We've hit 200 episodes of Mastering Coaching Skills! To celebrate this massive milestone, I answer your questions about coaching, business, and life. From balancing it all to deciding who to hire as your own coach, we cover a ton of today.

Hear my unfiltered thoughts on setting client goals, knowing when to renew or not renew, coaching on business as a life coach, dealing with unsupportive family members, and some exciting updates on what’s coming in the near future of the podcast. Every coach out there needs to hear this episode.

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Kimberly Mathis is a general life coach for neurodivergent brains who has recently created a new offer. This is happening in her business in real-time right now, which is why I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to quiz her on her thought process behind potentially niching down and the types of decisions she made that are already making her new offer a success.

Hear Kimberly’s insights on the evolution of her offer and finding her niche. She shares why she resisted the idea of niching down her business and explains what can happen when you lean into who you are and what feels natural to you. 

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As coaches, we often learn selling techniques that may not fully align with who we are or how we want to serve our clients. But what if instead of relying on fake urgency or hesitancy in our marketing, we focused on being crystal clear about our offer and the transformation it provides? When we sell from a place of confidence and clarity, we attract clients who are ready to fully commit to the journey.

Discover how making small shifts in your selling approach can lead to massive upgrades in your client delivery and coaching business as a whole. You'll walk away with a new perspective on the vital role marketing plays in setting your clients up for success before they even step foot in your coaching container.

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If you've ever struggled to follow through on your plans and commitments, this one's for you! All you need is a new perspective on what's really going on when you experience self-doubt and resistance, and some tools to consciously override your brain when it's up to its old tricks and take action anyway.

In this episode, I share a mind-blowing realization I recently had about why our brains seem to sabotage us sometimes. I explain how your mind is like a best friend who has all the insider information on you and isn't afraid to play dirty to keep you in your comfort zone.

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In this episode, I answer all your questions about Reimagine — what it is, who it’s for, and how it can help you fall back in love with your business. I explain the unique structure of this nine-month immersive experience and why I decided to create it now.

Whether you join Reimagine or not, I want this episode to inspire you to think about your own business and offers. I share some powerful questions to ask yourself to ensure your business aligns with your life and lights you up every day. Get ready to reimagine what’s possible for you and your coaching business!

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The concept I'm sharing is super simple. However, every time I talk about it, it blows my clients' minds, changes the way they coach, and even helps them talk about their coaching in a totally new way. I see coaches all over the industry who think they need to be amazing at everything. But understanding the truth will change everything.

Discover how to identify what you're best at as a coach, and how to leverage the things you're really good at to make a bigger impact in the lives of your clients. I discuss how I see coaches getting stuck in the things they're not great at, and you'll learn how to break out of this trap.

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Whether you’re a newer coach who started your business in the last couple of years or a seasoned coach finding that certain things are no longer working for you, I notice changes within the industry that might be fueling your experience. The truth is, all businesses and industries go through ups and downs, and I hope this episode gives you the clarity you need to use this time to reimagine the future of your business.

Hear my thoughts on the current state of the coaching industry and how all of us are being called to step up and reinvent certain pieces of our businesses. Learn about my brand-new business mastermind experience, where I help you build a business that energizes you and aligns you in a way to deliver to your clients, maybe in a way you aren’t right now.

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I recently did an interview for a colleague of mine, Jasmine Myers. She's been a business coach for a while now and she's interviewing tons of businesswomen. She asked me a question, and the answer has been on my mind ever since. She asked what's one secret I would share that has made my business successful. My answer was: you need to be able to fail.

Tune in this week to discover how to use failure to actually move you forward as a coach. I share why this isn't about just getting back up and trying the same thing over and over, discuss what failure really means, and you'll learn the truth about failure and how to use it as a tool to make you a better coach for your clients.

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What do you want? Maybe you notice yourself making decisions out of obligation and not questioning it, but dreading everything you do. I’m calling myself out too, because sometimes, we forget that the first step to moving forward is to stop and truly think about what we want.

Learn why asking yourself, “What do you want?” is one of the most powerful questions we can ask ourselves and our clients. I’m inviting you to experiment with all the options available to you and showing you how sitting with the discomfort of not knowing what you want can be transformational for your life and business.

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Whether you've been coaching for years or are just feeling out how you want to operate as a new coach, it's important to have a clear, simple, repeatable coaching process. Avoiding the five mistakes I'm sharing today will help you create an effective process that you can follow with all your clients.

Tune in to learn why an actionable coaching process is vital for any coach and how to start simplifying your process, avoiding the common mistakes other coaches have made.

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