December 9, 2024 • 38 mins
In this episode of Deep Dive Dialogues, I reflect on the incredible breakthroughs and lessons from last week’s free 7-day email challenge. Participants shared wins like gaining clarity on their niche, connecting with new clients, and making progress in pricing their coaching programs with confidence.
We dive into the challenges they faced, from navigating pricing struggles to overcoming fears of visibility and imposter syndrome. I also share insights about value-based pricing, the importance of connection in coaching, and practical steps you can take today to move your business forward.
Plus, I’m offering five exclusive one-on-one coaching spots for January to help you kick off 2025 with focus, alignment, and momentum. If this resonates with you, let’s connect—you won’t want to miss this opportunity.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Welcome back to Deep Dive Dialogues.
I'm your host, dan Warheide,and before I get started, I'm
just going to say I'm using theShure MV7 Plus, and the reason I
say that is because now I'mreally curious scheduled to
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record this episode, our lawnguys decided that they want to
be outside blowing and weed,eating and whatever else to make
as much background noise aspossible, so I'm going to find
out if that comes through today.
Anyway, I'm so excited.
This past week I offered a freeemail challenge Over seven days
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.
I facilitated this dailychallenge that included
reflection questions and actionsteps for people to work on, and
I also provided variousresources to accompany each
day's challenge.
And I want to say this wasn'tyour usual workbook activity or
some sort of guided review.
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I think many of you can relateto what I'm talking about.
You sign up for a challenge andit's a simple review,
essentially, of something youmight have already learned or
gone through.
It was much more than that.
It was more about findingclarity and building connection
and intentionally taking actions.
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The stories and thebreakthroughs that have come out
of this past week that wereshared with me I have found
incredible, incredibly rewardingfor me as a facilitator and
rewarding just to see theactions and the oh my goodness
the reflections and thedifferent clarity or clarifying
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moments that people chose toshare with me.
It's been just an amazingfeeling.
Listen, if you've ever beenstuck, if you're unsure about
your next steps or you'reoverwhelmed by all the what ifs
of building your coachingbusiness, then I'm going to say
that this episode is for you,because we're going to talk
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about what worked, thechallenges that came up that
participants chose to share withme, and the lessons that you
can take to move your ownbusiness forward.
If you're interested inlearning more about what was
included in this challenge, I'mputting together sort of a
summary PDF that has all of thedaily questions, the challenges
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and the resources that I shared,and I hope to have that
available later this week.
So if you'd like to get a copyof that, feel free to email me,
dan at danwus, and put email PDFin the subject line.
As soon as it's ready, I willbe sure to send a copy of that
out to you.
I hope that you'll stick aroundalso to the end of this episode
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, because I'm going to share alittle something new that I've
put together and I well I hopeyou'll stay to hear what that's
all about.
Well, I hope you'll stay tohear what that's all about, but
before I get there, wow, I needto learn to talk for a podcast,
don't I?
Before I get there?
I just want to cover thecontent that I intended to start
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with, just taking a moment tocelebrate the incredible wins
that came out of this challenge,based on what was shared with
me throughout the week.
Some of the participants stated,shared, emailed me that they
were able to connect with newclients.
Others had gained clarity intheir niches and many of them
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took their first steps towardsbeing able to confidently price
their coaching programs.
One participant shared, forexample, that she had been
challenged with networking withher peers or other coaches, and
she challenged herself duringthis past week to network with
five new coaches within thecommunity that we are both a
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part of.
Not only did she do that, butshe ended up connecting with
five more coaches unexpectedly.
Another one shared that theyhad realized completing a
certification that they hadpreviously started could open
the door to being able to servenew clients in a whole new way
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that actually felt more alignedwith where she wanted to serve.
There were breakthroughs indefining their big whys,
identifying their next steps and, more importantly, this one I
loved is finally feeling alivewith my vision for my coaching
and my business.
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That was one that was sharedwith me and I really loved that,
but, all in all, I think thatthe stories, the wins, the next
steps and breakthroughs thatwere shared with me really lend
themselves well to show thatsuccess really isn't about
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trying to do everything all atonce, but being able to build
momentum, one small step, onesmall win at a time.
So take a moment and thinkabout this for a second.
What is one small step that youcan take today that aligns with
your vision?
It doesn't have to be perfect.
The key is it just has to moveyou forward.
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Last week was a journey for manyof the participants, as they've
shared with me, but thatdoesn't mean it was also without
challenges and I don't mean anypun by that, because it was a
free challenge that I conductedby email but it did have its own
set of challenges.
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Here's some that were sharedwith me throughout the week.
Some of the participants statedthat they were struggling with
pricing and I sort of alluded tothis and I'm going to come back
to this in a minute as well,but feeling that they're unsure
about what to charge for theirservices as compared to what
their services are worth or howmuch value that they bring.
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And I think this is a commonchallenge or struggle for many
people who are new to thebusiness of coaching.
Now, I don't like the phrasenew coach, because too often
I've heard someone say that theyare a new coach, yet in the
statements that precede orfollow, they talk about the
tremendously valuableexperiences that lend themselves
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well to the world of coaching,simply because they've just
decided to start coaching as abusiness or formally coaching as
a means to serve other people,or maybe they've just obtained
some certification for coachingor even working on obtaining a
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certification.
It seems that when they get tothis place, they somehow forget
all of the value that theyalready bring to the table and
it's like their confidence isinstantly diminished for some
reason.
And I want to, if you've everfelt that way.
I just want to take a second toencourage you, because you do
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already possess a world of valueand simply because you have
taken the next step towardspursuing your dream.
I think the biggest thing isthat it's new to you.
It's new to anyone who ismoving outside of the known for
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something in the unknown,because you know, when you move
into self-employment you don'tknow exactly how much or when
that next check is going to be.
But you can do things to alignyourself well where that becomes
a bit more predictable.
That's probably a differentconversation, but I digress.
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I was really here sharing aboutthe challenges or the struggles
that some of the participantsshared with me, so I want to
come back to this pricingconversation and the value
conversation in a few minutes.
Pricing conversation and thevalue conversation in a few
minutes.
Some of the participants sharedwith me that their pricing was
a big challenge, and I get that.
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You want to help everyone andat the same time, I think you
need to recognize your value andthat your time is not infinite.
Your time is finite.
So I believe that there areways to serve many of the people
that you're passionate aboutserving, but you have to first
recognize that you need to honoryourself and the business of
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coaching to create a sustainablesustainable see, I can't talk
today but create a sustainableincome from our coaching so that
you can get creative in theother ways that you can serve
other people, and I'm talkingspecifically about those who
don't necessarily meet thecriteria that you've set out for
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your programs or your offers oryour price point.
