Is Personal Coaching a Scam?
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Today, there are coaches for everything. Business, fitness, careers, breastfeeding, parenting, ADHD, MLMs, divorce… even death. Is it bullshit? Or is it offering a valuable service? And how can you tell the difference in a totally unregulated space? Jane Marie, host of The Dream, joins me to delve into the world of personal coaching. Show Notes: Listen to The Dream! Season 1 is about MLMs; Season 2 is about the wellness industry; Season 3 is about coaching. I’ll also recommend this great conversation with Meg Conley re: LulaRoe An explainer on NXIVM and the criminal investigation around it Re: the settlement against Gwyneth Platrow/GOOP/jade eggs I wrote a bit about the research around the surge in interest in productivity books and apps here Re: inbox zero — You’re Wrong About Email John Cougar Mellancamp’s LIFE COACH DAUGHTER Teddi Pre-order Jane’s book on MLMs: Selling the Dream: The Billion-Dollar Industry Bankrupting Americans (out March 12th!!!!) Follow Jane Marie on Instagram We’re currently looking for your questions for future episodes about: Online shopping culture, including but not limited to people’s reliance on reviews and/or compulsion to leave reviews Student loans— how we talk about them, think about them, take this wherever you want All things ACOTAR Anything you need advice on! You can submit them (and ideas for future eps) here (and here’s the subscriber-only priority form) For today’s discussion: What’s your experience with the coaching world? When would you choose therapy instead? If you’re a coach, how do you think about “success,” and what do you grapple with when it comes to others’ understanding of what you do? Join the ranks of paid subscribers and get bonus content, access to the discussion threads, ad-free episodes, and the knowledge that you're supporting an indie pod trying to make its way in the world. Got a question to submit, a prompt for Ask Anne Anything, or an idea for a future episode? Tell us here. Catch up on everything else happening in the Culture Study universe here. Transcripts will be available here within 24 hours of publishing.
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Today, there are coaches for everything. Business, fitness, careers, breastfeeding, parenting, ADHD, MLMs, divorce… even death. Is it bullshit? Or is it offering a valuable service? And how can you tell the difference in a totally unregulated space? Jane Marie, host of The Dream, joins me to delve into the world of personal coaching.Show Notes:Listen to The Dream! Season 1 is about MLMs; Season 2 is about the wellness industry; Season 3 is about coaching.I’ll also recommend this great conversation with Meg Conley re: LulaRoeAn explainer on NXIVM and the criminal investigation around itRe: the settlement against Gwyneth Platrow/GOOP/jade eggsI wrote a bit about the research around the surge in interest in productivity books and apps hereRe: inbox zero — You’re Wrong About EmailJohn Cougar Mellancamp’s LIFE COACH DAUGHTER TeddiPre-order Jane’s book on MLMs: Selling the Dream: The Billion-Dollar Industry Bankrupting Americans (out March 12th!!!!)Follow Jane Marie on InstagramWe’re currently looking for your questions for future episodes about:Online shopping culture, including but not limited to people’s reliance on reviews and/or compulsion to leave reviewsStudent loans— how we talk about them, think about them, take this wherever you wantAll things ACOTARAnything you need advice on!You can submit them (and ideas for future eps) here (and here’s the subscriber-only priority form)For today’s discussion: What’s your experience with the coaching world? When would you choose therapy instead?If you’re a coach, how do you think about “success,” and what do you grapple with when it comes to others’ understanding of what you do?
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