Three FREE done-for-you Instagram Captions for Coaches (with a 'Resilience' theme)

‘Resilience’ sounds like a boring topic, I know. 🥱

But I feel that we often glaze over the importance of mental and emotional resilience when we are pursuing our goals :)

So, boring topic or not, I wrote these done-for-you resilience-themed captions because they gently remind your audience to stay mentally strong when going after a goal.

(And not give up too soon when things get a little hard.)

I wrote these 30 resilience-themed captions which you can copy and paste on your Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn.

I’ve also written the captions to position YOU as an authority in your coaching niche. It’s a win-win for your audience and you ;)

And I know you will want to check out these captions up close to see their quality.

Hence I’m offering 3 of these resilience captions for free for you to copy and paste on to your Instagram, Facebook or LinkedIn today.

To your success and abundance,

Shikah 

Irritated by something? It may be serving you, Coaches.

I was in deep work mode last weekend, furiously writing captions for coaches, thinking and researching in a frenzy.

I left my 5-year-old to watch TV and all of a sudden, she sighed and said to me : “Mum, the TV stopped working. And I’m hungry!”

I felt a burst of irritation. 

When I’m consumed with work and being productive, interruptions irritate me a lot.

But I purchased a course from a ‘work with your flow’ expert recently and she said this:

“Interruptions are meant to serve you. It’s the Universe’s (or God's / Higher Power's) way of telling you to change your activity for some reason.”

So I took a deep breath, fixed the TV error and made a snack for my 5-year-old.

The interruption did help me.

It gave me a break because I was so engulfed in my work that I lost perspective.

And….the interruption gave me inspiration to write this post ;)

• So, if you are working at a cafe and the aircon starts feeling too cold and uncomfortable, it may be a sign for you to leave the cafe (for some reason) or stop working (and take a break for your own good).

• If you are catching up with a friend over lunch and you start getting irritated with the noisy table next to you, maybe it’s a sign to get up and chat whilst having a walk in a nearby park as it will do you both good.

• If you have been staring at your laptop screen for hours and your eyes start hurting, it may be a sign to stop for a while (or even stop for the day for your own benefit).

Your reflection question for today:

What has irritated you recently and served you?

What I’m working on this week:

Finishing up 30 authority-building captions for coaches. The theme will be mental and emotional resilience. 

Here is a sample of one of the captions. I will launch this in mid-January.

What I think will help you this week:

If you want to inspire your audience this new year, you can conduct an overcome negative self-talk masterclass using my done-for-you slides and script.

Blessings and Happy New Year to you,

Shikah

Imposter Syndrome Coaching Tool : Free BRANDABLE Imposter Syndrome Test

When we mention ‘imposter syndrome’, our first instinct is to suspect that it only strikes those who are amateurs or beginners in their work. 

I have come across too many experienced and highly intelligent women who have self-doubt. It affects even the most successful women because it’s a mindset issue.

That was the reason I created my done-for-you Release Imposter Syndrome masterclass. If you are a busy coach, you can still launch your own masterclass because I have included a ready-to-read script and workbook together with 80 done-for-you slides.

All you have to do is record yourself presenting the masterclass and sell the replay for years to come.

It gives me, as a creator, great satisfaction to see my audience making money over and over again from a one-time effort. And raising self-awareness all over the globe.

Slides, script and workbook included for your convenience!

Want a free, brandable Imposter Syndrome Test to use as a lead magnet and grow your mailing list?

If you want to share a simple imposter syndrome test with your audience as a lead magnet to grow your email list, feel free to use (and BRAND with your own logo!) my simplified imposter syndrome test.

Be sure to check your spam folder or Promotions folder if you do not receive this Imposter Syndrome Test in your Inbox.

With this 5-minute imposter syndrome test, your audience can roughly gauge if they have mild or possibly severe imposter syndrome.

With this test, you can then cross sell your coaching program, your imposter syndrome course or even an imposter syndrome masterclass.

And it all can start with a solid lead magnet such as this free, brandable imposter syndrome test. You can key in your name and email address for me to email it to you.