Maybe they can't afford to payfor your coaching right now, and
there are creative ways thatyou can share with them, but you
first need to serve yourself.
So other participants had sharedwith me that you know they had
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struggled with the fear ofvisibility, being able to put
themselves out there and simplyconnecting with people,
especially when it came topotential clients.
They said it felt daunting andof course, that ties right into
the imposter syndrome, so tospeak, and there's been some
conversations that I've beenstudying around the fact not the
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fact, I wouldn't say it's afact, but the idea that imposter
syndrome doesn't really exist.
It was a phrase coined in theworld of psychology, but there
are arguments that impostersyndrome isn't the syndrome
itself, that there are otherthings that feed that, and the
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name that they've given it iscalled imposter syndrome.
That's a different conversationas well.
But questions like am I goodenough?
Do I need to get anothercertification before I can call
myself a coach?
And let me tell you, I wastaking a course over this past
week online that someone hadsent to me and it was only $25.
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So I thought I'd just check itout.
It was actually a really goodcourse by a coach in the UK, and
he follows a lot of the samephilosophies, that being those
of Rich Lidfin and SteveChandler, in how he approaches
coaching and marketing and someof the other things that I've
talked about here.
But I was taking this courseand that's one of the things he
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mentioned in there I thought wasintriguing that he didn't have
the requirements that wouldallow him to participate in
group discussions with ICFcommunities as an example.
So he's not certified by theICF.
I don't know what othercertifications he may or may not
have.
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He didn't really talk about hiscertifications, nor did I hear
anyone, and he was doing arecording of a live training he
had offered and I didn't hearanyone asking about his
certifications, and that's beenmy experience too.
You know I've been doing thissince officially I okay,
officially I got my firstcoaching certification, if you
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will, in 2010.
That's when I first dove Ramseyas a financial coach and from
that point on I've been coachingin some way, shape or form, you
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know, officially andunofficially, and I have never
run into that conversation.
You know, tell me whatcertifications you have In fact,
I'll go a step above that andthat I've positioned myself so
that I don't really entertainthe conversation of answering
the question why should I workwith you?
Instead, I prefer to helppeople to experience who I am
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and what I bring to the tablethrough the experience of
coaching, versus trying toexplain what coaching may be
able to do for them, because Idon't know, and they don't know
if coaching will work, until wesit down and have that
conversation about what it isthat you're facing and you know,
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brainstorming through thosehurdles and what that looks like
for each person.
It's different, and so myapproach is more about serving
and doing the best I can toserve others, and in that
process we determine if we click, if we're a good fit, if
coaching from me is going to bebeneficial for that person and
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if working with that person isgoing to likewise light me up
and be beneficial for me.
It's a mutually beneficialrelationship if we enter into an
agreement to coach together.
I digress again.
So can I truly call myself acoach is where I left off, but
what I really loved seeing washow participants from my
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challenge started to share thatthese beliefs were shifting
throughout the week, and it maynot seem like a lot of time, but
it's amazing what you canuncover for yourself with a few
well-placed questions or a fewdaily intentional actions that
you can take.
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They started to embrace thatcoaching is really from my
perspective at least aboutconnection and it's not about
having the perfect solution.
They shared with me that theyrealized taking action, no
matter how imperfect it was, isbetter and produces better
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results than trying to overthinkthemselves into inaction.
So if you're listening and ifyou've been holding back for
some reason, there's your nudge.
Right.
You don't need to be perfect tomake a difference in the life of
another person.
You don't have to have theperfect answer.
You don't have to have theright resource or the perfect
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solution.
You just have to have thedesire and some level of
knowledge to help another personlevel of knowledge to help
another person.
And if you have that desire,you can make a positive impact
in someone else's life.
And here's the truth about it,right, if you're a coach and
you're not coaching your buttoff and working every day.
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So each time you coach someone,you're working on improving your
coaching skills.
You're listening to not justyour clients, but you're
listening to yourself and youknow when you leave that session
where some things are that youcould work on improving through
that process.
So each coaching session you'relearning something.
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You're supposed to be out therecoaching people, coaching your
butt off.
You're supposed to be out therecoaching people, coaching your
butt off, sharing your knowledge, sharing your questions, your
curiosity about someone else andworking to make a difference,
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and each time you do that, Ibelieve that you can make more
of a difference in someone'slife, that the difference you
can make becomes more powerful,more practiced.
If you will not rehearsedbecause I don't ever want anyone
to go in I don't think goinginto a coaching session with any
kind of script is beneficialfor either the client or the
coach, and if that's yourapproach, I'm not knocking it if
it works for you especially,but for me, I'm working to make
a much more valuable, longerlasting impact every time I go
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into a session, and so I'mgenuinely curious about what
comes up in each session.
And when I leave those sessions, I reflect on not just what was
shared with me, but where Icould make a bigger impact and
more positive influence andbring about more transformation
in the future.
Those are the things that Iwork on in each session and I,
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you know, continually try toimprove.
So, all right, let's shiftgears a little bit, because I
want to talk about, really, someof the powerful insights that
came from this challenge thatwere shared with me as well.
One of the things that stoodout were the insights around the
importance of value-basedpricing.
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I told you I was coming back tothis.
Instead of pricing on what youthink people will pay, I
encourage you to start thinkingabout the transformation that we
were just talking about thatyou're bringing to people's
lives.
What is the positive outcomesthat you're bringing to these
sessions and to the people thatyou're serving?
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One of the participants sharedwith me.
They put it beautifully, andI'm looking at my note here.
I know I provide a lot of valueand can change a person's life,
and isn't that what we justtalked about?
Right, that's what coaching is.
It's about changing lives forthe better.
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So if you're struggling withthis one, I want to chat with
you for a moment.
Here's the thing, and I've saidit before it's worth digging
into this one again, at least alittle bit.
You are not new.
Digging into this one again atleast a little bit.
You are not new.
Maybe you're new to thebusiness of being a coach or
you're new to the title, butyou're not new to the world.
Chances are, if you'relistening to me right now, you
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already have a tremendous amountof value that you bring to your
coaching.
You bring that to the table.
Everything you've done, all ofthe challenges you've faced, all
of the education you'vereceived, both formal and
informal education.
You know all of the trainingcourses that you've participated
in taking, all of the differentlife experiences.
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You know I've been divorced twotimes.
I'm not proud of that, but I'veabsolutely learned from those
things in the relationships thatI maintain I don't know what
the right word is, but you know,in my relationships I have
applied the knowledge of thelessons that I have learned In
my coaching.
