Whether you’re a newer coach or you’ve been around for years, there’s tons of value to be taken from the answers I’m giving today. I’m answering through my perspective as a business owner and from what I’ve observed others in the industry doing.

Tune in this week to get your business questions answered. I’m sharing how to generate confidence as a new coach, how to avoid burnout, what you can do when you feel discouraged, especially in the early days of your coaching business, and I’m giving you my tips for standing out from the crowd as a coach.

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Can you coach your friends? Can you become friends with your clients? Is it okay to be friends with your coach? These are the three questions I’m diving into on today’s show. 

Discover my four rules for being friends with your coaching clients. I’m discussing how to see the motivation behind your client friendships, how to set appropriate boundaries around these friendships, and I’m also sharing my thoughts on coaching your existing friends.

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Today, I’m talking about one of my least favorite things: the feeling of shame. Shame is a super common feeling, and it’s likely one of the things you help your clients with on a regular basis. I’m showing you a more productive way to deal with shame, to lighten the load when you need it most.

Discover how to deal with shame in your personal and professional life, and how to help your clients when they feel weighed down by feelings of shame. I’m discussing the long-term impacts of untreated shame, and giving you tips for being there for your clients in moments of deep shame. 

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I’ve noticed recently that many coaches tend to fall into the trap of overlapping their personal growth with their coaching businesses. This can turn your healing into a double-edged sword. If you’ve noticed that your goals are attached to your worth as a human, or if how you show up in business is dependent on how your life is going, listen in.

Discover how you might be unintentionally turning your personal development into a chronic problem to solve. Hear specific examples of how this can show up, the importance of not letting your personal work and your business overlap, and how to check in with yourself if you’ve developed a sense of codependency between the two.

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I recently received a question that I’ll be offering my full answer to in a few weeks, but it included a thought I felt compelled to address today. The question I received was this: “With so many new coaches entering the industry every day, what is one thing you can do to gain and maintain clients?” The concern that so many coaches experience regarding new individuals joining this industry is something I used to share.

Discover my thoughts on new coaches entering the industry every day, and make sure to come back for the 150th episode to hear my answer on how to gain and maintain clients. I’m offering you a more useful way to think about this question, and my experience of all the different ways you get to work as a coach to put you at ease.

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Tune in this week to get your coaching questions answered. If you want to know about charging your friends for coaching when you’re first starting out, how to structure your consult calls, how you can start transitioning from one-on-one to group coaching, or how you can grow in terms of sales and marketing, this episode is for you.

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Maggie Reyes is a marriage coach who has made it her mission to save the world one marriage at a time. She has a ton of experience working with women who want more fulfilling relationships, and she’s giving us a candid insight into her journey as a coach, how she picked her niche at the very start of her business, and so much more. I’m sharing how Maggie has helped me as my personal coach, and we’re diving into the dynamics of having a spouse who doesn’t necessarily understand your aspirations as a coach. You don’t want to miss this one!

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Depending on where you learned your trade as a coach, you may already be familiar with self-coaching. But whatever kind of exposure you’ve had to self-coaching before, you’ll learn something today because, as I found out recently, I have an approach to self-coaching that is different than what’s already out there.

Discover everything you need to know about self-coaching. I’m sharing how I choose to coach myself, the reasons why we should use self-coaching, and some things you really need to avoid when it comes to self-coaching. I’m giving you some specific examples of me coaching myself, and the differences I’ve noticed between coaching myself versus going to someone else for coaching.

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This summer, I've noticed that people are rebelling. After COVID, people have been isolated for a long time, and they have heavily adjusted to operating in those environments. I've noticed a rebellion against structure, introspection, and healing. Instead, people are really looking for connection and freedom.

Discover how to talk about coaching in a world where people are tired of being with themselves. I'm also discussing some of the drama I've experienced in my own coaching business, and I'm giving you the best way to get out of drama in your coaching business.

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As coaches, especially if you're a mindset coach, something we don't talk about enough is what to do when our clients come to us with objectively bad circumstances and thought work doesn't seem to be helping. While it's true that you can change your thoughts, no matter how bad the circumstance is, it's not always helpful to approach your clients with this message.

Discover how to help your clients without needing them to change their thoughts. I'm sharing why it's okay to let your clients hold onto their thoughts about how their situation sucks, and I'm showing you how to communicate effectively with your clients when they feel like they're just stuck in a bad situation.

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