If you are still on the fence about it, you can see the full details of this free imposter syndrome test in the video below.

I hope this is helpful for your business.

Sincerely and blessings always,

Shikah

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How to boost your coaching clients' energy, mood and motivation

Today, we will talk about boosting your clients’ mental energy and helping them feel more motivated.

This is an issue because if they are juggling many hats and have many roles in their lives, their energy levels can drop very quickly everyday. If they are not careful, they will feel unmotivated even before the week has started.

For context, I’ll make it clear that we are exploring boosting mental and emotional energy in this blog post!

Why is this even important?

In general, it’s good to know what activities give us energy. So that we don’t mooch around and let the day pass by, without doing anything useful when we have deadlines or goals to meet.

This is ok if your clients plan for the day to be a day of relaxation. But if your clients plan for today to be a productive one, it is helpful to keep their mental energy up.

When they are energised mentally, they get many creative ideas, work gets done very fast, productivity goes through the roof, and they will feel accomplished, amongst other things.

What happens if we are not aware what gives us energy? Well, we will be working twice as hard to produce minimal output.

Bulldozing our low energy state, or forcing ourselves to work when our energy is very low, rarely gives us any good outcome. It’s better to boost our energy first before doing work because you will enjoy a bigger output within a short time frame.

Let’s dive in to 3 practical ways your clients can boost their energy and motivation.

Tip #1 : Create a personal list of ‘energising activities’ and refer to it on low-motivation days

The first thing your clients can do, is to make a list of activities which energise him or her. They can store this list in their phones, on a piece of paper, in a planner or in any form which is convenient for them.

How do we make a list of energising activities? Well, this is the time for them to be self-aware. Have them write a list of activities which make them feel ‘alive’.

Obviously, my list is going to be different from your list and everyone’s list is going to be a unique combination of tasks which fuel our personal energy.

What is draining your energy may be energising to your clients. And on different days, different activities fuel us. For example, I will feel energised if I meet my former colleagues for lunch today. But tomorrow, I may feel drained at the idea of meeting them. The trick is to have a list on hand to refer to, whenever we feel our frequencies or energy levels drop. 

I will give examples of activities which usually boost people’s energy and frequency.

Common examples are: exercising, being in nature, exploring a new place or a new cafe, journaling their feelings, meditating and relaxing the mind, cooking, creating something with your hands, having a clear work-life boundary, being around positive friends - you get the idea.

The tip is to be honest with themselves. If watching 5 episodes of The Kadarshians relaxes their mind and body, write that down!

When they feel their energy levels or frequency start to drop, they can whip out their phones and scroll to find this list of energising activities, choose one of them and slowly raise their mental energy.

If your client has trouble connecting with themselves…

Then you’ll want to give them a copy of my free Self Exploration Tool. This coaching tool will help them rediscover their life values, and what gives them joy. If that’s something you need right now, then make sure you download this Self Exploration Tool while it’s still free!

Tip #2: Pinpoint specific activities which drain your clients’ energy

The second tip for your clients is to know what takes up their energy. Once we find out exactly what those activities are, we avoid them as much as we can.

To keep our energy levels high, we need a sweet combination of doing energising activities and avoiding activities which suck our energy.

Common examples of energy-draining activities are: spending time with negative people, doing meaningless tasks, reading negative news, gossiping about other people, being rigid with ourselves, having unrealistic expectations, doing things you don’t enjoy, or spending too much time online.

Again, everybody’s list is going to be different. But the point is, to know what activities drain our energy and avoid them as much as possible.

Tip #3: Taking care of their physical bodies for a positive mental state

The third thing your clients can do, is to take care of their physical body. This means, listening to what the body needs and honouring them.

If the body needs sleep desperately, honour it and go to sleep. If your body craves for introspective activity, take your journal out and journal your emotions. If the body wants to go out for a walk in the sun, do it. I think you get the idea.

When we recharge our bodies, we have the mental energy to make good decisions throughout the day. Many of us know that the mind and body are related. When your body is well-rested and nourished, it’s easier to get creative and we handle problems very well.

