{"id":9979,"date":"2011-12-25T06:03:26","date_gmt":"2011-12-25T14:03:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/?p=9979"},"modified":"2016-08-14T19:25:38","modified_gmt":"2016-08-15T03:25:38","slug":"walking-the-razor%e2%80%99s-edge-as-a-personal-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/walking-the-razor%e2%80%99s-edge-as-a-personal-coach\/","title":{"rendered":"Walking the Razor\u2019s Edge as a Personal Coach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Being <strong><a title=\"Life Coaching\" href=\"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/how-to-be-the-personal-coach-who-attracts-clients-like-a-rock-star\/8589\/\">a personal coach<\/a><\/strong> is often filled with stresses, problems, and issues:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Marketing for clients<\/li>\n<li>Paying the bills<\/li>\n<li>Trying to find enough time in the day to balance work, all the energy you give your clients, and a personal life<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Being a coach can be a pain in the\u2026 neck!<\/p>\n<h3>The Fine Line Between The <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Problems<\/span> of Personal\u00a0Coaching And The <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Joys<\/span> of Personal\u00a0Coaching<\/h3>\n<p>Coaches walk a\u00a0&#8220;razor\u2019s edge&#8221; every day in search of meaning and success. Coaches want <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">a life and career that means something<\/span> (usually fulfilling this meaning by contributing massively to their clients), but coaches also want to <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">reach the pinnacle of personal achievement, recognition, and abundance for themselves<\/span> as well. \u00a0This battle between &#8216;meaning&#8217; and\u00a0&#8216;success&#8217; can create a real values conflict (different priorities that seem to oppose each other) for a\u00a0coach. \u00a0However, working through conflicts like these as <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">a personal coach<\/span>\u00a0can actually provide moments of joy, even when the passion you have for coaching has driven you to burn out, confusion, frustration, or overwhelm. These struggles can create the opportunity to have a &#8220;razor\u2019s edge&#8221; moment.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The Razor\u2019s Edge<\/span>, a book written by Somerset Maugham, and published in 1944, is about the yearning for a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">profound meaning<\/span> in life and one man\u2019s search and ultimate discovery of that meaning. From that book, comes the concept of a razor\u2019s edge moment.<\/p>\n<p>Tony Robbins talks about these razor&#8217;s edge moments when he explains the difference between the &#8216;science of achievement&#8217; versus the &#8216;art of fulfillment&#8217;. \u00a0Tony explains that even if\u00a0you&#8217;ve mastered the science of achievement doesn&#8217;t mean you&#8217;re fulfilled, and just because you&#8217;re fulfilled doesn&#8217;t guarantee &#8216;worldly success&#8217;. \u00a0&#8216;Total&#8217; success requires\u00a0you make consistent progress in both achievement and fulfillment, no matter how &#8216;great&#8217; your life and business is currently. \u00a0Tony would also say, &#8220;There&#8217;s always another level.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A razor\u2019s edge moment is a rare occasion when you are facing\u00a0something you love or\u00a0feel passionate about, and suddenly everything else just slips away. \u00a0People have those moments in pursuit of their favorite leisure activities; an important achievement or &#8216;mission&#8217;, on a trail in the midst of nature, on a sailboat cutting through the waves fueled by a stiff breeze, or immersed in the melody of their\u00a0favorite song.<\/p>\n<h3>Work Versus &#8220;Coaching Art&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>Work is usually considered something that takes energy out of you, rather than gives energy to you. \u00a0When you are doing work, you&#8217;re probably doing something you&#8217;d rather not have to do. \u00a0It takes more than it gives back to you. \u00a0This is the way most\u00a0occupations are. \u00a0They don&#8217;t serve up constant razor&#8217;s edge experiences.