Coaching and Leadership- The Grass is Greener if you Water Your Lawn (1)

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Coaching and Leadership- The Grass is Greener if
you Water Your Lawn
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• Youre such a good coach.  Youve got a
  following. People like you. You have grown the
  program and acquired more athletes (please stop
  saying clients).  Surely you are worth much more
  than what you make time to move on to greener
  pastures right?!?.  Hold up, before you make any
  moves, ask yourself this, do you do the same
  thing in relationships?  If so, get ready for a
  vicious cycle of, as one of my favorite bands
  (Gogol Bordello) says, Not all seekers will be
  finders. There are so many transient coaches who
  never progress financially. They kill themselves
  to make the same amount of money. The effort
  wasted is the real tragedy. Were mainly talking
  about group coaches here but this applies to
  those of you who coach one on one as well.

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• Whats my point?  When you plant a garden, you
  nurture it.  It grows over time, bears fruit,
  becomes full and brings happiness.  Its not
  rewarding to plant then move on, plant then move
  on, etc.  You can always improve on your garden,
  add or replace plants the soil has been
  prepared for stronger growth.  Get it?  Theres
  always opportunity, if, youre a good coach with
  some business acumen.  And you can often do it
  right where youre at.

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• The successful coaches, the ones who earn more
  over time (i.e. Nick Saban, Gregg Popovich, Bill
  Belichek, Pat Sumner, Gino Auriemma) build strong
  programs that reward them due to their hard work
  and ability to create culture.  Its not about
  YOU!  Its about your athletes. 

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• Here are a few tips, albeit, more on the business
  front but heck, Coaching is a business.  Loyalty
  matters.  Working with what you got (i.e. Fitness
  Truth) will pay off IF you pursue it.  Simple. 
• Develop a strategic plan. Just like a business. 
  Know what your 1-3-5-year plan is with coaching. 
  This includes what you want to accomplish and
  what that opportunity cost is both emotionally
  and financially.

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• Look to leadership. Does your boss have vision? 
  Are they a leader?  Are they working with you to
  create your plan to grow?  Ive recently seen a
  coach develop over the last two years who can
  inspire more athletes outside of their market
  they dont see it.  The leadership is conflicted
  and anxious because of challenging market
  conditions.  Instead of staying strong, working
  hard and cultivating, they pivot and re-do their
  model. A lack of leadership can stunt your
  growth. Communicate. If your boss is not being a
  leader, help them!  Sit down and organize a
  planning session for your growth and for the
  business!

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• You decide what you earn. You are responsible for
  your earning potential.  Coaches that float
  around doing three or four jobs cant focus on
  one. If you think youll make more money (as a
  trainer or coach) by floating from gym to gym,
  youll make less because you cant prove you can
  build in any one spot. Plus, it gets exhausting.
  Case study two. This trainer/coach has been in
  the biz for many years. Over 40 years old. This
  coach trains/coaches at a few different gyms.
  They also have potential like our first case
  study.  This trainer has decided to work at three
  different gyms because thats where the clients
  are. Clients of elite coaches/trainers will come
  to you and seek you out. Being in one place
  allows you to establish rhythm, be present and be
  seen. This is how you develop a sales pipeline
  (and save on gas and time too!).

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• Prioritize and Balance. You have to actually work
  dude.  Ive seen coaches spend more time training
  themselves rather than focusing on their craft
  and plan. You have to do it all, but remember
  what your priorities are. Walking around thinking
  youre an elite athlete, bodybuilder, trainer or
  whatever, wont allow you to retire comfortably. 
  Make time for yourself to train, learn and grow,
  but remember, we are in the business of
  inspiring, selling and serving.  If youre not
  enthused about that, go back to school and learn
  another discipline.

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• Hold yourself accountable. Write down your goals
  (financially, professionally, personally) build
  it into your business plan, and make forward
  progress. Strategize and plot out how you will
  execute. Then hold yourself accountable every
  week to meet your own Key Performance Indicators
  (KPIs). 
• Artilce source https//kingdomfitnesscalifornia.
  com/2021/04/10/coaching-and-leadership-the-grass-i
  s-greener-if-you-water-your-lawn/