I have applied the knowledge ofall of the lessons that I have
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learned in various capacitiesand I'm able to share those
experiences with people.
So I was there.
I was right there.
Right when I started coaching, Iwas like who am I to do this
and what experience or value doI have to offer?
And until I started being ableto reflect on all of those
things that I bring to the tablethat inventory list I talked
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about it in a previous episoderight, take inventory of all of
those things that led you towhere you are today and that
will help you to start seeingthe value that you already have
to offer, and it might even helpyou narrow down where it is you
want to focus your efforts.
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So I encourage you.
If you've not done that, do apersonal inventory.
Take the time whether it's anhour or two hours or a whole day
to sit down and literally writeout all of those experiences,
all of those educationopportunities, formal and
informal all of the challengesthat you've figured out how to
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navigate yourself or had helpwith navigating what did that
look like?
And all of those components.
Take time to write them down.
That is a wealth of informationknowledge.
Knowledge is power, but, moreimportantly, there's tremendous
value in what you're going touncover.
So that value is what's helpingpeople solve their challenges
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and be able to createtransformation in their lives,
in their work and in theirbusinesses.
What you offer is life-changingright.
What you offer is life-changingright.
I'm going to say what you offeris life-changing.
It doesn't matter whetheryou've just decided to put the
title on or not.
Many of the people that I'vespoken with have powerful
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stories and testimonies of allof the things I've just shared.
These stories, theseexperiences, are saving
countless hours for other peoplein the form of making the same
mistakes that you may havealready made before them, for
the right person.
And remember, we are only everseeking one conversation, one
person, one client at a time.
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The person who wants badlyenough to make the change that
you can help them with will bewilling to pay you for that
change.
Again, I understand, noteverybody's in the position to
pay you what you might like tocharge, and that's okay.
Make a decision as to whetheror not you want to be creative
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and figure out a way that'sgoing to serve them.
You want to be creative andfigure out a way that's going to
serve them, or if you're goingto stick to the price that you
have set for your services andfigure out other creative ways
to serve them.
Maybe it's through creatingeducational content, videos that
you can share, or maybe youcreate an online course that
serves a particular audiencethat might not be a perfect or
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great fit for your one-on-onecoaching or your group program,
or whatever it is that you'reoffering.
So I want to add in this.
I just read this last night ina book that I'm reading and I
don't have it in front of me, so, honestly, I don't recall the
title at the moment or theauthor, but it's a book on the
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service-based industry andaround selling.
Actually, there's the title.
It's called Selling theInvisible and there was a
perfect reminder in there aboutshowing up and it was be where
everyone else is not.
So I don't know why that stoodout to me right this second, but
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I felt compared to share ithere at this point in the
episode, and so I want to pausehere and share a little bit more
from maybe that thought.
So be where everyone else isnot.
This goes back to the connectionpiece and what I see in the
world of coaching, especially inthe online space.
That's where I'm going with.
This is the online space.
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I've talked before aboutmarketing and sales and I don't
think it's not for me that's.
I'll just say that you knowonline marketing as far as
offering my coaching services,the extent of my online
marketing is really sharing thispodcast with you, and through
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my social media channels, I doshare these episodes as well, or
at least links to encouragepeople to go listen to these
episodes if it's for them, andI'm working very hard to build
connections where I see thatmost coaches are not.
Most coaches are looking forthe easy way to do business, the
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easy way to create clients, sothey constantly flood their
social media feeds with theseposts about what they can offer
and these posts about whatservices they have available
right now and how they can bringabout transformation to you,
and I see a lot of the coachingcommunity in that space.
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Where I don't see a lot ofcoaches working to make a
difference is in-personnetworking and relationships, so
that's where I prefer and enjoyspending my time.
That leads to.
Another recurring theme fromthis past week was the power of
connection, because, again,coaching isn't about hard sales
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or any kind of gimmicks or aboutany of those things in
marketing.
It's about having meaningfulconversations with people.
One participant shared with mehow they resonated with Rich
Litvin's philosophy one of theresources I shared about
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connecting deeply or notconnecting at all, and I happen
to align with what she sharedwith me and I've shared it here
before that my preference is tothink about people I want to
connect with or people I want tospend time with at my backyard
barbecue, and these are peoplewho want to have more than just
surface level conversations.
Now I realize that there's atransition from surface level to
deeper conversations.
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They don't always start withbecause it's not natural.
They don't always start withworld problems to talk about.
You know, they start with wheretheir comfort level is, and
maybe that's talking about thefavorite beers or the
differences in beers.
I go back to that because I'mnot a beer snob.
I do enjoy a good beer.
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I spent several years inGermany and I had some wonderful
experiences with beer there andI'm probably more of a beer
snob than others, but I wouldn'tcharacterize myself that way.
I just enjoy a good beer.
So do I want to talk about thedifferences in beers?
Though?
Not really.
I want to get to moremeaningful conversation.
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I want to get to the heart ofdifferent challenges that we see
.
Why did we find a barrel ofcocaine in Cape Canaveral this
week?
We, being the Coast Guard,reported that they had found an
entire drum barrel of cocaine.
There was some jokes goingaround on social media, of
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course, about it snowing here.
Being in Florida, that hope youget the references there and if
you don't feel free to ask.
Anyway, that that is thefoundation for building trust
and finding your ideal clients,connecting deeply, getting
beyond the surface level withpeople, and I think the best way
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to do that again, is throughphysical relationships like
networking in person, talking topeople face-to-face and a good
substitution for face-to-face isthrough online media, such as
having a Zoom call with someone,because coaching let's be real
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it's an online business, meaningyou can do it remotely from
just about anywhere in the world.
So you know, those platforms dooffer a good means of having a
face-to-face conversation, so tospeak, while you are not in
person.
The second best thing I thinkyou can do in person, I believe,
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is the easiest, most authenticway to connect with other people
and build the relationships andwork towards identifying ideal
clients for your business.
So, if you're feeling stuck, Imade a quick list of a couple of
actions that you can take rightnow, today.
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Start doing for you, your life,your business.
Write down your big why.
Why do you coach?
What drives you?
I encourage you to go back andlisten to I think it was episode
two of this podcast.
I talked more about uncoveringyour why as well in that one and
what it is that you want,because I believe they're tied
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together.
That essentially starts withmaking a list of 50 things you
want, and when you do that, youknow that will lead you to some
of the things in life that leadto why you're doing what you're
doing, and it's important thatyou remember you first right.
It's not just about servingothers at the cost of
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sacrificing you.
