Traumas and past experiences can really affect how you show up in your coaching business. Today, we’re talking about one of mine. This is a look at my own struggle with visibility, and an insight I got not long before originally recording the episode last May.

To close out December where we’ve been talking all about visibility, I wanted to once again share this story because you may recognize yourself in my experience.

4:08 – For an in-depth look at the Visibility challenge, listen to episode 45.

7:30 – Janet shares an “aha” moment that she had while listening to an episode of the Hello 7 Podcast.

8:38 – A time when Janet was fired and how it affected her visibility in her own business.

11:55 – Reference to episode 20, Why WOC Struggle With Visibility.

14:00 – Why it was easy to sit in the background, instead of front and center.

17:39 – Think about what you’ve been through. Bullying, work traumas, rejections. Where haven’t you been able to really show up?

19:02 – Your past traumas are likely the reason why you’re not showing up.

20:45 – It’s so important to recognize past traumas and experiences and their effect on you.

It’s really important to recognize those traumas that might be coming up for you, take time and look at them. That’s your weekly task for this week, take a look at what came up as you listed today.

Be sure to join us for the Let’s Get Visible Challenge.

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Episode 45: How To Get Visible And Get Clients In 2022

Does the thought of putting your business out there and putting yourself out there on social media really scare the hell out of you? All right, let's talk about being visible. This is such a valuable conversation because it really highlights some of the reasons why you might be internally struggling with showing up inside your geocaching business to attract the clients you’re meant to serve.

If you haven’t yet, make sure you join me starting the 9th of January 2022 for the Let’s Get Visible Challenge.

3:24 – Janet shares her experience struggling with visibility when she first launched her coaching business.

8:10 – The main reason why women of color struggle with visibility: fear.

10:10 – Hiding yourself behind the scenes of your business is not going to work.

11:40:  The cultural reason why WOC struggles with visibility.

15:10 – Put yourself out there, even if it means disagreeing with people, getting hate, etc.

15:55 – Janet shares a study by Harvard Business Review on why women stay out of the spotlight.

19:50 – Another reason why WOC struggle with visibility: showing off their natural hair.

22:50 – Visibility requires the complete opposite of everything you’ve been taught.

23:25 – It’s all about awareness.

24:40 – Recognize that it’s about you, it’s about the people that need you: your clients.

Next time that you feel scared to show up on social media, think about the person that needs to hear that today. That's not you because you don't need to hear that today but the person, wherever they may be, on the other side of the world, maybe locally, whatever it is, needs to hear that message. After all, they're struggling at the moment with the issue that you can help them with.

I hope that's helped you today. Until next time, sister queens!

♫ Let's get visible, visible. I wanna get visible. Let's get into visible. ♫ 

This week we’re going to talk about how you can get more visible and get clients in 2022. This is a must-listen if you’re a Black Life Coach struggling with your visibility.

Let's get into it.

1:40 – Janet shares what The Let’s Get Visible Challenge is and how it helps Black Life Coaches.

3:18 – How the Visibility Challenge works and when it’s starting next.

6:22 – Janet shares some of the successes she’s seen from clients in the challenge.

10:48 – Why you need to show up and be yourself.

12:45 –  How some people feel about their success.

14:00 – How you can get into the Let’s Get Visible Challenge.

15:49 – Why visibility is so important for life coaches.

Come along and join my sisters for the Let’s Get Visible Challenge.

It's going to be a great way to start the year to help you uncover why you might be struggling to get coaching clients. It’s also going to help you figure out why you might be resisting putting yourself out there or even saying the words, “I hate social media.” So, come along, and join us.

This episode was pulled from a training that happened inside of The Online Coaching Club: For Black Life Coaches. Inside of this training, we’re covering three core reasons you're struggling to get life coaching clients.

If you’re feeling this struggle, you need to know one thing, it’s a real thing. You’re not alone, it’s a thing. That’s why we’re spending the next several weeks we’re going to be talking about visibility because you are not alone in feeling this struggle.

Get a pen and paper out for this one, I want you to take some notes about what’s coming up for you as you listen to this one.

8:56 – The first reason why you’re struggling to get coaching clients.

9:44 – Believing in yourself and your coaching abilities is crucial.

11:29 – The second reason that you’re struggling to bring in life coaching clients.

12:20 – Get more specific on who you’re serving and the solution you’re offering.

17:11 – The third reason you’re not getting life coaching clients.

24:00 – About imposter syndrome, and what you should be thinking about instead.

25:20 – How fear prevents your success.

27:41 – Three reasons you’re struggling to get life coaching clients recap.

30:26 – Putting yourself in your clients’ shoes to reach them.

31:20 – What you’ll learn on a call with Janet and how she works with her clients.

Join me in January for Let’s Get Visible.

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When you sit down and have a conversation with a potential coach, mentor, or another supporting role for your coaching business and it gets to that moment of them sharing what the investment is, one of two things happens. Either you thought it would be more, or you’re thinking, “whoa, that’s a lot”. Either way, you need to process that sticker shock.

You can think of this episode in two different ways: you actually investing in a coach or a mentor or from the perspective of when your clients are going to potentially come in and work with you.

1:56 – Replace Your Salary calculator is available now.

4:24 – What investment shock is and the thoughts that come up.

6:37 – Mindset tips when you’re focused on reasons you shouldn’t invest in your coaching business.

8:06 – Janet shares three things that she looks for in clients and how she finds that out through reaction to investment or price.

9:56 – Advice on your return on investment or ROI

12:23 – How to get past investment shock.

