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I begin every coaching session with two secret beliefs:

1. You are far more powerful than you know. Especially if you've already accomplished things that impress most people.
2. Tears are a release of emotion. And if I can create a safe enough space, my clients will cry when they share things with me they never shared with another living soul. 

I begin this coaching session with one of my favorite coaching questions: “What would make this an extraordinary conversation?”

Kristen's reply was intellectually engaging but I couldn't feel her. So, I know we need to dive deep...

Like all my clients, Kristen is a top performer with a track record of success. She’s a retired television executive who founded a non-profit that has brought clean water to over 100,000 people in developing countries.

And as I dive in, Kristen shares things with me that she’s never shared before. In fact, she’s moved to tears. She leaves the conversation with an insight that will make a massive impact in her life and in the lives of her clients.

As you listen to the conversation, pay attention to two things:

1. The moments of insight on my client's side. 
2. The moments on my side where I choose when to dive deep. What do you notice about what I see, hear or feel that give me clues in which direction to go?

Please share your insights with me.

And let me know where you are more powerful than you know...

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The Prosperous Coach

For most of human history, it wasn’t called coaching. It was called leadership. If you’d like to learn more about our community of extraordinary top performers, go to: https://richlitvin.com/

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A single insight can completely change your life, and that insight can come in many forms. Rich’s came in the form of a phone call, a phone call that he duplicates for his client today. Luisa is a consultant and understands business at the highest levels. Her hope is to work with Rich on the idea of doing something fun and big while using her genius. Rich shares a story about the phone call that saw him commit to something fully though he knew nothing about it. By turning their conversation into that phone call, Rich is able to give Luisa a sense of mission and a way to give back. Her one moment of insight has her on a path and nothing can stop her!

In today’s episode:

• Doing whatever it takes when you are committed to something
• Rich’s life-changing phone call
• Bringing possibility to groups of people that don’t know it’s coming
• Knowing that you don’t have to do the journey alone
• Luisa’s life story and how she developed her beliefs
• Being held back by the fears and the what-ifs
• Who’s on the other side of the life-changing phone call
• Allowing yourself to be moved so that you can move others

Links to resources:

The Prosperous Coach

For most of human history, it wasn’t called coaching. It was called leadership. If you’d like to learn more about our community of extraordinary top performers, go to: https://richlitvin.com/

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Coaching is about more than having a coaching business. For most of human history, it wasn’t called coaching, it was called leadership. Rich’s guest today, Shelley Paxton, has spent her entire career as a leader. Shelley is the former Chief Marketing Officer for Harley Davidson, one of the most iconic brands on the planet. Her book is going to be published in January by Simon and Schuster, a mainstream publisher. She is wondering how she can craft the funnel for her business. However, Rich doesn’t like the word funnel, especially for a rebel like Shelley. So, he helps her to create a rebellious program by putting a thousand-dollar cheeseburger on her menu. Don’t know what that means? Well, Rich is going to tell you all about it! If you are crafting out a business and want to know what to put out as opportunities for people to work with you then this is really fun!

In today’s episode:

• What it means to be Chief Soul Officer of your own life
• Creating a way for people to work with you even when your bucket is full
• Importance of blocking off time for yourself
• Separating from what society says you are supposed to do
• Having a thousand-dollar cheeseburger on your menu
• Why you shouldn’t be nervous about pricing when it is high
• Reminding yourself that people will pay for what they will pay for
• How limitation creates real value
• The difference in strength between present-day self vs. future self
• Recognizing your own zone of genius
• Distinguishing between work that will drain us and energize us

Links to resources:

The Prosperous Coach

For most of human history, it wasn’t called coaching. It was called leadership. If you’d like to learn more about our community of extraordinary top performers, go to: https://richlitvin.com/

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Building a coaching business or a community is like pushing a car, at first, the inertia makes it a really slow process, but eventually, the momentum will kick in. That’s right where Rich’s guest today, Richard, is sitting with his business. Richard is a consultant and a coach who has worked in tech for 20 years. He works with fast-moving business leaders who love complexity. Richard questions where he is supposed to find interesting people that he will love to work with. Rich is able to inform Richard of the truth, that he can go find the communities that they hang out in or he can create those communities himself!

In today’s episode:

• Creating communities slowly in order to build momentum
• Deciding whether or not you’re in it for the long-haul
• Pushing through the nos to get to the yes
• Setting up your business to adhere to your strengths and weaknesses
• Defining what people you are actually looking for
• Finding where your ideal clients and past clients spend their time
• Avoiding overwhelm when planning out your mission

Links to resources:

The Prosperous Coach

For most of human history, it wasn’t called coaching. It was called leadership. If you’d like to learn more about our community of extraordinary top performers, go to: https://richlitvin.com/

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Success is great, sometimes even addictive. It sounds like a good problem to have, but that’s not really the case. Rich’s guest today, Eric, is feeling the effects of that addiction. After reading The Prosperous Coach, Eric took off before he even began working with Rich. He is seemingly living the coach’s dream, having a coaching business with 10 clients at $100k per year. Except, sometimes success hurts. He has all sorts of unique challenges because of the way he set his business up. Instead of helping Eric to reach his goal of doubling his revenue to $2M next year, Rich decides to give him a much bigger challenge that totally shifts the way Eric thinks moving forward. Remember, slow down to speed up, because a goal is a place to come from, not a place to get to.