<\/p>\n<p>Coaching is different. \u00a0When you&#8217;re engaged in coaching work, it gives you more energy than it takes away. \u00a0After a day of coaching, I&#8217;m more energized than depleted. \u00a0Are there coaching days when you&#8217;ll get up and not want to coach? \u00a0Sure&#8230; it&#8217;ll eventually happen, but once you&#8217;re in the swing of things, you&#8217;ll quickly fall in love with running those session\u00a0again. \u00a0Coaching is work, but it&#8217;s also art, passion, and enjoyment. \u00a0<strong>A personal coach<\/strong> often has razor&#8217;s edge\u00a0moments while working, similar to what\u00a0a master artist experiences it while practicing their art. \u00a0Here are a few examples:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>When your client has finally achieved a goal after months of effort<\/li>\n<li>When you stop to think about the joy you have helped create, the success you have helped achieve, and the happiness you have witnessed<\/li>\n<li>When you figure out how to best help a client reach a breakthrough in their life<\/li>\n<li>When you realize\u00a0how important it is that you&#8217;re present for your client\u00a0as a listener, sounding board, or supporter&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230;These can be\u00a0razor\u2019s edge moments for you&#8230; moments when everything else disappears and where that moment, that experience, is all that matters.<\/p>\n<h3>3 Ways a Personal Coach Can Have a Razor\u2019s Edge Moment<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Help those in need.<\/strong><\/em> Volunteer to use your coaching ability to help those who would not normally pay for your services. Coaching merely for the love of coaching allows you to fully feel the power of your passion for helping and coaching, rather than a\u00a0desire for a transaction or getting your coaching fee. \u00a0This power can carry you to new levels in your career. \u00a0How do\u00a0I suggest you use this &#8220;passion power&#8221; when starting your coaching business? \u00a0 Coach 3-5 free (pro-bono) clients. \u00a0Coach them on an ongoing basis for no charge.<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Take your practice outside.<\/strong><\/em> There is something powerful about doing your art in the ideal environment. By taking the occasional coaching session out to a local park, hiking trail, or deserted beach, you and your client may feel nature\u2019s power and allow all the stresses of life to fall away. \u00a0I coach out of my home, and use my\u00a0wireless headset as a way to &#8216;untether&#8217; myself from my home office, step outside, and walk barefoot in the garden while coaching my clients.<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Coach yourself. See yourself as a client.<\/strong><\/em> Yes, you may end up talking to yourself as you play both the role of coach and client, but this dedication to self-conversation and personal growth may create a new level of consciousness and bring you to a beautiful razor\u2019s edge moment. \u00a0These insights and breakthroughs you experience for yourself can ultimately serve as new springboards for serving your clients. \u00a0The best way to lead your clients to their own &#8216;promised land&#8217;? \u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Find your promised land\u00a0first<\/span>, and share your authentic breakthroughs with your client for\u00a0their\u00a0benefit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">a personal coach<\/span>, you are in a field in which it is possible to search for your own profound meaning in life while helping others find theirs. \u00a0Your razor\u2019s edge moments are a result of the choice you&#8217;ve\u00a0made to <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">help yourself while helping others<\/span>, and the passion you have for your work.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, coaches walk the fine line between their razor\u2019s edge moments and the reality of business and earning a living; that\u2019s what life and business is like on the razor\u2019s edge. \u00a0It&#8217;s not easy. \u00a0However, personal coaches are lucky to work in a field where their passion can help others. \u00a0Walking along the razor\u2019s edge in this coaching career is merely a pathway to the beauty of a razor\u2019s edge moment in life, for both you, and your clients.<\/p>\n<div><em>Hope you took some great value out of this post today! I\u2019d love to hear your feedback, so make sure you <strong>leave a comment<\/strong> with your thoughts or questions. And also, you can click on the Twitter button below to retweet this article\u2026<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.coachestrainingblog.com\/sp.php?adsource=blogtext\">Thank you!<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 10px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/bio\/fred-phillips\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Fred Philips<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nBusiness Coach<br \/>\nWriting Team, Coaches Training Blog Community<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Being a personal coach is often filled with stresses, problems, and issues: Marketing for clients Paying the bills Trying to find enough time in the day to balance work, all the energy you give your clients, and a personal life Being a coach can be a pain in the\u2026 neck! 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