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If you want to compete in the coaching industry, you need to be GOOD at coaching. But there are some things you simply couldn’t know when you were training to be a coach - and while it’s tempting to keep studying, take another course, or dive into a certification program, you really need to build the practical skills and confidence to handle whatever your clients throw at you. Each week life coach Lindsay Dotzlaf shares stories, tips and advice to continually develop your skills as a coach. ...
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I recently did an interview for a colleague of mine, Jasmine Myers. She's been a business coach for a while now and she's interviewing tons of businesswomen. She asked me a question, and the answer has been on my mind ever since. She asked what's one secret I would share that has made my business successful. My answer was: you need to be able to fa…
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What do you want? Maybe you notice yourself making decisions out of obligation and not questioning it, but dreading everything you do. I’m calling myself out too, because sometimes, we forget that the first step to moving forward is to stop and truly think about what we want. Learn why asking yourself, “What do you want?” is one of the most powerfu…
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Whether you've been coaching for years or are just feeling out how you want to operate as a new coach, it's important to have a clear, simple, repeatable coaching process. Avoiding the five mistakes I'm sharing today will help you create an effective process that you can follow with all your clients. Tune in to learn why an actionable coaching proc…
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Thought interruption is a coaching trick that helps you pause and question those default thoughts. If you find yourself spiraling in negative thoughts that aren’t serving you, but they happen so often that they feel like the universal truth, this is the simple redirection you can practice that will change your entire life. Learn what the trick of t…
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Whether you're working on a new project in your coaching business, or you're helping your clients keep themselves on track with projects in their coaching practices, this episode is for you. This isn't about just finishing a project, but it's about embracing the clarity and growth available when you truly apply yourself to making your project the b…
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When big emotions come up for us, we often tell ourselves something along the lines of, “I don’t have time for this,” especially if it happens out in public or around other people. It might present as heaviness or tightness in your chest, a catching in your throat, or that feeling that you’ll cry if someone just glances your way. The truth is the e…
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It may feel great to you to opt out of doing certain things. For me, this list includes cold plunges and scheduling early morning meetings. However, what do you do when you say you don’t want to do something, but you want the result it could create for you? This is the piece most people aren’t willing to dig into, and I’m showing you how to start t…
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How do you manage your energy in your coaching practice? I often talk about tips for improving your coaching skills, but this week's episode is focused a little more on the practicalities of actually running your coaching practice. Of course, your energy ultimately affects how you show up as a coach, so it's really a vital lesson in coaching skills…
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If you find yourself saying, “It’s not working,” whether in relation to trying various things to get your business gaining momentum, or in relation to something that was previously successful in your business that has now stopped working, this episode is for you. There’s one powerful but uncomfortable question you must ask yourself in this situatio…
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Over the past two episodes, we’ve discussed how to help your overthinking clients, and how to serve your clients when they’re stuck in a place of over-feeling. This week, we’re expanding on this series by exploring how to help your clients who are over-strategizing, taking all the action, and not getting the results they want. Discover how to help …
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Last week, I showed you how to help your overthinking clients when they get stuck in unhelpful thought patterns. This week, I’m diving into the second part of this series, sharing how you can show up for your clients when they’re spinning in their feelings but they aren’t aware they’re doing it. Learn how to identify when your client is stuck in th…
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What do you do when you have clients who get stuck in overthinking? When your client is in their own head, as if they could sit around and get lost thinking about things forever, they might perceive this as a good thing. Sure, thinking is important. However, it presents a huge challenge for you as a coach when your clients are stuck in overthinking…
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How do you really feel while coaching your clients? This question matters far more than you might currently realize. I'd say it's actually one of the most important things you can ask yourself. It's a simple question, but if I could share just one thing with you, it would be why this question has a massive impact on how you show up for your clients…
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Jennifer Dent Brown is a health, life, and weight-loss coach and she's here to share what she calls the F-It Strategy for dealing with those moments where you have a goal you know you want to work towards, but you’re just not feeling it, your motivation has dropped, and you don’t know how to deal with it. Tune in this week to discover how to deal w…
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There is one huge mistake I see coaches making all the time, and this week, I'm showing you how to avoid it. It's time to make some important decisions in your coaching business. I show you how to get clear on what you want, understand your capacity, and start being authentic in formulating your coaching business. You’ll learn how to spot where you…
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To celebrate the anniversary of The Coach Lab, I’m back with another three amazing clients who are here to share their wisdom and stories from inside the program. Lisa Stryker is a life coach for leaders. Lynn Schreiner is a self-described life coach, entrepreneur, mom, grandmother, and creative who helps women with their thoughts. Lynda McDonell i…