In today’s episode:

• The only addiction in the western world that we praise
• Bonding by sharing your pain with others
• Putting a rider on the end of your goals
• Coaching that we love vs. the business of coaching
• Creating an investment vision to establish long-term power
• How to look at goals as a place to come from
• Getting potential clients back into that feeling of power before the proposal
• Taking your business growth one conversation at a time
• Identifying your big rocks and putting them on the calendar first
• Giving yourself some upper limits around time in particular

Links to resources:

The Prosperous Coach

For most of human history, it wasn’t called coaching. It was called leadership. If you’d like to learn more about our community of extraordinary top performers, go to: https://richlitvin.com/

Success is great, sometimes even addictive. It sounds like a good problem to have, but that’s not really the case. Rich’s guest today, Eric, is feeling the effects of that addiction. After reading The Prosperous Coach, Eric took off before he even began working with Rich. He is seemingly living the coach’s dream, having a coaching business with 10 clients at $100k per year. Except, sometimes success hurts. He has all sorts of unique challenges because of the way he set his business up. Instead of helping Eric to reach his goal of doubling his revenue to $2M next year, Rich decides to give him a much bigger challenge that totally shifts the way Eric thinks moving forward. Remember, slow down to speed up, because a goal is a place to come from, not a place to get to.

In today’s episode:

• The only addiction in the western world that we praise
• Bonding by sharing your pain with others
• Putting a rider on the end of your goals
• Coaching that we love vs. the business of coaching
• Creating an investment vision to establish long-term power
• How to look at goals as a place to come from
• Getting potential clients back into that feeling of power before the proposal
• Taking your business growth one conversation at a time
• Identifying your big rocks and putting them on the calendar first
• Giving yourself some upper limits around time in particular

Links to resources:

The Prosperous Coach

For most of human history, it wasn’t called coaching. It was called leadership. If you’d like to learn more about our community of extraordinary top performers, go to: https://richlitvin.com/

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With success comes the inherent need to continuously be successful, and when it slows down, that’s when overwhelm hits. Rich’s guest today, Alexis, is no stranger to overwhelm. Alexis in the movie business for a long time before creating a coaching practice of her own, helping other people grow and scale their businesses. Her coaching business has skyrocketed so quickly that she feels that she missed the struggles in her business and that’s why she’s stuck now. The thing to remember is that she hasn’t only been working her way here the past few years, she has been working her entire career to gather these skills.

In today’s episode:

• Recognizing the trials and struggles that have led you here
• Blowing into your own sails when you should relax
• Knowing when it’s time to take a breather
• Putting yourself on a ban to take the pressure off

For most of human history, it wasn’t called coaching. It was called leadership. If you’d like to learn more about our community of extraordinary top performers, go to: https://richlitvin.com/

With success comes the inherent need to continuously be successful, and when it slows down, that’s when overwhelm hits. Rich’s guest today, Alexis, is no stranger to overwhelm. Alexis in the movie business for a long time before creating a coaching practice of her own, helping other people grow and scale their businesses. Her coaching business has skyrocketed so quickly that she feels that she missed the struggles in her business and that’s why she’s stuck now. The thing to remember is that she hasn’t only been working her way here the past few years, she has been working her entire career to gather these skills.

In today’s episode:

• Recognizing the trials and struggles that have led you here
• Blowing into your own sails when you should relax
• Knowing when it’s time to take a breather
• Putting yourself on a ban to take the pressure off

For most of human history, it wasn’t called coaching. It was called leadership. If you’d like to learn more about our community of extraordinary top performers, go to: https://richlitvin.com/

Share your thoughts about this episode

Seeking others' approval and love is a desire that we are all born with. It’s only natural, but you can’t let it get in the way of showing your work to the world. Rich’s guest today, David, is literally related to Einstein. David is a successful entrepreneur and has been a coach for many years. He has come for guidance on how to get his book out into the world, but what he can’t see is that he is stuck inside his own head. Through an insight, David is able to get out of his head and into his heart.

In today’s episode:

• Moving to space where you don’t care about others loving your work
• What impact that David wants from his book on the world
• Impact of not living from your heart
• Knowing the ripple effects of your actions beyond your own life
• Reminding people that they have the ability to do it themselves
• Allowing yourself to be moved so that you can move others

For most of human history, it wasn’t called coaching. It was called leadership. If you’d like to learn more about our community of extraordinary top performers, go to: https://richlitvin.com/

Seeking others' approval and love is a desire that we are all born with. It’s only natural, but you can’t let it get in the way of showing your work to the world. Rich’s guest today, David, is literally related to Einstein. David is a successful entrepreneur and has been a coach for many years. He has come for guidance on how to get his book out into the world, but what he can’t see is that he is stuck inside his own head. Through an insight, David is able to get out of his head and into his heart.

In today’s episode:

• Moving to space where you don’t care about others loving your work
• What impact that David wants from his book on the world
• Impact of not living from your heart
• Knowing the ripple effects of your actions beyond your own life
• Reminding people that they have the ability to do it themselves
• Allowing yourself to be moved so that you can move others

For most of human history, it wasn’t called coaching. It was called leadership. If you’d like to learn more about our community of extraordinary top performers, go to: https://richlitvin.com/