My 2 year commitment

When I was enrolled in my coaching program, I asked the question “how long does it take to build a viable coaching business?”  I meant a business that is actually earning “enough” money to be sustainable.  I was told about 18-36 months.  So, being the self competitive person that I am, my challenge was to do it in 18 months.

I also wanted to give myself a little wiggle room and be more “realistic” so my initial commitment was 2 years.  What that commitment meant to me was

  • I would stay the course for the full two years, no matter how it was going or how I felt (more on that roller coaster ride in a later post)
  • During those two years I would treat this as a full time business (even though I certainly did not have a full time client schedule yet (more on that in a later post too)
  • At the end of the two years I would evaluate – did I like it?  Am I making a living doing it?

As you can see, that two year commitment paid off – as it is now 10 years and I’m loving it!    That two year commitment took the pressure off of me to constantly be thinking “should I be doing this”, it also took away the idea of “should I just go get a job”.  Two questions I most likely would have been asking myself since there were so many growing pains during that time.

To prepare for that two year commitment, my husband and I also took a look at our finances and determined how much money I  “needed” to earn during that time to allow us to continue paying our bills.   That also took off some pressure because we chose the lowest number possible which felt very manageable.  Of course, we also cut our spending as much as possible during that time too, in order to make it even more manageable.   This took away the fear/worry of “I have to get clients” and allowed me to “work my plan” trusting that in time, clients would come.  And they did!

What commitments are you ready to make?

What commitments have you made?

Want support as you make (and hold) your commitments?  Check out The Coaches Lab


UncategorizedApril 16th, 2015Reply