What Coaching Means to Me – and What It Can Mean For You

Take a minute and ask yourself the following questions:

1. Am I stuck in a rut?
2. Has anything really changed in the past 5 years?
3. Do I know what I want to be doing 5 years from now, or how to get there?

About a year ago, I asked myself these questions, and didn’t like the answers (They were “yes”, “no”, and “hell no”, in case you hadn’t guessed :)).

ERIK

I’d been training with my friend Erik Peacock, who runs a successful fitness studio in town. He’s a master of coaching people to new levels of fitness by building realistic-but-challenging plans and holding people accountable. Erik is one of the main reasons I was able to lose 40 pounds and be in the best shape of my life at age 42!

When I told him about my rut, he put me in touch with his business coach, Camelia Ruth. I eagerly reached out to her and signed up for a couple of sessions. I didn’t know what to expect – but something needed to change.

CAMELIA

I was thinking we’d start out by drafting business plans and other MBA-type stuff. But she quickly realized that there were other things holding me back that needed to be addressed first. Mindset stuff. Emotional stuff. Confidence stuff. She asked some hard questions, and mapped out how we were going to figure it all out together.

Once my mind cleared and I started believing I could be an entrepreneur, things came together quickly. I wrote a book, got my website up and running, and started building my business. She taught me the value of Patience, Action, and Consistency – knowing that as long as I’m doing the right things, I will achieve my dreams. And as my business continues to grow, I lean on her all the time to keep me pointed in the right direction.

PAYING IT FORWARD

In the same way that Erik and Camelia have helped me grow in health and business – the same way my trumpet teachers helped me refine my craft over the course of decades – I want to do the same for people in the software industry.

To my coaches and teachers, THANK YOU for investing your time and wisdom in me!

WHAT ABOUT YOU?

So, back to the three questions: If you answered by saying, “I’ve been doing the same thing forever, and something needs to change – but I don’t know where to start”, let’s talk! Send me a PM, or reach out on my website, and let’s set up a free consultation.

I would be thrilled to help you bring some joy back into your daily life, and together we’ll figure out how far you can go, and how to get you there!

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