On Coaching Day Jobs & Milquetoast

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In anticipation of an active next 90 days, I’d like to share some gut-level reflection with you.

Starting with two ‘tough questions.’

Remember the Tough Question for Coaches series we started? You can review Question #1 here.

And here’s the next.

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Tough Question for Coaches #2
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> > Should you quit Coaching?

I’m getting asked that a lot this summer by coaches (like you?) who are working in the field.

The results?

In several cases — you may widen your eyes — the answer has been a resounding yes.

Instead of struggling into a 2nd, 3rd or even 4th year of building a one-on-one coaching practice, for some coaches this is turning into a definite season of retrenchment.

They’ve decided it’s time to stop struggling, stop forcing the unforce-able, stop pushing uphill.

They’re now happily working away at day jobs instead.

Now before the indignance kicks in…hear me out.

Getting a job doesn’t mean you’re giving up on coaching.

In fact, it’s one of the ways you can continue coaching while earning a stream of income – in the form of a paycheck.

It’s also a key way coaching is being more fully integrated into the mainstream.

And it’s one of the ways coaches can step into a raging river of demand for their abilities, instead of trying to create a relentless demand where there isn’t one.

In point of fact, regular day jobs are crying out with thirst for a coaching-approach.

And individuals bringing coaching-rich mentalities towards their day jobs are changing things at a wonderfully fundamental level.

Think about it this way:

- – How would a coach working as an executive assistant approach a cranky boss?

- – How would a coach working as a senior manager navigate the boardroom?

- – How would a real estate agent support a first time home buyer?

Or even…

- – How would a delivery driver face traffic?