Three Mistakes Health Coaches Make—and the Immediately Actionable Solutions to Fix Them

Kate Solovieva, a former professor of psychology and PN master coach, shares her insights on common mistakes health coaches make. Through her work with PN’s Level 2 Master Health Coaching Certification, facilitator for PN’s private online coaching communities, and coach in her own private practice, she has a front-row view of the questions and challenges coaches face. Solovieva has seen the victories and blunders of thousands of coaches and today will share three common mistakes she sees them making. Her goal is to help coaches overcome insecurity and doubt, see their clients more objectively, and clearly identify their responsibilities. Solovieva will cover three common coaching mistakes and provide solutions to overcome them. Coaching mistake #1: Focusing on coaching instead of selling Solovieva describes a coaching business as a three-legged stool. The coaching leg is the coach’s skills and knowledge, the selling leg is the ability to market and attract clients, and the administrative leg includes organizing tools and systems. Solovieva suggests that coaches start selling sooner, as this allows them to start coaching sooner and build their business and experience. Solution: Remember to show up