Advanced Coaching 200: Advanced Coaching Techniques (Pt III)

Yeah, I know, I’m totally fired. This blog has been suffering, partly because I’ve gotten out of the habit of writing right after class, partly becuase I’ve been way active on my “business” coaching blog and partly because I sometimes have to take back-to-back classes & my “free” time dwindles.

But Angela ended this class with something so powerful I couldn’t walk away from it to call friends & clean my bathroom (don’t be jealous). We were talking about what makes a coach extraordinary, and she asked:

What are two things that are preventing you from being an extraordinary coach?

The first thing that comes up for me is doubt. Or fear. Not of being a coach, but of being a successful entrepreneur. Not having guaranteed income is so scary for me, and the thought of putting all this effort into When I Grow Up to have it land with a splat is……horrifying. Depressing. Disastrous. All those things.

The second thing that comes up for me is my day job. If I had $1,000,000 I could wake up, coach, take a class or two, coach again, work on my business, and have my personal life. My business would grow exponentially (at least in my dream) and I could grow as a coach, as a business owner, and as a person. Ah.

She then asks:

Are these 2 things perceived or realistic?

What are you going to do about these things? and

Are you willing to get rid of those two things?

Some scary crap came out of those follow-up questions! The last one was the clinker. Am I willing to get rid of my day job? Hell no! At least not yet. I need the security blanket to live in NYC and to make sure my coaching business has a chance to be successful.

I’m going to make sure these questions are a part of my “rotation” and that I use them in all aspects of my life.

Powerful stuff.

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Today I’m grateful for free time at work.