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A few weeks ago I enjoyed a productive coaching session with a woman who can be termed as 'the perfect client'. First, she called me at the appointed time; settled into her office with paper and pen. The dialogue was open and on track. She asked questions, disagreed at times, explored new ideas and was comfortable in being silent while collecting her thoughts. What made her the ideal client is that she was fully present & engaged at all times.
 On the other end of the spectrum I recently let go of a client because every time we talked she was doing something else like washing dishes. She didn't see anything wrong with this or understand how she was disrespecting her time and mine. Bottom line she wasn't ready to recognize and work on what was important to her.
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Bill Gates and Steve Jobs didn't have one, mine is non-traditional, some sources state that it should 'conform to generally accepted guidelines regarding form and content' and it is rarely possible to get funding without one. I am of course talking about business plans.
 Business planning has become its own industry; books, courses and entire websites dedicated to telling you how to prepare one. In today's fast paced, ever changing business world what is its value? Some fledgling entrepreneurs never get their business off the ground as they struggle to get their concepts down on paper within the guidelines set by governments and financial institutions. Others work so hard to stick with the plan that the completion overtakes them in motivation and resourcefulness.
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We hire counsellors, financial advisors and coaches desiring immediate answers and quick solutions while not stopping to realize that the situation we presented to them didn’t happen over night. A troubled marriage, credit card debt or a sluggish business is the result of a culmination of time, mistakes, specific decisions and unforeseen circumstances. The turning around or resolution of any one of those things will require effort and patience.
 By 9am you’ve put the pre-packaged cheese strings in your son’s lunch, eaten your instant oatmeal, answered 5 emails and had a Skype call with a
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