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I told my client no more ‘coffee dates’ ☕️
For over 6 years I’ve been helping people improve their lives, make more money, upgrade their relationships and love themselves into alignment.
I’ve been paid a lot of money for this, because I’m an expert.
When clients start working with me, they’re not making enough money in their business and they’re sick of time wasters in the dm’s that respond to their every story and every post, wanting to be their friend, but never actually buying from them.
They get frustrated thinking “I don’t actually want to be friends with this person, they’d be an ideal client but I somehow wound up on a coffee date, from their POV, as FRIENDS, ugh!”
Why does no one talk about this simple to solve conundrum in the coaching industry?
Probably because it’s nuanced. I’ve experienced it a lot more than I’d like to admit.
Don’t worry, I will break it down for you.
A lot of my clients come to me, sick of giving discounts or adhering to the pricing structures of other people in the ‘industry’.
They’ve had people tell them their life story in cafes, grocery store lines - you name the place, they’ve probably had someone come in super hot. They walk away wondering, why me?
They’ve had numerous discovery calls with people that just aren’t a fit.
They’re done with the “people in my world won’t pay those kinds of prices” belief system.
They’re ready to close discovery calls with conviction, confidence and to be paid, well.
Let me show you my favourite way to…
Close out time wasters so you can make more money and have more time.
It’s simpler than you think.
If I could follow just ONE coaching rule it would be...
To remain a ‘kind authority’ in the DM’s or any exchange I believe could be a potential sale and not befriend ‘potential clients’ thinking it will get them over the line.
It won’t.
Here’s a few of my suggestions after thousands of hours of coaching people.
Let’s plug those energy leaks and get you aligned for high cash months…
☕️ No more ‘coffee dates’.
🧠 No more ‘pick your brain calls’.
🤳🏼 No more ‘WhatsApp groups’.
🍻 No more ‘events with friends you are no longer aligned with’.
🆓 No more ‘free value adds’.
👀 No more ‘I better do this because it might turn into a sale’ kind of energy.
😳 No more long form responses to life stories in the dm’s.
🗣 No more long winded conversations that drain your life force energy for people that don’t take action or pay you a dime.
More…
💪🏼 Authority content created and posted.
🌴 Inspirational content created and posted.
👩🏫 Educational content created and posted.
🥹 Vulnerable content created and posted.
🔁 Closing out loops.
👋 Going in for the ask.
📲 Giving away everything you know with love, for free, on the internet, to the masses.
💰But if people want to get up, close and personal with you - they gotta pay 💵
It all starts and ends with your content and your willingness to step into the powerful, authentic, confident and outright expert authority that you are.
When you dedicate time and energy to your content and what you’re sharing (aka your art) - you’re saying to the universe:
“I am committed to being of service, first of all, to myself, my art, my content and I respect my time” this will reflect back to you out in the wild (aka IRL when you meet people).
If you had a childhood, where you were expected to forfeit your needs for everyone else, this will show up in your business: e.g. dropping what you were working on to answer a call, tend to a friend in need, give something to someone else, say yes to plans you don’t want to say yes to.
And guess what? We can change it.
Your authority, conviction and open hearted care will shine through when you choose yourself, you will be magnetic. People will want to pay you, because you’ll be a match for what they’re looking for.
When you’re boundaried, clear, focused and in your heart…
The universe doesn’t fuck around.
If you’re putting your best foot forward, sharing, showing up and committing - you will be met, with aligned clients, high cash months and some serious synchronicities.
If you’re people pleasing, avoiding setting boundaries, waiting for things to ‘wrap up’ or hoping and wishing that person will eventually come ‘round and buy from you; you’re absolutely ready to shift this 💖
Repeat after me…
It is safe to invite someone onto a discovery call that has been wasting my time in the DM’s (because I have let them, but I won’t let them anymore).
It is safe to promote and educate people on my programs that I believe could help them.
It is safe to share and speak about what I have to offer, all the time, online and in person.
It is safe to create content that shows I know what I am talking about and that I am an expert, it is not arrogant or egotistical, it is fact…
It is safe to block people that have my energy feeling weird and out of alignment.
It is safe to remove my family & old friends/coworkers from my business social media pages.
It is safe to ghost people that send novels in the dm’s with no intention to buy.
It is safe to say no to someone for a coffee date or ‘catch up’ if it takes more than it gives.
My favourite definition of burnout is:
“giving more than you get back.”
In order to be a magnetic coach, there’s gotta be a mutual exchange of value.
We pour our hearts and souls into our clients growth, results and evolutions.
Money is the obvious result of a worthy exchange.
So…
You are a coach, expert and teacher.
Not a friend to your clients or social media audience.
There’s an obvious reason why therapists can’t be friends with their patients.
Mistakenly thinking sales requires you to people please and abandon your boundaries to close the deal is no longer an option for you.
I’ll be diving into this topic in my
happening this Saturday, June 29th @ 10am NZT | 8am AEST in our Messy Action Skool Community it’s $111 USD.
[USA folks: Friday, June 28th @ 3pm PST]
We’re moving from ‘perceived friend’ to kind, clear and boundaried coach (that get’s PAID).
Let me teach you how to have ready to buy clients so you can have high cash months & spend more of your time doing what you want, with more energy.
P.P.S.
Permission to UPGRADE
In case you missed it, my 8 week course Permission to UPGRADE is currently open for LIVE enrollment. The details are here.
I will be teaching this once live & then it will be available to purchase as a self paced course with a peer to peer community so… if you want to join us live, you’re gonna want to be part of this round for that high touch point time with me & our group.
Info
Pay in full - $2,500 USD
Payment plan - x2 payments of $1,300
Duration - 8 weeks
Call times - Weekly, Tuesdays @ 12pm NZT
Doors close - Tuesday, July 2nd 2024 @ 12pm NZT
Here’s to…
Making decisions that benefit the future version of you, now!

Brooke’s website: https://brookenolly.com/
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