Three tips to transition into online coaching

Over the last 10 years, the majority of my nutrition and strength coaching has been online. ⁣

Since the COVID19 pandemic, I've talked to many friends and colleagues that are desperately trying to transition their businesses online. 

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There's been tons of trial and error, so I'm hoping these three tips ease anyone trying to make the transition to online coaching:⁣
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1. Ask good questions and ask them in advance: ⁣
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You can't ask a client to update you and be surprised when they contact you back with a wall of text. ⁣
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If you don't want them to over describe what is going on, ask better questions. ⁣
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If you want to make sure you have the answers before you sit down to create a plan, design systems to capture this in advance. ⁣
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There is nothing worse than coming up with a plan, sending it off and then realizing it needs to be entirely re-worked because of what the client has going on. ⁣
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2. Teach them perspective
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It's only human to question when you start something new - but if you can shift your clients effort and attention on the big picture, they'll focus on the big picture. ⁣
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Instill confidence within your clients that what they are doing is going to take care of most their progress, and other matters can wait. ⁣
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3.  Be human⁣
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Just because you are running an online business where your customer isn't right in front of you, doesn't mean it's void of human interaction. ⁣
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Successful coaches still need to listen, be empathetic and thoughtful. ⁣
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There's still a human on both sides of interaction! ⁣
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Hope these help gang. Change can be daunting, but learn from my experience and the transition will be a little easier. ⁣

- Coach Marc