What Coaching Mastery Really Looks Like As a coach, you can know all the coaching frameworks in the world. But the reality is that a client will rarely remember which framework you used. They remember whether they felt genuinely seen. Whether the conversation shifted...
From ACC to PCC: What Changes as You Develop as a Coach? Do you need 500 coaching hours before you start PCC training? Lara:Let’s start with one of the myths. What do you think is one of the biggest misconceptions coaches have about transitioning from ACC to PCC?...
Coaching Is a Profession: The Difference Between Marketing Coaching and Being Able to Coach There has been a conversation circulating online recently about a high-profile event and the way speaking opportunities were sold. I’m not going to get into the details of that...
The Five C’s of Coaching Success Here’s something I’ve noticed after working with coaches for a very long time. When coaching isn’t quite working the way they hoped it would, most coaches assume they need more of something. Another qualification.More followers.A...
What Actually Makes Someone a Great Coach? There is something I have been thinking about a lot recently: What actually makes someone a great coach? I think we sometimes make the mistake of assuming that being caring, being a good listener, being intuitive, being...
Mindset Coaching vs Life Coaching: What’s the Difference? If you have been around the coaching industry for any length of time, you will have heard plenty of different labels: Life coach.Business coach.Executive coach.Leadership coach.Career coach.Health...
A coaching session can look polished on the surface and still miss the mark. The client talks. The coach listens. There are interesting insights and perhaps even a few powerful questions. But somehow, nothing really changes. If you want to structure transformational...
Coaches, have you ever worked with a client who says all the right things? They understand their pattern. They can explain their goal in perfect detail. They can even tell you, word for word, what needs to change. Then they leave the session and go straight back to...
The coaching profession has reached an important crossroads. Over the past decade, coaching has evolved from an emerging profession into a recognised catalyst for leadership, wellbeing, organisational performance and personal transformation. The demand for coaching...
If you are a coach, you didn’t step into this work to spend half your time buried in forms, questionnaires, and admin. You became a coach because you wanted to create real change, meaningful change that actually sticks. Yet there’s pressure: the quiet comparison of...
Welcome to that strange, beautiful week between Christmas and New Year, where time seems to bend just a little. It’s the pause before the pivot. The space before the decision. The moment before your next chapter begins. I’m not here today to motivate you with clichés....
One of my favourite annual traditions, with an upgrade. It’s the Naughty and Nice List for coaches. Not in a “Santa’s watching you” kind of way, but as a call into your next level: your confidence, professionalism, and identity as a coach who truly makes an impact....
Why You’re Not Getting Clients You’ve done the training, poured your heart into your work, and you know you can help people. Yet the enquiries, bookings, and sign-ups aren’t coming. The number one reason isn’t a lack of certification, a fancy website, or a better...
Why Consistency Matters Let’s be honest, consistency is one of the hardest things to master. As coaches, we start out full of energy and vision, and then life happens: a busy week, a few client cancellations, a post that doesn’t land, or that inner voice whispering,...
AI and the Future of Coaching Welcome to this week’s episode of The Mindset Coach Podcast: AI and the Future of Coaching. A key question we’re exploring today is this: What role will you play as a coach when the barriers between human consciousness and artificial...
Life Coaching vs Mindset Coaching: What’s the Difference (and Why It Matters) Let’s start with definitions. Life coaching is broad. It’s about helping clients clarify goals, make plans, and take action to improve specific areas of life, career, relationships,...