Which Hat Am I Wearing - Consultant, Coach or Mentor?

hats I am often asked what is the difference between the three hats that people wear as a Business Coach. What does a Business Consultant do that a Business Coach doesn’t? And then when you throw in a Business Mentor? Is this all just a play on words? Well, not quite…

So, there is definitely an overlap in the roles as you see more and more people label themselves as Coaches. It really isn’t hard to throw up a sign and say, “I am a coach!” But what does it truly mean?

Take me for example, whenever I am asked this question, I always clarify and say I am a “Business Mentor-Coach of Money Models and Marketing”.

I am not a life coach… Yes, life does, of course, roll into my coaching programs. I am a strong believer that “what you do in one area of your life is often what you do in all areas of your life”. However, my main style of coaching is Business Mentor-Coaching for results.

Let’s start with Consultants. Consultants usually involve services around one topic. Consultants will go into a company, do some analysis, make some recommendations on a certain process. For example, hiring, marketing or specific info the management would like better systems around. They provide solutions for clients and tell them exactly what to do.

Now if you take a look at a Coach, a coach usually asks certain questions so clients can arrive at the destination via the road that is best suited for him/her. Coaches also hold the energy for you to step into what they believe (or what you may have once told them is your goal) is possible for you.

Mentors are more of the “I have been there, done that…this is how it is done!” They have the experience to show the steps or systems. They are coming from a place of experience. They will direct you and guide you from their own experience so that you can achieve similar results.

I personally like to expedite results for my clients. Time is the only non-renewable resource we have, that is why I personally like to save it for me and my clients. So if I see a way a client can save 10 steps, I feel obligated to say something instead of asking a million questions in hopes they reach that conclusion themselves. That is my mentor hat stepping in. I have a weird brain that just loves to spot money business models that both worth and don’t work.

At the same time, my role as a coach is also to hold the energy of possibility for my clients. As a “hybrid” coach, I am able to both hold the energy and now show clients systems that work and save them time and make them money.

So, depending on what type of coach you are looking for, you need to really take a look at each individual beyond their general title of “Coach” to see the hat they are wearing suits what you desire in expediting your business growth.

With Love, Gratitude and Abundance,

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