Hi everyone! I have an odd, slight challenge. I am looking for the people for our first test coaching client, but after being in and out of the hospital and ill for 7 years, I don’t have all that many people in my life. I’m going to ask my mom and husband, but I would like to practice more than that since I also am working through some general awkwardness with people after having been mostly in isolation for the last two years. Besides posting on social and community boards, do you all have any ideas? I’m going to brainstorm on this too, but wanted to ask because you all will probably have ideas I would never have thought of. And fyi, I was unable to walk at all for quite a while, but have some mobility now, so lots of walking or commuting are challenging. Thank you!

Most coaches think their job is to coach. Elite coaches know their job is to build transformation. At first, that might sound like the same thing. It isn't. Average coaches focus on delivering great sessions. Elite coaches build a complete client journey. They don't rely on every breakthrough happening during one session. They create a clear pathway that takes a client from where they are today to the outcome they're looking for. Every session has a purpose. Every exercise builds on the last. Every step moves the client closer to lasting change. Because they're not just coaching. They're running a program. One of the biggest differences I see is how they approach mindset. Average coaches often assume clients should be motivated and committed. When they're not, they simply encourage them to "believe in themselves," "stay consistent," or "keep going." Elite coaches don't leave mindset to chance. They know that mindset isn't separate from the coaching. It is the coaching. They build tools, exercises and frameworks that help clients recognise their patterns, overcome resistance and create lasting behavioural change. Just as they teach skills, they teach people how to think differently. There's another difference. Average coaches tend to operate from scarcity. They worry there aren't enough clients. They hesitate to invest in themselves. They spend more time thinking about why something won't work than how they could make it work. Elite coaches think differently. They ask better questions. How can I improve this? How can I create a better experience for my clients? How can I build something that creates consistent results instead of relying on inspiration? They understand that building a successful coaching business isn't about working harder. It's about building better systems. Finally, average coaches often expect the market to adapt to them. They say things like: "People don't want to invest anymore." "Social media doesn't work." "The industry is too competitive."

Imagine the person you’ll become If you choose growth every single day Read one more page Learn one more lesson Take one more step And refuse to quit when life gets hard A year from now You won’t just have different results You’ll have a completely different mindset and that changes everything

How do we as a coach know that what we are about to say is more important than what the client is about to think?

After coaching couples for years, you start to notice patterns. And one of the biggest things I’ve learned is this… 🙅‍♂️ The happiest couples don’t usually have some magical relationship secret. 🙅‍♂️ They’re not the ones who never argue. 🙅‍♂️ They’re not the ones having expensive date nights every week. 🙅‍♂️ And they’re not the ones who found the “perfect person.” What they do have are small, consistent behaviours that build connection over time. The same way unhealthy patterns slowly create distance without people realising… Healthy patterns quietly create trust, safety and connection. And as coaches, this is one of the most important things we can help clients understand: A relationship is not transformed by one big conversation. It’s transformed by what two people practise every single day. I shared the 4 habits I consistently see in the happiest couples I coach. Watch this and see how many you recognise in yourself or the people you support 👇 https://www.instagram.com/p/DaimWcxqPFN/