By Guest Blogger: Terena Barajas This is a story about what has turned out to be for me, the most useful life coaching skill (aside from ahem, knowing how to be a life coach!). A few weeks ago I organized my first solo speaking gig. Excited after having finished yet another successful talk with another coach I had partnered up with, I had immediately set about renting a space and announcing my own talk. An issue very close to my heart that I was sure would attract many women. I wanted to finally talk about weight and body. I wanted…
Category: "REAL LIFE Stories"
The #1 reason you are probably stuck in your Life Coaching business
By Guest Blogger: Terena Barajas Before it ever crossed my mind to set up my own Life Coaching business, I always day-dreamed of being my own boss, and many of those day-dreams were about beautiful websites, business cards and the like. I am an extremely visual person and so always believed that aesthetics played a huge role in attracting the right kind of attention. I still do. Nothing like a beautiful book cover or website to get me drooling over the product. I confess, I have on occasion made purchases based way too much on that factor alone. Now in…
What Everybody Ought to Know about Life Coaches
By Guest Blogger: Jessika Baptist As I share that I am a life coach, I’ve come across a lot of myths about what it means to be a life coach or to have one. I have sensed worry, judgement and general confusion around what it means to work with a life coach and what it takes to become one. Having been a part of Jeannine Yoder’s Mentor Masterclass for almost a year now, I feel grateful to be able to share the truth about life coaches. Personally, it has allowed me to take the bold step into walking my talk (with…
What I learned at the Captivate Retreat for Coaches
The past weekend was one of the most memorable and heartfelt in my life. I was delighted to participate in Coach Jey’s Captivate Retreat for Coaches. I would have never imagined what I was getting into! The event began with a performance in NYC where Coach Jey, Jeannine Yoder, took the stage to captivate her friends and sisters sharing her story, struggles, and inspirational moments as she journeyed her way to become Coach Jey. The performance was great, but most importantly the inspiration was unbelievable! After gathering for cake with friends and sisters we headed to Connecticut for the Mentor…
Running a Life Coaching Business? 3 Easy Steps to Deal With Shoulding!
By Guest Blogger: Terena Barajas I was recently shocked to realize that I had lost all interest and enthusiasm for doing things that up to that point had been a great source of joy in running a Life Coaching business. I used to love writing my weekly newsletters, churning out 5 or 6 at a time on whatever was coming up for me the most that given day. While blog-posting was never a piece of cake it was a challenge I eagerly took on, excited to see the ease that came with practice. I was happily sharing away on Facebook…
Is The Story Of Your Identity Holding You Back? (Guest Post by Coach Alisha Soper)
Is The Story Of Your Identity Holding You Back? (Guest Post by Coach Alisha Soper) What if the stories we have used to define our identity have been wrong all along? Childhood memories are totally a huge well of identity forming experiences, some silly and some very serious. And quite honestly the realities that we accepted and used to define our sense of self when we were 7 years old is quite different than the reality we currently reside in as adults. And yet, I for one, most definitely get caught up in the “I can’ts”, and the “that’s…
What To Do When You Feel Totally Unmotivated (A Guest Post By Coach Alisha Soper)
What To Do When You Feel Totally Unmotivated So, I am going to be totally honest here. I am having some major resistance to writing this blog right now. You know the feeling in college that kept you up until the wee hours of the morning doing anything BUT writing the paper that is due in like 6 hours? Yeah, that kind of lack of motivation. But just like in college I have to bite the bullet and get it done. We all have those times in our lives when that inner 2 year old rears her tantrum-y head and…