I want you to be prosperous inyour world, in your business, in
your life, just as much as youwant to serve your clients and
help them be prosperous.
Okay, next one is to identify ordefine to the best of your
ability what your ideal clientlooks like.
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Who is it that you connect with?
Who is it that you serve best?
Who is it that lights you upwhen you're able to have a
conversation?
What are the qualities andcharacteristics?
Not necessarily that they'remale or female, or that they're
in a particular industry or anyof those other things we think
of when we think of niche.
I want you to define reallywhat are the qualities.
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Right?
Are you an action taker?
Are you committed to achievingthe things which you desire in
your life and in your business?
Those are the kinds of peoplethat I want to work with.
Right?
Does the world of coaching andonline business light you up?
Does it energize you?
I don't want to work withsomeone who's not energized by
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this kind of work, becausethat's not fun for me.
And I want my world, my lifeand my business to be tied
together, and I want them to befun.
I want them to be filled withlove and excitement and
enthusiasm.
So who is it that you servebest?
And then I want to encourage youto start a gratitude practice.
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I shared this in the challengeas well as a resource per se,
but and I might have shared iton this podcast I know I've
shared it on the other shows Icreated at some point.
But the gratitude practice, notjust for your wins, but for the
lessons that come with thechallenges you face, because
those are wins too.
On the other side of achallenge, if you can go back
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and identify what you've learned, that is a win.
It doesn't matter how smallwins might seem or how difficult
something may have seemed atthe time.
If there is a lesson thatyou've learned, that counts as a
win.
And I want to encourage you tosimply start a practice of, at
the end of the day, writing downthree good things that happened
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throughout your day.
Now this practice and I'm goingto encourage you, if you
interested to find out moreabout it, to go do a little
homework.
But Dr Martin Seligman, commonlyreferred to as the founder of
positive psychology, he and somecolleagues did a study.
They implemented this practicein the lives.
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How many people went throughthis research?
But their group of participantspracticed this exercise of
three good things each day forone week, and the significance
of the enhancement of happinessand positive achievements in
these people's lives wastremendous In just a week's time
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.
They go on in the research totalk about.
There was a small segment orsubset of that group that went
on beyond that and were able toexperience even more happiness
in their lives, and so I justwant to encourage you to
incorporate a practice like thisin your day-to-day, and it
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takes just a few minutes and canhave significant impacts.
All right, I think I shared alot, and I shared it fairly
briefly here, but that was theessence of the challenge.
I'm just thrilled that so manypeople shared with me the
journey that they were on thisweek, the challenges that
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they've experienced and some ofthe setbacks, as well as their
wins and their expansion ofefforts.
It's been exciting, it's beenrewarding and I wanted to share
that here with you Again.
If you want to know more aboutwhat was included in that
challenge the seven days worthof questions that I asked and
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reflection questions and thedaily challenges you know they
were fairly simple, being that Ididn't want to give more than a
bite-sized chunk each day.
So there's, you know, not a lotof extra content, so to speak,
in that, but I'm puttingtogether that PDF, which those
seven days of questions andchallenges, as well as the
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resources that I providedthroughout the week.
If that's something you'reinterested in, shoot me an email
at dan at danwus that's dan atdanwus, and just put email PDF
in the subject line and as soonas I have that ready, I'll be
sure to send you over a copy.
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Moving on, I realize that we'rein December.
We're well into the month ofDecember.
At the time of this recordingit is the 9th, so Monday You'll
hear this tomorrow, hopefully.
I'm working on something newand I know many of you are
thinking about how to make 2025the year you truly step into
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your coaching business.
So that's exactly why I decidedto open up five exclusive spots
for new clients starting inJanuary.
I have already made theadjustments on my calendar to
ensure that I can accommodatefive new clients, or up to we'll
say, up to five new clientsstarting as early as January.
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So this is an opportunity towork with me one-on-one, with a
focus on building your business,you know, offering the help and
support that you need in a waythat feels aligned and authentic
and impactful.
And I'll say that these aren'tjust about coaching.
They're about transformation.
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That's what we've been talkingabout today.
So if you're ready to get clearon your vision, you overcome
those distractions or limitingbeliefs that have been holding
you back, and you're ready to dothe work to build the coaching
business that you've beendreaming of or desiring in your
world, then I'd love theopportunity to speak with you.
If you're interested in this,then I'll share more here, but
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let me just say that I believethis is an unprecedented
opportunity.
Okay, I'll put it out therelike that If you've ever
considered hiring a coach tofocus on what matters to you, or
you've considered coaching withme at all, then I think this is
the perfect opportunity to takethat leap and kick off your
2025 with that level of personalsupport that you desire.
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And the application is simpleit's always no obligation.
In fact, I will meet withanyone who applies for this
coaching with me.
I'll meet with you for one full90-minute session as my gift no
strings, no expectations thatyou'll become a client.
We won't only use this time tomake sure that it's a great fit
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for both of us, but we'll workon uncovering those challenges,
your desires and more.
It's not about trying to sellyou into coaching.
There's no sales pitch.
It's just a simple full-blowncoaching session.
If that feels aligned for you,then I'm going to suggest you
don't wait.
Go to my website, wwwdanwus,and take a moment to complete
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the Apply to Work With Meapplication there on my website.
There's no strings and noobligations attached to it.
Just gives me some insights onwhere you are and who you are
before we meet.
So once you complete that, I'llsend you a link to schedule
your session and then we cantalk about moving forward from
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there if it makes sense for bothof us.
Before we wrap up, I want toleave you with this thought
Success isn't about doingeverything perfectly.
It's about doing the rightthings consistently, whether
it's networking with one personat a time, writing down your
goals to be more intentional orjust taking five minutes to
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reflect on your progress eachday, that three good things
exercise.
Every small step that you takefrom an intentional action place
of being adds up to realresults.
Thank you so much for beinghere again today.
For those of you that have beenalong the whole time, thank you
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as well for investing inyourself, for being a part of
this incredible community.
And I'm going to say this ifyou've loved this episode or
there's something in thisepisode that stood out to you
and you know someone who couldbenefit, share it with them.
It will help me bring morepeople to hearing these things
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and how they might improve theirbusiness.
And I want to be.
I paused because I'm I'm reallyconscious of, I'm really
creating this content and ifyou've not heard me say it
before, I'm just going to say itagain here to be clear I want
to create this content not justto share with you.
Really, it's about me and lovingwhat I am creating here being
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the content that I'm creating.
I wanted to do this to enjoythe process of creating, to
enjoy the process ofreconnecting or connecting at a
deeper level with creativity ona consistent basis, but if it
can serve other people and youknow someone that can benefit
from hearing any of this, then Iencourage you to share it with
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them.
