1. Do you spend your day putting out fires?

2. Do you have any concerns about your business running at maximum profitability?

3. Do you run your business on the edge?

4. Do the same problems continually resurface?

5. Do you have difficulty finding someone you trust who can give you an objective viewpoint and bounce ideas off of?

6. Is your business running you ?

7. Do you find that you are unable to make the most of all the opportunities in your life?

8. Do you experience roller coaster highs and lows in your business?

9. Do you have a lone ranger lifestyle?

10. Do you allow your goals and purpose to get sidetracked?

11. Do you lack having a clear, measurable action plan to fulfill your goals?

12. Do you lack structure?

13. Do you lack inner fulfillment?

14. Do you spend most of your day working "in" your business instead of "on" it?

15. Are you a workaholic?

16. Are you experiencing a lack of balance in your life and business?

17. Are you committed to growing yourself and your company?

18. Are you coachable? (Are you willing to hear and act on another's person's viewpoint?)

19. Do you lack a clear financial plan for your future?

20. Are you willing to be truthful and restore your integrity?

* If you answered yes to more than three of these questions you can benefit from a coach.

Author's Bio: 

Nancy M. Powers is a professional success coach, writer, and captivating keynote speaker who leads seminars on personal development and communications. She specializes in coaching CEO's, Entrepreneurs and small business owners to get results. Having a coach is like having someone take a helicopter view of your entire life. It's easy to give advice and suggestions to others, but when it comes to your life you may have difficulty seeing things clearly. A coach can help you identify where you want to go, what's in the way and strategize an action plan to move you forward. Nancy provides the tools, structure, accountability and support you'll need every step of the way towards your success. Drawing on her experience and dedication to research, she responds with training that produces solid, quantifiable, bottom-line results. Some of her firm's clients include, Allstate, New York Life, IDS American Express, Prudential Real Estate, Prudential Securities, Paine Webber, etc. She has been featured in Newsday and published in several national magazines.