CHRISTIAN LIFE COACH COLLECTIVE~ Impact and Income as a Coach

339-You Are Not Behind in This Season

PRESENCE OVER PERFORMANCE - Christmas can be tender, emotional, and unexpectedly quiet. This episode is a gentle invitation to release pressure, stop striving, and notice where God has already been with you this year. Instead of fixing or forcing anything, we reflect on presence, peace that looks simple or unfinished, and the reminder every woman needs to hear on the holidays: you are not behind.
Key Takeaways• Christmas is about presence, not performance.• God meets us in unfinished, tender places.• Feeling emotional during the holidays does not mean you are failing or falling behind.
Action GuideTake a quiet moment today and ask yourself, Where did I notice God with me this year? Let one small moment be enough. No fixing, no planning, no pressure. Just notice and rest in that truth.
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338-A Simple Tool For Overwhelming Days

GROUNDED IN THE MIDDLE OF CRAZY– Holidays often stir more emotion than peace. They carry a huge contrast of 'expectation meets reality'. People remember who’s missing, feel pressure to make things perfect, and reach the edge of their emotional capacity. In this episode, we’ll talk about what makes these “big emotion days” so intense and how to use a simple four-step tool to bring calm and clarity back into the moment—for you and the people you coach.
Key Takeaways• Big emotion days are usually caused by accumulation, not crisis—too many small stressors and not enough rest.• The Pause, Name, Ground, Choose process helps restore awareness, safety, and emotional regulation.• Grounding the body before doing mindset work creates peace and clarity for both coach and client.
Action GuideWhen emotion rises this week, pause and take one deep breath. Name what’s happening, ground your body in the present moment, and choose your next step. Then teach this same process to someone who needs a practical way to move through big emotion days with peace.
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337-End Every Session Well: Client Breakthrough Series

THE CLOSE CREATES THE MEMORY. Clients remember how a session ends more than how it begins. A clear, grounded close turns insight into action and reinforces safety and structure.
Key Takeaways:
Review the discovery before ending.
Anchor emotion with breath or body awareness.
Point forward with one clear next step.
Action Guide:After your next session, take one minute to reflect: Did I ground, summarize, and point forward?
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336-Recognizing Breakthrough: Client Breakthrough Series

BREAKTHROUGH IS AWARENESS, NOT DRAMA. It’s often quiet—a sigh, a new sentence, or softened eyes. Notice it, name it, and nurture it. Let the client register it as transformation in progress and learn how to close the session feeling rooted and hopeful.
Key Takeaways:
Breakthroughs are internal before they’re visible.
Naming them helps clients anchor new awareness.
Celebrate progress, not perfection.
Action Guide:After your next session, write down one phrase that marked a client’s shift. How can you help them anchor it this week?
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335-Holding Space Instead of Holding Court: Client Breakthroughs

PRESENCE IS MORE POWERFUL THAN PERFORMANCE. You don’t need perfect words; you need stability. Holding space means staying with tension long enough for truth to surface instead of rescuing or redirecting.
Key Takeaways:
Don’t relieve tension too early—let it reveal truth.
Your steadiness becomes the client’s safety.
Transformation unfolds when you stop forcing it.
Action Guide:In your next session, notice one moment you want to jump in too soon. Pause instead. See what emerges when you let the client sit with what’s happening.
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334-Creating Emotional Safety: Client Breakthroughs

PEOPLE HEAL WHERE THEY FEEL SAFE. You can’t rush transformation; you can only make it safe to happen. Emotional safety isn’t soft—it’s strategic. Clients won’t explore what feels dangerous, but they will open up where peace is modeled.
Key Takeaways:
Safety begins with your tone, pace, and posture.
A calm presence regulates the entire session.
Validation is more powerful than advice.
Action Guide:In your next session, slow your pace and soften your tone. Ask yourself, “Would I feel safe being coached by me right now?”
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333-Naming Neutral Facts: Client Breakthroughs

WHEN FACTS & INTERPRETATIONS SEPARATE-Most confusion comes from mixing what happened with what we think it means. Helping clients tell those apart creates immediate freedom and responsibility.
Key Takeaways
Facts are neutral; interpretations give them emotional weight.
This distinction restores agency and reduces blame.
Naming facts grounds emotion in truth.
Action GuideAsk in your next session, “What’s the fact, and what’s the meaning you added?” Notice how quickly clarity returns.
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332-When People Are Stuck: Client Breakthroughs

STUCKNESS ISN’T FAILURE— When clients loop, defend, or go quiet, they’re not resisting you—they’re protecting themselves. Your job isn’t to push; it’s to stay calm and create safety until their system can settle and see again.
Key Takeaways
Stuckness often signals pain, not rebellion.
Silence and curiosity regulate the moment better than pressure.
Presence builds trust that allows insight to emerge naturally.
Action GuideWhen a client gets stuck, wait five full breaths before speaking. Let the stillness do its work.
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331-Spotting The Real Problem: Client Breakthroughs

FIND THE BELIEF, NOT JUST THE STORY-Clients come in describing details, emotions, and people—but the real coaching moment happens when you hear the belief underneath it all. Transformation begins when you can separate circumstance from interpretation and help the client uncover what they’re making it mean.
Key Takeaways
The root issue is rarely the situation—it’s the paradigm behind it.
Ask questions that get to meaning instead of adding more detail.
Awareness of interpretation brings breakthrough faster than advice.
Action GuideListen for repeated words or emotional spikes in your next session. Ask, “What are you making this mean about you?”
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330-What To Do When You Face "The Business Intimidator"

‘BUSINESS’ CAN FEEL INTIMIDATING- You feel called to offer your services, but the business aspect freaks you out. You wish you didn’t have to create everything from scratch. In this episode, I’m talking about why that feeling is normal, how to move from fear to focus, and what simple actions can help you build a business that supports your calling instead of stifling it. You can do this!
Key Takeaways
Business isn’t separate from calling- it’s the structure that sustains it.
You don’t really need to start from scratch. You need a system you can make your own.
Easy is allowed and it’s possible. Structure multiplies impact and creates the freedom you want.
Listener Challenge
Choose one of the ten steps I mention and do it this week. Don’t overthink it, just pick the one that gives you the most peace or creates the most curiosity. Maybe it’s naming your calling, writing your first offer, or reaching out to serve one person. The goal isn’t to build it all: it’s to just take action.
Then, journal what you learn as you take that step. What did you feel? What did you discover about your gifts, your courage, or your resistance? Ask God to meet you in that space and show you how He’s already preparing the way. Small obedience will open doors that striving never could.
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