Why you Need to Level Up

Do you have a side-hustle, a means of income other than your day job? If so, you’re not alone.

• In 2013: 6.8 million Americans had a side-hustle. This represents 5% of the population.
• In 2017: 44 millions have a side-hustle. This represents 18% of the population.

Why the increase? For starters, the new Digital Age allows this. We have more opportunities than ever before. But we also have more reasons why we need a side hustle too. People realize their employers aren’t going to take care of them forever. They also know it’s highly unlikely they’ll retire in their current day job. This means their day jobs are temporary. It also means they need a plan.

What you Need to Level Up

According to Harvard Business Review, you only need one thing to catapult your current or future coaching business to the next level. The Harvard Study revealed the top reasons why companies hire coaches:

• Reason #1 = Experience (65%): This answer was predicable. Companies look for coaches with experience.
• Reason #2 = Clear Methodology (61%): This answer was unpredictable. It’s nearly twice as important than the ability to measure a Return On Investment (ROI).

How you Can Level Up

One major way you can Level Up your current or future coaching business is by having a clear methodology. I call this a coaching framework. The best coaches employ a framework that leads their clients to a solution.

• Framework: A solution broken down into simple steps.

Some coaches only rely on asking curious questions. Of course asking questions are an important part of the coaching process, but it doesn’t stop there. Questions help clients become aware of the problem, but not the solution.

In today’s podcast I share why a coaching framework is one of the most important components in your coaching business. (Listen to this episode via itunes, audioboom, or stitcher)

Time to Level Up

Each of our Teams are built around a proven framework and we equip all of our coaches with this clear methodology. Want to learn more? If so, we’re opening a few spots on our Global Team of Speakers, Coaches, and Trainers. Although we open our teams once a quarter, this is your final opportunity until 2018.

Click on the Team(s) of your choice below to learn more (or click here: Your Secret Name, Deeper Path, Dream Job). Each team has a different focus. If you’re interested please apply today because our spots are limited.

Just Some of our Team Benefits:

People will attack

The truth is if you choose to shine brightly, inevitably the darkness will try to extinguish your light. Your growth and progress makes some people feel uncomfortable because it forces them to reflect upon their own lives. But the majority of these people aren’t pleased with what they find.

Rather than making adjustments, these same people settle for an easier strategy. They prefer to attack you instead.

This tactic enables them to reject change and stay the same. Subconsciously they hope their attacks illicit an emotionally charged response. If they succeed, this provides them with a sense of achievement—albeit a negative one.

Although you can’t control whether or not people will attack you, the one thing you can control is your response.

In this episode, I unpack the 3 reasons why defending yourself can destroy you and your business. (Listen to this episode via itunes, audioboom, or stitcher)

You will respond

Human nature tempts us to meet their attack with a counterattack. After all, we have a right to exert our power—don’t we? Although such rationalizations may seem justified, when we succumb to their subpar strategies, we exchange our larger vision for a small story instead.

Weak people defend, but strong people exercise restraint.

Consider Jesus’ trial, as he stood before Pontius Pilate. Rather than defending himself, he chose silence instead. This response only angered the official.

He asked, “Do you refuse to speak to me? Don’t you realize I have the power either to free you or to crucify you?”

Jesus answered, “You would have no power over me if it were not given to you from above.”

His response ripped through Pilate and even changed his behavior. The Gospel says, “From then on Pilate tried to set Jesus free.”

Defending will destroy

Remember, you have a mission. Achieving this mission requires your full focus. When you defend yourself it produces three negative outcomes that threatens to destroy you and your business:

• (1) Distractions

Defending distracts you from your mission. Rather than advancing, you settle for sideways energy instead. You clog up your creativity and pause your productivity. This only bolters your haters and equips your critics. Your opponents inflict a serious blow by distracting you from the work in front of you.

• (2) Discouragement

Defending discourages you. Rather than spending time serving your clients, you spend time battling your enemies. As someone who enjoys helping others, instead you end up hoping to hurt your opponents. This exchange takes a toll, wearing down your stamina and morale.

• (3) Defeat

Defending defeats you. Although it typically won’t happen overnight, the cumulative effect of defending yourself will eventually weaken you. It will weaken your resolve or your results. At first you won’t notice it. But after time you’ll stop pursuing how to achieve your mission and start pursuing how to debate your adversaries.

When this takes place you and your legacy are done. Instead of functioning as a servant who spreads a message you function as a soldier who shoots down his or her enemies.

You’re more than attacks designed to destroy you. Therefore, don’t defend and stay focused. You have a mission to achieve.

Need Clarity? 

Clarity is an amazing gift. It’s the first step in what we call The Deeper Path Payoff. Notice the process:

Clarity => Competence => Confidence => Influence => Impact => Income

If you want your time to count then you must count your time. You must wake up to the fact that life is too short to waste time defending yourself.

