Coach Sara Fisk believes that people pleasing is a plague on womanhood. She’s had her own experience of being a people pleaser, and since addressing this issue in her own life, she’s perfectly positioned to help others do the same. She says that learning to stop people pleasing is intense, but doing so will give you back your time, brain space, and energy. Discover how people pleasing might be holding you back as a coach. We’re discussing why we need to have a deep conversation about people plea...
Oct 10, 2023•58 min
Keina Newell is a financial coach who helps her clients fall in love with budgets and create the systems that allow them to spend money, free from drama. I work with her personally, and she's joining me today to talk about all things money. Whether you’re a new coach or you’ve been around a while, Keina is full of practical tips you can implement right away to look after your money. She's walking us through her transition from teacher to coach, why she decided to coach on money, the common money...
Oct 03, 2023•1 hr 17 min
This week I'm joined by my friend and colleague, Dielle Charon. She is a sales coach for Women of Color, and she has a ton of valuable insights to share about how to stay in the coaching industry when it seems like a lot of other coaches are leaving, and the why behind doing so. Tune in this week for a conversation about the coaching industry, the shifts we’re seeing, and how to get unstuck when you’re not sure about how to move forward as a coach. We’re discussing how to bring purpose back to y...
Sep 26, 2023•1 hr 5 min
Last week , I answered all of your business questions on the podcast. In this episode, I’m answering questions specifically about coaching, how I tend to approach certain situations, and my advice on how to consider these scenarios in your own practice. I’m also answering a couple of fun personal questions toward the end. Discover how I make decisions around investing in coaching and the importance of consent when it comes to coaching, whether casually or in a client session. I'm sharing situati...
Sep 19, 2023•32 min
Whether you’re a newer coach or you’ve been around for years, there’s tons of value to be taken from the answers I’m giving today. I’m answering through my perspective as a business owner and from what I’ve observed others in the industry doing. Tune in this week to get your business questions answered. I’m sharing how to generate confidence as a new coach, how to avoid burnout, what you can do when you feel discouraged, especially in the early days of your coaching business, and I’m giving you ...
Sep 12, 2023•35 min
Can you coach your friends? Can you become friends with your clients? Is it okay to be friends with your coach? These are the three questions I’m diving into on today’s show. Discover my four rules for being friends with your coaching clients. I’m discussing how to see the motivation behind your client friendships, how to set appropriate boundaries around these friendships, and I’m also sharing my thoughts on coaching your existing friends. Get full show notes and more information here: https://...
Sep 05, 2023•31 min
Today, I’m talking about one of my least favorite things: the feeling of shame. Shame is a super common feeling, and it’s likely one of the things you help your clients with on a regular basis. I’m showing you a more productive way to deal with shame, to lighten the load when you need it most. Discover how to deal with shame in your personal and professional life, and how to help your clients when they feel weighed down by feelings of shame. I’m discussing the long-term impacts of untreated sham...
Aug 29, 2023•24 min
I’ve noticed recently that many coaches tend to fall into the trap of overlapping their personal growth with their coaching businesses. This can turn your healing into a double-edged sword. If you’ve noticed that your goals are attached to your worth as a human, or if how you show up in business is dependent on how your life is going, listen in. Discover how you might be unintentionally turning your personal development into a chronic problem to solve. Hear specific examples of how this can show...
Aug 22, 2023•21 min
I recently received a question that I’ll be offering my full answer to in a few weeks, but it included a thought I felt compelled to address today. The question I received was this: “With so many new coaches entering the industry every day, what is one thing you can do to gain and maintain clients?” The concern that so many coaches experience regarding new individuals joining this industry is something I used to share. Discover my thoughts on new coaches entering the industry every day, and make...
Aug 15, 2023•32 min
Tune in this week to get your coaching questions answered. If you want to know about charging your friends for coaching when you’re first starting out, how to structure your consult calls, how you can start transitioning from one-on-one to group coaching, or how you can grow in terms of sales and marketing, this episode is for you. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.lindsaydotzlafcoaching.com/145...
