Coaches, do THIS if you have anxious feelings about your business

As a coach / entrepreneur, you can’t run away from anxious feelings. Especially when you are overwhelmed with a million ‘urgent’ things on your list.

Or you see your sales figures start dropping this month. Or you just don’t have the mojo to create content for your blog or IG and start panicking about being inactive online.

Firstly, I want to affirm you that it’s alright to take a few days off and be ‘unproductive’ for a while. Accept that your body and mind need to rest today - or for a few days - and you can pick up after that.

I read recently that a mindset coach pooh-poohed journaling for anxiety. In a nutshell, the coach claims that anxious feelings need coaching, not journaling. 

I have a different perspective. I have periods of anxious feelings at times, and journaling has helped me IMMENSELY. If your anxiety is more severe, then I will agree that you need a therapist to help you with that!

I will share with you my go-to prompts when I feel anxious feelings about my business creeping in.

My go-to prompts when feeling anxious about my business + example answers

1. What aspect of my business am I anxious about? 

“I’m anxious that my business is having a drop in sales right now. I used to rake in $10,000 per month, but I foresee myself hovering at $5000 this month. I’m panicking because maybe my goal of running a six-figure business will remain a dream.”

2. What unhelpful beliefs do I hold? When did I start having these unhelpful beliefs? Who told me that?

“My mother used to tell me that good things don’t last. She has been telling me that since I was 5 or 6, I believe. This thought has been stuck at the back of my mind for decades.”

3. Is there ONE aspect about your business which you can be grateful about?

“I will be grateful for the $5000 I’ll be making this month. I can also be grateful that this is a sign for me to explore new income streams related to my business.”

4. If the worst case scenario happens, what is the Universe / God trying to tell me?

“If my business makes 0 income and I’ve lost interest completely - which is my worst case scenario - it’s a sign for me to explore new ways of making an income. There may be other more enjoyable and meaningful ways for me to make money.”

Your answers can be longer than the examples above. 

Another favourite activity of mine is to record a video of myself answering those questions. When you watch these videos again, you will notice yourself saying things you don’t remember saying! These may be your subconscious thoughts speaking out ;)

That’s all I have for you today. I wrote this blog post because it’s an ‘inspired action’ on my part today :)

I believe some of you need this motivation at this time.

Have a good week and may you be blessed.

Shikah

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You can use the 10 questions in this (free) Test as coaching questions for perfectionism too.

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This Perfectionism Test has a full score of 10. If your followers score more than 5, they have some perfectionistic traits. 

You can use it to get your readers to sign up for your mailing list to get this Perfectionism Test delivered to their inbox.

If your readers are eager to go one step further and tame their perfectionism, that is when you can sell my Overcome Perfectionism Workbook OR coach them using my Overcome Perfectionism Workbook as a guide.

Why do we have to encourage our followers to reduce perfectionism? Isn’t it a much desired trait?

Well, perfectionism has its ‘rewards’ and also countless weaknesses. Perfectionists have a fear of failure and tie their self-worth to external factors (such as work). 

Many perfectionists cannot accept criticism, they burn out easily and they tend to always be stressed out. They place high standards on themselves and are rarely satisfied with their own achievements.

As you can see, it is a highly stressful way to live. Their progress and success is also slow because they spend too much time obsessing on mistakes and small decisions.

Perfectionists have high standards, and if they welcome mistakes and are happy to take some risks, they can enjoy more achievements and feel happier everyday.

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• Challenge their all-or-nothing beliefs (which is the core cause of perfectionism)

• expand their perfectionistic thoughts + be more positive

• Beat perfectionism-procrastinating + get their goals ticked off everyday

• Be comfortable with making mistakes + enjoy more small wins & success in future

You can use sections of the Overcome Perfectionism Workbook as:

• coaching material + coaching homework for 1-1 coaching clients

• material for group coaching sessions

• blog content

• a lead magnet to attract more subscribers to your list

• material for your online courses

As you can see, you can use the Overcome Perfectionism Workbook in many ways.

As always, you will feel confident using my materials as you will be riding on my almost-5-years experience as a counsellor in a government ministry.

I wish you all the best in your business and may you attract much abundance and success.

Sincerely,

Shikah

( If you have questions, feel free to email me at shikah@shikahanuar.com )

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(FREE Abundance Mindset Coaching Tool) How to Coach Your Clients to have an Abundance Mindset to welcome More Wealth and Success

Having a ‘money mindset’ or an abundance mindset is a hot topic these days.

Why? Because our minds create our reality, and many people are waking up to that idea.

You may be a life coach and feel that coaching abundance is not relevant to your audience. Then again, coaching your clients to have an abundant and positive outlook in life is always a good thing!

At worst, your community will experience more inner peace and gratitude everyday.

If you want Abundance Mindset Prompts to use with your clients who need this, you can download it below.

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It is part of my hotly-requested Abundance Mindset Workbook which has a full set of strategies and tools you can use to kickstart your clients’ abundance journey. Or offer as a high value lead magnet and get more subscribers to sell to, in future.

