What is a business Coach? What is a Mentor?

Every athlete has a coach. Your coach teaches, directs, corrects and exhorts you to improve your game, to achieve more, to do better. He (or she) makes you practice, practice, practice until you succeed in whatever goal or achievement you attempt to complete. He assists you in setting goals that are stretch, achievable targets for future growth. He pushes you to reach these goals and surpass even what you believed you could do yourself.
That is exactly what a business coach can do for you as well, exhorting you to do better in your business, setting stretch goals, monitoring your progress, suggesting changes to do and achieve more and being there to assist in your achievement.
Some businesses provide coaches. They may train you business manager to be your coach and assist you on a daily or weekly basis. That may mean you will meet with this person on a regular basis to improve your daily activities. A good manager will do that.
Others find they must hire a coach as their current business does not provide the support for this role. Although this may cost you in service or consulting fees, the investment in "you" is well worth the money.
A great manger will not only be your coach but also your Mentor! A Mentor is something different. They provide much more than a coach.
A coach directs you towards success. A Mentor leads you to success. Coaches provide the ideas of what to do to succeed. Mentors provide wisdom! This is a very large chasm that most people do not comprehend.
Wisdom comes from experience, training and lots of practice. It comes from listening, observing and absorbing from others, from yourself and  from life. Wisdom cannot be trained. It cannot be passed on in a book or video. It cannot be written down although some would say Wisdom can be passed in books and materials, my belief is the thought can be passed on but not the wisdom itself without direct physical, personal contact.
If you would like a coach, or better yet, a Mentor, give me a call so we can discuss how you should select someone to guide you to the next level.
Be wise, be strong, and be effective! Get a Coach or Mentor for your guide to better "athletic" business improvement!