Episode #18: Robbie on... how I think about new work, group coaching programmes and the new Coach's Journey Community

Well, this is fun. Here’s another episode featuring me, Robbie Swale. No guests this time, and no content from the past, either: this all new and includes some exciting announcements, as well as insights and stories I haven’t shared before from my experience of creating new ways of working in my coaching business. In particular, I talk about: The lessons I’ve learned from the three group coaching programmes I’ve launched: how do we start a group coaching programme? How do we sell one to people? The four criteria I use when deciding whether to create a new way of working in my business. And, most excitingly, I launch the new Coach’s Journey Community, a new way to work with me, starting from just £10 a month. That community is wrapped up along with the new opportunity to support the Coach’s Journey financially. If you value this work that I’m doing and want to make it easier for me to continue it, and give it the potential to grow faster and further, you might want to consider becoming a Supporter. But don’t worry, the podcast will always be free and there’s no presure at all from me to support the podcast financially. That’s only part of the episode, though - creating the Coach’s Journey Community and a new one-on-one engagement that I’m running with several clients this autumn made me really think about how and when I create new ways of working with clients. In this episode, I’ve tried to really share how I think about creating new ways of working, including why I’m excited about this one, and all kinds of things that might be valuable to you on your journey as a coach. If there’s anything I didn’t cover or anything you want to ask, let me know and maybe I’ll do a follow-up episode answering questions! For information about my wider work and writing, visit www.robbieswalecoaching.com. To read more about supporting The Coach’s Journey, or to become a Supporter or a Community Member, visit https://www.patreon.com/thecoachsjourney. Music by My Good Man William: listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4KmeQUcTbeE31uFynHQLQg Things and people I mentioned (that you might be interested in): ~5: My article, ‘Jordan Peterson Is Not Evil and Why That Matters’ - https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/jordan-peterson-evil-why-matters-robbie-swale/ ~10: My article, ‘How I Became A Full Time Coach Less Than Two Years After Finishing My Training’ on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-i-became-full-time-coach-less-than-two-years-after-robbie-swale ~10: My 200th LinkedIn Article: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/lessons-from-200-linkedin-articles-out-robbie-swale/ ~13: Phil Bolton and on the podcast: https://www.thecoachsjourney.com/podcast/episode-2-phil-bolton-from-forensic-accountant-to-the-go-to-career-coach-in-london-and-on-to-work-with-ceos-mds-and-founders ~13: Mike Toller: https://www.michaeltollercoaching.co.uk/ ~13: Vegard Olsen: https://coachingpartner.net/cp/en/vegard-olsen-2/ ~14: Joel Monk on the podcast: https://www.thecoachsjourney.com/podcast/episode-6-joel-monk-conversations-at-the-cutting-edge-of-coaching & The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Big-Leap-Conquer-Hidden-Level/dp/0061735361 ~16: Rich Litvin and The Prosperous Coach: https://richlitvin.com/the-prosperous-coach/ ~16: My article, 6 Reasons Why Hiring A Coach Is The Most Important Thing For You To Do If You Want A Successful Coaching Business: https://www.thecoachsjourney.com/writing/6-reasons-why-hiring-a-coach-is-the-most-important-thing-for-you-to-do-if-you-want-a-successful-coaching-business ~20: Minor Arias on the podcast: https://www.thecoachsjourney.com/podcast/episode-3-minor-arias-living-by-design-glz56 ~22: Warren Buffet’s 25 things game - see Number 2, here: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/15-ways-transform-your-relationship-time-get-more-done-robbie-swale/ ~26: Kristen Kosinski on the podcast: https://www.thecoachsjourney.com/podcast/episode-7-kristen-kosinski-power-of-being-truly-seen-with-all-your-messiness ~33: My article, The Pioneering Women of Our Age on my website: https://www.robbieswalecoaching.com/writing/2018/9/10/the-pioneering-women-of-our-age and on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/pioneering-women-our-age-robbie-swale/ ~35: Katie Harvey on the podcast: https://www.thecoachsjourney.com/podcast/episode-1-katie-harvey-14000-hours-of-coaching-being-part-of-the-uk-coaching-vanguard-and-being-a-generalist-coach ~36: The Genius Accelerator Group Coaching Programme: https://www.robbieswalecoaching.com/the-genius-accelerator ~44: Jordan Hall: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMzT-mdCqoyEv_-YZVtE7MQ and more about the Zone of Genius and Hall’s influence on my thinking about that in the introduction to The Power To Choose: https://www.robbieswalecoaching.com/writing/2019/12/30/the-power-to-choose-preview ~55: My brother. Ewan Townhead: https://www.ewantownhead.com/ and Fred Kofman being interviewed by Ewan and his friends back in 2011: http://www.wakinguptheworkplace.com/fred-kofman/ ~58: Jamie Smart on the podcast: https://www.thecoachsjourney.com/podcast ~58: This Coaching Life Podcast: ~58: Toku McCree on the podcast: https://www.thecoachsjourney.com/podcast/episode-15-toku-mccree-sales-with-honour-and-love-on-the-end-of-a-sword ~60: This Is Marketing by Seth Godin: https://www.amazon.co.uk/This-Marketing-Cant-Until-Learn/dp/0241370140 and The Marketing Seminar: https://akimbo.com/themarketingseminar And, of course, support The Coach’s Journey by clicking Support at the top right of this page, or visiting https://www.patreon.com/thecoachsjourney, or join the community by clicking on the Community page in the menu at the top or, again, visiting: https://www.patreon.com/thecoachsjourney