To be honest, me embarking in the coaching industry, makes me exposed to the scepticism of some people around me. Some do it unconsciously, some say it right in my face and some indirectly implying that what I am doing is such a tall order.
Me sharing this does not mean that I am losing sight of all of the people that’s been supporting me throughout the years and believing in what I can do there are hundreds of them.
Here are some of what the very few people had said to me and these few of them don’t know me that well, so their words don’t add any weight and I am just sharing to inspire those who experience the same kind of minor setbacks just because you want to do something different or untapped within the community.
The following were what’s being said to me and some quite recently:
1- It is hard to open up people’s mind to even want to seek coaching.
2- there are many other great, world-class motivators and life coaches out there who are already doing a great job.
3- you are like the Oprah Winfrey of your community. (I include this because I do not favour comparison, I am me. Oprah is Oprah.)
4- I am no celebrity, who would be listening to my videos or live videos?
All these spoken words albeit directly or indirectly implied to me and my chosen profession, I turn a deaf ear. I don’t need to prove to anyone if I am capable or not but I do have a partner who is going to help me address some of the doubts that people who barely know me might have. Ultimately in business, we still need to make people understand why they should engage me. I am not good at this and I am glad that people who know are willing to come forward and help me.
I leave this task to my partner Jonathan.
Me? My competition is myself. I strive to be better and better as a coach, as a person, as a student, as a mother, as a wife, as a sister and as a business partner. This is my vision and this is what keeps me going.
If I care too much about what others may be insinuating, I might just go back to feeling unworthy, worthless, unfulfilled and not living and expressing myself and what I truly believe as my purpose and calling in life.
Learn to shut the noise and what’s most important is the noise you tell about yourself.
One particular person’s words also got stuck in my mind, and she is a fellow coach from Bournemouth, named Annie Sweet, what she said to me had struck a chord in me and is what I am holding on to, she said,
“There are millions of people in the world who are suffering and they need what you can offer them, ignore those who don’t want your service and those who are trying to stop you.”
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