Hiring A Coach
Recently I thought back to how much money I have spent in the past 5 years on coaching packages and course (since the beginning of my pursuit of a business). “wow,” I thought to myself, “I have wasted so much money on these courses and I haven’t even made the money back yet!” Back in 2017 I had just graduated college and had no job. As soon as I got a job waitressing I bought my first course for $2500.
I kept buying courses, small and big. I learned a lot but I hadn’t made the money back yet. I was really frustrated. I really thought I had just wasted all that money. Then it hit me, that was some of the best money I have ever spent. Not only did I get lifetime access to so much mind blowing, potentially million dollar creating, content I may never truly get through, I was able to connect with other people who bought those courses and interacted with the same coaches.
While I hadn’t made much effort to participate in the groups on Facebook I still kept going back to read posts and comments. I kept learning so much valuable information. I heard once, “even if I get one piece of information that I can deeply resonate with and integrate I will consider my investment worth it.” Looking back it is extremely true. I may not have made all the money back yet, however, these courses, these coaches, these communities, they helped me to grow and evolve into the person I am today. I am so much more open and eager to learn than I was back then. I healed some of my wounds around relationships, money and myself therefore changing my mindset and ultimately the trajectory of my life. My goals and outlook on life had drastically changed for the better. I expanded my understanding of people and how to take responsibility for my actions which was perhaps the most important and most valuable lesson.
My coaches and mentors did not sugar coat all of it either. I spent a decent amount of time feeling resentment toward them for saying things that triggered me. It wasn’t until much later that I realized, every single time I am triggered by anything I have an opportunity to learn and grow. I was choosing not to learn and instead use my emotions to justify how I felt on the inside. I would now gladly pay double for some of the courses I bought. It was only by taking this journey did I realize just how much I needed to shift on the inside. Pointing fingers at others is incredibly easy but when was the last time you actually really looked deep within. How have you been holding yourself back? What kinds of things do you believe to be true, about yourself, about your life, about your circumstance? How have you played a role in your own suffering? How have you been in denial so you can wash your hands of said responsibility? How can you shift your perspective so that you are not the victim in the story but rather the hero that wins?