Coaching the Stay-at-Home Business Mom

Even the most self-directed, organized stay-at-home business mom sometimes needs someone to turn to for guidance, ideas or an objective viewpoint. That person can be a trusted ally or a complete stranger, but she must be someone who can stand back and look at a business and present plans for increasing profits or to build the business, whether the business is services or selling products. Business that stagnate are out of business.

The person who provides this help is often called a coach or mentor. A coach can look at the business overall and make recommendations for improvement. For instance, if the business needs new marketing ideas, the coach can either present a plan or help the owner to develop a plan to market the business in new ways to reach new audiences. Remember the coach has different contacts for outreach, even it’s just a new store to find cheaper paper.

If the corporate mom dropout is feeling stale and just needs a boost, the coach can do that too. It’s always nice to have a cheerleader, particularly one who can do more than say, “Go, team.” This cheerleader can motivate and assign life exercises to bring back the spark and passion to a pooped mom.

If the stay-ay-home business mom knows a coach/mentor, that’s excellent. However, when choosing a coach/mentor the mom doesn’t know, it’s best to find one who is walking the walk and talking the talk and is still doing it.  If you are interested in working with a coach or mentor for Business Moms, send an email to assistant@corporatemomdropouts.com and place “I’m Ready” in the subject to be included in our new July Incubator or one on one coaching.