Coach Mentoring and Business Development
Especially for Introverts and HSPs
Are you a coach wanting to get your business moving? Wishing someone could walk you through to make it easier?
Or are you needing to get your current business more aligned with your income needs, your energy, and your sense of purpose and meaningful impact?
It will save you time, money and heartache if you stop doing it alone.
I help new and seasoned coaches to find their unique sustainable path, including resolving specifics like: niche clarification, systems, pricing and packaging, easeful (heart-centered) client attraction, leading groups, and maintaining balance. Yes we talk coaching too!
If something feels stuck, it probably does NOT mean you’re bad at coaching or bad at business. Instead, it probably DOES mean something is out of alignment. Don’t keep pushing on the wrong door. Let’s find the right doors for you.
We can do one-to-one and group coaching.
Working with Val Nelson dramatically changed my business. Her superpower is hearing the essence of clients’ concerns and gently pulling forth the substance of what needs to shift. As a solopreneur, I learned both the practical dimensions of my business (what to charge and how to articulate its value) as well as the heart-centered, nuanced dimensions of my business focus. I’m so glad that I’ve been able to work with her and take my business to the next level.”
~ Maggie Graham, Career Coach
Mentoring for your growth as a business owner and a coach.
You can grow or adjust your business more easily when you have the right kind of support. Don’t reinvent the wheel.
I’ve had my own business since 2009. I am 100% self-employed and self-supporting as a coach. I’m talking about my income after business expenses (including insurance, professional web design, and software expenses). I regularly check in with my own mentor coach to keep it flowing.
I’ve made lots of wrong turns along the way and it soothes my soul to help others avoid those pitfalls. (I mean, I gotta make good use of all those past pain points, right?)
I’ve helped many other coaches, and I’ve witnessed their amazing blossoming as self-employed coaches.
We can uncover what's in the way and get things flowing.
We’ll look at these kinds of things that might be weighing on you:
- Dealing with your top worries right away.
- Choosing a niche that leads to more business, not less.
- Designing or revising your services, pricing, and packaging.
- Attracting your ideal clients, in a way that feels good, not icky.
- Finding the words to describe your business, online and offline.
- Making smart website and social media decisions, before throwing good money and time down the drain.
- Finding your confident voice for your coaching and initial calls. (Self-doubt loves to sneak in.)
- Handling sticky situations and when to say no.
- Deciding whether and how to add group coaching programs.
- Setting prices confidently and authentically.
- Planning and doing the math. (Yep, can’t hide from the math.)
- Knowing where and when to invest in your business.
- Setting up systems and software that work for you and your clients.
- Finding your unique flow zone for peak productivity and creativity.
- Keeping your fears and potential overwhelm in check.
- Figuring out when and how to let in assistance.
- Making sure all this stuff still lines up with the vision and purpose you have for your whole life. You can have a successful practice and still not be happy. There’s more than meets the eye.
- Doing all these things in an order that makes sense and saves time and money.
- And then there’s your social justice and climate concerns and how that fits in to your work. Let’s talk about that too!
You can see that there are many moving parts and it can feel overwhelming at times.
Oh my, as I write this, I’m remembering how I was so overwhelmed in the beginning. It felt like I had to do everything at once and my head was spinning! I’m so glad I got help and continue to receive mentoring from a coach.
You don’t have to reinvent the wheel, and you shouldn’t try to do it all alone. No business succeeds without strong support. The “lone wolf” idea is a myth.
It doesn’t have to be so hard.
Group Option or Combine Group and Private Sessions
I lead a SOULpreneurs Circle, for coaches and those in coach-like service businesses, where we talk through a variety of self-employment issues from marketing to energy concerns.
The small group structure and facilitation method is easy for introverts and HSPs.
My clients often access both group and private sessions, all within one package.
The guidance and support I have received in Val’s group for coaches has been essential to my success as a new entrepreneur. I’ve enjoyed the expansive dialogue with peers that I have needed to work through my challenges (and celebrations!). And even better … it is grounded in Val’s gentle guidance on how to navigate the journey of business building and sustainability, using an easy-to-follow map that breaks things down in a way that makes so much sense! The whole experience helps me feel at ease and has helped me thrive in my business!!”
~ J.Y., Business and Life Coach
Next Step: Let's Talk Soon
Check out the quiz to see if there’s a fit. If so, we can talk about individual and/or group coaching.
It will save you time, money and heartache if you let in a little guidance from someone who has been there.