Over a decade ago, I sought out distractions on a regular basis, including the need to defend myself.. Truth be told, I used them to numb my pain. Thankfully, I woke up to the fact that numbing my pain was also numbing my potential.

At that same time, I met a man named Chet Scott who helped me break free from my addiction to distractions. He showed me a process in which I authored my OPUS.

O = Over-arching Vision

P = Purpose

U = Unifying Strategies

S = Scorecard for Significance

I took that Deeper Path and put pen to paper. I emerged with clarity for the first time in my life. (Read my OPUS by clicking the image.)

Clarity keeps you from needing to defend yourself

Should you Start a Coaching Business?

Better face the facts. It’s highly unlikely you’re going to retire at your current place of employment. This means your current day job is temporary. Some employees hear this and “go ostrich.” Fearfully, they stick their heads the ground and ignore this truth. Other employees wake up to the fact it’s their responsibility to create a side hustle now, before their jobs are eliminated or outsourced.

I meet people nearly everyday who weren’t ready for this harsh reality.

Their jobs were secure one day and suddenly non-existent the next. Understandably, this creates panic in people that have what I call a “long-term contractor” mindset. Contrast that with what I call a “functional freelancer” mindset. These people don’t worry at all. Notice the differences below displayed in the chart I pulled from my book Day Job to Dream Job.

In today’s podcast episode I share 9 reasons why now is the best time to start a coaching business as your side-hustle. (Listen to this episode via itunes, audioboom, or stitcher).

How to Create a Successful Side-Hustle

Don’t misunderstand me. I’m not suggesting you go and quit your day job today. Quite the opposite. Actually, I’m encouraging you to keep your day job while you start your side-hustle. The odds of succeeding are actually in your favor. In fact, according to an extensive study, you’re 33% more likely to succeed in your start up if you don’t quit your day job cold turkey.

Check out this excerpt from the Harvard Business Review:

Entrepreneurs who give up their day jobs in stages are 33% less likely to fail in their start-ups than those who leave their jobs precipitously to run their new businesses full-time, according to a study of thousands of Americans by Joseph Raffiee and Jie Feng of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The staged approach, which allows entrepreneurs to gain important knowledge about their new businesses while phasing out their paying jobs, has become much easier with the rise of digital technologies that reduce the cost and time commitments of starting new companies, the authors say.

Earn Extra Income while in your Day Job

In 2011, while still in my day job, I saw the writing on the wall. Although I loved the people I worked with and the organization I worked for, I also knew I had untapped potential and unrealized dreams.

I began coaching a few clients on the side. After a few months of seeing clients become souls on fire, I knew I was hooked. The extra income helped me realize I could scale this side business and eventually leave my day job.

The model was so successful people began asking if I could teach them how to start a coaching business on the side. I took their requests seriously. I showed them how to use content from my book Your Secret Name content with their clients. In a short time, we certified over a dozen speakers, coaches, and trainers from all over the world. Today we have well over a hundred team members certified on 3 different programs:

* Your Secret Name

* The Deeper Path

* Dream Job

9 Reasons Why Now is the Best Time to Start a Coaching Business

These are the 9 benefits we provide for each of our coaches:

1. Worldwide Certification: The ability to speak, coach, and train, any individual or group anywhere in the world utilizing the curriculum (Your Secret Name OR Deeper Path OR Dream Job Coach), products, and content.
2. Total Profit: You keep 100% of the proceeds, honorariums, and income you receive from your services.
3. Daily Support: As a member of my private on-line coaching group, you are encouraged to ask questions about your business and brand. I’ll respond back with tips, tools, and tactics to help you create quantifiable success and significance as a team member.
4. Video Training: Take a front row seat and we’ll show you exactly how we run our own live events, coaching sessions, and programs. You’ll also receive videos of my keynote speeches. You’re welcome to customize these for your own speaking gigs.
5. Audio Training: Listen to over one hundred hours of coaching calls, each categorized for an ultimate audio educational experience.
6. Transformational Resources: I give you the exact same resources I use when I speak, train, and coach. This includes bumper videos, exercises, object lessons, slides, handouts, workbooks, and leader guides.
7. Marketing Tools: Digital downloads customizable for your own event.
8. Promotional Partnership: We list you and your bio on our website. Visitors are encouraged to contact and hire you through your branded email address we provide you.
9. Global Community: Lifetime access to the Igniting Souls Tribe, our global community committed to each other’s personal and professional success.

Apply to Join our Global Team of Speakers, Coaches, and Trainers

A few times per year we receive applications from quality candidates who have an interest in joining the Igniting Souls Team. We’ll open our teams on June 20th and close them on June 27th. If you’re interested in applying please click on the respective link below. And if you’d like to apply for all 3 simply fill out an application for one and we will consider you for all three.

