EP 380 - Coaching Business Not Working? Do This Today To Grow in 2026

If your business isn't working and you're thinking, "I've tried everything, nobody's interested, I'm about to give up," this one's for you. It's short, but it might be the most useful ten minutes you spend on your business this week. I'm going to give you three honest things to check today, and I promise one of them will show you exactly what needs to shift.If you're new to my channel, my name is Debbie Shadid. I'm a Business Growth and Life Coach and the founder of the Business Building Boutique. For over two decades, I've helped women learn how to become coaches, get clients, grow their businesses, and create meaningful income doing work they love, without paid ads and without complicated tech.Here's the thing. When someone tells me they've tried everything, we almost always find that they haven't, or that something quietly needs to change. Let's find yours.In this episode, we'll walk through:• Step one: study three coaches who are genuinely successful doing what you do, and how to confirm they're actually making sales• How to feed those three competitors into ChatGPT or Claude to spot the exact gap in your own marketing• Why this is modeling success, never copying, and where that line is• Step two: the honest conversation about what marketing you're truly doing, not what you think you're doing• Why "I tried Instagram and it didn't work" usually isn't true, and what social media is actually for• The minimum five free ways to market your business, done consistently• Why a post nobody likes still did its job• Step three: the mindset check, and how certainty quietly creates your results• The "Certain Way" from The Science of Getting Rich, and the proof already sitting in your own life• Why stopping your marketing for even a week breaks your own momentumHere's what I want you to hold onto. Businesses aren't built on a few posts. They're built on consistent action, day after day, even when you can't see the results yet. Check your competition, check your marketing, check your mindset, and then keep going. Do the work consistently, and you will create the business you want.Ready for real help getting your business working? Come to one of my upcoming free workshops:https://debbieshadid.com/workshopWant to talk through what's not working with me directly? Book a call with me here:https://debbieshadid.com/scheduleConnect with me, Debbie Shadid:Website: https://www.debbieshadid.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/debbieshadid/Listen to the Podcast:Life Coach Business Building School Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/life-coach-business-building-school-with-debbie-shadid/id1502118085Subscribe for weekly episodes on building your coaching business, finding clients, and creating the life you actually want: https://www.youtube.com/@debbieshadid?sub_confirmation=1If this helped, share it with a coach who's discouraged, and tell me in the comments which of the three you needed to hear.Disclaimer: Some links above may be affiliate links. I only recommend products I personally use and love.Let’s connect!Website: https://www.debbieshadid.com Instagram @debbieshadidSubscribe on YouTube#DebbieShadid #LifeCoachBusinessBuildingSchool