The Successful Coach: Insider Secrets to Becoming a Top Coach [Paperback]

Terri Levine (Author), Larina Kase (Author), Joe Vitale (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 18, 2006

"The power of positive ACTION! The authors not only share their secrets to building a highly successful practice, but also provide readers with practical, everyday action steps to fill their practice, generate more referrals, and find more clients fast by taking positive actions."
—Stephen Fairley, MA, RCC President & Business Coach, Today's Leadership Coaching, Inc coauthor of Getting Started in Personal and Executive Coaching

"The Successful Coach is terrific-practical, friendly, and very helpful. Instead of fearfully wondering, 'Can I make it as a coach?' aspiring coaches can shift and confidently ask, 'What kind of difference do I want to make with people?' and 'What wonderful life will I have when I am a wildly successful coach?'"
—Marilee Adams, PHD author of Change Your Questions, Change Your Life

An easy-to-follow blueprint for developing a successful coaching practice

If you are a coach, or want to become one, this book will help you resolve self-limiting beliefs and give you the know-how to build a successful practice.

Everything you need to know to be a top coach is set forth in this book. The first half helps you overcome obstacles that hold you back so you can soar to the pinnacle of the profession. You will learn valuable concepts and techniques to improve your coaching skills, including conquering excuses that stand in your path, thinking like a top coach, and tapping into the power of self-motivation.

The second half of the book gives you marketing strategies to gain clients and build your business. You will learn how to build a unique niche that fully leverages your own unique competencies and skills. Moreover, the authors help you identify and conquer fears and insecurities that may be preventing you from implementing the marketing and sales tactics that will make your business take off.

The authors-two highly successful coaches and one bestselling marketing guru-draw on their own experiences to help you uncover and exploit the unique blend of skills and knowledge that you possess to be a top coach.

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From the Back Cover

"The power of positive ACTION! The authors not only share their secrets to building a highly successful practice, but also provide readers with practical, everyday action steps to fill their practice, generate more referrals, and find more clients fast by taking positive actions."
—Stephen Fairley, MA, RCC President & Business Coach, Today's Leadership Coaching, Inc coauthor of Getting Started in Personal and Executive Coaching

"The Successful Coach is terrific—practical, friendly, and very helpful. Instead of fearfully wondering, 'Can I make it as a coach?' aspiring coaches can shift and confidently ask, 'What kind of difference do I want to make with people?' and 'What wonderful life will I have when I am a wildly successful coach?'"
—Marilee Adams, PHD author of Change Your Questions, Change Your Life

An easy-to-follow blueprint for developing a successful coaching practice

If you are a coach, or want to become one, this book will help you resolve self-limiting beliefs and give you the know-how to build a successful practice.

Everything you need to know to be a top coach is set forth in this book. The first half helps you overcome obstacles that hold you back so you can soar to the pinnacle of the profession. You will learn valuable concepts and techniques to improve your coaching skills, including conquering excuses that stand in your path, thinking like a top coach, and tapping into the power of self-motivation.

The second half of the book gives you marketing strategies to gain clients and build your business. You will learn how to build a unique niche that fully leverages your own unique competencies and skills. Moreover, the authors help you identify and conquer fears and insecurities that may be preventing you from implementing the marketing and sales tactics that will make your business take off.

The authors—two highly successful coaches and one bestselling marketing guru—draw on their own experiences to help you uncover and exploit the unique blend of skills and knowledge that you possess to be a top coach.

About the Author

TERRI LEVINE, MCC, is the founder and CEO of Comprehensive Coaching U and The Coaching Institute, internationally recognized programs that provide training to individuals and organizations that want to learn coaching skills. She has an impressive track record of growing million dollar businesses. A popular keynote and motivational speaker, Terri Levine is also a successful author.

LARINA KASE, PSYD, MBA, is a licensed psychologist and the President of Performance and Success Coaching, a career and business coaching company. As a cognitive therapist, Dr. Kase's expertise in changing thoughts and actions has helped dozens of executives, coaches, and consultants overcome self-limiting beliefs and behavior to achieve their goals.

JOE VITALE, is President of Hypnotic Marketing, Inc., a marketing consulting firm. Joe Vitale has been called "the Buddha of the Internet" due to his combination of spirituality and marketing acumen. His clients include the Red Cross, PBS, Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, and numerous small and large businesses around the world. He is the author most recently of Meet and Grow Rich (Wiley).

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (August 18, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471789968
• ISBN-13: 978-0471789963
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #924,828 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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17 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars disappointing at best, September 25, 2007

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This review is from: The Successful Coach: Insider Secrets to Becoming a Top Coach (Paperback)

I am really annoyed by the false reviews. This book does not live up to its title. It contains two Parts, first part is about self improvement and gaining confedence in yourself, the second part is very generic.

This book may have been a collection of free reports put together with a nifty title.

19 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Hype-driven book for people who don't know much about business, July 9, 2007

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J. Jenkins "Opinionated One!" (Near Washington DC) - See all my reviews
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One of the biggest markets for coaches these days is selling to other coaches. In other words, people who want to help people but don't have a real genuine talent for it. This is one of the more laughable books I've ever read on coaching. But given that one of the authors is featured in that awlful piece of tripe called THE SECRET, there's not much else to say except if you buy into books like these, you truly get what you pay for. If gullible, non-critical thinking people are who you want to serve, then this book is FOR YOU (cue the balloons and streamers now as this review comes to an end....)

9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars New or struggling coaches should not miss this valuable book!, September 18, 2006

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Marcia Bench "The career coach's coach and tr... (Arizona) - See all my reviews
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In the increasing collection of books on coaching, this books meets a critical need: how to be successful from the inside out! It doesn't just provide cute how-to's that would only work if one had extensive internet business or marketing experience. The ideas in this book will work for ANYONE that wants to be successful!

The first 9 chapters deal skillfully with the inner attitudes and motivators that are critical for success...including how to pinpoint and overcome excuses, fear, procrastination, and more! Emulating the top coaches who wrote the book will serve any beginning coach well and save valuable time and money.

But that's not all! The authors continue with 8 chapters of step-by-step instructions on how to set up your practice, market yourself, and more - in terms that are practical and easy to understand. This book should be in any coach's library!