YouMap® with Allegra

Listen to Nicholle's story to learn more about her coaching journey, the collection of tools she has in her toolbox, the clients she loves working with, and what's shifted - both for her clients and in her coaching practice - as a result of getting certified in YouMap®.

To connect with Nicholle:

IG: @iamcolebee

In this episode I share a bit more about the four pillars of YouMap, what the assessment is like, and three ways you can get your hands on YOUR YouMap.

The name may have changed but the spirit and host remain the same! After years of being The Niching Compass, we've got a new name, refreshed cover art, and a ton of new ideas to share.

Listen in for a quick hello and update and be sure to subscribe -- new episodes coming soon.

Gina Riley is a career transition coach who helps leaders and executives customize their career story to land high impact jobs so they can create a legacy.

Julie has over 20 years of experience as Career Counselor and Resume Writer. She provides strengths-based assessments, customized career storytelling, and high ROI job search strategies for professionals who want to attract new opportunities and bolster their visibility.

Welcome to the first interview in the 10 Questions for YouMap® for Coaches series. My goal in hosting these conversations is to highlight the work of my fellow YouMap® Coaches and give other coaches and people leaders who might be curious about using YouMap® in their own work a glimpse behind the scenes.

Back in 2019 I was certified to use a tool called YouMap® in my coaching practice and it totally transformed my work.

3 1/2 years later I'm thrilled to announce that I'm becoming a YouMap® Master Trainer and will be certifying OTHER coaches to use this tool in their practice starting later this year.

I'm so excited about this next step I'm taking in my own journey and hope you'll come with me!

I hope you hear something in this that helps you on your own journey.

Practicing handling pricing objections is an essential skill for any coaching wanting to run their own gig. I hope these ideas help you navigate those conversations more confidently and creatively.

Email me with your insights and follow up questions: allegra@allegrastein.com

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"Find a problem you want to solve" is good marketing advice, yes, but what if you're a coach who isn't lit up (yet) but a particular problem and instead wants to cast a wider net? Consider the alternative: Create an experience you want to invite people to.

Today's episode was inspired by a client of mine who asked, "so how do I tell people what they're going to get when they sign up for my email list?" ----- when she's in a super dynamic and exciting period of testing, discovery, growth, and change!

I took this question - about how to marry creativity/freedom/experimentation/play with the consistency and clear messaging we're craving on the business side - to my colleagues and advisors. What emerged are four insights shared in today's episode. 

FebuShary is members-only experiment we'll be running in the Misfit to Maverick coaching community starting February 1. If you've been itching to start shining your light and sharing your work, this is the place to be.

What if your first project wasn't to build a website, design an offer, or create a client?

What if, instead, it was simply to start talking to people?

email me: allegra@allegrastein.com

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The first step when talking about "niche" is to agree on how to define it. In this episode I share a recent evolution in my own thinking about "niche", inspired by a lovely listener email from a few weeks ago. I hope these insights help loosen the niche-chains you may have been feeling bound by.

Let me know your thoughts!

allegra@allegrastein.com

You don't need to have everything figured out before you start talking to others about your work. In fact, there's a whole sea of people out there who love to try things out and are totally cool with - and love ! - the messy middle.

Send a note any time: allegra@allegrastein.com

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Coaching as an empty container.

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I'm so excited to be responding to a listener Question today!

Send your own thoughts and Qs to: allegra@allegrastein.com

If you're itching to take some action in your practice but don't know where to start, consider these two main categories of coaching experiments you can start playing with.

email me your thoughts! allegra@allegrastein.com

The Coaching Industrial Complex puts so much pressure on new coaches to be GOOD and SUCCESSFUL right away, and subtly (or not so subtly) reinforces the idea that  if we're not "succeeding" it must be because there's something wrong with US, not with the industry we're swimming in. 

But what if you were willing to let it be messy, imperfect, and to make a lot of mistakes on your way towards figuring out who you are as a coach and what your work is going to look like over the long haul? What if the path towards mastery involves a ton of practice, "failure", and learning along the way?

Are you willing to be a beginner for as long as it takes until you're not? Are you willing to prioritize learning over any particular result, to be bad at something until you're good at it? What would it be like if you stopped punishing yourself for not having it all figured out? All of this, plus what coaching has to do with Poker, in today's episode.

I am so excited to be back and sharing this idea with you today -- if you've at felt a conflict between your natural gifts and  what you think "good coaches do" or "good coaching is", this one is for you. What if, in fact, your best coaching emerges out of you celebrating, embracing, and highlighting YOUR greatest gifts, talents, and strengths? Listen on!

Learn more about the coaches:

When you consider what coaching experiences you could create, are you more inspired by the Content or the Container?

Email: allegra@allegrastein.com

This one is for all of my fellow coaches who are totally over "niching" and "picking a niche" and all of that niche-business.

Enjoy!

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What in the world does having a "coaching practice" even mean? 

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In today's episode I talk about how "create my next paying client" is actually the result of lots of smaller practices.

Please email any thoughts or reflections to allegra@allegrastein.com

The answer might not be what you expect.

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My take on what I call The Coaching Industrial Complex.

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Listen and learn during this Master Class as Kristin Sherry, creator of YouMap®, shares her wisdom and insight around why understanding your Strengths, Values, Skills and personality based Interests is so important in our work as coaches.

In today's episode I answer a question sent to me by an awesome human who wants to begin coaching -- "where do I start???"

Send me your thoughts, reflections, and questions: allegra@allegrastein.com

Learn how coach Kari Howe went from idea --> offer with Idea Camp.

Please share this episode with every coach you know.

xo

A.

Are you spending most of your time Coaching or in the land of Everything But Coaching (EBC)? In today's episode I aim to flip the script and invite you to give a good look at what part of your work you're giving the most attention to.

Send me your insights and questions: allegra@allegrastein.com

I see amazing coaches describing their work using coach speak all the time.  I think every coach has done this, myself included. The way to reach your people, though, is to use THEIR words (coffee talk speak!), not yours.

Coach Penny Gambill joins me today to talk about her work supporting women who are ready to reclaim control over their lingering drinking habits and reach their health goals. She shares not only the various ways understanding her YouMap helped her build confidence in and communicate her unique coaching gifts, but also the unique way she chose to start shining her light and working with clients WITHOUT having to build a website.

Want to know if your copy is clear? If your program makes sense?  Stop asking your fellow coaches and ask your audience instead.

(unless coaches are your audience!)

Unless coaches are your target market, stop asking them what they think of your offfer/website/freebie. Ask the people that you want to help DIRECTLY. A Conversation Project will give you help you do this.

I challenge you to have 30 coaching conversations with 30 different people (within whatever market you might be considering!) to learn more about what they need, want, dream about, what problems they have and how they explain their lives in their own words. Notice what you're inspired by, drawn to, and what you can create with your coaching tools in response to what you learn.

You can say yes, no, or renegotiate.

Keep me posted: allegra@allegrastein.com

Sharing a bit of my philosophy and approach to Discovery Calls through 5 "tips". This is by no means a rulebook or set of steps for everyone to follow - take what feels right, leave on the table what you know isn't meant for you.

1. Explore Fit

2. Be of service

3. Let them talk.

4. Assess alignment.

5. Leave details until the end.

Bonus #6. Test the Yes.

What if the one thing you think is holding you back from taking action in your coaching work could be cleared up by committing to just a few simple mico-actions? Itzamarie Chevere Torres shares her story about how a year+ long roadblock was cleared out in just a few simple steps.

In today's episode I give a quick overview of what I mean by "work preferences" and why they're so important to know and be intentional about when crafting your coaching practice.