#How To: The Life Cycle of Gaining a Client Do you know how long does it take to close a client from the time to reach out to you and from the time it takes to close the deal? Let's Talk About It! Sneak peek of the video content: 1. Have a sales flow and process in place 2. Have an onboarding flow chart and process 3. Know where your client is in t…

Life Coaches: How to Start Building and Making Money in Your Business! Proverbs 24:3 (ESV) By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established. Greetings and welcome to our Business of Coaching mini course! This course has been designed for established Life Coaches who have already received training as a Life Coach and have gained th…

LIVE Coaching Course: 7 Week Intensive! Breakpoint Coaching, LLC and Second Chance Christian Fellowship! *** REGISTRATION NOW OPEN *** SEATING IS LIMITED Become a Professional Certified Life Coach w/ Breakpoint Coaching Collective hosted by Second Chance Christian Fellowship and Coach Dr. Lillian H. Spearman. We are offering a 7-week intensive Chri…

Become a Group Coach with Breakpoint Coaching, LLC! Hi there! I am SUPER excited to invite you to become a Group Coach with us here at Breakpoint Coaching, LLC! LEARN MORE HERE: https://breakpointcoaching.teachable.com/p/how-to-master-group-coaching-in-person-and-online The Holy Spirit has been leaning on me for about a week to share about the nume…

Life Coaches: Why You Need a Mentor As a Life Coach, my Mentors have been mission essential for to my journey and I believe they are mission essential for you as well. The first step to walking with mentor is to believe that you are worthy and to have self-esteem that is strong enough to walk humbly with the person that God has placed ahead of you …

Are You Struggling to Forgive? I was recently invited to be a guest on FREE TO CHOOSE FORGIVENESS Talk Show where we talked about SO many critical and important conversations. Notably, the hosts, Dr. Norma McLauchlin and Dr. Anissa Short asked me about how often the topic of unforgiveness comes up when I am working with a life coaching client or tr…

I'm SO excited to share this episode with you! I was invited to be a guest on The Active Listener Podcast with Mark Nunn, a fellow Life Coach who is located in the U.K. We had a power packed conversation where I candidly shared my own life experiences as a person of faith, as a suicide surviver and military Veteran. In addition, we talked all about…

I'm SO excited to share this podcast feature with you! I was honored to be a guest on the BEYOND the Military Podcast w/ fellow Veteran and Life Coach, Wendi Wray. In honor of Black History Month, Coach Wendi interviewed four amazing black military women throughout the month of February, who've gone BEYOND the military as Life Coaches and I was one…

Are you a budding Entrepreneur or "OG" boss and you need or want strategies for how to grow your business or know when it's time to grow? I was recently asked to share my expertise to a group of college students majoring in Entrepreneurship and Business Management. As I was preparing and recording, I thought to myself, "this would be amazing to sha…

My name is Dr. Patrice Carter and I am healing from being a self bully. What does this even mean? Have you ever heard of this? How do you even know if you're bullying yourself? Stay tuned and find out how... I'll share a few tidbits below: Indicators of Self Bullying: Negative internal self talk to include criticism, judgment or mean comments to yo…

Are you an "unofficial" Life Coach? An "unofficial who is not certified or formally trained as a Life Coach. On this episode of The Coaches Coach podcast I share 10 things that I feel it's important for you to know/note. Prayer: One of the single most important things, in my opinion, is to seek the Lord and pray. Listen as I share what He said to m…

Coaches, do you know how to use social media to get clients for your coaching business? Listen as I discuss this article written by Scarlet Vincent, on six ways to attract clients from Instagram and Facebook through organic marketing strategies, completely for free. These steps are an EXCELLENT tool you can begin using now! Weblink: https://www.ent…

Proverbs 24:3 (ESV) By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established. Greetings and welcome to our Business of Coaching mini course! This course has been designed for established Life Coaches who have already received training as a Life Coach and have gained the skill of coaching, but never learned the business component of owning…

Life Coaches and Entrepreneurs, Set up repeatable and profitable systems before taking time off so that you can make money while you chill and Ask Me Anything! Welcome to my Coaches Coach Premier! Grab your lunch and let's chat! In this podcast, share TONS of tips, tools, resources and also personal testimonies and anecdotes. Watch and be inspired,…

Have you ever found yourself going into "fix" it mode with a client? Did they share something or ask a question that triggered your inner "fixer"? If so, then keep listening! I share 5 Reasons Why coaches should Ask and the Top 10 Asking Mistakes, along with solutions! Even if you've mastered the art of not trying to fix your clients, I'm sure that…

Hey Coaches! Have you ever gotten to the place in your coaching with a client that you feel they are stuck, the coaching has stalled and they just seem unwilling or unable to move forward? In this episode, I am sharing some tips (with the help of coaching guru, Dr. Gary Collins) on how you can"Help Clients to Get Unstuck". Collins (2009) shares wit…

