Episode Summary

You don't attract the wrong clients by accident, you attract them because a boundary was never set. Amber Fuhriman breaks down why you keep saying yes to high-drama, high-resistance clients and how shifting from "fixer" to "coach" is the real key to building a business full of people who are ready to do the work.

Keys Topics Covered

• How to spot the wrong-fit client pattern before you say yes (negotiating terms, questioning your expertise, dreading their name in your inbox)
• Why playing the "fixer" instead of the "coach" unconsciously attracts clients who resist their own transformation
• The "every victim needs a villain" concept and how it explains why you become the target for a client's lack of results
• How to use your own body's reactions (dread, over-explaining, discounting your price) as data about what you're willing to accept
• The one honest question to ask about your current client roster to break the cycle for good

Notable Quotes

• "You teach people how to treat you by what you choose to allow, and that doesn't just apply to other people. It applies to you as well."
• "A fixer takes responsibility for transformation. A coach creates the conditions for the transformation and the responsibility to be on the client."
• "You don't attract the wrong clients by accident. You attract them because somewhere a standard hasn't been set."
• "Every behavior has an intention. So what was the intention of saying yes when everything inside of you was screaming no?"

Call to Action

• Book a free strategy call with Amber: https://calendly.com/amberfuhriman/connection-call?month=2021-05
• Join the Break Your Bullsh*t Box Community: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/185xJ6KALu/
• Check out Amber's Speaker Reel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPj5OBvjrr0

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