My first reaction wasn’t anger. It was curiosity. Because comments like that usually come from somewhere: a bad experience, a misunderstanding of what coaching actually is, or frustration with the industry as a whole. And to be fair, the online world has created a lot of noise. So I understand why some people feel skeptical. But I’ve also seen the other side of this work. Clients landing roles they thought were out of reach. Professionals finally learning how to position themselves. People changing the trajectory of their careers because someone helped them execute. I shared my full thoughts on this in the video attached. I’d actually be curious to hear your perspective after watching it. What do you think separates a great career coach from someone who’s just selling promises?

I want to try something a little different for our next Coffee Hour. Not a training. Not a breakdown. Not tactics. If you’re building (or thinking about building) your career coaching business… what’s actually holding you back from going all in? And I don’t mean the polished answer. I mean the honest one. Is it income? Is it doubt? Is it not fully believing you’re ready? Is it fear of committing publicly? This month we’ll be talking a lot about becoming a career coach. But before strategy, before positioning, before content… there’s a decision. And sometimes that decision is the hardest part. So on Thursday, March 12th at 12 PM EST, let’s talk about it. No pressure. Just space to say what’s real. If you’re coming, comment “I’ll join.” Add the event to your calendar here: https://www.skool.com/careercoaches/calendar?eid=b3c8d0d944f44315a509e03336166e38

You can post something that gets insane reach, tons of likes, tons of followers… and your business can actually get worse. Not because visibility is bad, but because the content you write attracts a certain type of person. If your content leans into frustration, victim mentality, or “corporate America is evil,” you might go viral. But you also might attract clients who blame everyone else for their results. And those clients are usually the hardest to work with. That’s the part nobody talks about. So here’s a question you should ask yourself before you write your next post: What type of client do I want my content to attract? And what type of client do you absolutely want to repel? Have you experienced anything like this? I personally did, and it took a really hard toll on my business (trust me when I tell you it was rough)

I want to make sure this community is actually enjoyable and useful for you, not just something you check occasionally. So quick poll: If you had to pick one thing you’d want more of in here, what would it be?

I’ve been talking to a few coaches lately and something keeps coming up. A lot of solopreneurs feel overwhelmed… not because they’re doing things wrong, but because they’re doing all the things at once. Sales, calls, client work, content, follow-ups, admin — it all lives in your head, all the time. From the outside it looks like everything’s fine, but inside it feels like you’re constantly trying to remember something you forgot. And that feeling of “if I disappear for a week, everything breaks”? Yeah, that one comes up a lot. Most of the time it’s not a motivation issue. It’s just that without a simple structure, everything feels urgent and you end up reacting instead of actually leading your business. The crazy part is that when goals and priorities get cleaned up (even a little) things immediately feel lighter. Same work. Less pressure. Curious if any of this hits for you right now. What part of your business feels the heaviest at the moment?