Successful. Truthful. Beneficial

I was struggling to promote/sell my shoot location The Pastel Palm it was always not ‘quite good enough' and that there was always another part of my house/garden that I should work on before really ‘launching’. I was constantly telling myself that it wasn't up to standard and the negative thoughts that were constantly going through my end were endless.

Going into the first sessions I was unsure, I wasn’t sure how open and real I would be with Katie. I have never done any one-on-one coaching before and wasn’t sure how beneficial it would actually be for me! After our first session, I was like "yep, ok, I am so going to benefit from this and why has it taken me so long to do any coaching!”

Katie allowed me the ‘permission’ to take time off from ‘Mum Duties’ and focus on something else without the guilt. She kept it real for me 100% and I needed the hard-talking at times to keep me focused. Being a straight shooter and putting me on the spot to make me question my self, was beyond beneficial. Thank you!

The big aha moment for me was the way that I speak to myself (you know that little voice in your head that is annoying!!) I have changed the wording so much.

I have transitioned from a Mum with a part-time hustle on the side, to a CEO of my businesses, who is going to succeed no matter what the journey throws at me!

What Katie managed to extract from me in our first session (and the lead up to that session) was the foundations of what I needed covering. In fact, some of it I didn’t even realise I needed coaching with, until we were in a session!  My time is precious and Katie hit the nail on the head every time within our session, pushing me forward!

Clear. Accountable. Kickass!

When I first connected with Katie I was trying to start a second business, coaching, from scratch. However, as this was the first time I'd done any business myself, I was feeling pretty nervous and unsure about what area I needed to focus on. I was also in a state of moving on from a breakup and feeling a little less confident and lost. Starting a business seemed overwhelming to me - I'd heard about being on a few different platforms, and had weighed that Youtube would likely drive me good traffic. However, I was completely new to it, had nothing prepared and hadn't really been visibly on social media a lot. I was also trying to figure out how to start a business and what client I wanted to attract. 

When I started coaching with Katie I was a little nervous but once we got started, I was really excited! I'm really used to friends being supportive and I tend to shy away from people who chase me up on my actions. I tend to get a little rebellious if that follow up is pushy, but Katie wasn't at all. We were really clear on finding out what I wanted / needed as first steps for my business, and then moving from there. I was so happy that I was able to accomplish what I'd set out to do with my YouTube channel. I set a launch date for my channel and posted 4 videos in my first month.  

While I definitely had big roadbumps along the way, I was really happy to have Katie's support and understanding during my time. In the very beginning, I was very afraid of showing up on social media. But over time, it's now something I face head-on, and enjoy, as I feel I am able to connect more deeply with my clients this way. I also realised that I am my worst enemy at times with the negative talk, but listing out my own accomplishments and milestones has greatly helped with forward momentum. Imposter syndrome shows up less, and I realise that I am able to share my message to the right people, I just needed to trust the process as Katie has said before, and trust myself too.