Everything you always wanted to know about becoming a coach...but couldn't afford to ask.

Why do some coaches go for broke and become millionaires...while others just go broke?

Becoming a coach can cost thousands of dollars.

Imagine investing ...

Coach school: $5,000 - $10,000
Your own coach: $5000 - $12,000 a year
Website design and hosting: $4000
Marketing $10,000

Hundreds of people spend these amounts -- and more -- before they realize coaching wasn't what they expected.

Many successful coaches never spent this kind of money -- but they succeeded beyond their wildest dreams. They knew the secrets of a successful game plan.

This Irreverent Guide will help you decide if coaching is the right field for you -- before you've invested thousands of dollars. You'll learn whether you have what it takes to succeed as a coach and the number one reason many coaches fail.

And if you decide to become a coach, you'll save thousands of dollars as you invest in your career.

"Candid and insightful commentary on the coaching profession.  For  anyone wondering about becoming a coach, reading this ebook is the equivalent of conducting a dozen or so investigative interviews."

--Janet Scarborough, Ph.D.
Owner of Bridgeway Career Development
http://www.bridgewaycareer.com
 "I found this ebook to be comprehensive, extremely well-written, just about the best thing I've read about coaching. You've given me a lot to think about."
--Stuart Light, Santa Barbara, CA
 "I purchased your ebook yesterday and read half of it right away.  It is definitely all your description promised ­ well worth the money. Thank you so much for writing it!  - Lois Lorenz, Denville, NJ
"Cathy, A quick note to let you know that I found your ebook to be very helpful in evaluating coaching as a possible profession for myself. I'm glad you wrote it
and glad I bought it." - Lori Frison, MS, LPC, Milton, WI


Straight talk on becoming a coach

This is the book that can save you hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars as you consider a coaching career. 

You will discover

  • the one question you must ask before you hire your mentor coach.
  • a ten-item scale to decide whether you're ready to become a coach
  • how to avoid the ten most common website  mistakes  t 
  • How to create a client-attracting website without going broke or marrying your web designer.

 "If you're looking for sugar-coated optimism about why coaching is one of the hottest careers of the century and why you should become a coach now, skip this book.

"Cathy Goodwin has written a no-holds-barred guide to the pros and cons of coaching, and anyone interested in a complete picture of this career path would do well to read "Starting Life as a Coach" very carefully. I didn't know whether to laugh or wince as I read my own early mistakes chronicled as examples of common pitfalls to be
avoided.

"If you want to enter the field of coaching without losing your mind or your money, don't even think of starting until you read this guide."

Andrea Conway, coach
www.successfulselfemployment.com


How do coaches really make money?

    • What are the odds of success in this business
    • How to choose a rewarding target market 
    • How much money you really need to get started as a coach
    • When a coaching school is essential
    • The one skill shared by all successful coaches

Gain value when you hire a marketing coach

    • Four tips to decide if your marketing coach will make you rich (or just more broke)
    • Cathy's list: the best straight-shooting resources money can buy
    • What to do if nothing seems to be working

Start your coaching career now!

This irreverent guide answers the questions you wish you had asked before you knew what to ask for. If you use the exercises and resources, you will learn tips that are usually discovered after six months of hard-won experience.

  • Do you have the profile for success as a coach?
  • What's the coaching career really like?
  • What are the legal pitfalls?
  • What are ten danger signals of bad career advice?
  • What are the odds of success?
  • How can you set up a website without emptying your bank account?
  • How do you choose a target market?
  • What questions should you ask before you choose a coaching school?
  • When you need a coaching school certificate to be successful?

Get started now! And begin planning your new career in minutes!

 "As a midcareer executive with a small child, I found your Irreverent Guide to Coaching very useful and practical, raising many good questions that helped my career decision." 
-- Robyn Greaves, McMahonsPt, Australia.


What's the real cost of Cathy's irreverent guide to starting life as a coach?

If you hired a mentor coach for three months, you'd pay $1200 - $5000.
And you might not learn everything that's in this book!

Choose the wrong coaching program: $4,000 - $15,000.

Time lost in a career you wish you hadn't chosen: Uncountable!

Buy Cathy's Irreverent Guide for $24.95 -- less than the cost of a power lunch with your favorite networking group!

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Cathy Goodwin, Ph.D.

P.S. You won't find all this information put together anywhere else!
P.P.S. If you're already coaching, you'll enjoy it even more.
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