What does becoming a life coach actually look like?
Not the polished Instagram version. The real version...the fear, awkward first coaching sessions, self-doubt, life changes, practice, and moments when you wonder, “What the hell am I doing?”
In this episode, I sit down with Born to Coach® Training Academy graduate Sharon to reflect on the transformation that happened during her year of coach training.
When Sharon started, she was navigating a divorce after spending nearly two decades as a stay-at-home mom. She was facing major financial fears and knew one thing for sure:
“I don’t need a job. I need a career.”
One year later, she owns a business, manages her own finances, confidently calls herself a life coach, has paying clients, has developed a specialty in recovery coaching and became the first Born to Coach student to complete 100 coaching hours during the program.
And nope, she didn't magically stop being afraid.
She learned how to be afraid and keep moving anyway.
In this conversation, we talk about:
How Sharon went from financial fear to seeing herself as a business owner
Why she now believes fear means she’s leveling up
How her own sobriety journey led her toward recovery coaching
Why finding your coaching niche sometimes takes time
How practicing with real people not just other coaches strengthened her coaching skills
How that practice unexpectedly turned into two paying clients
Why becoming a confident coach requires being willing to be awkward, messy, and uncomfortable
Why coach certification isn't the finish line it's the beginning
If you've been thinking about becoming a life coach but you're waiting to feel more confident, more certain, or more “ready,” this episode is your reminder:
You can be scared shitless and still take the next step.
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