{"id":4730,"date":"2010-09-25T06:03:30","date_gmt":"2010-09-25T06:03:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/?p=4730"},"modified":"2016-08-14T20:39:32","modified_gmt":"2016-08-15T04:39:32","slug":"why-poverty-is-victory-for-your-life-coaching-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/why-poverty-is-victory-for-your-life-coaching-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Poverty Is Victory For Your Life Coaching Business"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Users\/joan\/AppData\/Local\/Temp\/moz-screenshot-1.png\" alt=\"\" \/>Can being in a state of poverty really help your\u00a0<a title=\"life coaching business\" href=\"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/online-life-coaching-business-tactics-for-%E2%80%9Cdummies%E2%80%9D\/4639\/\">life coaching business<\/a>?\u00a0 Although it seems counter-intuitive, we all know pain is very motivating.\u00a0 In fact, one of my good friends says that where you have struggled most in your own life becomes your area of genius.\u00a0 Why not look at poverty as a great opportunity?<\/p>\n<h3>Life Coaching Business Lessons From Skid Row<\/h3>\n<p>When you have hit bottom, you either stay put or move forward.\u00a0 We\u2019re seen examples of this on the streets where people camp out with their signs in resignation.\u00a0 We\u2019ve also seen examples of authors and motivational speakers who tell their own rags to riches story.\u00a0 My own dad had such a story.\u00a0 At one point in his life he had only 5 cents.\u00a0 Having not eaten that day he bought a candy bar.\u00a0 That was his bottom.\u00a0 I am thankful that I grew up with a lot more financial certainty.\u00a0 After hearing that story, however, I really paid attention to my dad\u2019s advice on business and finances.<\/p>\n<h3>Where Is Your Area Of Poverty<\/h3>\n<p>We all have at least one area of poverty in our own lives.\u00a0 Where is yours?\u00a0 It doesn\u2019t have to be finances.\u00a0 It can be health, relationships, or just a plain old lack of motivation.\u00a0 Wherever you are struggling most, take on the challenge to rise out of your current circumstances.\u00a0 When you do, you will have expertise of offer others and your\u00a0life coaching business\u00a0will thrive.\u00a0 The best credibility doesn\u2019t come from a degree or certification.\u00a0 It comes from people seeing that you had victory over the same problem that they have.\u00a0 When that happens they see you not only as a source of inspiration and proof that it can be done, but also as the resource to make their own life better.<\/p>\n<p><em>To learn more about how to generate an endless wave of high paying coaching clients, get your FREE Instant Access to our <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.coachestrainingblog.com\/gsp.php?adsource=blogtext\"><em><strong>\u201cLife Coaching Business Blueprint\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/a><em> video toolkit when you go <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.coachestrainingblog.com\/gsp.php?adsource=blogtext\"><em><strong>HERE.<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Colette Seymann<br \/>\nJTS Advisors Bi-Designated Strategy and Accountability Coach<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can being in a state of poverty really help your\u00a0life coaching business?\u00a0 Although it seems counter-intuitive, we all know pain is very motivating.\u00a0 In fact, one of my good friends says that where you have struggled most in your own life becomes your area of genius.\u00a0 Why not look at poverty as a great opportunity? 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