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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Connect with Michelle, Parenting Challenging Kids:
Website: https://www.parentingchallengingkids.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/parentingchallengingkids/

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.

Let’s connect!

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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

Connect with me, Debbie Shadid:
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Listen to the Podcast:
Life Coach Business Building School Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/life-coach-business-building-school-with-debbie-shadid/id1502118085

Subscribe for weekly episodes on building your coaching business, finding clients, and creating the life you actually want: https://www.youtube.com/@debbieshadid?sub_confirmation=1

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:
Website: https://www.debbieshadid.com
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.

Spots are limited and enrollment closes soon.

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

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Join the Design, Live, Thrive Summit for Women to explore if coaching is the right path for your personal growth journey. If you're a woman ready to change your life before this year wraps up, come join us at the Design Live Thrive Summit for Women. Today I'm introducing you to more of our speakers, each of them talented coaches with their own insights to share with you. This summit is all about personal growth, and it's a chance to experience coaching for yourself.

Grab your free seat at the Design, Live, Thrive Summit here: https://designlivethrive.com

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.

The Design, Live, Thrive summit runs twice per year. The upcoming Summit is on September 9, 10, and 11, 2026. If you have been considering how professional guidance might impact your life, this summit provides a direct look at the industry. By attending, you gain a clear perspective on what coaching involves and whether it aligns with your personal goals. This is an opportunity to learn about coaching from multiple viewpoints and determine if it is the right path for your future.

Get your free seat at the Design, Live, Thrive Summit here: https://designlivethrive.com

Here's who you'll meet in this episode:
• Margaret Meder, Grief & Wellness Coach. She shows how grief shows up in the body, and uses a gentle, ancient healing art you can practice on yourself to steady the waves of grief.
• Monique Horb, Professional Organizer & Life Coach. Her RESET method shows that the clutter is never really about the stuff, it's about resetting your life for the season you're actually in now.
• Jennifer Flanders, Life and Career Coach for Psychotherapists, "the coach therapists secretly hire." She helps helpers build real self-sustainability and finally fill their own cup.
• Tricia Fox, Business & Wealth Coach. Her talk on fear teaches you to negotiate with it, dream big, make a plan, and take action toward the business you keep talking yourself out of.
• Erin Fisher, Mental Health Coach. She reveals that your harsh inner voice isn't your personality, it's a mental habit, and habits can be broken.
• Sherry Wynn, Personal Affairs Organization Coach. She opens your eyes to the critical information scattered in your head and your devices, and helps you build simple systems so someone could step in if you ever couldn't.
• Thais Glenn, Design, Live, Thrive Summit co-host and speaker. She teaches how to use your future self as a point of reference, turning today's frustrations into a clear map toward who you want to become.

When you save your seat, you get instant access to the Design, Live, Thrive toolkit, a gift from every speaker, each one a strategy you can start using right away, whether or not you catch the talk live. Save your seat here: https://designlivethrive.com

Connect with the coaches:
Margaret Meder: http://www.ExhalingGrief.com
Monique Horb: https://moniquehorb.com
Jennifer Flanders: http://www.jenniferflanderscoaching.com
Tricia Fox: https://www.triciafox.org/
Erin Fisher: http://www.erinfishercoaching.com
Sherry Wynn: http://www.justfixthismess.com

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

Are you a coach, or thinking about becoming one? Book a call with me here:
https://debbieshadid.com/schedule

Subscribe for weekly videos, and let me know in the comments if you plan on attending this September!

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.

Spots are limited and enrollment closes soon.

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

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If you provide therapy in any form and want to build your online practice, this video is for you. I brought together five women who are all in the therapy field, and who have all recently started their online coaching business. We're talking about how they made the move, where the line between therapy and coaching really is, and the opportunity waiting for you if you've been coaching-curious.

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 build coaching businesses, and I have a special love for helping therapists step into coaching without losing everything they've worked so hard to build.
So many therapists are quietly on the fence about this. They wonder if coaching is legitimate, whether they'd be lowering themselves, or how to stay on the right side of the ethical line. This conversation answers all of it, from women who've actually done it.

Connect with our guests (links below):
• Jennifer Flanders, life and career coach for psychotherapists: http://www.jenniferflanderscoaching.com
• Dr. Michelle Alden, family and challenging-behaviors specialist: https://www.parentingchallengingkids.com
• Marcia Landon, helping women write their next chapter: https://www.marciaelandon.com
• Erin Fisher, helping women reframe anxiety: http://www.erinfishercoaching.com
• Dr. Cheryl Williams-Jackson, burnout, mental wellness, and resilience: https://drcherylcoaching.co/

Are you a therapist wanting to start your online business? Book a call with me here:
https://debbieshadid.com/schedule

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

Disclaimer: Some links above may be affiliate links. I only recommend products I personally use and love.