Let’s get to the 4-step basics of coaching abundance.

Step #1 Identify your clients’ persistent money blocks

Many of us have a couple of limiting beliefs when it comes to money and wealth.

It can range from ‘I can only earn money if I work hard’ to ‘Rich people are manipulative’. Beliefs like these block abundance from flowing easily into our lives. 

Question your clients. Ask them to write down at least 3 negative beliefs they have around money and wealth.

In the Abundance Mindset Workbook, I have a list of 9 of the most common money blocks which they can identify with - if nothing comes to your clients’ minds.

Step 2. Identify where your coaching clients’ money blocks come from (to help them feel empowered)

This is an eye-opening step because it makes your clients become an observer of their thoughts instead of becoming a victim of their negative money beliefs.

What’s the difference?

When your clients notice that their negative thought patterns come from Mum or their close friends, they can question those beliefs.

Remind your clients that other people’s beliefs are not your clients’ reality.

Mum’s beliefs came from her own personal experiences growing up. Another example: I’ll bet a million dollars that my money beliefs are way different from Paris Hilton’s money beliefs. Because we grew up in different circumstances.

This will jolt your clients into realising that their negative beliefs are NOT the ultimate truth after all. Money CAN come easily. God, or The Universe, CAN bless you with abundance without having to sacrifice too much.

This step trains your clients to observe their thoughts. 

This will help them to Step 3: creating NEW empowering thoughts around money.

If you need a free brandable abundance mindset coaching tool for your clients, you can grab a copy below.

Step 3: Create NEW empowering thoughts to see welcome more money opportunities 

What NEW money beliefs will make your clients feel empowered, hopeful and expansive?

For every NEW empowering money belief they choose, back it with evidence that it is true.

For example:

New Abundance Belief (which makes them feel expansive): “Money comes to me even when I’m relaxing and enjoying life.”

Evidence that this new belief is TRUE: “I realised that I got good sales in my side hustle business even during my off days. When I relaxed with my friends last month, sales were still coming in.”

Step 4: How to Coach your Clients to match the Frequency of Abundance

In my Abundance Mindset Workbook, I laid down journal prompts and practical actions which can help your clients manifest abundance fast.

I will also share bonus steps which are not found in the workbook.

To match the frequency of money - or an upgraded version of yourself - you have to act and feel as though you have already made it.

Let’s say your client has a goal of making $5000 per month on her side hustle business. She has to feel and act as though she has already achieved it.

Some suggested activities for your clients to get into the frequency of abundance are:

• Journal every day (for 21 days) as though she has already attained her $5000/month goal

• OR write a long, heartfelt journal entry as though she has reached her goal and read it every day (for 21 days). Some clients may prefer to record their entry on their phones and listen to it everyday instead.

• Make a shopping list of what she will do with the $5000 she will receive every month. (Eg: Savings: $2000. Organic groceries: $600. Beautiful clothes from The Outnet: $300...and the list goes on. The more specific the items on the list, the more realistic it is.)

• Consume books, audio books or podcasts regarding the abundance mindset for at least 1 hour everyday to ‘absorb’ the energy of possibility and abundance

• Immerse themselves in the feelings of pure gratitude for a few minutes everyday. Fun fact: The frequency of gratitude has the same frequency as abundance.

I have an 8-minute video on how to get into the frequency of money HERE.

My last thoughts on coaching your clients to have an abundance mentality…

It is best to suggest abundance mindset exercises which suit your clients’ temperaments. If your client has difficulty sticking to a habit for 21 days, some of the activities I suggested may not suit them.

Work together to create an abundance exercise or habit which makes your clients feel the feeling of relaxed receptivity.

We also have to note that changing mindsets requires months and sometimes, years. They may not get a raise in income suddenly, but they may notice incremental increases as the months pass. Some of them may also obtain abundance through other people : for example, through their spouses or parents.

It is also wonderful to expand our definition of abundance and include elements which create a rich and meaningful life. This includes: good health, trusted friends, understanding family members, helpful colleagues, good food etc.

If you want a full set of abundance worksheets to use with your clients, you may find my Abundance Mindset Workbook helpful.

If you want to get an abundance mindset coaching tool for free to use with your clients, you can get one sent to your inbox.

May you be blessed.

Shikah

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How to Choose an Online Course as a New Coach and Get the Best Value for Your Money

If you are a coach, a solopreneur or just getting your feet wet in this entrepreneurship journey, I’m sure you have considered buying online courses to grow your business.

In fact, I’ll be surprised (and envious) if you are a profitable entrepreneur and not bought any ebooks or courses by now!

You may be tempted (as I have) to purchase *that* hot course which all bloggers and influencers are raving about. Or you may see a course being mentioned often in Facebook groups. 

I have to iterate that online courses are not magic pills. 

In fact, I tend to trust recommendations in Facebook Groups more than recommendations via blog posts with affiliate links. (This blog post contains ZERO affiliate links!) 

