A Podcast for Coaches

I talk with coaches every week through my bookkeeping service at letsdothebooks.com . Over time I've distilled three questions whose answers reveal more about where a coach is in their practice than almost anything else...

<p>I talk with coaches every week through my bookkeeping service at letsdothebooks.com. Over time I've distilled three questions whose answers reveal more about where a coach is in their practice than almost anything...

<p><b>Coaching Session with Joyce: Money Mindset & Relationship Dynamics</b></p><p>Episode Summary</p><p>In this coaching session, I help "Joyce" explore her beliefs around money, particularly how she feels responsible...

<p>I alternate between awe and terror when I work with Claude. One minute I'm watching 5,000 lines of code appear like I'm in The Matrix, the next I'm having existential panic about robots taking my job.</p><p>As...

<p><b>You Are Not Your Label</b></p><p>I've noticed a concerning trend: clients who filter their experience through diagnostic labels rather than their actual thoughts and feelings. They're essentially "othering"...

<p>In this episode, I explore two fundamental coaching approaches that impact your practice's financial stability. "Hygiene coaching" serves clients who view coaching as essential maintenance—like brushing and flossing...

<p>In this episode, I explore the territory of superiority - that place where I position myself as right, evolved, or "above" while seeing others as wrong or behind. This pattern emerges most in emotionally activated...

<p>In this episode, I share a new hypothesis about how coaching practices can get full without spending too much time or money pursuing clients. I've reduced my ideas into a simple mantra: "As I spend time in spaces and...

<p>Most months I start with no idea who will hire me. That uncertainty creates anxiety, even though I've learned to manage it well.</p><p>Here's what helps: While my practice feels unpredictable month-to-month, it's...

<p>My friend Chantel Allen uses personal practices like "the hour of silence" to calm her mind, heal her pains, and prepare herself to coach her clients in the way that feels right to her. I brought her back on the show...

<p>In this episode, I talk about an experience with a friend in high school that shaped my love for listening. She shared the details of a tough season in her life, and then thanked me for the way I listened to her. I...

<p>Along with a few other ideas about what numbers a one-on-one coach might want to track in order to keep the practice healthy.</p>

<p>Part of the appeal of a one-on-one practice is that its hard parts aren't as hard as other business models (like "scalable" training), and its easier parts are even easier (and more happiness-producing) than other...

<p>Coaching can be a utility the client views as a semi-permanent part of their life, or a luxury they view as a special one-off event. Both approaches offer great experiences for both coach and client, but the the...

<p>The best coaching is an invitation to productive pain in pursuit of the reward on the other side. Today's episode inspired by this essay, shared with me by my coach, Liz.</p>