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.

Spots are limited and enrollment closes soon.

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

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If you're a woman ready to redesign your life, step into your next best self, and finish 2026 strong, you are going to love the coaches I'm introducing you to today. They're our speakers from the Design, Live, Thrive Summit, and each one gives you a real taste of what she'll be teaching live.

⭐️ Grab your spot at the September 2026 Design, Live, Thrive Summit here: https://www.designlivethrive.com/

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.

The Design, Live, Thrive Summit for Women runs twice per year, and in this video you'll hear from the speakers who will be speaking on in our upcoming September 2026 Summit on Septmber 9-11.

Here's who you'll meet in this episode:
• Emily Terry, Mile High Money Mama. Her talk, "The Money Mindset Reset," helps high-earning women stop wondering where their money went and start making it work for them, without restrictive budgets.
• Sol Garcia, executive function consultant. She helps high performers who feel foggy and forgetful tell the glass priorities from the plastic ones, and finally bridge the gap between knowing what to do and getting it done.
• Dr. Michelle Alden, parent coach. Her talk, "Stop Reassuring Your Anxious Child and Build the Confidence They Need," helps parents recognize anxiety hiding behind big behaviors and respond in a way that actually calms everyone.
• Victoria Herczek, body-mind wellbeing coach. Her talk, "What Your Nervous System Has to Do With the Pain You're Suffering," helps women who've tried everything finally understand and release chronic pain.
• Thais Glenn, co-host and speaker at the Design, Live, Thrive Summit for Women. She teaches how to use your future self as a point of reference, so your frustrations become a compass toward what you actually value.

When you save your seat, you get instant access to the Design Live Thrive toolkit, a gift from each speaker with a strategy you can start using right away: https://designlivethrive.com

Connect with the coaches:
• Emily Terry: https://milehighmoneymomma.com
• Dr. Michelle Alden: https://www.parentingchallengingkids.com
• Victoria Herczek: https://www.victoriaherczek.com

Are you a coach, or thinking about becoming one? Book a call with me here:
https://debbieshadid.com/schedule

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

Chapters:
0:00 Redesigning Your Life for 2026
0:45 Mastering Your Personal Finances
1:27 Executive Function for Busy Professionals
1:39 Supporting Children Through Big Emotions
2:04 Living in a Pain-Free Body
3:03 Using Your Future Self as a GPS
30:59 The Reality of Building a Coaching Business
42:15 Data-Driven Growth and Iteration

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.

Spots are limited and enrollment closes soon.

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

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• Instagram @debbieshadid
• Subscribe on YouTube

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AI can save you hours every week in your coaching business, but it can also waste hours, sending you down rabbit holes that will never get you a single client. If you're a new coach looking to leverage AI in the simplest way possible, this video will show you how to streamline your coaching business and attract new clients without wasting time. Today I'll show you five ways to use AI the right way as a beginning coach.

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.

Whether you're just starting out or looking to scale your existing business, you'll learn how to use AI to get coaching clients and grow your business. So, if you're ready to take your coaching business to the next level and make the most of AI tools, watch this video now and start saving time and attracting new clients.

AI should make your business simpler, not busier. It's a tool to support the handful of things that actually build your business, not another source of overwhelm piling work onto your plate.

Want to talk through where you are and how to build your coaching business? Book a call with me here:
https://debbieshadid.com/schedule

Still unsure about your niche? My Profitable Niche Blueprint walks you through the entire process of finding the right niche, the one thing AI can never figure out for you:
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Connect with me, Debbie Shadid:
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Let’s connect!

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ChatGPT is a superpower for your coaching business in 2026. As a coach, you're likely looking for innovative ways to streamline your workflow, create engaging content, and grow your online presence. ChatGPT can be a game-changer, and in this video, we'll explore seven practical ways to use this AI tool to elevate your coaching business. From using ChatGPT to write content and automate tasks, to leveraging its capabilities to enhance your coaching services, we'll cover it all.

Today I'm sharing seven ways you can use ChatGPT in your coaching business right now, and I promise, you do not have to be tech-savvy to do any of this. Some of these are things you're completely overlooking. Whether you're a life coach, a women's coach, or an online coach, you'll learn how to harness the potential of ChatGPT to build your coaching business. By the end of this video, you'll have a clear understanding of how to use ChatGPT to grow your coaching business and achieve your goals.

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.

Ready to launch your coaching business the right way? My brand-new masterclass, The Launch Sequence, walks you through finding the niche that's meant for you, validating it with real conversations, and building the perfect offer, all without handing your business over to AI.
https://debbieshadid.com/launch

Want to talk through your next step with me directly? Book a call with me here:
https://debbieshadid.com/schedule

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

Let’s connect!

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