If you are someone who wants to teach self-care to your clients…

You can check out my 14-Day Self Care Challenge Workbook which you can sell to your clients or give away as a lead magnet.

There are 34 pages chockful of self-care challenges for your audience to kickstart their self-care journey.

That’s all for today.

I’ll see you in my next blog post!

Sincerely,

Shikah

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Childhood causes of negative self-talk in your clients (Where does negative self-talk come from?)

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Today we will explore where negative self talk in your coaching clients comes from.

We can define negative self talk as thoughts which stop your clients from taking action towards what they want.

As a result, they do not achieve their goals, they do not blossom to their fullest potential and they fail to create the life that they want. They may end up feeling unfulfilled and unhappy with life.

It is good to know where our self talk comes from. So that when we catch our minds having a negative dialogue, we know that it comes from something our parents said to us when we were growing up, for example.

When your clients can filter out thoughts which originate from other people, they may not be so affected by these negative thoughts. They will still have the drive to move towards their goals.

On the other hand, if we do not care where our self talk comes from, our thoughts will control us. We will be ‘slaves’ to our thoughts essentially. And this is harmful because our thoughts are not 100% correct. Negative self talk can be harmful because it brings up feelings like fear, shame, anxiety, doubt.

If we let these negative thoughts and feelings run our lives, we will not grow as a person. So it’s helpful to filter out which of our negative thoughts are planted in our minds by other people.

There are many things which cause negative self talk. But today we will focus on how our upbringing can produce negative self talk in us.

When your clients have parents or caregivers who expect perfection or who only show love when they achieve success, this can really ‘screw’ them up as adults.

Let’s explore the 3 childhood causes of negative self talk.

Childhood cause of negative self-talk #1: “You (or your work) are never good enough. There is ALWAYS room for improvement.”

The first childhood cause of negative self-talk is hearing this message often: “You are never good enough, there is always room for improvement.” This message can be said indirectly by parents, family members, teachers or even friends.

If your coaching client heard this message too many times when they were young, they may grow up to be perfectionists. They may not take action towards their big goals because they never think that they are good enough. Or, they may overwork to be as close to excellence as possible. 

This trend is common amongst clients who come from families who value high achievements or if they were enrolled in top, high-performing schools when they were young.

Now, if you are a coach who wants to help your clients overcome negative self-talk, then you can check out my done-for-you Overcome Negative Self-Talk workshop.

The workshop is already done for you, so you can conduct your own workshop by tomorrow and sell it to your audience. Now with that out of the way, let’s move on to the second cause of negative self-talk.

Childhood cause of negative self-talk #2: Only receiving love and attention when they did something ‘good’.

The second cause of negative self-talk is experiencing conditional love when we were young. Some parents only give love and attention to their kids when their kids did something ‘good’.

These parents may even reject or punish their kids when they do not meet the parents’ expectations. But when these children obey their parents, get straight As in exams or achieve some kind of success, their parents will shower them with praises and affection.

These kids may grow up into adults who think that they have to be successful or achieve big things in order to get love and approval. It’s actually quite sad when you think about it. 

Childhood cause of negative self-talk #3: Endless comparison

The third childhood cause of negative self-talk is constant comparison. If your clients’ parents compared them endlessly to their siblings when they were young, they will feel that they are not worthy as individuals.

They will feel as though they are living in their siblings’ shadows. They may even think that they have no identity of their own. They may grow up believing that they have no unique talent or nothing valuable to offer the world. They may not even be able to pinpoint what their strengths are. 

They may have low self-esteem, no sense of identity and may blindly follow what other people are doing instead of honouring their own interests and talents.

Now, at this point of the video, you may be looking for tools to help your clients overcome negative self-talk.

That’s why your next step is to check out my done-for-you Overcome Negative Self Talk workshop where you will get the slides, the script and workbook all done for you so you can launch it fast.

That’s all for now - I’ll see you when I see you.

Shikah

PS: If you want to create a negative self-talk workshop but feel overwhelmed with the many things you have to do everyday, I have a done-for-you workshop which has the 1) slides 2) workbook 3) script all done for you.