Coaches and healers work within a complex legal environment full of pitfalls for the unwary, and the smallest misstep can cost you dearly. And yet most don’t understand their legal liabilities.
On August 6th I interviewed Ian Foster over on Facebook to discuss his free tool the Legal Primer for Coaches and Healers. (The interview is below. Don’t forget to turn on the volume)
Ian helps coaches, healers and other heart-centered entrepreneurs gain confidence and peace of mind that their business can survive legal challenges. Ian’s passion is putting his experience as an attorney to use by making sure the business you have worked so hard to build is safe and protected.
With the right legal protection in place, you can relax and do what you do best: help your clients live better lives!
I learned a lot from speaking with Ian. If you provide any sort of coaching services and have never spoken with a lawyer you need to watch this video.
Get Ian’s Legal Primer for Coaches and Healers along with free reports and tools from over 20 experts who are participating in the Rock Your Launch Giveaway.
I think most working mothers experience guilt. I was a full time mom until my son started senior kindergarten. When I started working, I remember resenting the time my job kept me away from my son. I particularly resented having to miss going on class trips with him. I felt like I was missing out on important parts of his life.
Not to mention the stress of the after school rush: picking him up from daycare, getting him to extra curricular activities all while trying to get dinner and homework in.
I always felt I was never quite getting it all done or getting it right.
When I started my business I loved being there when he got home from school. I could go downstairs, greet him, get him a snack and ask about his day. Then I’d go back to my office and work for a couple more hours while he played or watched TV.Read More→
If you run a small business, the last thing you want to do is find your company data, website or any other piece of the process compromised. But with technology becoming more and more advanced, there are increasingly sophisticated attacks that you need to be aware of and protect against. Let’s take a look at the major problems and some simple solutions for your online security.
Problem 1: Website Hijacking
Unfortunately, your domain name can be hijacked—even if you own it. There are a couple different reasons someone might take over your domain, and it’s not just so that they can use the domain to create their own website. Instead, they could use it to set up a mirror site that steals details from your customers, or they could use it to spread malware to infect you or your customers.
In any case, you’ll find that the trust system you’ve carefully built with your customers will be compromised and so might any email accounts linked to the domain name.
Solution 1a: A Strong Login Combination
When you’re creating a username and password, Read More→
This is a guest post by Dr. Marie Langworthy, a retired educator and current author/editor.
Brrr! The Water’s Too Cold! Wade Out
How do you know when your career waters are becoming too cold for comfort and it’s time for you to wade out? You don’t have to dip in your metaphorical toe to know that suddenly, after all these years, your longtime career seems to be running cold.
The boss doesn’t require you at his/her beck and call each morning. You no longer seem to be the one he/she turns to when a sensitive work-related issue arises. When the press last swamped his/her phone/e-mail/text accounts with questions about a politically incorrect controversy, you were not immediately summoned to his/her door to elicit damage control strategies.
You never realized until now that gradually you’ve been excluded from his closed circle of confidants and consultants. Not only has the thrill of victory diminished, but the raise in pay, the annual bonus, and yearly travel jaunts to exotic ports of call have suddenly dried up!
And as much as you hate to admit it, you’re more than partially responsible for this falling out of favor. Fess up! You’ve lost (or relinquished) your competitive edge. Your once-raging belly fire has become a whimpering ember. Your production quota is limp. Your devotion to the organization has waned. Gone are your late night rendezvous with spreadsheet production predictions.
You seem to find more and more excuses to avoid those business luncheons and evening dinners with potential customers. And when was the last time you volunteered to ride interference on a job that no one else wanted to tackle? Read More→
I was recently asked what advice I would give to future entrepreneurs. To paraphrase a proverb my advice is “It takes a village to raise a small business.” Let me explain.
Over the years I have interviewed dozens of entrepreneurs – some for this blog, some for teleseminars and some for various publications I have written for.
They came from a variety of backgrounds and a variety of businesses. Some were consultants, some provided a service, some sold products. Some were bricks and mortar businesses while others were completely online.
Additionally I have been hired by a variety of businesses as a consultant and as a member of my local Chamber of Commerce and a BNI chapter I meet many more entrepreneurs.
What struck me about all the people I’ve spoken with over the years is that no matter how different their backgrounds or businesses, there was one thing that all the successful entrepreneurs had in common – they had a mentor and/or coach.
Some have an on-going relationship with a coach. One woman had several coaches who she called upon depending on her needs and their expertise. One man and purchased his business from another man. The previous owner met with him almost daily to act as a sounding board and give advice. Another young man has a team of successful entrepreneurs who meet with him three or four times a year to give feedback and advice.
It doesn’t matter whether these are hired advisors or volunteers. What matters is the successful entrepreneurs look for outside advice and feedback. And more importantly, they FOLLOW it.
The one thing that unsuccessful entrepreneurs – or those who have plateaued and can’t seem to grow any more – is that they won’t listen to outside advice.
As an outsider it’s quite fascinating to see how similar these struggling businesses are in the attitudes of their owners. They feel that no one knows as much as they do. Sometimes they will even hire an advisor and then not listen to the advice they’d paid for.
Entrepreneurial Myth
I believe that part of the problem is we have this cultural myth of the ‘self-made millionaire’. The idea that the Bill Gates’, Warren Buffet’s and Oprah Winfrey’s of the world did it all by themselves. And while I don’t know it for a fact, I bet Bill, Warren and Oprah have had their own advisors over the years.
In my own business I know I suffered from that delusion for a number of years. And it made my struggles much harder. But once I started seeking out other people for advice, my business became easier and more successful.
If you can’t afford a coach (personally I think you can’t afford not to have a coach) then you need to find another business person who can act as a sounding board. Find someone you admire or like and buy them dinner. Ask for their input and feedback on your activities and plans. It’s amazing how generous and helpful most business people are.
And finally, follow the advice you get. Yes, you need to make sure it’s coming from a reliable source and makes sense for your business. But at the end of the day, you don’t know it all. So don’t try to act like you do. If you get good advice, follow it!
Not to mention the stress of the after school rush: picking him up from daycare, getting him to extra curricular activities all while trying to get dinner and homework in. 