It does help me get the wordout about this podcast, but,
again, that's not the goal perse.
Don't forget to apply for oneof those five coaching spots if
you're ready to make 2025 yourbreakthrough year.
And until next time, keepshowing up, keep taking
intentional action, keep workingto build the life.
Welcome back to Deep Dive Dialogues.
I'm your host, dan Warheide,and before I get started, I'm
just going to say I'm using theShure MV7 Plus, and the reason I
say that is because now I'mreally curious scheduled to
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record this episode, our lawnguys decided that they want to
be outside blowing and weed,eating and whatever else to make
as much background noise aspossible, so I'm going to find
out if that comes through today.
Anyway, I'm so excited.
This past week I offered a freeemail challenge Over seven days
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.
I facilitated this dailychallenge that included
reflection questions and actionsteps for people to work on, and
I also provided variousresources to accompany each
day's challenge.
And I want to say this wasn'tyour usual workbook activity or
some sort of guided review.
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I think many of you can relateto what I'm talking about.
You sign up for a challenge andit's a simple review,
essentially, of something youmight have already learned or
gone through.
It was much more than that.
It was more about findingclarity and building connection
and intentionally taking actions.
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The stories and thebreakthroughs that have come out
of this past week that wereshared with me I have found
incredible, incredibly rewardingfor me as a facilitator and
rewarding just to see theactions and the oh my goodness
the reflections and thedifferent clarity or clarifying
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moments that people chose toshare with me.
It's been just an amazingfeeling.
Listen, if you've ever beenstuck, if you're unsure about
your next steps or you'reoverwhelmed by all the what ifs
of building your coachingbusiness, then I'm going to say
that this episode is for you,because we're going to talk
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about what worked, thechallenges that came up that
participants chose to share withme, and the lessons that you
can take to move your ownbusiness forward.
If you're interested inlearning more about what was
included in this challenge, I'mputting together sort of a
summary PDF that has all of thedaily questions, the challenges
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and the resources that I shared,and I hope to have that
available later this week.
So if you'd like to get a copyof that, feel free to email me,
dan at danwus, and put email PDFin the subject line.
As soon as it's ready, I willbe sure to send a copy of that
out to you.
I hope that you'll stick aroundalso to the end of this episode
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, because I'm going to share alittle something new that I've
put together and I well I hopeyou'll stay to hear what that's
all about.
Well, I hope you'll stay tohear what that's all about, but
before I get there, wow, I needto learn to talk for a podcast,
don't I?
Before I get there?
I just want to cover thecontent that I intended to start
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with, just taking a moment tocelebrate the incredible wins
that came out of this challenge,based on what was shared with
me throughout the week.
Some of the participants stated,shared, emailed me that they
were able to connect with newclients.
Others had gained clarity intheir niches and many of them
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took their first steps towardsbeing able to confidently price
their coaching programs.
One participant shared, forexample, that she had been
challenged with networking withher peers or other coaches, and
she challenged herself duringthis past week to network with
five new coaches within thecommunity that we are both a
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part of.
Not only did she do that, butshe ended up connecting with
five more coaches unexpectedly.
Another one shared that theyhad realized completing a
certification that they hadpreviously started could open
the door to being able to servenew clients in a whole new way
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that actually felt more alignedwith where she wanted to serve.
There were breakthroughs indefining their big whys,
identifying their next steps and, more importantly, this one I
loved is finally feeling alivewith my vision for my coaching
and my business.
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That was one that was sharedwith me and I really loved that,
but, all in all, I think thatthe stories, the wins, the next
steps and breakthroughs thatwere shared with me really lend
themselves well to show thatsuccess really isn't about
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trying to do everything all atonce, but being able to build
momentum, one small step, onesmall win at a time.
So take a moment and thinkabout this for a second.
What is one small step that youcan take today that aligns with
your vision?
It doesn't have to be perfect.
The key is it just has to moveyou forward.
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Last week was a journey for manyof the participants, as they've
shared with me, but thatdoesn't mean it was also without
challenges and I don't mean anypun by that, because it was a
free challenge that I conductedby email but it did have its own
set of challenges.
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Here's some that were sharedwith me throughout the week.
Some of the participants statedthat they were struggling with
pricing and I sort of alluded tothis and I'm going to come back
to this in a minute as well,but feeling that they're unsure
about what to charge for theirservices as compared to what
their services are worth or howmuch value that they bring.
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And I think this is a commonchallenge or struggle for many
people who are new to thebusiness of coaching.
Now, I don't like the phrasenew coach, because too often
I've heard someone say that theyare a new coach, yet in the
statements that precede orfollow, they talk about the
tremendously valuableexperiences that lend themselves
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well to the world of coaching,simply because they've just
decided to start coaching as abusiness or formally coaching as
a means to serve other people,or maybe they've just obtained
some certification for coachingor even working on obtaining a
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certification.
It seems that when they get tothis place, they somehow forget
all of the value that theyalready bring to the table and
it's like their confidence isinstantly diminished for some
reason.
And I want to, if you've everfelt that way.
I just want to take a second toencourage you, because you do
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already possess a world of valueand simply because you have
taken the next step towardspursuing your dream.
I think the biggest thing isthat it's new to you.
It's new to anyone who ismoving outside of the known for
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something in the unknown,because you know, when you move
into self-employment you don'tknow exactly how much or when
that next check is going to be.
But you can do things to alignyourself well where that becomes
a bit more predictable.
That's probably a differentconversation, but I digress.
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I was really here sharing aboutthe challenges or the struggles
that some of the participantsshared with me, so I want to
come back to this pricingconversation and the value
conversation in a few minutes.
Pricing conversation and thevalue conversation in a few
minutes.
Some of the participants sharedwith me that their pricing was
a big challenge, and I get that.
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You want to help everyone andat the same time, I think you
need to recognize your value andthat your time is not infinite.
Your time is finite.
So I believe that there areways to serve many of the people
that you're passionate aboutserving, but you have to first
recognize that you need to honoryourself and the business of
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coaching to create a sustainablesustainable see, I can't talk
today but create a sustainableincome from our coaching so that
you can get creative in theother ways that you can serve
other people, and I'm talkingspecifically about those who
don't necessarily meet thecriteria that you've set out for
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your programs or your offers oryour price point.
Maybe they can't afford to payfor your coaching right now, and
there are creative ways thatyou can share with them, but you
first need to serve yourself.
So other participants had sharedwith me that you know they had
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struggled with the fear ofvisibility, being able to put
themselves out there and simplyconnecting with people,
especially when it came topotential clients.
