Interested in starting your own entrepreneurial journey in personal development but unsure what to expect? Then read up on our interview with Kathleen Quinton, founder of Quintessential Coaching, located in Marlborough, MA, USA.

What's your business, and who are your customers?

My business is Quintessential Coaching. I am a certified Life Coach. I work primarily with Mindfulness and Strategic Intervention modalities. My clients want to make changes in their lives. They are looking for a temporary partner to help them find clarity, create a plan, and hold space for them until they "feel" ready to take the steps needed to accomplish their goals.

I love coaching and have created a process with both modalities that really hone in on our inner strengths. I find great satisfaction in supporting my clients to believe in themselves and know that they are more than good enough to live their desired lives. I'm strong in finding clarity, confidence building, life transitions, and creating lasting, "outside" of our comfort zone change.

Tell us about yourself

I am a wife, mother, and grandmother. I worked for many years in the hospitality and non-profit industries. I wanted to contribute more. I had already been coaching in many ways throughout my life. When I found myself suddenly at a fork in the road, I chose me, what I wanted and what I love to do, which is to focus on self-development, my own, and others. To this day, I want to make a difference and share strategically what I have learned from my training, clients, and my life experience. I believe it is when we are contributing our gifts to others that we are serving our purpose. And that is when we find joy, happiness, and contentment.

What's your biggest accomplishment as a business owner?

  1. Serving and supporting my clients to believe in themselves and live fuller, more meaningful lives.
  2. Creating a process that supports confidence-building and finding self-belief.
  3. Writing and publishing a strategic self-help book, Strength Becomes You - Doubt to Confidence: Create Your Desired Life.
  4. Writing and publishing Strength Becomes You Teen Journal - A Guided Path to Self Confidence, Conscious Thinking & Self Worth.

What's one of the hardest things that come with being a business owner?

I find marketing to be very challenging. Getting the message out there that good coaching is worth the investment--that it can save years off our climb to success. I believe that marketing has a calling all on its own.

What are the top tips you'd give to anyone looking to start, run and grow a business today?

  1. You must have a sincere and compelling belief/passion for your service or product.
  2. Create a strategic action plan.
  3. Create a team of trusted friends, role models, and mentors to learn and share with.

Where can people find you and your business?

Website: https://www.quintessential-coaching.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KathyQuintonQC/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quintessential_coach/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/KathyQuintonQC
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathleenquinton/

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