028: 10 Questions to Ask Before Choosing a Business Coach or Mentor

Whether you are looking to start or grow a business, you will have many options along the way in terms of accelerating your path to success. There are free resources like blogs and YouTube, paid educational products and programs like online courses, as well as coaches or consultants that work one-on-one with clients. This is a good list of questions to consider whenever you decide to invest in a mentor, expert, or “guru”, whether you are only investing your time (to watch their free content, for example) or your hard earned money to learn from them. However, since one-on-one coaches and consultants tend to be the most expensive option in terms of accelerating your success in business, it is absolutely crucial to choose the right person that fits your needs and goals (in addition to your budget!). Making the best choice for you will have a major positive impact on your business and could easily change the entire trajectory of your life.  Because this decision is so important, I want to give you my own personal checklist I use to choose my own mentors, whether I am considering buying their paid course or hiring them to coach me individually.