Batter up!
I played the 7 Questions Meme with Erica and here are the associations she made to me with my comments in italics:
RANDOM THOUGHT: Now having hung out with you several times (which, I agree, we should do that more), I have to say that you cuss a lot more than I initially thought you would. (I'm half Irish, half truck driver.)
SONG/MOVIE: The Vagina Monologues (If I were ever going to be in a one woman show this would absolutely be it.)
JELLO TO WRESTLE WITH ME IN: Strawberry. With mandarin orange slices. (The orange slices are because I'm from Minnesota aren't they?)
SOMETHING ONLY WE WILL UNDERSTAND: Next time I come over to your house, I expect to have onions with my dinner. (Not a friggen chance, honey but I *do* think I need to have another girls night at my place but I'm so not telling my dad this time.)
CLEAREST MEMORY: When we had lunch the first time, I think we both had on jeans, a red shirt, and a black leather jacket. (My gawd I think you are right).
ANIMAL: An owl. It's the smart and the glasses. But without the old. (Wow! Thanks! I would have never said that one for me but what a great compliment! You are right tho - without the old for sure).
QUESTION FOR ME: So, why *haven't* you gone into personal coaching as a career? (Again with the coaching thing. Yer killing me, Erica. *licks you anyways*)
Ok...so here is my response to her question:
I would love, love, love to be a personal coach. I think one of my favorite career gigs was teaching personal development classes. It was such fun watching people get excited about taking their personal strengths and expanding on them to be even better!
I have considered getting into coaching but the one thing that has kept me from doing it is that I believe it is really hard to find coaching clients that can afford a coach.
Everyone wants a coach.
Nobody wants to pay for it.
I've done the math over and over and for me to make what I make now I would need to either charge a LOT of money per hour or have about 80 clients per week. I've considered doing it on the side but I'm really not sure I want to make a commitment to a side gig at this point. I have had side gigs that sat on top of my regular 40 hour work week in the past and it was fine at the time but I'm kinda enjoying a regular work life right now.
That said...
There is a piece of me that absolutely craves the think outside of the box creative side of that personal development world. I really enjoy the interaction and watching my babies take flight is an indescribable personal thrill for me.
I think at some point in the future I will get back into working in the personal development arena and when I decide to make that leap, you'll be the first person I tell.
Now...gather round dear friends because in the spirit of this post I have a nosey little question for ya'all:
What is your strongest trait and how have you used it to your advantage?
Spill it...
RANDOM THOUGHT: Now having hung out with you several times (which, I agree, we should do that more), I have to say that you cuss a lot more than I initially thought you would. (I'm half Irish, half truck driver.)
SONG/MOVIE: The Vagina Monologues (If I were ever going to be in a one woman show this would absolutely be it.)
JELLO TO WRESTLE WITH ME IN: Strawberry. With mandarin orange slices. (The orange slices are because I'm from Minnesota aren't they?)
SOMETHING ONLY WE WILL UNDERSTAND: Next time I come over to your house, I expect to have onions with my dinner. (Not a friggen chance, honey but I *do* think I need to have another girls night at my place but I'm so not telling my dad this time.)
CLEAREST MEMORY: When we had lunch the first time, I think we both had on jeans, a red shirt, and a black leather jacket. (My gawd I think you are right).
ANIMAL: An owl. It's the smart and the glasses. But without the old. (Wow! Thanks! I would have never said that one for me but what a great compliment! You are right tho - without the old for sure).
QUESTION FOR ME: So, why *haven't* you gone into personal coaching as a career? (Again with the coaching thing. Yer killing me, Erica. *licks you anyways*)
Ok...so here is my response to her question:
I would love, love, love to be a personal coach. I think one of my favorite career gigs was teaching personal development classes. It was such fun watching people get excited about taking their personal strengths and expanding on them to be even better!
I have considered getting into coaching but the one thing that has kept me from doing it is that I believe it is really hard to find coaching clients that can afford a coach.
Everyone wants a coach.
Nobody wants to pay for it.
I've done the math over and over and for me to make what I make now I would need to either charge a LOT of money per hour or have about 80 clients per week. I've considered doing it on the side but I'm really not sure I want to make a commitment to a side gig at this point. I have had side gigs that sat on top of my regular 40 hour work week in the past and it was fine at the time but I'm kinda enjoying a regular work life right now.
That said...
There is a piece of me that absolutely craves the think outside of the box creative side of that personal development world. I really enjoy the interaction and watching my babies take flight is an indescribable personal thrill for me.
I think at some point in the future I will get back into working in the personal development arena and when I decide to make that leap, you'll be the first person I tell.
Now...gather round dear friends because in the spirit of this post I have a nosey little question for ya'all:
What is your strongest trait and how have you used it to your advantage?
Spill it...
2 Comments:
I basically think that people will like me because I like people.
I have used it to draw a large enough client base via the internet no less to be able to work from home fulltime.
Mandarin orange slices in jello are like tater tots in hotdish.
"Everyone wants a coach. Nobody wants to pay for it." -- I can see how that would be a barrier.
Thanks for answering. I think you'd be good at it and you know you'd be good at it and if there's a way to make it work, I know you'll find it. I'll stop harping on the issue now. ;)
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