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Professional coaches aim to support the development of clients to meet strategic goals and to enhance overall quality of life. Coaching and Leadership intersect – In the organizational sense; Associates want value from their leaders, and desire to develop a co-relationship focused on achieving success.

The current zeitgeist of Leadership is trending towards acquiring specific skills that is possessed by the coaching industry. As potential change agents, coaches must ask powerful questions about the psychological dynamics of society at large.

•Are we at war with ourselves?
•Why are large bureaucratic organizations slow to act?
•How do we understand the complexities of the struggle?

Society demands a powerful altruistic Leader that makes quick decisions that benefit everyone while simultaneously providing security. However, America is a nation of individualists who strive to be the Leader, and are ashamed to be categorized in the role of follower. Simply, American culture frowns upon the follower and the omnipotent Leader is exaggeratedly admired.

•Who do you want to be?

The Leader of course! Well, the problem is that Leaders need followers.
If everyone is the Leader and no-one follows, then there is a Leadership dilemma called The American Leadership Paradox.

1. Society wants community and togetherness, but explicitly yearns for a capitalist society with individualist freedom.
2. Society values family, but relishes in the rebel persona.
3. American culture is a paradox that attempts to indulge within both ends of the spectrum.

Leaders are unable to lead because society chooses to scoff at instead of follow. Cognitive dissonance is displayed towards Leaders, and society at large believes they are capable of producing better results. Trust and integrity have been squandered by previous leaders which disenables pre-determined respect for future Leaders.

The Nature/Nurture debate – Is it inborn or due to the situation? Current research has determined the debate to be estimated at a 50/50 split. If there are wonderful Leaders and the situation is not conducive to leading, then the cold-hard truth is – Leaders will fail 50% of the time regardless of inborn or learned ability. Current Leadership is failing at an astounding rate (over 70%). What constitutes leadership failure? Short answer: Not meeting goals.

•How do we survive in a Leaderless society if our models in family, business, politics, education, and more, require a Leader who has power that is admired and followed?

•Can we all be leaders without followers or is there another solution?

Currently, the common consensus is that: our Leaders are unethical, self-centered, and ruining our economy!
Americans, don’t trust the government, don’t trust commercials, and in fact, place little faith on anything.
Why? Is it because Americans are horrible people, or is it because our system is coming to a breaking point? I argue for the latter.

•Why do we tolerate unethical leadership?
•Why do some leaders act unethically?

Our individualist system funneled these leaders to the pinnacle because they are the best players of the game our society has produced. They are tolerated because, if they are great Leaders, elitist, and are flawed, then the individual perception interprets an ego-boost which sends the individual’s self-esteem sky rocketing. The ego-imagination covets the positive regard of a Leader, and an unethical Leader with praise is lesser qualified for the role of Leader than the self. The American Leadership Paradox!

•How do we fix the Paradox?

Fixing or modifying any paradox is a mission within a mission, which might never be accomplished, and is why venturing out on this journey is more than challenging. Albeit while complex, well worth the strategic effort because Leadership is an integral part of a successful society.

Professional Leadership Coaching:
Enhancing self-awareness of cultural factors and aiding in understanding the application of value-based Leadership. Utilizing expert coaching tools to raise awareness and move Leaders through blinding dimensions. As coaches, we could participate in curbing and overcoming the deterioration of the aforementioned: American Leadership. We cannot be concerned with the system and concentration of choosing Leaders, but rather, concentrate on the coaching role in development which is integral to Leadership success.

Let me answer this question without wasting time-YES. You can make a great living as a marketing consultant. The opportunities available are tremendous and only you can stop yourself from exploiting them.

In fact, according results an annual Fanminder Small Business Mobile Marketing Survey says 81 percent of business owners say they have heard of mobile marketing yet a whooping 70 percent of those haven’t tried it.

And the reasons are many 44 percent think they “don’t have time to figure out a new technology.” This suggests that small business owners think mobile marketing will be “hard” to do-a time-consuming process and/or difficult to figure out. As small businesses discover simple-to-use solutions, this perception should decrease. And this where a consultant will come in.

So what are the various niches available in mobile marketing? And what are the income expectations? I mean how are you expected to quote?

A niche market is popularly defined as a subset of the market on which a specific product is focusing. Therefore your niche could be on specific product features, demographics or even price.

In reality your niche could be SMS marketing, coaching, website design, local marketing or high-end. You can define what you want to specialize in depending on the market and your expertise or individual preference.

It is important to note that some niches pay well while other pay less. Some require more expertise while others less. Some have customers that have a certain mindset while others have easy to work with clients. It is important to investigate in detail before you take the full plunge.

Doing work in certain niches has advantages that you may need to consider. You become much more specialized and respected in the niche rather than when you are a generalist. You will mostly be dealing with the same prospects that will tend to respect you with time.

You consultancy becomes much easier as you can reuse coaching materials from previous sessions. You don’t need to update anything unless technological developments demand you do so to remain relevant.

Working as a consultant does pay even better than working as an employed person. According Payscale.com an online salary tracker, the median pay for consultants is about $110,000. When it comes to regions Boston and San Francisco pull the highest hourly rates for consultants. At $72.45 the figure is higher than what federal consultants who make $69.43.