It looks like everyone successful got there from a stage: the TEDx talk, the PR, the crowd. But my biggest pitching win, top five in Boston in front of four venture capitalists, didn't happen on a stage at all. It happened in a boardroom.

In this episode on how to get coaching clients without chasing the stage:

→ What actually won that room, almost ten years ago

→ Why the stage only turns up the volume on whatever you bring to it: the grey version of you, or the technicolour one

→ What thought leadership really grows from

→ The one thing to write down next time you feel that pull, so you know whether it's coming from clarity or from needing to prove something

Get clear on what you do and who it's for at my free monthly live session, the Clarity Shift:

https://offers.selenawoodward.com/the-clarity-shift-page

Prefer to watch? This is Video 3 in my YouTube series, How To Get Coaching Clients (Without A Big Audience):

https://youtu.be/tpUT9TT_imE

CHAPTERS

0:00 The stage looks like the answer

0:21 Boston, almost ten years ago

1:07 What they were really responding to

1:34 It wasn't the stage that mattered

2:18 The stage turns up the volume

2:47 Thought leadership isn't something you chase

3:18 That pull is envy

4:04 Write this down next time you feel the pull

4:43 A clear message is only one part of it

I'm Selena Woodward, a spiritual business coach who helps women get clear on what they do so the right people understand it and buy. https://selenawoodward.com