{"id":26577,"date":"2021-09-05T05:32:56","date_gmt":"2021-09-05T13:32:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/?p=26577"},"modified":"2022-01-17T11:32:20","modified_gmt":"2022-01-17T19:32:20","slug":"embracing-hard-things-in-your-coaching-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/embracing-hard-things-in-your-coaching-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Embracing Hard Things in Your Coaching Business"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Do you want to work a job where a boss tells you exactly what to do?<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NO<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Do you want to have someone else limit the money you make?<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NO<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Do you want to run in circles like a hamster on a wheel?<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NO<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Then you need to embrace <\/strong><strong>2 hard things<\/strong><strong> in your coaching business:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><strong>Big walls that require massive effort to climb.<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Long treks across a desert of drudgery.<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Imagine climbing a giant staircase\u2026<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/4-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" class=\"wp-image-26578\" src=\"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/4-1-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Walking up stairs\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/4-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/4-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/4-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/4-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/4-1-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/4-1.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">vertical surfaces of the stairs<\/span>&#8230;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>represent <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">obstacles<\/span> in your coaching business (Hard Thing #1).<\/li>\r\n<li>require you to <strong>employ moments of MASSIVE EFFORT<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">horizontal surfaces of the stairs<\/span>&#8230;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>represent the l<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ong, boring, frustrating journeys<\/span> (Hard Thing #2).<\/li>\r\n<li>require you to <strong>employ PATIENCE and PERSISTENCE<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 48%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/qs-free-video-2021\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/QS-VIDEO-COURSE.jpg\" alt=\"How to Build a Profitable Coaching Business in 30 Days VIDEO COURSE\" class=\"wp-image-25019 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/QS-VIDEO-COURSE.jpg 800w, https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/QS-VIDEO-COURSE-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/QS-VIDEO-COURSE-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/QS-VIDEO-COURSE-640x400.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>(NOTE: If you\u2019ve been waiting to start your coaching business, or were wondering if you can do it profitably, then you need to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/qs-free-video-2021\/\">watch this video<\/a><\/strong>. In the video, I\u2019ll explain how to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/qs-free-video-2021\/\">How to Build a Profitable Coaching Business&nbsp;in 30 Days<\/a><\/strong>. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/qs-free-video-2021\/\">Click HERE now<\/a><\/strong> to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/qs-free-video-2021\/\">watch the video<\/a><\/strong>.)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>MASSIVE EFFORT (AKA THE VERTICAL SURFACE of the stair)<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You may think that your coaching business is rolling along smoothly\u2026<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8230;when suddenly your website crashes\u2026<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8230;or you decide to do a launch for your coaching program\u2026<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8230;or you create a video series for your coaching clients\u2026<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8230;or anything that <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">suddenly demands a ton more effort than you\u2019re used to<\/span>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the vertical surface of the stair.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can\u2019t go around it.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The only way forward&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&#8230;is up.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The only cure for overcoming the wall is massive effort.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/wall.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" class=\"wp-image-26579\" src=\"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/wall-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Rock climbing\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/wall-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/wall-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/wall-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/wall-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/wall-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/wall.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Imagine trying to climb a wall (whether it\u2019s a physical wall, or a psychological wall).<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You need strategy\u2026<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8230;or encouragement\u2026<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8230;or accountability.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sometimes the wall looks like an obstacle course wall\u2026<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8230;where your team helps you get over the wall.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sometimes it\u2019s a lonely journey\u2026<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8230;like a solo rock climber.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You might get scraped up or bruised\u2026<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8230;but you\u2019ll build muscles that you never knew you had.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And as you crest the top of the stair and pull yourself onto the ledge\u2026<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8230;you breathe a sigh of relief.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And, for a while, you can rest on the horizontal part of the step\u2026<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8230;but eventually you\u2019ll be disappointed by lack of the same massive progress.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>PATIENCE AND PERSISTENCE (AKA THE HORIZONTAL SURFACE of the stair)<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The second hard thing in your coaching business is <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">a long, slow plateau without major progress<\/span>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Any progress that takes a long time is harder to achieve.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How long is a \u2018long time\u2019&#8230;?<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&#8230;any amount of time that\u2019s longer than you want it to take.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even doing easy things can become hard over time.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For instance, writing emails is pretty easy\u2026<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">..but writing only one email doesn\u2019t help your business grow.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You\u2019ve got to write a lot of them to make a difference.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even if you get lucky and get a client from a single email&#8230;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8230;you\u2019ll need to write a lot more to fill your coaching practice.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You\u2019ll probably have to do it for years.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s a different type of hard thing <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">that requires patience to succeed<\/span>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Like a trek across the desert&#8230;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/desert.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" class=\"wp-image-26580\" src=\"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/desert-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Desert hill climb\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/desert-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/desert-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/desert-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/desert-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/desert-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/desert.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8230;the journey demands persistence.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most coaches turn back because they\u2019re thirsty, bored, or frustrated\u2026<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2026or distracted by mirages&#8230;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8230;or resting forever at an oasis that\u2019s nowhere near their goal.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How do extraordinary coaches handle both types of hard things?<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They take action\u2026<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8230;and continue to take action over time&#8230;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>&#8230;even when you face challenges and adversities.<\/li>\r\n<li>&#8230;even when it\u2019s uncomfortable.<\/li>\r\n<li>&#8230;even when it\u2019s boring.<\/li>\r\n<li>&#8230;even when it takes much longer than you were prepared for.<\/li>\r\n<li>&#8230;even when it\u2019s scary.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>You need to start seeing hard things in your business as opportunities.<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hard things are not signs of failure.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you want to become a successful coach\u2026<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8230;you need to become a leader.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<p>If you want to become a successful coach\u2026you need to become a leader.&#8221;<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Any coach can ask questions\u2026<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8230;or give advice.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But ultimately <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">people won\u2019t w<\/span>ant to coach with you if all you do is talk.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you tell clients they need to do their own hard things\u2026<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8230;but you don\u2019t do them yourself\u2026<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&#8230;your clients will sense it and lose respect for you\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8230;and they will probably quit no matter how great your coaching skills are.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>So get your canteen and hiking boots.<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Get your rope and climbing gear.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here we go.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each time you summit a mountain peak&#8230;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every time you cross a long desert distance\u2026<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8230;you develop confidence and strength you never knew.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You inspire your clients to achieve greatness\u2026<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8230;you become irresistibly attractive as a coach&#8230;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8230;and your clients will follow you anywhere.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Colette &#8220;Crossing Deserts &amp; Climbing Mountains&#8221; Coiner<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow 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