Life Coach Ramblings

So. Lumia’s Signature program is finished for me and my cohort-mates. We wrapped up classes three weeks ago and have been officially set free to go forth and spread coachiness to the world.

While I’m glad to have my Sundays back, I now feel unmoored without the structure of classes every week. The word entropy comes to mind.

What now?

Well, the immediate thing I need to do is complete my requirements for graduation. My 25 required coaching hours are completed, but I have some other loose ends to tie up before I can submit for my certificate.

As far as business-building, I’ve got three clients, my website is live, and I’m doing something with this blog—even if I’m not totally sure what that is yet, besides taking up space on the internet.

I’m not sure if it’s the transition into cooler weather, but I don’t really feel any particular hunger right now to do much else. Sure, I could develop a program, create a marketing funnel to get people to sign up, facilitate webinars or workshops, start a podcast… But you know what? No. I think I’m going to just coast where I am for a while and let the inspiration come when it’s ready.

For now, I’m happy with my little coaching practice of three clients. I maybe want to get a fourth, and I’ll do this the same way I got my first three: by offering a limited number of free sessions, with the option to pay if they want to continue. No pressure.

I also want to further my coaching learning somehow. I’ve got a backlog of 60- to 90-minute talks on the ICF learning portal to get through, so I’ll probably start with those.

I see so many new coaches hustling to get clients and grow their businesses. There’s a tiny voice in me that says I should be doing more, and sometimes it makes me feel guilty. But I know that voice isn’t really mine—it’s the one society plants in all of us, the one that ties our self-worth to ambition.

What would you be doing differently if you didn’t listen to that voice?

I think that’s the question I’ll be sitting with for a while.