In this conversation with Laura Simms, we get into whether or not you need to choose a niche as a life coach and how even when you do choose a niche, you aren't cutting yourself off to opportunities to work with different people as long as you keep the client's way of being at the forefront of your mind.

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Laura Simms is an expert in meaningful work who challenges conventional wisdom by asking people to ditch their passions and start with purpose.

She’s the creator of Your Career Homecoming, a celebrated career change program that helps people discover the meaningful work that’s right for them. Her work has been featured by The US News & World Report, Business Insider, and Psychology Today.

Laura’s colorful career history includes a history degree, an MFA in acting, getting fired from a dream project, quitting multiple jobs (including one after the first day), teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels, and a successful career as an actor where she worked on network television, performed in every state on the Eastern seaboard, received multiple callbacks from Cirque du Soleil, and shared a sound booth with Sandra Oh.

She lives in Atlanta with her husband and son, where she loves walking in the woods and trying to find the best whiskey cocktail in town.

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Head to https://TeamCLCC.com to get our catalogue and the free "Become a Coach" video series to learn more about becoming a life coach, choosing a coaching niche, how coaches make money, and more.

Debate over which coaching style is best often boils down to two different lenses: a more strategic and action focused lens, and a more embodied and "feeling based" lens. Both lenses have value, so which coaching style is best and when should you use them? Dig in to today's episode to learn more and get a free exercise for how to evaluate and expand your coaching style.

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Head to https://TeamCLCC.com to get our catalogue and the free "Become a Coach" video series to learn more about becoming a life coach, choosing a coaching niche, how coaches make money, and more.

When most people think of becoming a coach, they think of one-on-one client sessions--but there's another way to build a coaching business, and that's through coaching in organizations. Listen to this episode to learn the top things you'll want to keep in mind when adding coaching in organizations to your life coaching business (strategic tips on how to structure your coaching program proposals, ahead!).

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Head to https://TeamCLCC.com to get our catalogue and the free "Become a Coach" video series to learn more about becoming a life coach, choosing a coaching niche, how coaches make money, and more.

After a long break, the Craft of Coaching podcast is back, plus--we're opening up enrollment for CLCC! Head to https://TeamCLCC.com to learn more about our program and get the free Become a Coach video series.

Early-bird registration is open from now until April 30, 2024 - head to https://TeamCLCC.com for our catalogue and application.

Coaching + Courage + Community = TeamCLCC. We're a life coach training program for a different kind of coach.

Head to https://TeamCLCC.com to get our catalogue and the free "Become a Coach" video series to learn more about becoming a life coach, choosing a coaching niche, how coaches make money, and more.

In 2022, the Courageous Living Coach Certification program is on sabbatical. What does that mean for the program, and how did we arrive here? That's what I'm covering in today's episode.

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Coaching + Courage + Community = TeamCLCC. We're a life coach training program for a different kind of coach.

Head to https://TeamCLCC.com to get our catalogue and the free "Become a Coach" video series to learn more about becoming a life coach, choosing a coaching niche, how coaches make money, and more.

“But what am I ‘doing’ when I coach someone?” New and emerging coaches often feel a sense of wanting a coaching philosophy that they can explain to others. Grab a pen and paper as you listen to this episode, so that you can start clarifying your coaching philosophy.

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Head to https://TeamCLCC.com to get our catalogue and the free "Become a Coach" video series to learn more about becoming a life coach, choosing a coaching niche, how coaches make money, and more.

“But where is my business...going?” That’s a common question for new and emerging coaches who aren’t sure how to approach what their overall coaching business is about. Crafting a business vision can help you to get clear about what you’re ultimately creating with your business, and--this is important!--can be a great reminder of what you’re creating on difficult days where you encounter business setbacks.

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Head to https://TeamCLCC.com to get our catalogue and the free "Become a Coach" video series to learn more about becoming a life coach, choosing a coaching niche, how coaches make money, and more.

Coaching resistant clients can be frustrating--all you want to do is help, and the client is resistant. Some people in the coaching industry simply label such clients as “uncoachable” and say they should be “fired.” I suggest a different approach, because your clients don’t *want* to be resistant! They want help getting out of the resistance. This episode is full of questions that you can ask clients to help them get unhooked from resistant spaces, which will allow both you and the client to move forward.

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Andrea Owen is our guest today, here to talk about how coaches can start to “make some noise” in their personal lives as well as how they show up with visibility online. “Make some noise” isn’t just about speaking up--it’s about living your best life and in this episode you can learn about how to start self-coaching to evolve how you show up in your business, including examining white feminism, white exceptionalism, and underlying biases around intersectionality. 

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Head to https://TeamCLCC.com to get our catalogue and the free "Become a Coach" video series to learn more about becoming a life coach, choosing a coaching niche, how coaches make money, and more.

Coaching isn’t just for one-on-one client work; coaching skills are important for managers to utilize in salaried positions. Today’s episode shares the essential coaching skills for managers that can help you create workplace environments where people are more motivated, productive, and loyal to the overall success of the organization.

Listen in to the Craft of Coaching podcast on iTunes, Spotify, iHeart radio, or wherever else you get your podcasts. Learn about TeamCLCC, an online life coach training program, at https://TeamCLCC.com.

Early-bird registration is open from now until April 30, 2024 - head to https://TeamCLCC.com for our catalogue and application.

Coaching + Courage + Community = TeamCLCC. We're a life coach training program for a different kind of coach.

Head to https://TeamCLCC.com to get our catalogue and the free "Become a Coach" video series to learn more about becoming a life coach, choosing a coaching niche, how coaches make money, and more.

Want to know about the game-changing moves that can move your coaching business forward? This episode is all about the shifts life coaches can make that will help them to gain momentum in their coaching businesses. It’s time to spend less time feeling stuck around the business end of things, so that you can do more of what you love: coach your clients.

Listen in to the Craft of Coaching podcast on iTunes, Spotify, iHeart radio, or wherever else you get your podcasts. Learn about TeamCLCC, an online life coach training program, at https://TeamCLCC.com.

Early-bird registration is open from now until April 30, 2024 - head to https://TeamCLCC.com for our catalogue and application.

Coaching + Courage + Community = TeamCLCC. We're a life coach training program for a different kind of coach.

Head to https://TeamCLCC.com to get our catalogue and the free "Become a Coach" video series to learn more about becoming a life coach, choosing a coaching niche, how coaches make money, and more.