What a week last week was... Just wanted to say a big THANK YOU if you attended the Live Reading of Expert Coach Secrets. Personally, it was a super hard week for me. I had to change Bambi’s meds. She’s one of my chihuahuas, you see. Bambi & Belle :-) Anyway, Bambi has epilepsy and gets regular seizures. I’ve been managing it for years now. But this week has been really up and down. One minute she’s passed out looking like she’s dead, and the next minute she’s doing an 18 hour marathon round the flat like she’s at the Olympics! It’s just the randomness of it all. It constantly creates unbalance for me… because I love structure, routine and balance. For the last 3 years that she’s been having seizures, I always only go to bed when she settles. And I know she’s asleep and calm. Whilst doing the book reading this week… She didn’t sleep a wink. Pacing up and down all night. Of all the weeks. By Thursday I was praying that she would just fall asleep so I could rest. I know for some it may seem silly. I know also its a first world problem. I know also some may say: “It’s just a dog”. However… Unconsciously, I just haven’t been able to sleep knowing she may need me to help her get out of a seizure. Nothing in life is meant to be easy. And I just can’t not care for her. I have always put her needs before mine. That’s the sacrifice I made when she got ill. And I love her. I remember when I was young, my dad said I couldn’t have a dog because I wasn’t responsible enough to have my own dog… And I was so upset by this. Bambi is my first dog. And I will never forget the journey we have been on together. And maybe there’s a part of me that thought I would have a child. But that didn’t happen. So a dog is what I have. And she has been the perfect dog for me. And I will never give up on her. No matter what happens. However, on Thursday I hit a new level of pain… And then I realized I’ve done my best: I can’t do anymore. If I get no sleep, I get no sleep.

When we first started running coaching transformation retreats in Bali… I had a big problem. Within 3 months of coming up with the idea to run the 10 day retreat in a paradise on the other side of the world… We had sold 10 people for $10k. The only thing left was to come up with program content for the 10 days that would justify the investment of $10,000 that each attendee had invested. What could I do with those coming that would be worth so much time and money? It wasn't going to be easy. Each one of them was different. Some were beginner coaches… But many had been coaching for a number of years and some had over 10 years in the industry. To make things more challenging, the markets they were coaching in ranged from: * Business consulting * Anxiety * Relationships * Mindset * Health and fitness I knew I had to come up with something truly different to anything else on the market. So I called by business partner Dave and asked him: “What is it that all coaches, regardless of what kind of industry they're in, want for themselves and their clients?” “From what I'm seeing,” Dave said, “brand new coaches want to know how to get started and people who are already coaching want to know how they can level up.” Bingo. “That's what we're going to do,” I said. “I'm going to put together a program so that everyone who comes, whether they're a beginner, an intermediate, or even an experienced coach, will leave the retreat with a step by step to level up.” So that’s what we did. And the results were INSANE. All the attendees had big breakthroughs and personal transformations. And they left knowing how to help their clients achieve the same thing. In fact… Half of them said they'd gotten their money's worth from the retreat after the first day! It was then I knew I was onto something. And took the content I taught at the retreat… And turned it into my new book Expert Coach Secrets

I am paying for another program, and incorporating lessons learned here into that practice. I will be taking my sister-in-law through that program, and thanks to this community, I will be working with another practice client! So excited, and a bit nervous!

I coached another friend yesterday and it was not productive. She complained about everyone and everything and in great detail with long explanatory stories . I was doing the active listening thing and trying to add value but it was all sidelined to continue complaining!!! I ended up falling into the trap of troubleshooting the little problems but she spent a lot of time explaining with lots of detail about why my suggestions just were not possible. After the coaching call she left two long voice messages still complains about her forgetfulness and other people and the world . I have decided to speak to her directly about the complaining and language around it in the next session . Has anyone come across this ? Does anyone have suggestions? I’d really appreciate help and suggestions.

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