Overcoming Imposter Syndrome: What To Do When You Feel Like A Fraud When I won the Oscar, I thought it was a fluke. I thought everybody would find out, and they’d take it back. They’d come to my house, knocking on the door, and say “Excuse me, we meant to give that to someone else.” Jodie Foster Sometimes I wake up at night and go, “Oh, damn! Here we go again! What were they thinking? They gave me this role; don’t they know I’m faking it? Renee Zellweger There are still days when I wake up feeling like a fraud, not sure I should be where I am. Sheryl Sandberg I saw these quotes the other day and...
18 Ways To Get The Most Traffic Out Of Each Blog Post Have you wondered how you can get more people reading your blog posts? One of my favourite ways to help you is to write and create helpful blog posts. I have an ever-growing list, of “all the things” that I can write to support, inspire, educate and inform you as you start and grow your coaching and wellness business. Many of you have told me how much you also want to create a blog. This post is written to help those of you who’ve already made a start and you’re wanting a bit more guidance on how to be successful and how to get the information you’ve...
How much does it really cost to start and run a coaching business? A coaching practice is one of the least expensive businesses to start. But, there are still a number of expenses with getting started and loads of costs associated with the ongoing running of your business. Once you sign up for training, you think “That’s it! Once I’m done I’ll be a coach!” The shock comes when you find out there is more to do to create a coaching practice than just getting trained. I know it can come as a surprise so, better you know now what you need to be prepared for. To help you out I’ve also pulled together a checklist you can download to...
Why It's Important To Learn How Celebrate Your Own Success Here's a link to a video where we talk about learning how to celebrate success. So often we work like crazy to achieve something, we take a big step or a little action then once it's done we don't allow ourselves even a moment to appreciate our progress. It took persistence and commitment to make it happen, so why do we shrug it off and pretend like "it's no big deal"? It's no wonder you feel discouraged. You're continually stepping on yourself, pushing yourself down. We so easily minimize our accomplishments. When you learn how to pause, take a moment, and appreciate your own wins you take a major step...
How To Have An Awesome First Call With Your New Coaching Client What do you do on your first call with a new coaching client? Congratulations! If you’re asking this question it’s because you are making progress. You’ve either got a new client or your calendar will soon be filling up. It is an exciting time when you welcome a new client into your practice and I have to tell you I am always thrilled to have a Discovery Call (that very first coaching call) and begin a new coaching relationship. To begin, you need to start with a plan. It doesn’t need to be rigid, but you must decide beforehand the purpose of this first call and...
