Mark J. Silverman is an executive leadership coach and speaker. He is the author of the #1 Bestselling Books Only 10s: Using Distraction to Get the Right Things Done, Unconventional Wisdom: Stories Beyond the Mind to Awaken the Heart, Only 10s 2.0: Confront Your To-Do List and Transform Your Life, as well as the forthcoming book, The Rising Leader Handbook: Grow from High Achiever Into an Effective Leader. Before becoming a coach, Mark had a successful career in technology, where he generated over $90,000,000 for fast-growing start-ups. In addition to his work as a coach, Mark hosts the podcast Mastering Overwhelm - How to Thrive in Business, Relationship, and Life.

Mark joins us today to discuss how rising to your zone of genius can take your coaching practice to new heights. He explains the ideas behind The Rising Leader and describes the CEO personality. He shares his initial hesitation to niche down his coaching practice to rising leaders. He discusses why it’s never too early to pick a niche and why being an entrepreneur is necessary to being a coach. He also offers advice on finding your zone of genius and how people can start transitioning from the corporate world to becoming professional coaches or consultants.

“Once you click in—once you figure out what your zone of genius is—everything takes off.” - Mark J. Silverman

This week on Profit for Coaches:

●      How finding and owning his zone of genius helped Mark take off his coaching business

●      Running your coaching business purely on referrals and owning your zone of genius

●      The relationship between coaching and entrepreneurship

●      What people need to jump from corporate to consulting, coaching, and advising

●      The FREE profitable practice scorecard!

Resources Mentioned:

●      Book: Profit First: Transform Your Business from a Cash-Eating Monster to a Money-Making Machine by Mike Michalowicz

●      Book: How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie

●      Book: How to Stop Worrying and Start Living: Time-Tested Methods for Conquering Worry by Dale Carnegie

Our Favorite Quotes:

●      “Coaching is a business—you have to be an entrepreneur, and you have to want to run a business and make a profit.” - Mark J. Silverman

●      “It’s satisfying to pick a lane you’ve got juice around. Being in your Zone of Genius is absolutely all it’s cracked up to be.” - Mark J. Silverman

●      “Have money in the bank because, if you’re desperate, you won’t be a good coach. Join a reputable coaching program—practice, practice, practice, and coach your ass off.” - Mark J. Silverman

Connect with Mark J Silverman:

●      Mark J. Silverman Website

●      Book: Only 10s: Using Distraction to Get the Right Things Done

●      Book: Unconventional Wisdom: Stories Beyond the Mind to Awaken the Heart

●      Book: Only 10s 2.0: Confront Your To-Do List and Transform Your Life

●      Mark J. Silverman on LinkedIn

●      Mark J. Silverman on Twitter

●      Mark J. Silverman on YouTube

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