27. Break Through the New Coach Swirl and Spin

This episode is part of the Smart Mindsets & Habits series.It's got to be said because it's breaking my heart to see so many coaches bogged down and unable to move forward with clarity.You know how they say that multi-tasking isn't good for your brain? The best case scenario is that you do a lot but nothing well. It actually lowers your IQ!Well, the same is true for your brain when you overload it with unnecessary ideas and future tasks for your coaching business.I've talked about overwhelm before in Ep #20 - How to Stop Saying 'Yes" to Bright Shiny ObjectsIn that episode the focus was mostly about wasting money, time and brain power on programs that you're not developmentally ready for yet as a business owner. Advanced strategies and tactics that won't work well for you until you have the business foundation in place.In this episode, I'm going to dig in deeper to what's actually happening in your mind and your emotional body when you heap more and more information on yourself.When new coaches reach out to work with me, they fill out a questionnaire on my website. I ask them to give me a snapshot of what they're doing day to day to build their business.Nearly every person tells me their head is spinning with all the research they're doing.They are looking at other coach's websites. Oh no! That really won't be helpful because it's hard to discern coaching website that work from those that are duds. It takes experience to know that.They also read everything they can about coaching and coaching business tips. They're on loads of lists. And every day are force feeding themselves with information.They're surfing for answers to BIG questions that really can't be answered in a free blog or webinar ... things like how do I choose my niche or where can I find paying clients or what do I need to do to earn well as a coach? There's so much complexity in those questions.And, they're signing up for every free webinar and download they can get. And sometimes investing in programs they aren't ready for.Here's the truth. You can't possibly consume a firehose of information and stay sane. It leaves you breathless with overwhelm and unable to move forward.This is what I call the new coach swirl and spin. And those are the words that I hear coaches use. They say: "My mind is swirling! My head is spinning! And I'm so confused that I'm paralyzed."I so know that place!Thousands of bits of disconnected information have literally shut down your executive function, your creativity, and intuition.And that's when fear and doubt surges up within you.Doubts about whether you can succeed in coaching.Doubts that anyone would pay you.Doubts about everything you've been working on.Fears that you've made the wrong decision, that you've wasted time and money.And then your brain starts pulling up all the "evidence" to support those doubts.Pretty soon you're in a depression. Anxiety has you in its grips.Everything slows to a dead stop. But it does not feel restful.You start thinking about giving up. Part of you wants to give up. You think it would be so much easier.... Learn how to stop yourself from swirling and spinning here.