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Livio Marcheschi's avatar

That’s an amazing piece.

My takeaways:

- keep your job until you have enough clients

- focus on a problem you’ve solved for yourself *

* in my case: learning how to be with myself 🌱

Tom Morgan's avatar

Al excellent starting points IMO. I ignored all of them and failed (initially).

Livio Marcheschi's avatar

To then drop 1on1 work and focus on the community?

Tom Morgan's avatar

I vastly prefer this kind of work, but I do now coach 1:1 privately as well. I could only do it after I'd solved my own transition, not during!

Livio Marcheschi's avatar

But what if solving the transition implies engaging in a new professional life pact and offering coaching services?

Livio Marcheschi's avatar

It might clearly be a story I’m telling myself, but I struggle to see any “solving” without taking action on these points.

Tom Morgan's avatar

Well it happens that we have an interview on this precise topic pending in part 2 this week...

Ben Katt's avatar

So glad I came across your work yesterday. This post is just what I need as I continue to grow my coaching practice. Can't wait to listen!

Tom Morgan's avatar

You’re welcome: I made every mistake so hopefully nobody else has to.

Livio Marcheschi's avatar

This is the most phenomenal talk on shadow work, development work and coaching I have ever heard. The way the meaning/ money duality is tackled is simply mind-blowing.

I now know that I need to move forward in my development path, take on yey-yes-hell-no goals (hell no! I did not want to hear that) and face the shadows as they emerge, with the right container in place. Which is exactly what is happening as I slowly develop my coaching practice (hello no! once again).

Thanks, Tom and Brian.

The fact these information are available for anyone on Earth is a wonderful gift to all people on this path to meaning.

Adam Bumpus's avatar

I agree with all these comments: Tom these conversations with Brian have been outstanding. Thank you. What would be your advice to find the right coach who can hold space for me as I develop my coaching work on this?