If you're a coach who's doing everything right but still stuck waiting on your next client, this episode is going to shift how you think about marketing for good.

We often overlook the potential in our immediate circles. Whether it is a neighbor or a casual acquaintance, the person who changes the trajectory of your work is likely already within your reach. This perspective shift helps you see networking strategies differently, moving away from forced tactics toward genuine curiosity.

Finding new opportunities does not always require massive outreach campaigns or cold pitching strangers. By remaining open to the people around you, you create space for organic professional connections that can lead to unexpected success. It is about recognizing that influence often hides in plain sight.

If you're new to my channel, my name is Debbie Shadid. I'm a Business Growth and Life Coach and the founder of the Business Building Boutique. For over two decades, I've helped women learn how to become coaches, get clients, grow their businesses, and create meaningful income doing work they love.

You need a different lens on the marketing you're already doing, and it starts with realizing you're only one conversation away from the thing that changes everything.

Ready to get clear on what you really want and build the business that's actually yours? Book a call with me here: debbieshadid.com/schedule

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I would love to know in the comments what you do. What is the bigger thing that you really want to be known for? Tell us what the why is that makes you cry. Thank you for being here.

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If your business isn't working and you're thinking, "I've tried everything, nobody's interested, I'm about to give up," this one's for you. It's short, but it might be the most useful ten minutes you spend on your business this week. I'm going to give you three honest things to check today, and I promise one of them will show you exactly what needs to shift.

If you're new to my channel, my name is Debbie Shadid. I'm a Business Growth and Life Coach and the founder of the Business Building Boutique. For over two decades, I've helped women learn how to become coaches, get clients, grow their businesses, and create meaningful income doing work they love, without paid ads and without complicated tech.

Here's the thing. When someone tells me they've tried everything, we almost always find that they haven't, or that something quietly needs to change. Let's find yours.

In this episode, we'll walk through:
• Step one: study three coaches who are genuinely successful doing what you do, and how to confirm they're actually making sales
• How to feed those three competitors into ChatGPT or Claude to spot the exact gap in your own marketing
• Why this is modeling success, never copying, and where that line is
• Step two: the honest conversation about what marketing you're truly doing, not what you think you're doing
• Why "I tried Instagram and it didn't work" usually isn't true, and what social media is actually for
• The minimum five free ways to market your business, done consistently
• Why a post nobody likes still did its job
• Step three: the mindset check, and how certainty quietly creates your results
• The "Certain Way" from The Science of Getting Rich, and the proof already sitting in your own life
• Why stopping your marketing for even a week breaks your own momentum

Here's what I want you to hold onto. Businesses aren't built on a few posts. They're built on consistent action, day after day, even when you can't see the results yet. Check your competition, check your marketing, check your mindset, and then keep going. Do the work consistently, and you will create the business you want.

Ready for real help getting your business working? Come to one of my upcoming free workshops:
https://debbieshadid.com/workshop

Want to talk through what's not working with me directly? Book a call with me here:
https://debbieshadid.com/schedule

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Listen to the Podcast:
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If this helped, share it with a coach who's discouraged, and tell me in the comments which of the three you needed to hear.

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Emily just got her first paid coaching client and is sharing exactly what it took to start her online coaching business and get that very first online coaching client. If you're building your online coaching business and waiting on that first client to coach, this video will show you how to start your online coaching business and get your first coaching client.

If you're new to my channel, my name is Debbie Shadid. I'm a Business Growth and Life Coach and the founder of the Business Building Boutique. For over two decades, I've helped women learn how to become coaches, get clients, grow their businesses, and create meaningful income doing work they love.

Ready to build your coaching business and land your first client? Book a call with me here: https://debbieshadid.com/schedule

Everyone online shows you how to get more clients or higher-ticket clients. Almost nobody shows you how to get that very first one. That's what Emily and I get real about here, the messy, terrifying, wonderful road to client number one.

Here's what I hope you take from Emily. Landing your first client is hard, and slow, and worth every bit of it. She's not a quitter, she did the work, and five months in, everything shifted. If you're in the painful in-between right now, keep going. The world needs what you have.

Connect with Emily Terry, Mile High Money Mama, personal finance coach helping women reach financial independence: https://milehighmoneymomma.com

Connect with me, Debbie Shadid:
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/debbieshadid/

Ready to get your first online coaching client? Book a call with me here: https://debbieshadid.com/schedule

Tired of spinning in indecision about what to post, how to sell your coaching, or explain what you do? This is your moment!

Join me for a live edition of Fast Track + VIP coaching experiences where you'll get real-time feedback on your niche, offers, and marketing, plus the clarity and support you've been looking for.

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Let’s connect → DebbieShadid.com/scheduleLet’s connect!

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