My work has grown and developed as I have, but has been supported and inspired by the brave Men and Women who choose to step in to the hard, yet rewarding work we do. Not just do the inspiring stories of clients’ changes, achievements and breakthroughs keep me doing what I do, many believe in our work so much they give us the ultimate compliment by referring family, friends and work colleagues.
We don’t do clever discounting, offer a free donkey ride or make outrageous promises of instant success or some secret that we found in a dust covered chest that was just discovered after being hidden for 100 years. We offer authentic personal growth that is simple in its philosophy but challenging by nature. The courage required to do our work is significant, however I know the rewards can be off the charts.
What has happened is that the people who believe in our work refer us and while being humbled, the reality is that referrals are the backbone of our business and we are extremely grateful for that. In order to continue to do the work we do, we require people to come to us and decide to do our work. Many companies offer affiliate/referral fees to existing clients and while that does work I feel its not the best approach for some of our experiences. My work is a way of life and is literally dealing with peoples lives, focusing on the work they do, their external relationships and finally the most important relationship, the one with themselves.
For this reason I have been reluctant to offer financial reward as I feel that would lead to people pushing our work on others who are not ready. That said, I feel its important and respectful to acknowledge and reward people who do go out of their way to refer people to us. I feel I have done a poor job on this to date.
With that is mind I am working on an ‘experience’ where I will be personally inviting a handful of people to join me as a thank you for their belief in our work.
