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Here are five key lessons learned while navigating the paradox of running and growing a health and life coaching business while also managing challenging personal matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5 Key Things Business Owners & Coaches Should Do During Hard Times<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Here are 5 key lessons I\u2019ve learned while dancing this paradox of running and growing my health and life coaching business and having to deal with some really difficult personal matters:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Be Compassionate with Your Pace<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Give yourself permission to not have it all together. If you can take a step back and focus on healing. Do it. Really<\/em> do it.

    But, don\u2019t stay in bed with the covers pulled up to your chin feeling sorry for yourself — get out in nature everyday. Take baths and long showers. Put a lot of moisturizer on your skin. Write in a journal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    And know this, you are enough. You have always been enough. You will always be enough. You are worthy. You are human. You are love. Love yourself enough to go slower. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Know that your healing and working through difficult personal matters will only help your coaching business grow long term. Most people are taught to work through it and \u201cbe strong\u201d and end up suppressing their feelings and becoming resentful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    This is a great time to practice compassion with yourself and recognize you may need to take a step back and build your business slower, and that\u2019s okay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. Get Professional Support for You and Your Business if You Need It <\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Friends can be helpful when we\u2019re going through hard times, but should not replace ongoing professional help. You must protect your mental health and your spirit like your life depends on it. Tight on money? Look up free resources from your health insurance or online. There are many free or reasonably priced resources you can seek out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

      If you have coaching clients to attend to and things you need to keep running in your business, get some part time help with a virtual assistant or let your clients know you are taking a week or two off and you need to push out your session. People are usually always understanding as long as you communicate with them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Do what it takes to take care of your mental health. Your future self will thank you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      1. Double Down on Your Physical Health.<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        When we\u2019re going through personal hardship, it takes an enormous amount of energy so you\u2019ve got to build your reserves. Take 100% responsibility for this. There\u2019s a great example of how unexpected decisions can positively impact well-being. In 2020, someone who never considered themselves a \u201cdog person\u201d got a puppy. Surprisingly, it became one of the best things for their mental and physical health. Instead of taking the dog for walks, the dog took them\u2014every single day. As a result, they found themselves in better shape in their 40s than they were in their 30s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        When you are emotionally down, you may not feel like moving your body, do it anyway,<\/em> get your blood circulating, it is vital for getting out from the undertow of woe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

        If you feel inclined to, share your journey through social media. The highs and lows. This can be a good outlet for people and can actually often draw the right coaching clients to you since it shows that you\u2019re human and not \u201cperfect\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Use your story and hardship as a time to share what\u2019s happening in your life as a health and life coach<\/a> or entrepreneur and what tools you are using to cope and get through it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        1. Lean Into Community<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

          It\u2019s vulnerable to let ourselves be seen, witnessed and held through our personal challenges. We don\u2019t want to burden people with our problems, but to be witnessed is to be loved. Surround yourself with people who will lovingly hold you through your mess,  and see you anew when you\u2019re ready to reinvent yourself. This is why so many of us are drawn to health coaching. We get to be in the conversation of transformation and reinvention, first for ourselves, then for others. One key lesson I\u2019ve learned is that transformation happens in community, not isolation. Lean in. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

          If you\u2019re already a health and life coach<\/a> with Health Coach Institute then you know the power of the community and support you get as a student from thousands of others working to grow their business too\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          If you don\u2019t have a community you can go to, join an online group through Facebook (there are tons of free ones if you search) or look for events in your area to get the support you need. You usually don\u2019t have to look far to find others who are going through the same thing as you or have been there, and who want to help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          1. When Things Are Hard, Focus on Service<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

            When we\u2019re faced with really hard personal things, most of us feel like we have nothing to give. With some experimentation, I had a surprising revelation that I have since shared with many of my clients: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

            When you feel lost, focus on service, and you\u2019ll find missing pieces of yourself. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

            How? Coach people whether you are being paid or not. Yes, you may want and need to make money and guess what? Money is a natural consequence of being of service. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Pour into the people around you. Countless times I wanted to cancel coaching sessions with clients because I was emotionally overwhelmed by my own life. What I\u2019ve learned by showing up is that from the humbling hard times, you have more to give than you realize. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Plus, we often attract clients who need the very thing we are also healing within ourselves. This is not an accident! Focus on service and you will find yourself giving insights to others that you also need for your own healing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Keep serving and you will experience a triumph in your giving that will give you strength to face the hard things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Lastly, when you are in the burn of rupture in your life, start to see it as an initiation rather than just hardship. You are building character. Let that fuel your business. This is how we dance the paradox of growing a triumphant coaching business while handling really hard personal pain. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

            In the words of Glennon Doyle, \u201cWe can do hard things.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Love, <\/p>\n\n\n\n

            The Health Coach Institute<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Join Health Coach Institute to Learn How to Grow Your Coaching Business<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

            Take one of our fantastic coaching certification courses to learn more about dealing with stress and daily challenges. Our coaching programs<\/a> are designed for people with busy lives, but that also want to help others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