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Are you open to improving your coaching? You might not talk about it or consider it in this exact language, but this comes up for coaches all the time. Some coaches tend to make negative feedback mean something about themselves, but one of the secrets to amazing coaching is a willingness to always be improving. Discover why feedback from your clien…
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This month marks the two-year celebration of The Coach Lab, and to keep the good vibes going, I’ve got something a little different. I’ve interviewed some of my clients from The Coach Lab, and they’re here to discuss what it’s really like in there and the impact this container has had on their coaching skills. Regina Sloan is a nurse and a general …
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We have some exciting things coming up on the podcast in March 2024. This marks the two-year anniversary of the launch of The Coach Lab, my foundational skills, lifetime access program for coaches where I dive deep into what it takes to actually run a coaching business day to day, and we’re celebrating over here for the next month. Go behind the sc…
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If you’re a coach and your client has a bunch of different goals that aren’t related to each other, how do you know where to start? Do you create a strategy so they can achieve their goals one by one, or can you set them off to tackle a few goals at a time? Of course, there are a few possible answers depending on your specific client and your prefe…
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I’ve built a free video series around the reality of not achieving our goals as coaches, showing you how to avoid making the same mistakes or catch yourself when you’re getting stuck in the drama of missing your goal. I’m sharing part one of the video series right here on the podcast. This is all about either making mistakes and moving past them as…
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If you choose to coach for free, there are things you want to be aware of and decide ahead of time. This week, I’m discussing the two sides of offering complimentary coaching and what to take into consideration beforehand. Discover some reasons why I think integrating free coaching into your practice can be beneficial for you. You'll learn how to c…
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I see many clients struggle with flexibility in various ways. Some are too flexible, while others are the opposite and have a very strict program. If you think you need a perfectly organized system in your coaching business or sessions, let me tell you that humans don’t always fit into such systems and things don’t always go as planned. Discover ho…
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Too many coaches feel unsure of themselves when interrupting their clients. However, this is a skill you can learn, and although it takes some practice, learning when to interrupt your client is one of the secrets to communicating in a way that has the potential to change your clients’ lives. Discover when it’s the right time to let your clients ke…
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How do you deal with overwhelm and other negative feelings when you aren’t getting the results you want? And how do you help your clients process their feelings when things aren’t going their way? This is a vital coaching skill and, if this is something you need to work on, today’s episode is for you. Discover how to handle the overwhelm that inevi…
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I believe there is one skill that stands out above all the other skills and tools that you need as a coach, whether you’re new or you’ve been around for a while, and whatever niche you’re in: the ability to listen. This is a non-negotiable if you want to be an amazing coach. Discover why listening is the most important skill you can have as a coach…
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Whatever your goals are, and no matter how you help your clients set and achieve their goals, there is always room to refine your process. If you feel like there’s something getting in the way of you feeling amazing about your goals, today’s episode is for you. Discover some of the biggest goal-setting mistakes I see coaches making and how to avoid…
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January is a time when most of us feel inspired and motivated to set new goals for the year. But this week, it’s time to forget everything you thought you knew about goal-setting and dive into a radical new way to conceptualize goals, both for you and your clients. Listen in this week to hear a treasure trove of ideas for revolutionizing the way yo…
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Wrapping up your year with celebrations and acknowledging why celebration is important is a great way to close out 2023. I know it’s easier to celebrate when you’ve had an amazing year, but even if you’ve had a tough time over the past 12 months and you haven’t hit your goals, you shouldn’t miss the opportunity to celebrate. Find the things you nee…
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Your values are one of the most important things in your coaching and in your coaching business. Getting clear on your values is one of the very first things we do inside my certification because it sets the tone for everything moving forward. However, there may be a couple of things you’re missing when it comes to deciding on your values. Tune in …
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I recently spoke to a coach about joining my certification, and she thought she wasn’t in the right place to join yet because she isn’t interested in creating her own intellectual property. If you’re thinking you need to create brand new coaching tools and concepts from scratch in order to achieve coaching mastery, it’s time to reconsider your posi…
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We all have people we admire and look up to, and maybe even think are superhuman. In the coaching industry, there’s a tendency to fall into the trap of believing that other coaches belong to a different breed of humans or can effortlessly do things we can’t, but putting them on a pedestal in this way is hurting you in more ways than one. Learn why …
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Now is the perfect time to start looking ahead and thinking about the future of your coaching business. January is just around the corner, and it’s important that you do the work now to get your mindset embedded in the energy you want to carry into 2024. Tune in this week to start the work of deciding what you want your coaching business to look li…