* Your Secret Name

* The Deeper Path

* Dream Job

I look forward to helping you start your coaching business NOW.

Shiny Objects Steal Your Best From You

Shiny objects are simply dressed up distractions, designed to sabotage you and your success. They often arrive in your inbox appearing as “good” opportunities sent by sincere people.

Unfortunately, pursuing them demands a hefty price tag—measured in dollars and hours. If you’re not careful, they’ll suck you in. You’ll emerge months or years later bankrupt of energy and enthusiasm. They’ll rob you of your best ideas and leave you footing the bill.

In today’s podcast episode I share how to say no to these distractions.

(Listen to this episode via itunes, audioboom, or stitcher)

Clarity Steers You Away From Shiny Objects

Can anyone resist shiny objects? After all, their “pull” is so strong. Besides distractions are a common coping mechanism we use when we feel overwhelmed with life. No wonder why so many of us crave them.

A life of distraction will never produce a life of meaning.

If you want your time to count then you must count your time. You must wake up to the fact that life is too short to chase shiny objects for too long.

Over a decade ago, I sought out distractions on a regular basis. Truth be told, I used them to numb my pain. Thankfully, I woke up to the fact that numbing my pain was also numbing my potential.

At that same time, I met a man named Chet Scott who helped me break free from my addiction to shiny objects. He showed me a process in which I authored my OPUS.

O = Over-arching Vision

P = Purpose

U = Unifying Strategies

S = Scorecard for Significance

I took that Deeper Path and put pen to paper. I emerged with clarity for the first time in my life. (Read my OPUS by clicking the image.)

Courage Helps You Say No to Shiny Objects

(Listen to this episode via itunes, audioboom, or stitcher.)

What if you had a secret weapon that helped you become a superstar in your industry?

Wouldn’t it be amazing if you possessed a certain quality that made you an outlier?

Here’s the crazy thing…you do!

Regardless of your past failures or successes, you can implement this strategy and begin seeing results immediately.

– It doesn’t cost you a dime.
– It requires no advance training.
– It’s ridiculously simple.

Best of all it’s insanely easy to do.

In this episode, I reveal you can utilize a 2 second tweak that crushes the competition every single time.

For bonus content that will help you succeed even more check out the FREE Becoming Unhackable webinar.

===> Click HERE to become unhackable <===

(Listen to this episode via itunes, audioboom, or stitcher.)

Raving fans that love you and your brand are a byproduct of a few key components.

It’s the result and never the goal.

If you want to be successful you must seek to be valuable, not visible.

In this episode I reveal a proven process for building long-term loyalty online and in person.

Also, for bonus content that will help you succeed even more check out the FREE Becoming Unhackable webinar.

===> Click HERE to become unhackable <===

(Listen via itunes, audioboom, stitcher, or click on the pic below.)

In this candid interview with Chris O’Byrne of Jet Launch—the interior designer of ELIXIR Project—we discuss several key topics including:

• How to leverage live events for maximum impact
• The costs of getting hacked personally and professionally
• Pros and cons of self-publishing and traditional publishing
• A brave new way of publishing

And much more.

Episode 92 concludes with a sneak peek of chapter 9 from ELIXIR Project.

Sienna meets Phoebe, a woman full of fire and mystique. She seems to know quite a bit about the girls.

What happens when your own friends or family don’t support your dream? 

Is that a sign you have a bad dream or a that you have bad friends?

Maybe neither.

I recently recorded a 3 minute video on this topic. Immediately, I knew it struck a nerve, based upon all the shares, likes, and comments. You can watch the video here or by clicking the pic.

Many of you wanted more than a 3 minute video. You asked for more insight on this topic. You asked questions like:

• Should I abandon my dream?
• Should I refine my dream?
• Should I get new friends?

In episode 74, I cover these questions and many more. I think my advice and experience on this issue will encourage you in your own journey.

I also share how other people’s lack of support was sometimes my own perception. Often their feedback made my dream stronger and better. Often it made ME stronger and better.

I share a cool story about an ancient leader that had friends and families who didn’t support him. Discover what he did to turn the tables and achieve his dream.

Prepare to be encouraged, equipped, and empowered.

(Listen here via itunes, audioboom, stitcher, or click play on the pic below.)

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QUESTION: Do you have people who support you and your dream?

(Please comment below. I’d love to hear your thoughts. And if you know someone who needs to read this, please encourage them by sharing this post) 

LINKS:
Igniting Souls Conference
Kary Oberbrunner Author FB Page 

I believe you have what it takes. You may just not have the tools…at least not yet. Click on the pic below to discover more about Becoming Unhackable. We have multiple sessions on how to become a better version of yourself.