Most mainstream coach training leaves us entirely unprepared for our own self-doubt. We are taught to dismiss, ignore, or infantilise our self-doubt.

These tactics teach us that there is a part of us that is unacceptable, here to destroy our dreams and sabotage our goals, and we must go into battle with it. This is neither true nor helpful (for you or your clients).

I believe our self-doubt invites us to explore who we need to be to become the most effective coach we can be.

When self-doubt is unresolved, protective beliefs and behaviours leak into the offers we create and the way we share our work. Perhaps most importantly, our unresolved self-doubt will be present in our coaching work. It’s how we get entangled with our beloved clients.