceptionally short time.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>4-critical-non-coaching-skills-you-need-to-grow-a-thriving-coaching-practice<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":29814,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[136],"tags":[125,137,272],"area-of-growth":[],"featured":[],"outcome":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-11919","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-coaching-business","tag-business-coaching","tag-coaching-business","tag-coaching-skills"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.4 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>3 Critical Business Skills for Success That Can Set You Apart<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"You\u2019ve come to realize that coaching and running a coaching practice are two very different things. 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