I have been doing a lot of thinking lately about how much financial coaching is similar to personal training. And this similarity shows up in both good and bad ways. Both are things that are very useful for people and can make their lives much better. A financial coach can help you straighten out your finances so that you can not only pay your bills, but do things like reach your goals and live a life you love. A personal trainer can help get you in shape so that you can enjoy the benefits of having good health and looking great.
But both of these roles require someone realizing they need the help. It could be that a person would be much happier after losing 20 pounds and getting in shape, but he doesn’t ever really do anything about it and ends up gaining more weight and becoming more unhealthy. And another person may be doing OK financially and thinks that, sure, it would be great to be completely out of debt and saving up more for retirement, but that person just doesn’t do anything to change.
So how do you convince someone that they need the help? How do you share with them that life really can be better, that it’s not just a “someday” dream? How do you encourage them to start making changes NOW? That’s something I’ve struggled with. At iMoneyCoach we have such a great program to help people not only get out of debt and learn to budget, but to really become successful with their finances. We have helped so many people completely change their lives, and it’s incredibly rewarding. So naturally I want to share that with as many people as possible. But what I’ve found is that it’s not always easy to convince people that they need what we offer.
I think the best place to start is by explaining why the iMoneyCoach philosophy works. You see, we look at the entire picture, not just the money aspect. At iMoneyCoach we believe that all the different parts of our lives are interconnected. They are also interdependent, meaning that if one area is out of whack, then the other areas are not going to do well. But if you create balance and strive for success in each area, then they can all work. This is the key to making sure you can be successful with your finances. You can budget and clip coupons and save all you want, but if you are not actively focused on making sure all the other areas of your life are working, then your finances will suffer.
The great thing about iMoneyCoach is that now we’ve made it easier for people to say “yes, I want to change!” or “yes, I want to fix my finances!” We have developed a curriculum and put it into online courses in an effort to make it more convenient, more affordable, more private, and easier to fix your finances and become successful with your money and in the rest of your life. The iMoneyCoach Financial Life Training System consists of 10 courses that take an average of about an hour to complete. This includes the time you will spend creating a budget that fits YOUR lifestyle (not somebody else’s idea of how you should be living). There are quizzes and worksheets that will help you understand your thoughts and beliefs about money so that you can see how they affect your finances and which direction you should take to find success.
Perhaps it is always going to be a little tough to help people realize they need help or to get them to take the first step, but it is a challenge that we here at iMoneyCoach will always be up for. It is important to us to help people step out of a mediocre life and into a life that they enjoy and one where they can leave a legacy for generations to come.
If you are interested in our online courses, please see How to Start the iMoneyCoach Financial Life Training System to learn how to enroll and get started today.
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