            If you are already a coach and want to advance your skills, check out HCI\u2019s Pathway program<\/a>. Feel free to get in touch with with one of our clarity coaches directly, by calling 1-800-303-2399<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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If you can take a step back and focus on healing. Do it. <em>Really<\/em> do it.<br><br>But, don\u2019t stay in bed with the covers pulled up to your chin feeling sorry for yourself -- get out in nature everyday. Take baths and long showers. Put a lot of moisturizer on your skin. Write in a journal.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And know this, you are enough. You have always been enough. You will always be enough. You are worthy. You are human. You are love. Love yourself enough to go slower. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Know that your healing and working through difficult personal matters will only help your coaching business grow long term. Most people are taught to work through it and \u201cbe strong\u201d and end up suppressing their feelings and becoming resentful.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This is a great time to practice compassion with yourself and recognize you may need to take a step back and build your business slower, and that\u2019s okay.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list {\"ordered\":true,\"start\":2} -->\n<ol start=\"2\"><li><strong>Get Professional Support for You and Your Business if You Need It <\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Friends can be helpful when we\u2019re going through hard times, but should not replace ongoing professional help. You must protect your mental health and your spirit like your life depends on it. Tight on money? Look up free resources from your health insurance or online. There are many free or reasonably priced resources you can seek out. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you have coaching clients to attend to and things you need to keep running in your business, get some part time help with a virtual assistant or let your clients know you are taking a week or two off and you need to push out your session. People are usually always understanding as long as you communicate with them. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Do what it takes to take care of your mental health. Your future self will thank you.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list {\"ordered\":true,\"start\":3} -->\n<ol start=\"3\"><li><strong>Double Down on Your Physical Health.<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When we\u2019re going through personal hardship, it takes an enormous amount of energy so you\u2019ve got to build your reserves. Take 100% responsibility for this. There\u2019s a great example of how unexpected decisions can positively impact well-being. In 2020, someone who never considered themselves a \u201cdog person\u201d got a puppy. Surprisingly, it became one of the best things for their mental and physical health. Instead of taking the dog for walks, the dog took them\u2014every single day. As a result, they found themselves in better shape in their 40s than they were in their 30s.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When you are emotionally down, you may not feel like moving your body, <em>do it anyway,<\/em> get your blood circulating, it is vital for getting out from the undertow of woe. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you feel inclined to, share your journey through social media. The highs and lows. This can be a good outlet for people and can actually often draw the right coaching clients to you since it shows that you\u2019re human and not \u201cperfect\u201d. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Use your story and hardship as a time to share what\u2019s happening in your life as a health and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthcoachinstitute.com\/life-coach\/\">life coach<\/a> or entrepreneur and what tools you are using to cope and get through it.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list {\"ordered\":true,\"start\":4} -->\n<ol start=\"4\"><li><strong>Lean Into Community<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It\u2019s vulnerable to let ourselves be seen, witnessed and held through our personal challenges. We don\u2019t want to burden people with our problems, but to be witnessed is to be loved. Surround yourself with people who will lovingly hold you through your mess,  and see you anew when you\u2019re ready to reinvent yourself. This is why so many of us are drawn to health coaching. We get to be in the conversation of transformation and reinvention, first for ourselves, then for others. One key lesson I\u2019ve learned is that transformation happens in community, not isolation. Lean in. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you\u2019re already a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthcoachinstitute.com\/programs\/health-coach\/\">health and life coach<\/a> with Health Coach Institute then you know the power of the community and support you get as a student from thousands of others working to grow their business too\u2026<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you don\u2019t have a community you can go to, join an online group through Facebook (there are tons of free ones if you search) or look for events in your area to get the support you need. You usually don\u2019t have to look far to find others who are going through the same thing as you or have been there, and who want to help.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list {\"ordered\":true,\"start\":5} -->\n<ol start=\"5\"><li><strong>When Things Are Hard, Focus on Service<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When we\u2019re faced with really hard personal things, most of us feel like we have nothing to give. With some experimentation, I had a surprising revelation that I have since shared with many of my clients: <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>When you feel lost, focus on service, and you\u2019ll find missing pieces of yourself. <\/em><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>How? Coach people whether you are being paid or not. Yes, you may want and need to make money and guess what? Money is a natural consequence of being of service. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Pour into the people around you. Countless times I wanted to cancel coaching sessions with clients because I was emotionally overwhelmed by my own life. What I\u2019ve learned by showing up is that from the humbling hard times, you have more to give than you realize. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Plus, we often attract clients who need the very thing we are also healing within ourselves. This is not an accident! Focus on service and you will find yourself giving insights to others that you also need for your own healing. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Keep serving and you will experience a triumph in your giving that will give you strength to face the hard things.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Lastly, when you are in the burn of rupture in your life, start to see it as an initiation rather than just hardship. You are building character. Let that fuel your business. This is how we dance the paradox of growing a triumphant coaching business while handling really hard personal pain. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In the words of Glennon Doyle, \u201cWe can do hard things.\u201d <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Love, <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Health Coach Institute<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 id=\"h-join-health-coach-institute-to-learn-how-to-grow-your-coaching-business\">Join Health Coach Institute to Learn How to Grow Your Coaching Business<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Take one of our fantastic coaching certification courses to learn more about dealing with stress and daily challenges. 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