Aug 08, 2023•44 min
Maggie Reyes is a marriage coach who has made it her mission to save the world one marriage at a time. She has a ton of experience working with women who want more fulfilling relationships, and she’s giving us a candid insight into her journey as a coach, how she picked her niche at the very start of her business, and so much more. I’m sharing how Maggie has helped me as my personal coach, and we’re diving into the dynamics of having a spouse who doesn’t necessarily understand your aspirations a...
Aug 01, 2023•1 hr 17 min
Depending on where you learned your trade as a coach, you may already be familiar with self-coaching. But whatever kind of exposure you’ve had to self-coaching before, you’ll learn something today because, as I found out recently, I have an approach to self-coaching that is different than what’s already out there. Discover everything you need to know about self-coaching. I’m sharing how I choose to coach myself, the reasons why we should use self-coaching, and some things you really need to avoi...
Jul 25, 2023•37 min
This summer, I've noticed that people are rebelling. After COVID, people have been isolated for a long time, and they have heavily adjusted to operating in those environments. I've noticed a rebellion against structure, introspection, and healing. Instead, people are really looking for connection and freedom. Discover how to talk about coaching in a world where people are tired of being with themselves. I'm also discussing some of the drama I've experienced in my own coaching business, and I'm g...
Jul 18, 2023•19 min
As coaches, especially if you're a mindset coach, something we don't talk about enough is what to do when our clients come to us with objectively bad circumstances and thought work doesn't seem to be helping. While it's true that you can change your thoughts, no matter how bad the circumstance is, it's not always helpful to approach your clients with this message. Discover how to help your clients without needing them to change their thoughts. I'm sharing why it's okay to let your clients hold o...
Jul 11, 2023•26 min
David Vox is a spiritual business coach who helps his clients with marketing and branding, but also with healing and transformational work. David has a story of a difficult upbringing and childhood trauma. However, working through all of that trauma as an adult led him to coaching, and it has helped him become a phenomenal coach. Discover what spiritual business coaching is and how David helps his clients create abundance. David is sharing his advice for translating your coaching talent into you...
Jul 04, 2023•58 min
I’m bringing back one of my most important episodes because I’ve been getting a ton of questions about this topic lately. This is all about checking in with how you feel and reacting to those feelings when you coach your clients. Discover why some of the emotions that come up on your client calls are really not serving you. I’m discussing why you might not have realized this was happening before, how to get clear on how you’re really feeling when you’re on your calls, and what you can do to addr...
Jun 27, 2023•29 min
Decisions about significant changes are something every coach has to deal with at some point. In fact, I recently made a major pivot in my business. I’m taking this episode to explain how I made this tough decision and how this pivot is impacting what I offer as a coach. Discover the changes I'm making to my business and the decision-making process behind this pivot. I'm going through some of the challenges that came up for me when offering something new, and showing you how to deal with these c...
Jun 20, 2023•28 min
Being able to take time off work is one of the beautiful aspects of being an entrepreneur, and something I’ve been hearing frequently among my clients, friends, and colleagues in the industry is the notion of pausing. This may involve pinning an idea or project for the fall or avoiding big commitments due to the fear of overcomplicating things. Whether you feel the desire to put your work on the back burner during summer, find yourself rushing through coaching calls, want to speed up evaluations...
Jun 13, 2023•30 min
Over the next couple episodes, I’m sharing the story of my journey through coaching, discussing my decision-making, and giving you super-specific timelines of different decisions and milestones in my business. I'm sharing what is currently going on in my business, how it has evolved over the years, my thoughts every step of the way, and my process for bringing my clients as much value as possible. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.lindsaydotzlafcoaching.com/136...
Jun 06, 2023•31 min
As a coach, there are going to be people out there who disagree with the work you’re putting out in the world, or who just don’t like you as a person, and they have no problem expressing their opinions. I personally have been doing some work in this area lately, so I’m giving you the exact process I use when I receive hateful comments. Discover how to deal with haters. I’m sharing a bunch of comments I’ve received that range from light-hearted complaints to hateful, unkind observations and every...
