Coaching for the Self-Employed

So, you have your own business. Congratulations! Whether or not you realize it, it takes a great deal of courage to do what you are doing. So give yourself a big pat on the back.

Mainly, you are flying solo. You probably have a home office or share an office with another solo-preneuer. Or perhaps, you have a retail store. You may have one or more people around to help you out, but when it comes right down to it YOU are THE ONE.

YOU make the decisions. YOU do the marketing and make the sales. YOU do the networking. YOU write the proposals. YOU purchase inventory YOU create and deliver the service or product, YOU write the checks and invoice the clients, not to mention collections. And, besides all that, somehow you manage a personal life too. As Harry Truman said, “The buck stops here.”

You like making decisions on your own, but every now and then it would be really good to have someone else you could call, a shoulder to lean on, someone who listens and really understands what you are up to, someone who can point out another point of view, someone who can challenge you to stretch, someone who can tell you “you can do it” when you want to quit.

Many self-employed ask themselves dare I hire a coach? Can I afford it now?

Find out if Coaching is the next step in your future and whether group or individual coaching makes the most sense for you. Put Ruth Zanes on your calendar right now and send an email, or call, requesting to set up a confidential, complimentary conversation with Coach Ruth.

Here’s what some self-employed clients have said about their coaching experience:

"At the time I hired Ruth, I was unsure as to what direction to take my photography business, or even if I had a business. Ruth worked with me on goals, financial and personal accountability, marketing ideas, and business direction. During the 6 months with her, I learned to keep financial records, develop goal setting and achieving those goals, and business principles. Her coaching helped me focus on my business direction and make some life- changing decisions."
- Portrait Photographer,
Atlanta, GA

"When the company I had just started working for was acquired and decided to relocate.You were there helping me to see the many possibilities and choices available to me when I could not see beyond being a corporate employee. You had coached me into the new job, helped me negotiate my new contract and I thought I was going to live happily ever after. But relocating to a small southern town was not exactly my idea of heaven. Finally, you helped me see that the world did not begin and end with being a corporate executive. Today I have my own consulting business, live in the city of my choice where my significant other and family lives. I've built my own consulting business and continue to grow personally and professionally recently adding coaching to my services."
- President and owner of a consulting and coaching company
Detroit, Michigan

"You helped me see that what I was doing was something I was less than passionate about. You helped me articulate what I really wanted to do. I had no idea about how to start my own business in, a field I had no experience in. I never could have made it without the invaluable coaching sessions we had. You have a natural instinct for business that helped to guide me. You were always there to help me with writing proposals for large corporations, hiring sub-contractors, managing my relationships with clients and even my skeptical wife. You helped me create an “environment of support” so that I could handle the many things a sole proprietor has to do."
- Owner of a TV Production Ccmpany
Atlanta, Georgia