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Every once in a while, I check in with myself and my business to really uncover how everything’s going. I do this with my schedule, my productivity, and what I’m offering my clients. This means I shake things up every so often in my coaching spaces, and I'm showing you where you might want to do the same. Discover how to evaluate your coaching busi…
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If you have more than one offer and you want to help people see clearly who each one is for, or even if you just have one offer and you want to communicate it better, today’s episode is for you. Discover how to start clearly defining and differentiating your offers for potential clients. I’m sharing how I think about this process, giving you practi…
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Integrity is a word that gets thrown around a lot in the coaching industry. Living in accordance with my deepest values is how I like to think about being in integrity as a coach. However, it often means different things to different people. If you’ve seen examples of integrity that don’t align with your definition of it, it’s time to redefine it f…
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If you've been curious about what goes on in my Advanced Certification in Coaching Mastery, you're going to love this episode. With the next certification kicking off in February 2024, now's the perfect time to hear from coaches who've been in your shoes, wondering if it's the right fit. Teresa Haag joins me this week and we're giving you a behind-…
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It’s been 18 months since I first launched The Coach Lab, and I’ve had some great learnings and takeaways that I'd like to share with you this week. I couldn’t have imagined how beneficial it was going to be at the beginning, helping many coaches, and I hope my lessons learned will help you up-level your own coaching practice. Hear six of the bigge…
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What does it mean to be a coach, and what do we all have in common? I believe we’re here to help people create a specific result in their lives. But what separates us as coaches is how we help our clients get results and the tools we use in the process. What your coaching style looks like is truly up to you. Discover why there is no specific way co…
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Coach Sara Fisk believes that people pleasing is a plague on womanhood. She’s had her own experience of being a people pleaser, and since addressing this issue in her own life, she’s perfectly positioned to help others do the same. She says that learning to stop people pleasing is intense, but doing so will give you back your time, brain space, and…
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Keina Newell is a financial coach who helps her clients fall in love with budgets and create the systems that allow them to spend money, free from drama. I work with her personally, and she's joining me today to talk about all things money. Whether you’re a new coach or you’ve been around a while, Keina is full of practical tips you can implement r…
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This week I'm joined by my friend and colleague, Dielle Charon. She is a sales coach for Women of Color, and she has a ton of valuable insights to share about how to stay in the coaching industry when it seems like a lot of other coaches are leaving, and the why behind doing so. Tune in this week for a conversation about the coaching industry, the …
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Last week, I answered all of your business questions on the podcast. In this episode, I’m answering questions specifically about coaching, how I tend to approach certain situations, and my advice on how to consider these scenarios in your own practice. I’m also answering a couple of fun personal questions toward the end. Discover how I make decisio…
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Whether you’re a newer coach or you’ve been around for years, there’s tons of value to be taken from the answers I’m giving today. I’m answering through my perspective as a business owner and from what I’ve observed others in the industry doing. Tune in this week to get your business questions answered. I’m sharing how to generate confidence as a n…
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Can you coach your friends? Can you become friends with your clients? Is it okay to be friends with your coach? These are the three questions I’m diving into on today’s show. Discover my four rules for being friends with your coaching clients. I’m discussing how to see the motivation behind your client friendships, how to set appropriate boundaries…
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Today, I’m talking about one of my least favorite things: the feeling of shame. Shame is a super common feeling, and it’s likely one of the things you help your clients with on a regular basis. I’m showing you a more productive way to deal with shame, to lighten the load when you need it most. Discover how to deal with shame in your personal and pr…
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I’ve noticed recently that many coaches tend to fall into the trap of overlapping their personal growth with their coaching businesses. This can turn your healing into a double-edged sword. If you’ve noticed that your goals are attached to your worth as a human, or if how you show up in business is dependent on how your life is going, listen in. Di…
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I recently received a question that I’ll be offering my full answer to in a few weeks, but it included a thought I felt compelled to address today. The question I received was this: “With so many new coaches entering the industry every day, what is one thing you can do to gain and maintain clients?” The concern that so many coaches experience regar…
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Tune in this week to get your coaching questions answered. If you want to know about charging your friends for coaching when you’re first starting out, how to structure your consult calls, how you can start transitioning from one-on-one to group coaching, or how you can grow in terms of sales and marketing, this episode is for you. Get full show no…
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Maggie Reyes is a marriage coach who has made it her mission to save the world one marriage at a time. She has a ton of experience working with women who want more fulfilling relationships, and she’s giving us a candid insight into her journey as a coach, how she picked her niche at the very start of her business, and so much more. I’m sharing how …
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