May 30, 2023•52 min
While having someone else watch your coaching sessions and offer honest feedback can lead to positive outcomes, there are numerous factors that make this approach ineffective for improving your coaching. Instead, there are better methods for examining and analyzing a coaching session, and that's what I'm sharing with you today. Explore the concept of peer supervision in coaching and learn how it can enhance your coaching skills. I’m sharing my thoughts on why I don’t believe getting someone else...
May 23, 2023•25 min
I’m diving into something that is essential for all coaches at all levels to consider this week: the difference between being an expert at what you do versus thinking that you have to solve every problem your client brings you. Hear why it’s enough to be an expert at one thing, and how believing it’s not enough takes you out of the expert energy. I’m sharing common examples of what it looks like when you try to come up with a strategy for something you’re not well-versed in, and how to lean into...
May 16, 2023•28 min
If you’ve been to coaching schools, trainings, or gone through coach certification, you’ve likely been taught some form of coaching that often looks like an equation. These tools are amazing, and there’s a reason we use them. However, when we use tools like this to pick out one single thought or emotion at any given time, it can get a little messy and sometimes isn’t actually useful. This is what I’m diving into today. Hear when it’s useful and when it isn’t to explore one thought or feeling at ...
May 09, 2023•22 min
Who comes to mind when you think of an icon? What is it about that person that makes them an icon in your eyes? How can becoming an icon be translated into the coaching industry, and what might that look like for you? Hear my equation for what creates iconic work, and how you might be preventing yourself from creating coaching mastery. I’m showing you what becoming an icon means and doesn’t mean. I’m also sharing my answers to your questions about the Advanced Certification in Coaching Mastery. ...
May 02, 2023•42 min
Deb Malkin is a feminist mind/body coach, specializing in using the tools of neuroplasticity, bioplasticity, and consciously curious hypno-coaching to help her people unlearn pain and emotional stress symptoms. She works with her clients to act with their human experience and transform their lives so they can feel better and pursue their amazing lifestyles. Discover the magic that happens in my Advanced Certification in Coaching Mastery. Deb is sharing how being in this certification has helped ...
Apr 25, 2023•52 min
Christine Stuart helps folks do what they love the way they love doing it and works with creatives with disparate skills and experiences that fit perfectly together. Christine is a life coach, herbalist, and lover of the outdoors, and she teaches marketing and selling through the lens of nature. Christine shares how her love for childhood summer camp inspired her to develop a coaching offering to help creative entrepreneurs develop their marketing and selling skills through their sense of play. ...
Apr 18, 2023•1 hr 1 min
You might think coaching coaches is taking the easy route, that too many coaches are doing it, or that coaching coaches is the only way to make money in this industry. Whatever your thoughts are in this area, I’m discussing how these beliefs might stop you from showing up as the best possible coach for your clients, whoever they are. Tune in this week to get clear on your thoughts about coaches coaching coaches, and get some much-needed perspective on some alternative viewpoints on this subject....
Apr 11, 2023•26 min
No matter where you are in your coaching journey or what kind of coaching you provide, this episode is packed with useful tips to help you with your coaching process especially if you have some clients that aren’t getting results yet. Discover what to do when your clients aren’t getting results. I’m sharing how to dig in and figure out how to solve this problem without making it mean anything about you or your clients, and I’m showing you some common mistakes you need to avoid when deciding on y...
Apr 04, 2023•17 min
My clients recently shared that one of their favorite things about working with me is my calm energy and the ease with which I coach them, and it got me thinking about the skill of being calm as a coach. I share five thoughts that keep me in a calm mindset while I’m coaching and how you can implement these in your coaching sessions to cultivate a calm energy. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.lindsaydotzlafcoaching.com/126...
Mar 28, 2023•21 min
What thoughts do you have about yourself as a coach? Getting clear on how you think about yourself as a coach is a super simple way to improve your coaching skills because whether you notice them or not, these thoughts are always reflected in how you coach your clients. Discover the thoughts that are currently holding you back from showing up as the best coach you can be. Learn how to use these thoughts to gain awareness and knowledge to start improving your coaching. Get full show notes and mor...
Mar 21, 2023•25 min