They said it felt daunting andof course, that ties right into
the imposter syndrome, so tospeak, and there's been some
conversations that I've beenstudying around the fact not the
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fact, I wouldn't say it's afact, but the idea that imposter
syndrome doesn't really exist.
It was a phrase coined in theworld of psychology, but there
are arguments that impostersyndrome isn't the syndrome
itself, that there are otherthings that feed that, and the
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name that they've given it iscalled imposter syndrome.
That's a different conversationas well.
But questions like am I goodenough?
Do I need to get anothercertification before I can call
myself a coach?
And let me tell you, I wastaking a course over this past
week online that someone hadsent to me and it was only $25.
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So I thought I'd just check itout.
It was actually a really goodcourse by a coach in the UK, and
he follows a lot of the samephilosophies, that being those
of Rich Lidfin and SteveChandler, in how he approaches
coaching and marketing and someof the other things that I've
talked about here.
But I was taking this courseand that's one of the things he
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mentioned in there I thought wasintriguing that he didn't have
the requirements that wouldallow him to participate in
group discussions with ICFcommunities as an example.
So he's not certified by theICF.
I don't know what othercertifications he may or may not
have.
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He didn't really talk about hiscertifications, nor did I hear
anyone, and he was doing arecording of a live training he
had offered and I didn't hearanyone asking about his
certifications, and that's beenmy experience too.
You know I've been doing thissince officially I okay,
officially I got my firstcoaching certification, if you
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will, in 2010.
That's when I first dove Ramseyas a financial coach and from
that point on I've been coachingin some way, shape or form, you
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know, officially andunofficially, and I have never
run into that conversation.
You know, tell me whatcertifications you have In fact,
I'll go a step above that andthat I've positioned myself so
that I don't really entertainthe conversation of answering
the question why should I workwith you?
Instead, I prefer to helppeople to experience who I am
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and what I bring to the tablethrough the experience of
coaching, versus trying toexplain what coaching may be
able to do for them, because Idon't know, and they don't know
if coaching will work, until wesit down and have that
conversation about what it isthat you're facing and you know,
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brainstorming through thosehurdles and what that looks like
for each person.
It's different, and so myapproach is more about serving
and doing the best I can toserve others, and in that
process we determine if we click, if we're a good fit, if
coaching from me is going to bebeneficial for that person and
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if working with that person isgoing to likewise light me up
and be beneficial for me.
It's a mutually beneficialrelationship if we enter into an
agreement to coach together.
I digress again.
So can I truly call myself acoach is where I left off, but
what I really loved seeing washow participants from my
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challenge started to share thatthese beliefs were shifting
throughout the week, and it maynot seem like a lot of time, but
it's amazing what you canuncover for yourself with a few
well-placed questions or a fewdaily intentional actions that
you can take.
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They started to embrace thatcoaching is really from my
perspective at least aboutconnection and it's not about
having the perfect solution.
They shared with me that theyrealized taking action, no
matter how imperfect it was, isbetter and produces better
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results than trying to overthinkthemselves into inaction.
So if you're listening and ifyou've been holding back for
some reason, there's your nudge.
Right.
You don't need to be perfect tomake a difference in the life of
another person.
You don't have to have theperfect answer.
You don't have to have theright resource or the perfect
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solution.
You just have to have thedesire and some level of
knowledge to help another personlevel of knowledge to help
another person.
And if you have that desire,you can make a positive impact
in someone else's life.
And here's the truth about it,right, if you're a coach and
you're not coaching your buttoff and working every day.
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So each time you coach someone,you're working on improving your
coaching skills.
You're listening to not justyour clients, but you're
listening to yourself and youknow when you leave that session
where some things are that youcould work on improving through
that process.
So each coaching session you'relearning something.
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You're supposed to be out therecoaching people, coaching your
butt off.
You're supposed to be out therecoaching people, coaching your
butt off, sharing your knowledge, sharing your questions, your
curiosity about someone else andworking to make a difference,
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and each time you do that, Ibelieve that you can make more
of a difference in someone'slife, that the difference you
can make becomes more powerful,more practiced.
If you will not rehearsedbecause I don't ever want anyone
to go in I don't think goinginto a coaching session with any
kind of script is beneficialfor either the client or the
coach, and if that's yourapproach, I'm not knocking it if
it works for you especially,but for me, I'm working to make
a much more valuable, longerlasting impact every time I go
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into a session, and so I'mgenuinely curious about what
comes up in each session.
And when I leave those sessions, I reflect on not just what was
shared with me, but where Icould make a bigger impact and
more positive influence andbring about more transformation
in the future.
Those are the things that Iwork on in each session and I,
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you know, continually try toimprove.
So, all right, let's shiftgears a little bit, because I
want to talk about, really, someof the powerful insights that
came from this challenge thatwere shared with me as well.
One of the things that stoodout were the insights around the
importance of value-basedpricing.
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I told you I was coming back tothis.
Instead of pricing on what youthink people will pay, I
encourage you to start thinkingabout the transformation that we
were just talking about thatyou're bringing to people's
lives.
What is the positive outcomesthat you're bringing to these
sessions and to the people thatyou're serving?
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One of the participants sharedwith me.
They put it beautifully, andI'm looking at my note here.
I know I provide a lot of valueand can change a person's life,
and isn't that what we justtalked about?
Right, that's what coaching is.
It's about changing lives forthe better.
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So if you're struggling withthis one, I want to chat with
you for a moment.
Here's the thing, and I've saidit before it's worth digging
into this one again, at least alittle bit.
You are not new.
Digging into this one again atleast a little bit.
You are not new.
Maybe you're new to thebusiness of being a coach or
you're new to the title, butyou're not new to the world.
Chances are, if you'relistening to me right now, you
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already have a tremendous amountof value that you bring to your
coaching.
You bring that to the table.
Everything you've done, all ofthe challenges you've faced, all
of the education you'vereceived, both formal and
informal education.
You know all of the trainingcourses that you've participated
in taking, all of the differentlife experiences.
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You know I've been divorced twotimes.
I'm not proud of that, but I'veabsolutely learned from those
things in the relationships thatI maintain I don't know what
the right word is, but you know,in my relationships I have
applied the knowledge of thelessons that I have learned In
my coaching.
I have applied the knowledge ofall of the lessons that I have
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learned in various capacitiesand I'm able to share those
experiences with people.
So I was there.
I was right there.
Right when I started coaching, Iwas like who am I to do this
and what experience or value doI have to offer?
