Coaching Schmoaching: Why Trusting Yourself is the Real MVP

Why does a coach take a year off from coaching? In this episode of the Crown Yourself podcast, host Kimberly Spencer discusses her decision to take a break from coaching to focus on self-trust and validating her own ideas. She reflects on her vow to only engage with coaching that addresses immediate, specific problems. Kimberly shares her experience with purchasing a course on building a successful Facebook group, emphasizing the need for actionable results. She also touches on balancing personal and professional priorities, particularly when her son was ill. Throughout the episode, Kimberly encourages listeners to understand their intentions for seeking coaching and to trust their ability to self-coach.

What you will learn from this episode…

• Kimberly Spencer's decision to take a break from coaching
• Importance of learning to trust oneself
• Vow to refrain from hiring coaches not focused on solving immediate problems
• Example of seeking specific, actionable results over generic guidance
• Balancing personal and professional priorities, particularly during family emergencies
• Belief that coaching should guide individuals to find their own answers
• Understanding intentions for seeking coaching and recognizing the season of life
• Assessing the need for generalized coaching or specific frameworks and structures
• Invitation to consider specific outcomes for business and performance
• Emphasis on self-trust, specific support, and understanding one's needs in coaching

 

Enjoy, sovereigns!

 

Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, or your favorite podcast listening platform. You can also watch the episode on YouTube.

Quotes:

One of the greatest gifts that a coach can give is teaching you how to trust yourself again. ~ Kimberly Spencer

Strengthen that muscle of trusting yourself and not needing a coach, but enjoying having a coach to guide and facilitate you to find your own answers. ~ Kimberly Spencer

Sometimes you just have to learn how to listen to yourself and validate your own ideas. ~ Kimberly Spencer

 

Moments of Note:

The decision to take a break (00:00:00) Kimberly discusses her decision to take a break from receiving coaching and the importance of learning to trust oneself.

Specific coaching needs (00:02:26) Kimberly explains her commitment to only work with coaches or programs that solve immediate problems in her life or business.

Learning to trust oneself (00:04:59) Kimberly emphasizes the importance of learning to listen to oneself and validate one's own ideas without the need for constant external validation.

Balancing priorities and self-coaching (00:07:08) Kimberly shares her experience of balancing priorities, self-coaching, and the challenges