Headlines may matter most. At least when it comes to writing articles that grab your readers' attention. “On average, 8 out of 10 people will read your headline copy, but only 2 out of 10 will read the rest,” explains Copyblogger Media, a company that offers advice to help people grow their businesses through online [...]
With the plethora of Christian coaching books on the market, it can be difficult to know which ones to buy. We believe the titles below are some of the best, reflecting not only our high standards but those set by the International Coach Federation. Christian Coaching, Second Edition: Helping Others Turn Potential into Reality by [...]
How do you coach “calling lifestyle?” If you’re not yet coaching calling lifestyle, you’re missing a critical growth opportunity for both you and your clients. I discovered the concept of coaching calling lifestyle while reading Tony Stoltzfus’ book, A Leader’s Life Purpose: Calling and Destiny Discovery Tools for Christian Life Coaching. In it, he writes, [...]
ChristianLifeCoaching.com is pleased to add a new weekly feature to our community blog — Friday Roundup. Each week, we’ll be curating content and resources from around the Web designed to help you grow your business and your skills. This week's topic is content marketing. But what exactly is content marketing? According to the Content Marketing [...]
Anne Denmark sees every day as a "gift of discovery" from God. Through her business Life Discovery Coaching, Anne encourages the self-discovery of your inner world – where life really simmers – in order to maximize effectiveness in your outer world. This interview is part of a continuing series, introducing faculty and staff from the [...]
In our continuing efforts to meet the needs of professional Christian coaches worldwide, we’re pleased to add a new weekly feature to our community blog — Friday News Roundup. Each week, we’ll be curating content from around the Web, targeting such topics as entrepreneurism, marketing, technology, content development, and more. Below you’ll find five articles [...]
Nearly 1 in 2 Americans (133 million)[i], almost 1 out of every 2 adults, live with such chronic conditions and illnesses as arthritis, Lyme disease, lupus, and more. With statistics like these, you are coaching the chronically ill, whether you realize it or not. To meet the needs of your clients, it’s important to understand [...]
In his popular book, The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It, Michael E. Gerber writes, “Everybody who goes into business is actually three-people-in-one: The Entrepreneur, The Manager, and the Technician. The Entrepreneur is the dreamer, the visionary, the creative, Gerber says. She lives in a world of [...]
Periodical self-assessment is important for coaches. And what better time to gauge your growth over the past year and set new goals for the year ahead than now. To help guide the process, I've created a simple assessment, based loosely on the wheel of life. Consider taking a half-day retreat and prayerfully answer the questions [...]
In the December 2013 issue of Inc. Magazine, Jason Fried, the co-founder and president of 37signals.com, shared a surprising decision in his article, “Marketing Without Marketing.” Rather than trying to snag new customers with his marketing dollars, he decided to focus instead on his existing customers. When Fried first began wondering what his business would [...]