The Business of Coaching

<p>In this episode of <a href="https://twitter.com/CoachingThruIt">@CoachingThruIt</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/julieclarsen">Julie</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/laurapasquini">Laura</a> talk about the “business” of coaching -- specifically the nuts and bolts of how we are setting up our coaching practice diving deep into confidence, values, when we can do it, and what it means to actually launch our coaching practice as a business.  </p><p><br></p><p>Intake forms for exploring coaching and booking coaching appointments:</p><ul> <li>Contact info: phone, email, mailing address</li> <li>What do you want to explore with coaching?</li> <li>What are your goals, interests, and topics for coaching?</li> <li>What motivated you to explore coaching?</li> <li>Have you been coached before in the past?</li> <li>Share with me anything you would like to talk about during our coaching session</li> </ul><p>FYI: Requirements for earning an <a href="https://coachfederation.org/icf-credential/acc-paths">ACC coaching credential coaching is 70 paid hours and 30 hour pro bono</a> for 100 hours. For <a href="https://coachfederation.org/icf-credential/pcc-paths">PCC Level coaching credential there are 500 hours required</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Tools for Our Coaching Business includes: </p><ul> <li>Online appointment scheduling: <a href="https://acuityscheduling.com/">Acuity</a> &amp; <a href="https://calendly.com/">Calendly</a> </li> <li>Payment tools for charging for coaching services: <a href="https://venmo.com/">Venmo</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.paypal.com/us/home">PayPal</a> </li> <li>Meeting with clients online (recorded): <a href="https://zoom.us/">Zoom</a>, Phone, <a href="https://rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack/">Audio Hijack</a> + <a href="http://skype.com/">Skype</a> or <a href="https://zencastr.com/">Zencaster</a> </li> <li>Taking/sharing notes, progress, and recordings: Email, <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/">Dropbox</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.notion.so/">Notion</a> </li> </ul><p>Other things mentioned