The Scary Thing I'm Doing for the Rest of 2023
Or, if you've ever wanted to work with me, now is the time
I realised the other day that it is officially eight years since my first day of training to become a coach. Eight years of working with amazing women and men, getting to know what really drives them and helping them put that at the forefront of their lives. Eight years of getting to know what really drives me and putting that at the forefront of my life. Taking a leap, deciding to do something new (something that a year before I would have scoffed at as well!) was the best thing I could have done for myself.
I decided to become a coach on the back of being coached. I had met a series of amazing women who all glowed with health and happiness, and when I asked them what their secret was they all shared the same amazing coach. At that point I thought coaching was a big old scam, a pyramid scheme for people that wouldn’t go to therapy. And then I tried it and within a year I’d left my job, doubled my salary and bought my first home. Which sounds like the sort of thing a Facebook Guru would say but it’s the truth. The other truth of course is that I’d been woefully underpaid for years, had been desperate to leave my job but hadn’t had the courage and probably could have bought a house much sooner but was stuck with a deeply held belief that I’d never be able to afford it so what was the point in thinking about it?
Coaching isn’t magic. I’m not a genie living in a lamp waiting to grant wishes. All it really is is a boot up the backside to go for the thing you want and having someone hold your hand while you do it. Things I have helped my clients go for over the years range from jobs, to money, to gap years, to new businesses, to relationships, to sex, to babies. (Those last two do not have to be linked!).
This year I’m going for what I want. For eight years I’ve coached a maximum of six private clients at any given time. I told people I kept the number small because I wanted to be able to give everyone maximum attention but really I think I kept the number small because I knew I could always reach it. I could always have a full client roster and that would make me feel good about myself. And then I worked with some amazing coaches, saw how much more they brought to their coaching and I wanted to be as good as them. That meant doing more training. So I started studying for my PCC.
The coaching industry is notoriously unregulated. The closest thing it has to a governing body is the International Coaching Federation and the PCC is their stamp of approval on a coach. In theory I could have got this about five years ago, I have the training hours and more than enough coaching hours but I just didn’t. Call it laziness or fear that I wouldn’t be good enough or procrastination. For whatever reason, I just put it off. Until now. Because now I really want those letters after my name. I want the brilliant people I work with to know that I’m at the standard they require and I want my clients to trust that I’m not selling them snake-oil.
Going for something you really want is always scary. Having someone with you, that makes it much easier. So I teamed up with a friend and we decided to do the process together. Mutual accountability and someone to remind me why I want this, when I get distracted.
Here’s where you come in. As part of the qualification process, I need to submit recorded coaching calls. So I need clients who will be up for one or more of their coaching sessions to be recorded (audio, not video) and used as part of my exam. So I’m opening up a load more coaching spaces for the rest of the year AND I’m offering a major discount to anyone who is happy to be recorded. (NB: all calls are anonymous, none of your identifying details would go to the examination board).
If there’s something you want to go for but you keep putting it off, then I’d love to talk to you about how we could work together. But in particular I’m looking for people who:
Want to go after a big career transition - whether that’s getting a new job after decades at the same company, starting your own business or making the move into a bigger role.
Want to improve their relationship with their body - particularly if you want to experience more joy, pleasure and desire!
Want to improve their relationships - this might be looking for a romantic partner, working on the relationship with your family or dealing with loneliness.
And I am open to all ideas and queries outside this too!
If you’re interested and would be up for working with me for three months, then I’m offering 50% off for anyone who’s ready to start in September. It’s a massive discount, something I haven’t offered once since I started coaching and won’t offer again.
I’m always happy to chat to anyone about how coaching works / whether it’s right for you etc, so if you think you might be interested do get in touch. I don’t hard sell and if I don’t think you’ll get anything out of it / I’m not the right coach for you, I’ll tell you!
Just drop me an email: harriet.minter@gmail.com
Hi, I am super curious about this! Would you be able to share here what the 50% off price would be, and how the pricing works as in if it’s a package or just single sessions? Thank you!
I'll definitely pass your details on to someone who I think would be a great fit. Bullied and discriminated against at work for years, simply through being part time due to childcare commitments, and she's finally had enough and needs support to find a career move.