It’s always been in you to help others. You just naturally find yourself wanting to help and allow others to be their best for as long as you could remember. Not for the money. Not because someone asked you to. But, because it’s just who you are. You are the one people come to when they’re stuck or need another opinion. When they need clarity. When they need calm. And somewhere along the way you started to wonder: “Is this… coaching?
Perhaps, you re unclear on what it means to coach or what it could look like. All the while, still coaching people anyway. Quietly. Informally. It’s in those moments in a brunch with friends or colleagues. WhatsApp’s flooding your phone or DMs on your social media after you shared an insightful post. You are coaching, you just didn’t know it or are being paid or labeled with it.
So now that you know the truth – you just need to begin – not perfect but to just begin.
The Myth of “Ready”
There’s this unspoken belief that coaches should have everything sorted and perfect, perhaps social media has given that belief. They should have the perfect business plan and routine and all the answers but here’s the truth: the best coaches don’t have all the answers, they have the right questions. They’re the ones walking alongside, guiding, asking, reflecting – while growing themselves, too.
You don’t need to be the best to be valuable. You just need to be a few steps ahead, or sometimes simply deep enough in your own honesty that others feel safe to explore theirs. Coaching isn’t about having every answer. It’s about knowing how to hold space for someone else to find theirs.
It’s Already In You
Have you ever got excited with the thought of helping someone with a breakthrough? Experiencing fulfilment when you know you were part of someone’s success story? If you keep picturing a version of your life where you’re getting paid to do the thing you already love doing for free… That is not random.
And no, it doesn’t come when your business plan is perfect or your imposter syndrome vanishes (because I don’t know if that ever really goes away). The opportunity is now.
Because the truth is:
What makes you powerful as a coach is already living inside you.
Your insight.
Your integrity.
Your natural ability to tune into someone’s truth and help them move forward.
You’re not waiting to become a coach. You’re remembering that you already are one.
Begin Before You Feel Ready
So what does it look like to begin?
It looks like saying yes before your voice feels steady.
It looks like owning your gift even if it feels “too obvious.”
It looks like learning the skill of coaching – but honouring the part of you that’s already been living the essence of it for years.
Maybe that “yes” starts with telling someone.
Maybe it starts with joining a coaching cohort that sees who you are – and helps shape what’s possible.
Maybe it looks like building a business rooted in impact, not just income.
Wherever your beginning lies, it doesn’t require perfection.
It requires a decision. To stop minimizing your gift. To stop waiting for someone to give you permission. To say: “I’m ready to build something that builds others.”
What Happens When You Say Yes
When you step into coaching, not as a title but as a calling, things shift. You learn as much as your clients do. The personal growth? Priceless!
You show up to conversations with more presence and you learn how to listen to what they truly saying – not just the words. You get to watch people unfold, unstick, unlock – and realize you played a part in that.
And if you’re someone who has quietly been coaching for years, even if you didn’t call it that, then this work will feel less like a career shift and more like a homecoming.
At our company, we don’t believe in cookie-cutter coaching formulas. We believe in purpose – in people. In intuitive skill and morals. In building coaches who coach from the inside out, with depth, vision, and the courage to begin.
