Just Between Coaches

Do you compare yourself to more successful coaches? Do you wonder if others question your credibility? Michael Port explains why that is counterproductive. He also gives tips on how you can gain confidence in your credibility and market your business.

Show Notes

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Michael Port is an author, speaker and course creator. His latest book is titled The Referable Speaker. He runs a business called Heroic Public Speaking and is the host of the popular podcast, Steal the Show. 


In this episode we discuss:
  • Why focusing on your credibility can be a really big mistake.
  • Why your value is not a reflection of your idea of credibility.
  • How to leverage other people’s processes to build your own credibility.
  • How to effectively influence the way potential clients view your business.
  • The mindset for successful growth and iteration.
  • Learning and gaining credibility through strategic partnering.


“[Comparison] is just not a strategy that is effective. Because it's much better to be a great coach, then to market yourself as a great coach.”  – Michael Port

Michael Port is the author of nine books, which have been translated into twenty-nine languages. A few of them have become perennial bestsellers and made it onto such lists as the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and USA Today. Some have won awards from 800-ceo-read and Amazon. After delivering thousands of paid speeches on the world's biggest stages, Michael and his wife, Amy, built Heroic Public Speaking HQ , a performance training center, to develop and nurture the next generation of professional speakers along with CEOs and founders, bestselling authors, business owners, and people leading movements and advancing important causes.

Resources or websites mentioned in this episode:
  1. Mirasee
  2. Coaches Console
  3. Michael’s website
  4. Linda’s LinkedIn


Credits:
  • Guest: Michael Port
  • Host: Melinda Cohan
  • Producer: Cynthia Lamb 
  • Executive producer: Danny Iny
  • Scripted and assembled  by: Michi Lantz 
  • Audio Post Supervisor: Evan Miles, Christopher Martin
  • Audio Post Production: Post Office Sound
  • Music soundscape: Chad Michael Snavely
  • Making our hosts sound great: Home Brew Audio

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• Music and SFX credits:
•Track Title: Clouds
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Writer Name: Marshall Usinger
Publisher Name: BOSS SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTIONS

•Track Title: Coastline Dream
Artist Name(s): Wild Sky
Writer Name: Adam Simons
Publisher Name: BOSS SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTIONS

•Track Title: Coo Coos
Artist Name(s): Dresden, The Flamingo
Writer Name: Matthew Wigton
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•Track Title: Stars & Trees
Artist Name(s): Outside The Sky
Writer Name: Dustin Ransom
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Episode transcript: Credibility Check (Michael Port) Coming soon.

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Creators and Guests

Host
Melinda Cohan
Producer
Cynthia Lamb
Guest
Michael Port

What is Just Between Coaches?

Where do coaches turn when they face a difficult situation with a client? Quite often, when coaching challenges arise, they reach out to a coach more senior than themselves. That’s the aim of Just Between Coaches — to be that trusted source of guidance for the coaching community.

Hosted by Melinda Cohan, coach and creator of The Coaches Console business management system, Just Between Coaches will answer the tough questions that coaches face every day. For example, what can I do if my client is lying? How do I deal with price resistance from prospects and clients? What if I want to fire a coaching client? And what the heck is a feeder course and why should I care?

This tactical podcast will provide a deep dive into one coaching topic per episode, which means searching for answers will be a breeze. It will also offer a simple way for listeners to refer other coaches who are grappling with those tough coaching questions. To submit a tough question you’re facing as a coach, put “JBC” in the subject line and send it to podcasts@mirasee.com.