And until I started being ableto reflect on all of those
things that I bring to the tablethat inventory list I talked
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about it in a previous episoderight, take inventory of all of
those things that led you towhere you are today and that
will help you to start seeingthe value that you already have
to offer, and it might even helpyou narrow down where it is you
want to focus your efforts.
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So I encourage you.
If you've not done that, do apersonal inventory.
Take the time whether it's anhour or two hours or a whole day
to sit down and literally writeout all of those experiences,
all of those educationopportunities, formal and
informal all of the challengesthat you've figured out how to
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navigate yourself or had helpwith navigating what did that
look like?
And all of those components.
Take time to write them down.
That is a wealth of informationknowledge.
Knowledge is power, but, moreimportantly, there's tremendous
value in what you're going touncover.
So that value is what's helpingpeople solve their challenges
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and be able to createtransformation in their lives,
in their work and in theirbusinesses.
What you offer is life-changingright.
What you offer is life-changingright.
I'm going to say what you offeris life-changing.
It doesn't matter whetheryou've just decided to put the
title on or not.
Many of the people that I'vespoken with have powerful
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stories and testimonies of allof the things I've just shared.
These stories, theseexperiences, are saving
countless hours for other peoplein the form of making the same
mistakes that you may havealready made before them, for
the right person.
And remember, we are only everseeking one conversation, one
person, one client at a time.
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The person who wants badlyenough to make the change that
you can help them with will bewilling to pay you for that
change.
Again, I understand, noteverybody's in the position to
pay you what you might like tocharge, and that's okay.
Make a decision as to whetheror not you want to be creative
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and figure out a way that'sgoing to serve them.
You want to be creative andfigure out a way that's going to
serve them, or if you're goingto stick to the price that you
have set for your services andfigure out other creative ways
to serve them.
Maybe it's through creatingeducational content, videos that
you can share, or maybe youcreate an online course that
serves a particular audiencethat might not be a perfect or
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great fit for your one-on-onecoaching or your group program,
or whatever it is that you'reoffering.
So I want to add in this.
I just read this last night ina book that I'm reading and I
don't have it in front of me, so, honestly, I don't recall the
title at the moment or theauthor, but it's a book on the
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service-based industry andaround selling.
Actually, there's the title.
It's called Selling theInvisible and there was a
perfect reminder in there aboutshowing up and it was be where
everyone else is not.
So I don't know why that stoodout to me right this second, but
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I felt compared to share ithere at this point in the
episode, and so I want to pausehere and share a little bit more
from maybe that thought.
So be where everyone else isnot.
This goes back to the connectionpiece and what I see in the
world of coaching, especially inthe online space.
That's where I'm going with.
This is the online space.
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I've talked before aboutmarketing and sales and I don't
think it's not for me that's.
I'll just say that you knowonline marketing as far as
offering my coaching services,the extent of my online
marketing is really sharing thispodcast with you, and through
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my social media channels, I doshare these episodes as well, or
at least links to encouragepeople to go listen to these
episodes if it's for them, andI'm working very hard to build
connections where I see thatmost coaches are not.
Most coaches are looking forthe easy way to do business, the
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easy way to create clients, sothey constantly flood their
social media feeds with theseposts about what they can offer
and these posts about whatservices they have available
right now and how they can bringabout transformation to you,
and I see a lot of the coachingcommunity in that space.
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Where I don't see a lot ofcoaches working to make a
difference is in-personnetworking and relationships, so
that's where I prefer and enjoyspending my time.
That leads to.
Another recurring theme fromthis past week was the power of
connection, because, again,coaching isn't about hard sales
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or any kind of gimmicks or aboutany of those things in
marketing.
It's about having meaningfulconversations with people.
One participant shared with mehow they resonated with Rich
Litvin's philosophy one of theresources I shared about
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connecting deeply or notconnecting at all, and I happen
to align with what she sharedwith me and I've shared it here
before that my preference is tothink about people I want to
connect with or people I want tospend time with at my backyard
barbecue, and these are peoplewho want to have more than just
surface level conversations.
Now I realize that there's atransition from surface level to
deeper conversations.
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They don't always start withbecause it's not natural.
They don't always start withworld problems to talk about.
You know, they start with wheretheir comfort level is, and
maybe that's talking about thefavorite beers or the
differences in beers.
I go back to that because I'mnot a beer snob.
I do enjoy a good beer.
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I spent several years inGermany and I had some wonderful
experiences with beer there andI'm probably more of a beer
snob than others, but I wouldn'tcharacterize myself that way.
I just enjoy a good beer.
So do I want to talk about thedifferences in beers?
Though?
Not really.
I want to get to moremeaningful conversation.
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I want to get to the heart ofdifferent challenges that we see
.
Why did we find a barrel ofcocaine in Cape Canaveral this
week?
We, being the Coast Guard,reported that they had found an
entire drum barrel of cocaine.
There was some jokes goingaround on social media, of
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course, about it snowing here.
Being in Florida, that hope youget the references there and if
you don't feel free to ask.
Anyway, that that is thefoundation for building trust
and finding your ideal clients,connecting deeply, getting
beyond the surface level withpeople, and I think the best way
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to do that again, is throughphysical relationships like
networking in person, talking topeople face-to-face and a good
substitution for face-to-face isthrough online media, such as
having a Zoom call with someone,because coaching let's be real
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it's an online business, meaningyou can do it remotely from
just about anywhere in the world.
So you know, those platforms dooffer a good means of having a
face-to-face conversation, so tospeak, while you are not in
person.
The second best thing I thinkyou can do in person, I believe,
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is the easiest, most authenticway to connect with other people
and build the relationships andwork towards identifying ideal
clients for your business.
So, if you're feeling stuck, Imade a quick list of a couple of
actions that you can take rightnow, today.
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Start doing for you, your life,your business.
Write down your big why.
Why do you coach?
What drives you?
I encourage you to go back andlisten to I think it was episode
two of this podcast.
I talked more about uncoveringyour why as well in that one and
what it is that you want,because I believe they're tied
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together.
That essentially starts withmaking a list of 50 things you
want, and when you do that, youknow that will lead you to some
of the things in life that leadto why you're doing what you're
doing, and it's important thatyou remember you first right.
It's not just about servingothers at the cost of
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sacrificing you.
I want you to be prosperous inyour world, in your business, in
your life, just as much as youwant to serve your clients and
help them be prosperous.
Okay, next one is to identify ordefine to the best of your
ability what your ideal clientlooks like.
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Who is it that you connect with?
Who is it that you serve best?
Who is it that lights you upwhen you're able to have a
conversation?
What are the qualities andcharacteristics?
