There is an odd phenomenon that I have witnessed over and over again when mentoring new health coaches.
It’s what I call being ‘thrown back in the trenches’.
This came into play recently with my UPswing Mastermind students. They were all diving deep into their ideal client/ target market. And things were starting to surface. Wobbles were starting to show.
In the group Laser Coaching calls, I was being asked what was going on – why this felt so uncomfortable.
Today I want to share with you Pam’s story of how she took her coaching business from side hustle to a full-time job earning her double what she used to in her consulting job. She earnt $4k her first month full-time, even though she took time off for a vacation!
Let’s dive in!
Pam is a weight loss coach for women in corporate jobs who are busy and tired, and more than likely have adrenal fatigue without knowing it. Pam works with them to break the diet cycle: “Most have tried every other diet out there, and I want to teach them how to break the diet cycle and just eat real food,” she says.
Do you ever ask yourself: What makes a great coach? Do they have specific qualities or do they do something special?
I believe that in order to be a great coach, you have to value coaching.
Joining a coaching mastermind is, in my opinion, the best thing a new health coach can do for themselves and their business. This means investing in yourself.
Investing in yourself can be one of the most difficult decisions to make when new health coaches are considering growing their coaching business.
Just a few days ago, I hosted an amazing training session where I shared my $5k per month plan. The response has been great. So many people came along to the call, and so many health coaches have been sharing their journey.
But some people missed out - so I’ve decided to do an encore and this time I’m keeping the replay up!!
Just watch it below or head on over to YouTube to watch it there.
Just before I wrapped up for the year, I spent a divine Sunday with one of my mentors, Rebecca Campbell, at her Spirited Urban Retreat.
Perched right on the beach, there was really nothing Urban about it, but it symbolized leaving our lives behind us to experience a BIG breathe out of a day to release the year that had been straight into the waves ahead of us.
For many of us, the past year was not an ‘easy’ year, but one of immense growth (it certainly was for me), and I knew it was important to take space to release that.
When you’re setting up your successful Health Coaching business, it pays to have a booking system in place that will keep you from playing email tag with clients, or double-booking yourself.
(By the way, it is absolutely FINE to start out with Google Calendar if that’s what feels comfortable for you.
I’d love to share with you a couple of booking systems that might suit you and where you’re at in your business (And at the end of this blog post, I talk about what method I personally use to take client payments).
When choosing a coach to work with this year I was presented with the question:
"Do you want to create an empire or a lifestyle? They are very different paths..."
And without any hesitation at all, I chose the lifestyle!
You see there are plenty of ways to make great money as a coach, but there are very few plans out there that allow you to do so without working long hours and hustling 24/7 on Facebook.
And I don't know about you, but one of the main reasons I got into coaching was to live life on my terms.
I'm back in Sydney after 2 glorious weeks in Bali - seriously I think Bali is THE perfect holiday spot in the world. Warm, sunny, loving people, raw food and yoga galore! #bliss
A key thought that arose for me when I stopped 'working' while on holiday was that I personally have a deep knowing that you are MEANT to get your health work out to the world now - the world is so ready for what you have to offer - and I think deep down you know this too.
So why then would you keep getting in your own way???
On one hand, you want nothing more than to build your business and help as many people as possible. On the other hand, you seem to keep going round in circles.
Frustrating right?!
I hear you! For way too long I was stuck in my head trying to 'work it all out'.