14:10 – Janet shares how she’s invested in her business.

18:53 – Why you should be decisive and resourceful when it comes to investing in your coaching business.

If you are interested in working with me and you would like to hear more about how I can support you with your coaching business and as you replace your income so you can kiss that job goodbye, do feel free to go ahead and book a call with me.

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This one is a training from inside The Online Coaching Club for Black Life Coaches, we are breaking down the four steps you need to take to replace your salary with your coaching business.

Get a notebook, and settle in for this one because I’m going to push you, and you’re going to be happy I did it because this is the framework for your first (or next) $2K.

Let’s get started.

1:12 – Janet shares a bit about the program she has been running inside her Facebook Group and what it’s all about.

6:24 – Janet shares her business’s backstory.

8:20 – 3 hurdles that most potential coaches are wasting time on when starting their business.

13:40 –The keyword to remember throughout the episode, before teaching the 4 steps to build a better offer for your clients to replace your salary.

13:51 – Creating a specific and effective solution for your clients.

15:23 – Seeing the value in your expertise and solution to make your desired income.

17:14 – Being efficient for your clients and solutions, as well as how much time you should be spending on your business.

21:19 –Free Salary Replacement Calculator to help you figure out how long it will take to replace your current salary with your coaching business and what it’s going to take to get there.

22:24 – Amplifying your time with your clients.

24:52 – Links to Janet’s coaching program and how to book a call with her.

27:43 – Answering a question from the 9-5 To Freedom training.

32:05 – Recapping the 4 steps that will help you build your business and replace your salary.

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Today’s conversation wasn’t planned, it’s inspired by a coaching conversation we had inside the 9-5 to Freedom community. With Black Friday coming up I want to answer the question, should you build a special, discounted, Black Friday coaching offer?

2:35 – What happens when you have a Black Friday discount on your coaching business.

4:13 – What you should focus on instead of a Black Friday offer.

5:25 – Why you should focus on the promotion of your coaching business, instead of discounting it.

6:48 – Janet’s advice when creating a non-discounted promotion for your coaching business.

7:14 – Janet points back to a conversation with Ashanti Wright about creating her coaching program.

8:38 – How you can work with Janet to create your own coaching program.

9:00 – Janet references another relative past episode, where she talked about how she runs her coaching business.

10:14 – What to do if you don’t have a coaching offer, and how Janet can help you.

12:55 – A preview of what a call with Janet is like.

14:36 – Janet restates why you shouldn’t create a Black Friday offer for your online coaching business.

I hope this episode has helped you out and it's given you some clarity. Just wanted to stop you before you think about creating that smaller discounted offer. Don't discount your services, queen. Do not discount your services.

In this episode, I want to talk about something so important to start your coaching business, stepping into what you really want.

It’s time to stop talking about how you want to start your coaching business without taking the actions that will move you towards that goal. I’m sharing this from inside the 9-5 to Freedom program as I talked through this with Kemba.

4:20 -  Sharing a discussion from a member of the 9-5 To Freedom program to shine a light on where you could be stuck with your coaching business goals.

4:45 - Talking about not setting goals because you don’t want to fail.

7:01 - Spotting the keywords in the conversation with Kemba: fear of failure.

9:46 - Recognizing that what is holding people back from stepping into goals and taking them seriously is fear of failure.

10:07 - How to really think about what failure means.

11:26 - Where to find Janet’s calculator that can help you set those data-driven goals.

13:00 -­ The importance of being clear on where you want to and allowing yourself to get there.

16:47 -Where to go to find the 9-5 to Freedom program.

In episode 39, I talk about a ridiculous idea that I heard on a Facebook live session the other day. In that session, the host talked about how to start coaching on consultation calls, and I think that it needs to be addressed. So, let’s jump into it!

01:00 - The unbelievable Facebook live title that Janet saw.

01:37 - Different kinds of calls.

01:57 - What a sales call means.

03:39 - Why was the live problematic?

06:25 - Here’s what should happen before getting on a coaching call.

09:35 - What to do on a sales call.

13:26 - Why you should not coach on a sales call.

15:03 - How to take your coaching business to the next level.

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In episode 38, I talk to Ashanti Wright, a transformational mindset coach who helps career and entrepreneurial-focused women struggling to create balance in their lives and pursue their hopes and dreams outside of their comfort zone.

We got to have a rich conversation about where she was before she joined the program, what she was doing, her thought process, and more. We touch on the transition that made her come along and join the program, how she's been getting on inside of it, and where she is in celebrating all of her wins and her successes along the way.

00:50 - What this episode is about.

02:55 - 9-5 To Freedom enrollment timeline.

03:50 - What the program offers you.

08:00 - Ashanti shares what she does, her coaching business, and how she got into the 9-5 To Freedom program.

11:00 - Her previous experience working as a virtual assistant and why she left.

18:54 - The turning point that made Ashanti book a call with Janet.

22:23 - Janet talks about struggling with visibility.

34:29 - Ashanti’s experience in the last three months of the program.

38:34 - Different approaches to the coaching business.

45:57 - Ashanti talks about her coaching program, her research, how she came to it, and its evolution.

52:15 - Ashanti talks about her transformation taking the 9-5 To Freedom program.

54:55 - Ashanti’s advice for upcoming coaches.

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Episode 37 - How to Choose the Right Coaching Program to Move Your Business Forward

Episode 15 - Waiting For The Right Time

Episode 27 - The Struggle with Visibility

Episode 20 - Why Women of Color Struggle with Visibility

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