A Coach in an Echo Chamber Equals a Client on a Plateau

I remember that there was a point in time when I thought I really knew what I was doing as a coach.⁠⠀
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Then I took the CF-L2 in 2014, and received feedback from someone who was seasoned, and had spent a lot of time problem solving. I very quickly realized that I was not anywhere near as good as I thought I was. But, I was given direction, and a way to improve. I took notes, and worked to implement the feedback.⁠⠀
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Eventually, after several thousand hours of coaching, opening a business, finding success, and a few years later, I was in a similar place. “I’m really getting this down!” I remember thinking…⁠⠀
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And then I received feedback from, yet again, someone who was better than me. Nope. Not there yet! But, I was given direction, and I practiced and worked with the feedback.⁠ I now ensure that I get feedback regularly – I’m headed to Michigan in a few weeks to do just that!⁠⠀
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Often, when clients are appreciative of you, and you’re in your own gym all the time, you develop a bit of an echo chamber of how good you are as a coach, and you grow complacent.⁠ ⁠⠀
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Just like how every coach wants a client who shows up, takes initiative, and never settles – every client wants a coach who does them same. So go find someone who is better than you, and go get feedback. Let the walls come down, be vulnerable, and be hungry for growth.