Not necessarily that they'remale or female, or that they're
in a particular industry or anyof those other things we think
of when we think of niche.
I want you to define reallywhat are the qualities.
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Right?
Are you an action taker?
Are you committed to achievingthe things which you desire in
your life and in your business?
Those are the kinds of peoplethat I want to work with.
Right?
Does the world of coaching andonline business light you up?
Does it energize you?
I don't want to work withsomeone who's not energized by
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this kind of work, becausethat's not fun for me.
And I want my world, my lifeand my business to be tied
together, and I want them to befun.
I want them to be filled withlove and excitement and
enthusiasm.
So who is it that you servebest?
And then I want to encourage youto start a gratitude practice.
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I shared this in the challengeas well as a resource per se,
but and I might have shared iton this podcast I know I've
shared it on the other shows Icreated at some point.
But the gratitude practice, notjust for your wins, but for the
lessons that come with thechallenges you face, because
those are wins too.
On the other side of achallenge, if you can go back
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and identify what you've learned, that is a win.
It doesn't matter how smallwins might seem or how difficult
something may have seemed atthe time.
If there is a lesson thatyou've learned, that counts as a
win.
And I want to encourage you tosimply start a practice of, at
the end of the day, writing downthree good things that happened
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throughout your day.
Now this practice and I'm goingto encourage you, if you
interested to find out moreabout it, to go do a little
homework.
But Dr Martin Seligman, commonlyreferred to as the founder of
positive psychology, he and somecolleagues did a study.
They implemented this practicein the lives.
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How many people went throughthis research?
But their group of participantspracticed this exercise of
three good things each day forone week, and the significance
of the enhancement of happinessand positive achievements in
these people's lives wastremendous In just a week's time
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.
They go on in the research totalk about.
There was a small segment orsubset of that group that went
on beyond that and were able toexperience even more happiness
in their lives, and so I justwant to encourage you to
incorporate a practice like thisin your day-to-day, and it
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takes just a few minutes and canhave significant impacts.
All right, I think I shared alot, and I shared it fairly
briefly here, but that was theessence of the challenge.
I'm just thrilled that so manypeople shared with me the
journey that they were on thisweek, the challenges that
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they've experienced and some ofthe setbacks, as well as their
wins and their expansion ofefforts.
It's been exciting, it's beenrewarding and I wanted to share
that here with you Again.
If you want to know more aboutwhat was included in that
challenge the seven days worthof questions that I asked and
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reflection questions and thedaily challenges you know they
were fairly simple, being that Ididn't want to give more than a
bite-sized chunk each day.
So there's, you know, not a lotof extra content, so to speak,
in that, but I'm puttingtogether that PDF, which those
seven days of questions andchallenges, as well as the
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resources that I providedthroughout the week.
If that's something you'reinterested in, shoot me an email
at dan at danwus that's dan atdanwus, and just put email PDF
in the subject line and as soonas I have that ready, I'll be
sure to send you over a copy.
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Moving on, I realize that we'rein December.
We're well into the month ofDecember.
At the time of this recordingit is the 9th, so Monday You'll
hear this tomorrow, hopefully.
I'm working on something newand I know many of you are
thinking about how to make 2025the year you truly step into
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your coaching business.
So that's exactly why I decidedto open up five exclusive spots
for new clients starting inJanuary.
I have already made theadjustments on my calendar to
ensure that I can accommodatefive new clients, or up to we'll
say, up to five new clientsstarting as early as January.
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So this is an opportunity towork with me one-on-one, with a
focus on building your business,you know, offering the help and
support that you need in a waythat feels aligned and authentic
and impactful.
And I'll say that these aren'tjust about coaching.
They're about transformation.
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That's what we've been talkingabout today.
So if you're ready to get clearon your vision, you overcome
those distractions or limitingbeliefs that have been holding
you back, and you're ready to dothe work to build the coaching
business that you've beendreaming of or desiring in your
world, then I'd love theopportunity to speak with you.
If you're interested in this,then I'll share more here, but
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let me just say that I believethis is an unprecedented
opportunity.
Okay, I'll put it out therelike that If you've ever
considered hiring a coach tofocus on what matters to you, or
you've considered coaching withme at all, then I think this is
the perfect opportunity to takethat leap and kick off your
2025 with that level of personalsupport that you desire.
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And the application is simpleit's always no obligation.
In fact, I will meet withanyone who applies for this
coaching with me.
I'll meet with you for one full90-minute session as my gift no
strings, no expectations thatyou'll become a client.
We won't only use this time tomake sure that it's a great fit
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for both of us, but we'll workon uncovering those challenges,
your desires and more.
It's not about trying to sellyou into coaching.
There's no sales pitch.
It's just a simple full-blowncoaching session.
If that feels aligned for you,then I'm going to suggest you
don't wait.
Go to my website, wwwdanwus,and take a moment to complete
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the Apply to Work With Meapplication there on my website.
There's no strings and noobligations attached to it.
Just gives me some insights onwhere you are and who you are
before we meet.
So once you complete that, I'llsend you a link to schedule
your session and then we cantalk about moving forward from
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there if it makes sense for bothof us.
Before we wrap up, I want toleave you with this thought
Success isn't about doingeverything perfectly.
It's about doing the rightthings consistently, whether
it's networking with one personat a time, writing down your
goals to be more intentional orjust taking five minutes to
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reflect on your progress eachday, that three good things
exercise.
Every small step that you takefrom an intentional action place
of being adds up to realresults.
Thank you so much for beinghere again today.
For those of you that have beenalong the whole time, thank you
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as well for investing inyourself, for being a part of
this incredible community.
And I'm going to say this ifyou've loved this episode or
there's something in thisepisode that stood out to you
and you know someone who couldbenefit, share it with them.
It will help me bring morepeople to hearing these things
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and how they might improve theirbusiness.
And I want to be.
I paused because I'm I'm reallyconscious of, I'm really
creating this content and ifyou've not heard me say it
before, I'm just going to say itagain here to be clear I want
to create this content not justto share with you.
Really, it's about me and lovingwhat I am creating here being
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the content that I'm creating.
I wanted to do this to enjoythe process of creating, to
enjoy the process ofreconnecting or connecting at a
deeper level with creativity ona consistent basis, but if it
can serve other people and youknow someone that can benefit
from hearing any of this, then Iencourage you to share it with
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them.
It does help me get the wordout about this podcast, but,
again, that's not the goal perse.
Don't forget to apply for oneof those five coaching spots if
you're ready to make 2025 yourbreakthrough year.
And until next time, keepshowing up, keep taking
intentional action, keep workingto build the life.
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