72: Are You Stuck in the New Coach Swirl and Spin?

Do you know how sometimes it helps to be reminded of something?Coaches are smart people. We have lots of wisdom brimming inside of us. And, during the pandemic, I especially need reminding about many helpful things.And after recent conversations with past clients and current clients I thought it might be helpful to reprise an older episode.This is all about why it’s so easy to get stuck as a new coach and how to snap out of it! You can find the full transcript for this episode and links to other helpful information at prosperouscoach.com/72Let’s roll!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 ... because they've overloaded their brain 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 ObjectsThat episode 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.Now let's 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.·      They read everything they can about coaching and coaching business tips. They're on loads of lists, 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.·      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 has 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 it's 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.Then your ever helpful brain begins to justify that idea....To read about the 4 ways to break through swirl and spin go to prosperouscoach.com/72.