172. Should New Coaches Offer Free Coaching?

What do you do when you have clients who get stuck in overthinking? When your client is in their own head, as if they could sit around and get lost thinking about things forever, they might perceive this as a good thing. Sure, thinking is important. However, it presents a huge challenge for you as a coach when your clients are stuck in overthinking, and they’re not even aware of it.   Tune in this week to discover how to help your overthinking clients. I share how to spot whether your client’s line of thinking is serving them, and you’ll learn how to work together with your clients to help them slow down their overthinking and start taking action instead.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.lindsaydotzlafcoaching.com/182

How do you really feel while coaching your clients? This question matters far more than you might currently realize. I'd say it's actually one of the most important things you can ask yourself. It's a simple question, but if I could share just one thing with you, it would be why this question has a massive impact on how you show up for your clients and yourself in your coaching practice.   Discover why some of the emotions that come up are really not serving you, and why you might not have realized this before. I’m sharing how to get clear on how you’re feeling when you’re on your calls, how these emotions are affecting how you show up as a coach, and what you can do to address and fix them.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.lindsaydotzlafcoaching.com/181

Jennifer Dent Brown is a health, life, and weight-loss coach and she's here to share what she calls the F-It Strategy for dealing with those moments where you have a goal you know you want to work towards, but you’re just not feeling it, your motivation has dropped, and you don’t know how to deal with it.   Tune in this week to discover how to deal with a lack of motivation. Jennifer Dent Brown shares how to create anchor thoughts that ground you during your F-It moments, and you’ll learn how to prepare ahead of time for those inevitable occasions when you’re not feeling motivated to take action toward your goals without needing to go back to square one.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.lindsaydotzlafcoaching.com/180  

There is one huge mistake I see coaches making all the time, and this week, I'm showing you how to avoid it. It's time to make some important decisions in your coaching business. I show you how to get clear on what you want, understand your capacity, and start being authentic in formulating your coaching business. You’ll learn how to spot where you’re making it more difficult to become a successful coach, and how to fix it.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.lindsaydotzlafcoaching.com/179

To celebrate the anniversary of The Coach Lab, I’m back with another three amazing clients who are here to share their wisdom and stories from inside the program. Lisa Stryker is a life coach for leaders. Lynn Schreiner is a self-described life coach, entrepreneur, mom, grandmother, and creative who helps women with their thoughts. Lynda McDonell is a financial business coach who helps women business owners set up businesses that pay them well.   Discover what goes on inside The Coach Lab, and learn how being in a community like this empowers you to show up as the coach you aspire to be. My clients are sharing what their coaching looked like before they joined this community, and how The Coach Lab has given them the confidence and skills they need to make a real difference in the lives of their clients.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.lindsaydotzlafcoaching.com/178

Are you open to improving your coaching? You might not talk about it or consider it in this exact language, but this comes up for coaches all the time. Some coaches tend to make negative feedback mean something about themselves, but one of the secrets to amazing coaching is a willingness to always be improving.   Discover why feedback from your clients is never something you should avoid. I’m discussing why even the best coaches should always be trying to improve their coaching, why curiosity will help you unlock your coaching genius, and you’ll learn how to change your approach when you ask for feedback so you can receive it, implement it, and improve your coaching in the process.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.lindsaydotzlafcoaching.com/177

This month marks the two-year celebration of The Coach Lab, and to keep the good vibes going, I’ve got something a little different. I’ve interviewed some of my clients from The Coach Lab, and they’re here to discuss what it’s really like in there and the impact this container has had on their coaching skills.   Regina Sloan is a nurse and a general life coach for women. Jess Johnson is a courage and compassion coach for entrepreneurs. Suzanne Clarke is a life and business coach for business owners and leaders. These coaches are sharing their favorite takeaways from the past two years of The Coach Lab and we're discussing why working on your coaching skills is essential for the longevity of your coaching business.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.lindsaydotzlafcoaching.com/176

We have some exciting things coming up on the podcast in March 2024. This marks the two-year anniversary of the launch of The Coach Lab, my foundational skills, lifetime access program for coaches where I dive deep into what it takes to actually run a coaching business day to day, and we’re celebrating over here for the next month.   Go behind the scenes in The Coach Lab and discover what life is like in this revolutionary space. Learn about the structure of The Coach Lab, the decisions that have made The Coach Lab amazing, what the future has in store for this container, and I’m sharing exactly what you get when you join The Coach Lab.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.lindsaydotzlafcoaching.com/175

If you’re a coach and your client has a bunch of different goals that aren’t related to each other, how do you know where to start? Do you create a strategy so they can achieve their goals one by one, or can you set them off to tackle a few goals at a time? Of course, there are a few possible answers depending on your specific client and your preferences as the coach, but I’m going through all of your options right here.   Discover how to approach coaching your client when they have lots of different goals they’re working towards. I’m sharing my advice for helping your client track multiple goals at once, and you’ll learn how to help your client prioritize and stay on track in achieving their goals.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.lindsaydotzlafcoaching.com/174

I’ve built a free video series around the reality of not achieving our goals as coaches, showing you how to avoid making the same mistakes or catch yourself when you’re getting stuck in the drama of missing your goal. I’m sharing part one of the video series right here on the podcast. This is all about either making mistakes and moving past them as quickly as possible or avoiding these mistakes altogether.   Hear about what really happened in my coaching business in 2023. I’m discussing the goals I set for myself, the goals within those goals, and you’ll learn how to think about your own goals and what you want to achieve in your coaching business moving forward.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.lindsaydotzlafcoaching.com/173