Coaching as a Super-Skill
From Michael Simmons
Hi ~ContactFirstName~,
I spend a lot of my time asking myself this question…
What are the most valuable skills I can learn today?
This question has led me to spend thousands of hours studying mental models and learning how to learn.
The other “super skill” that has changed my life, but that I’ve never talked about is coaching.
I spend hours per week coaching people one-on-one and in groups, and over the last few years, I have coached hundreds of people. Even as we scale the business, I still make sure I’m doing coaching regularly.
Why do I do this?
The best way to learn is to teach and coach others. I call this the Explanation Effect, and I’ve spent over 100 hours researching and writing about this one idea alone.
Coaching is the fundamental skill you need before you launch courses, speeches, speeches, articles, and books. Coaching people helps you refine your thoughts based on what actions people actually take and what results they get. In my experience, a curriculum designed without coaching will likely fail. In other words, coaching gives you an amazing feedback loop on what knowledge is valuable.
Coaching can provide you an incredible, guaranteed income. Also, as you get better at it, you can drastically increase your rate. For example, my hourly coaching rate has increase by 5x in the last 5 years.
Coaching is extremely fulfilling, because you see the progress of your students. I’ve delivered hundreds of keynote talks in 8 countries over the years. But the reality is that the only feedback you get is a few questions and applause. You never see what the audience does with what you shared. Therefore, your left wondering about your impact. Given how important coaching is, I have a special gift I want to share with you today...
My mentor, investor, business partner, coach and dear friend — Eben Pagan — just released a video that explains why coaching is the ideal next-step for you, and how to get started as a professional coach or taking your existing coaching practice to the next level (more clients, higher rates, more transformation):
"How To Become A Virtual Coach" [Free Training]
Eben is the best person you can learn coaching from: Not only he has transformed how I think about business and life — I had over 200 one-on-one coaching calls with him — people Eben has coached have collectively made billions of dollars in sales (e.g. Maria Forleo, Inc. 500 entrepreneur and NYT-bestselling author).
If you’ve always felt that you’d be fulfilled and successful as a coach or mentor to others, then watch this video immediately. It will really inspire and educate you about your next steps:
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You’ll also get a download kit that includes a list of coaching niches that are working and growing right now, as well as an exercise to help you identify what your unique “coaching genius” is.
Watch now, and take the first step on the path to an incredibly rewarding and lucrative career.
- Michael