Do you know how to scale your life coaching business to $15K and up? If you would like to, keep watching! In this episode of The Coaches' Coach, I am sharing 11 plus ways you can scale your Life Coaching business to five figures and up, easily! Here's a sneak peek! Grab a pen and paper! 1. Prepare your mind to receive. 2. Prepare your ground. 3. Pr…

Have you outgrown your Life Coaching Niche? If so, do you know how to move forward? I have been a professional Life Coach for over 12 years and in that time, I have shifted my niche three times. This has happened as a result of my personal and professional growth and development and even more so as God shifted me. Can you relate? If so, keep watchi…

The coaching industry is poised for growth and you are making an amazing decision to become a part of this explosive growth industry! The bureau of labor and statistics rates one of the fastest growing industries as individual and family services with life coaching falling into this category. As of 2012 one study found there were 47, 200 coaches in…

Are you struggling to “put yourself out there” as a Life Coach or Entrepreneur? It can be intimidating to share your coaching services and also to ask for money. Do you struggle to “put yourself out there” in terms of your business, products, services and pricing? If so, keep watching as I share seven tips plus bonus tips on how you can overcome th…

How do you know if this client is the perfect fit or "client zilla"? Well, let me tell, there are at least five ways to know and discern this and I am sharing them with you here in this video. 1. Timeliness 2. Rapport 3. Commitment/Availability 3 (a)/(b) Time and heart 4. Follow-up 5. Investment Bonus Tips: A critical question you MUST get the answ…

When you think of a Life Coach, what is the first thing that comes immediately to your mind? For many people, the first words they think of are: therapist, counselor or mentor. While coaching does have it's genesis in these fields, it is very much NOT counseling, mentoring, therapy or advising! Coaching at its core is helping people to move from wh…

In this broadcast, I share with you 5 Ways a Life Coaching Business Can Bring in Revenue! I hope it blesses you! Let me know and please be sure to Like, Subscribe, Share and Connect with me/us! I get asked all of the time by Coaches who want to come through our certification program or are just entering the industry, “can I make a living as a Life …

Coaches, Greetings and welcome back! I'm so excited for this episode! Join me and my special guest, Carmen McLean Author of Chosen Daughter: You Were Never Fatherless and a Realtor with Price Residential Group as we take listeners on a journey to (re)claiming their role as God’s Chosen Daughters. Carmen wants us to know that God can use us! It does…

How to for Life Coaches: 13 Steps to Launch Your Life Coach Podcast & Why You Should Start NOW! Coaches, I recently read an article on www.business.com that shared the reasons why you should consider starting a podcast. Some of the reasons were to capture your audiences attention, create a personalized experience, make connections, open up new fina…

Listen and move as I share with you the top 10 ten people you need on your life coaching team! As a Life Coach it is imperative that you recognize that while you may be able to do "it all", if you want to grow, you must incorporate help in the form of a team. There are at least ten people you need to consider to have a bonafied team! I'll share a s…

You may know that June was National Men's Health Month! During this time we shared social media posts highlighting men within our community that coach, minister to and empower other men. As our culmination and in celebration, we recorded a powerful two-part series entitled, Men Need Men: Identity of a Man Podcast a powerful conversation around fait…

Coaches, What is taking you so long to possess the land? I am SO excited to share this powerful discussion with me and my guest Coach Bella Grace of Walking on Water Ministries and Dynamic New You Coaching as we discuss the importance of GETTING IT DONE NOW! This episode will ignite and inspire you to want to MOVE and to RUN hard after all that God…

Listeners, This episode is a MUST LISTEN! You are in for a royal treat today! Grab your paper, pen and an open your entrepreneurial mindset as we glean incredible "wisdom nuggets" from our guest entrepreneurial expert, Work From Home CEO and Author, Dr. Anissa Short. Join us as we dialogue about: What is a Work From Home (WFH) CEO? How do you becom…

Coaches, Do you know how to manage your prophetic anointing and how and where it fits into the coaching model? This is super important to master, as coaching is all about asking and listening, NOT TELLING. Join me and Prophetess/Entrepreneur, Rachelle Myles, as we delve into and discuss: How to manage the prophetic gift while coaching a client; Whe…

Coaches, Did you know that stress can sabotage our goals? I hear so often from people and even clients, "I am a procrastinator! I start a goal, but I can never finish it! I just can't get my thoughts clear! I'm lazy! WHAT IF you're just S-T-R-E-S-S-E-D-?! Join me and Janeissy Armstrong: Functional Medical Practitioner (in training); Christian Yogi …

"Our actual purpose is being myself right now, good, bad or even ugly-I am enough and in being that, I am on purpose". Join me and Coach Wendi Wray, Certified Life and Weight Coach to military women, as she gives her insight on how we can "thrive on purpose"! Wendi is a fellow Sister in Arms and Coach who will guide us into the battle and #beyondhe…