I believe that if a course is not as good as it’s trumpeted to be, other members of the Group will have a comment or two about it. Or they will recommend other better courses. 

If a course is awesome, many members will also chime in (even those with no affiliation) to vouch for how great it is.

I am very picky about spending money on courses nowadays. Because I have burnt money before ($999 to be exact) getting a course which was not value for money in my opinion. 

Please don’t email me asking which course this is - because I respect the course creator :) Besides, what does not work for me may work for you and vice versa!

I have some tips, based on my experience, for you as a new solopreneur to choose the right course or ebook so you will get the best bang for your buck!

1. Buy courses or ebooks which focus specifically on one topic

If you want to learn about Pinterest, make sure the ebook or course is solely about Pinterest.

If you want to learn about SEO, choose an online course or an ebook which has a laser focus on SEO

This means, the writer will go in-depth and you will learn a lot from it.

I prefer to choose depth, not breadth. 

There are many all-in-1 courses which teach you everything under the sun about business or blogging. 

Right now, I choose to steer clear of those because 

• they can be very expensive 

• some topics will likely be touch-and-go topics and not helpful at all

• I don’t have the time to devour so much content!

2. Affordable courses and ebooks can be very good!

The most helpful ebooks and courses I bought are less than $100 each.

I admit that I have bought several of these over the last couple of years, so they do add up!

I believe in just-in-time learning. If I need to sharpen my SEO skills at this moment, I’ll get an SEO course/ebook which is value-for-money.

With my busy days, I can’t commit to expensive courses which have 57 videos and 786 hours of content.

Also, don’t discount great audiobooks from Audible.com. 

If you are busy and want to learn about email marketing or even how to use your intuition in business, for example, you may be able to find a great audiobook about that topic.

To be fair, I’ve not bought online courses which cost more than $1000 before. So there may be very good courses out there which do cost that kind of money - you’ll have to dig out these gems yourself :)

3. Some affordable courses and ebooks I recommend for new coaches and solopreneurs 

I have some links below but they are solely for your convenience. They are NOT affiliate links!

A good Pinterest course I like is Carly Campbell’s Pinteresting Strategies. I go over it again and again over time to refresh my knowledge.

Debbie Gartner’s books are helpful too. Very quick to read and cost about $47 each at this time. I’ve bought quite a few. Each book focuses on only 1 topic. 

If you struggle writing emails to your subscribers, you may like Kate Doster’s The Email Marketing Fairy. She has a GAZILLION email templates you can use. Note: You have to add your own personal touch to these templates or they may seem ‘soul-less’. 

I relied a lot on those email templates during my early days. Now I pretty much write what I feel inspired to write to my 6000 subscribers. I think The Email Marketing Fairy costs $36 at this time.

These are the ebooks I’ve bought which I can remember off the top of my head right now.

4. Buying online courses for fun? 

I rarely buy digital products for fun unless they are cheap, honestly.

But I have gone on to a new level in my business where I need inspiration and intuition to help me - not sales funnels or structures.

So I just purchased Steve Pavlina’s Amplify course yesterday. It is a course about how to be productive as a creator. 

I hemmed and hawed about it because 

1) the course outcome is not specific 

2) it costs $497

and

3) it sounds like too much fun for me (wait - how is this a problem again?)

It was $297 upon launching in early March. I thought and thought about it for weeks and when I decided to go for it yesterday, the launch discount was over. Bam!

I can afford the cost, hence it’s not about the money.

But I could not justify spending $497 on a course with no defined outcome, if you get what I mean.

But I felt great relief after purchasing it. I believe it is something I need at this stage of my business.

When you are at a different stage, you need different tools. The old ebooks and courses may not fit you anymore.

So that was the first time I bought a course which can help me in my business (in the long term) AND is fun to me.

Wish me luck!

5. I have gone for in-person seminars too

To be fair, since 2016 thereabouts, I have gone for many in-person seminars about copywriting, digital marketing, mindset and more.

So I can’t say that the courses and ebooks alone have helped me in my business.

All these in-person seminars add up to lots of money (as you would expect!), but they are mostly paid by my husband. He is self-employed and when he attended seminars, I would tag along.

My last words about choosing the right online course…

I believe there is no magic online course - even if you pay someone thousands of dollars to give you private guidance.

To me, the best way to learn is to try some strategies you’ve learnt from courses or ebooks, make mistakes and learn as you go.

At the beginning, you may follow an expert’s recommended template or structure.

But as time passes, you will find your own groove and style which work for you and your audience.

It’s a long journey! 

I feel like I have to place a disclaimer again that this blog post is based on my personal experience + opinions.

You may have a different opinion and that’s fine! Every person has a different style and preference.

Also, if you have the resources to splurge on big-ticket courses which make you happy, lucky you!

Meanwhile, I wish you all the best in your business.

Sincerely,

Shikah

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Have fun, lovelies!

Shikah

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