CLIENTS
I now have another coaching client! Yippee! Yesterday I met with a pastor here in Fort Wayne who is my second client. He was referred to me by my 'other' client, actually. Of course, the problem with both is that I'm still not making any money. But it's a start!
I am counting my first client as Tom (which is true). We started taking turns coaching one another during our initial training session several years ago. We still meet on a weekly basis, but stopped logging hours some time ago. Sure, a lot of the time we're just chatting, but some coaching still takes place.
Yesterday was set up through Tom. He felt a pastor in his cluster could benefit from it, so I met with the guy and we agreed to keep going.
CONSIDERATION
I also had a bit of an epiphany yesterday. I NEED TO START THINKING OF MYSELF AS A COACH. I am currently self-employed, and I do personal coaching. Granted, I don't have many clients, but that's what I do. Sure, I will likely need at least a part-time outside job to supplement my income (or have any income), but it seems the best way to lean into a career in coaching is to start by thinking of myself as a coach. So, from now on, when people ask what I do, I am going to say that I do personal coaching (or clarity coaching).
I like the idea of "personal" or "clarity" coaching because it adds some definition. That is actually what I intend to do - it's on a personal level, and is intended to help my clients achieve clarity in whatever it is they need it for.
CORNERS
I feel like simply changing the way I think has taken me around a corner, so to speak. Most of my days are now spent reading, listening & learning about coaching, starting a business, and I'm still working on getting my dhccoaching.com website going a little better. It's pretty rough at the moment, but I haven't spent much time on it.
So, while the money is not yet flowing in, I feel like there is at least some forward movement. It doesn't hurt that just today I also received a call from a recruiter and a seperate email invition for an interview. I don't believe either will work out, but needless to say it's nice to be wanted for a change. :)