Coaching from your values is a truly powerful and promising place. This becomes even more relevant when we work with clients who align with what we hold dear and true as this becomes a gift and a tool that we offer them. Living and working from your values is so nourishing, enriching and rewarding as this brings your decisions, actions and mindsets…

Coaching in the midst of #cultural chaos! It seems as though culturally we have gone from one crisis to another without taking a breath. Collectively and culturally we’ve all battled the #covid19 together and are now finally “breathing a collective sigh of relief”. However, in only a few short weeks, we have found ourselves tossed back into a colle…

How to Overcome Impostor Syndrome! The term was coined by American psychologists Pauline Clance and Suzanne Imes and is commonly understood as a false and sometimes crippling belief that one's successes are the product of luck or fraud rather than skill. Dr. [Sandra] Lyness said that high functioning/highly successful men and women were experiencin…

How to Breakout of Your Slump! Stop Self-Sabotage! Hit Refresh and Restart! 1. Acknowledge 2. Pray 3. Get Accountability 4. Get Pumped 5. Check your list To-DO! 6. Rock in the River: Pick 1 task to accomplish…just one and START there! 7. Set a timer/timeline so that it doesn’t drag out 8. Hire an expert: Invest in a laser coaching session w/ a Life…

As a Life Coach, it is important to know who it is that you feel led to and/or called to serve. Listen in as I share eight(8) tips for Life Coaches on having a specific coaching niche. Pray first and ask God Check your story as it will inform your niche Ask other people Look at who's drawn to you Do a fit test. I reference a great book called Anoma…

Greetings and welcome back to the Breakpoint Coaching Podcast! I am Dr. Patrice Carter, The Coaches' Coach and today we're chatting with Certified Christian Life Coach Renee Odrick. Renee is also a Marriage and Family Counselor, Speaker and published Author as well as a Minister and the Founder of Meditational Moments. Listen in as we discuss a rea…

Marketing F.A.Q.s w/ Six-Figure Success Coach and Pastor Garlinda Price Coach Garlinda is an integral part of our coaching staff and team at Breakpoint Coaching Collective. Listen in as she shares invaluable insight from her 30+ years of experience! The Entrepreneur For over 30 plus years, Pastor Garlinda has owned successful businesses and God use…

This is a snippet of our first session of the Breakpoint Life eClub! Hi Peeps! I’m inviting YOU to join me in the Breakpoint Life eClub for Christian Start-up Entrepreneurs, Life Coaches, Speakers and Creatives. Breakpoint Life eClub is for you if you desire for everything in your life to change in your favor and you need support, empowerment and g…

Welcome back Coaches! Listen in as I expound on each one and take notes as I share, 10 steps to getting started as a Life Coach + 5 Bonus Steps! I get asked, often, how a person can get started as a Life Coach. So, I have compiled a list of ten steps I feel are important as well as a video outlining each one in more detail. 1. Say yes 2. Educate yo…

Hi there! I am Dr. Patrice Carter, The Coache's Coach and I want to share with you the essential practices of an effective coach training program as shared by Collins (2002) and Webb (2019). Below are considerations Coaching Instruction should be live, interactive and “in the moment”. The coaching instructor should model masterful coaching and shou…

CLICK HERE for a FREE one page journal sheet to fill out as you listen to this broadcast: https://bit.ly/2JN610rWhat’s your WHY for wanting to be a Christian Life Coach?I’m excited to offer you this free download so that you can journal about your WHY for wanting to be a Christian Life Coach.As you listen to this video/podcast, I encourage you and …

Greetings! I am Dr. Patrice Carter, The Coaches’ Coach! Listen as I share four (4) ways for you to know if you’re called to be a Christian Life Coach. My purpose is to add value to my fellow Coaches and the coaching industry as a whole and to encourage new coaches or those considering coaching, on their journey, through my expertise, experiences an…

Last night I was bitten by a Cougar! What self limiting belief is holding YOU back? What empowering belief or mindset can you begin to replace these with?! Last night I had a vision that I was outside and as I looked across from me I saw these animals (some type of little furry fox 🦊things with big ears👂) and at first they were sitting up. But slow…

What do you do when the battle is arrayed against you? Do you become struck with fear or do you take your battle stance? I received a Word from the Lord that a battle was coming. My initial response was, “wait! what?” and to ask the Lord from what direction and what our strategy should be? The Spirit of God led me to 2 Kings 6 to remind me, “Do NOT…

What do you do when winter comes? I have heard the Lord say this to me twice and each time, it was accompanied by a MAJOR personal crucible related to my health but more than that, related to my life and MOST importantly, my Spirit.Winter #1 I sat by my window as I do every morning, prepared to read my Bible, have coffee and talk with the Lord. As …