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6 Ways The Employee Mindset Is Holding You Back In Your Coaching Biz

The promised land of a fully-fledged coaching business, working with dream clients, doing work you love, and being paid grandly, is of course, very-attractive for the professional who is sick of the corporate grind.


So when you start your coaching business, it can be a rude awakening when the clients aren't freely rolling in and it isn't as simple as Gary Vee makes out on Tik Tok. A huge part of the transition from employee to CEO is not just in the act of starting your own business, but also in mindset. This requires both deconditioning and unlearning.  To begin, here are 5 signs you are in your disempowerment as a new coach building your business around the 9to5.

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15 Ways To Make Your Relationship Better & Build A Stronger Bond

Have you ever wondered how some couples manage to keep their bond strong over the years? Relationships, much like any important aspect...

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Quick Tips For Being A Stellar Podcast Guest

Whether you are preparing to launch a book, your own podcast, or your new business of knitting skirts for dogs

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Is It You? Why Can't You Find Happiness At Work?

Have you ever found yourself stuck in a job that you hate? Have you always wondered why can't you find happiness at work

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The Guilt Of Being “Out-Of-The-Office”

Guilt is described as a self-conscious emotion that involves negative evaluations of the self, feelings of distress

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Transform Your Mindset ‒ 5 Tips For Welcoming New Ideas And Personal Growth

As humans, it is natural for us to cling to what we know and what has worked for us in the past.

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Screw Resolutions – Intentions Are Way Better

I’m sure you are familiar with the traditional approach to setting goals and New Year’s Resolutions.

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How To Better Set Yourself Up For Success When It Comes To Dating In The New Year

New year, New you? With the start of the year already under wraps, it can feel very enticing to take on new intentions for the relationships

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5 Ways To Get New Coaching Clients During Inflation

With the rising prices of goods and food shortages, some are worried about making ends meet.

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7 Things To Do If Your Salary Negotiation Fails

Have you ever been in the position of having to negotiate or renegotiate your salary?

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Happy New Year 2026 – A Letter to My Family, Humanity

Happy New Year, dear family! Yes, family. All of us. As a new year dawns on our small blue planet, my deepest wish for 2026 is simple. That humanity finally remembers that we are one big, wonderful family.

We Don’t Need New Goals, We Need New Leaders

Sustainability doesn’t have a problem with ideas. It has a leadership crisis. Everywhere you look, conferences, reports, taskforces, and “thought leadership” panels, the organisations setting the...

Why Focusing on Your Emotions Can Make Your New Year’s Resolutions Stick

We all know how it goes. On December 31st we are pumped, excited to start fresh in the new year. New goals, bold resolutions, or in some cases, a sense of defeat because we failed to achieve all the...

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