Have you ever wondered how you can make a huge difference in your clientsâ livesâŠ
…yet canât develop a thriving coaching business of your own?
Many good coaches struggle with this.
Even though they have an amazing mindset when it comes to coaching…
…they havenât developed a business mindset.
These mindsets are a world apart.
Even the most awesome coaching mindset isnât a substitute for an effective business mindset.
Itâs easy to assume that the coaching mindset is a cure-allâŠ
…based on the powerful way it improves so many lives.
The problem is that if you donât have a well developed coaching business mindsetâŠ
- You wonât have a well developed coaching business.
- You wonât have clients who want your help.
- You wonât make a difference for them.
You end up broke with no clientsâŠ
…or working in another job just to pay the bills.
I struggled to develop my coaching business mindset too.
I used to wonder what was wrong with meâŠ
…how I was able to help so many clients make moneyâŠ
…yet still struggled with coaching business basics.
And when things were hardâŠ
…I would cry to my coachâŠ
…and blame my lack of results on the economyâŠ
…or my busy schedule.
Then I realized that the problem wasnât what I was doing.
The problem was my mindset.

I was using the same mindset that helped me successfully coach hundreds of clients…
…but it wasnât the mindset I needed to develop my coaching business.
I was making critical mindset mistakes that were costing me time and money.
Over the next few years I slowly discovered each of my mistakes and corrected them.
As a result of now helping tons of coaches with their own mindsetsâŠ
Iâve found that most coaching business mindset mistakes can be boiled down to five:
1. âResting equals lazy.â
If you canât stop, wonât rest, or donât give yourself space, it will be impossible to create a successful coaching business.
Some âalways hard workerâ types starve themselves of:
- strategic thinking
- creative inspiration
- authentic enthusiasm
2. âItâs too hard.â
Itâs easy to whine and say, âThis is too hard!â
But âtoo hardâ is just a thought.
How do you feel when you think that something is âtoo hardâ?
Inspired?
Probably not.
If youâre going to build the coaching practice you want, itâs going to require changes.”
If youâre going to build the coaching practice you want, itâs going to require changes.
Change isnât supposed to be easy.
Your brain wants to find the easy way.
The safe way.
Your brain doesnât want to do something different.
Donât let yourself off the hook with this mindset mistake.
3. âI donât have what it takes.â
Not feeling worthy or good enough is one of the most common limiting beliefs of all time.
If you want to create something youâve never created before, you have to believe in yourself.
4. âI donât know what Iâm doing.â
Some coaches use this as an excuse for inaction in their business.
Donât use ignorance as your excuse to blow off your business activity.
Do it even when you donât quite know what youâre doing.
Also, you CAN and MUST learn new specialized skills to make your business successful.
Get educated!
Some coaches feel the need to outsource business responsibilities in their areas of ignorance.
Thatâs fine, but donât expect outsourcing to solve all your problems, or make your business effortless.
Thatâs not how business works. Delegation is fine, but abdication is a killer.

(NOTE: If youâve been waiting to start your coaching business, or were wondering if you can do it profitably, then you need to watch this video. In the video, Iâll explain how to How to Build a Profitable Coaching Business in 30 Days. Click HERE now to watch the video.)
5. âIâm not ready.â
You canât wait until you feel like youâre ready.
There is never going to be a better time to act.
When you say âIâm not ready.â youâre identifying something out of your comfort zone.
There is no âreadyâ… just a desire for comfort.
If you want to create something youâve never created before, you have to believe in yourself.“
Whatâs typical for people when they find they made a mistake is to make themselves wrong…
…Or feel unworthy…
…Or guilty…
Donât do that to yourself.
If you find youâre beating yourself up about a mistake (including one of these mindset mistakes)…
...stop it.
InsteadâŠ
…GET EXCITED.
Why?
Think about it –
What mistake are you currently wrestling with?
Once youâre aware of that mistake.
…you can do something about it.
MISTAKES + AWARENESS = ACCESS TO TRANSFORMATION
Colette “Mindful of my Mistakes” Coiner
Dr. Colette Coiner, PCC, PT, DPT, FAAOMPT
Associate Dean, Master Coach University
drcolettecoiner@coachestrainingblog.com
858-232-3739
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