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Last week, I dropped 300 words on LI on what good coaching actually looks like
58 likes/88 decent comments later... I knew I hit a nerve
So I went and built a 4000-word guide on what to look out for in a great coach
I know you'll find it helpful!
ST
docs.google.com/document/d/1…
Stephen Timoney retweeted
Last week, I dropped 300 words on LI on what good coaching actually looks like
58 likes/88 decent comments later... I knew I hit a nerve
So I went and built a 4000-word guide on what to look out for in a great coach
I know you'll find it helpful!
ST
docs.google.com/document/d/1…
For many, self-sabotage is about control.
When you don’t feel in control of your days, your weeks, or your biz… you take it back elsewhere.
Partying. Sex/Drugs. Spending big.
That's not real control.
It’s an emotional Band-Aid and an inner pattern that needs breaking.
Calming yourself and regulating your nervous system, or Pattern//Breaking is elite.
But the deeper work is shifting who you are when you’re calm... raising your baseline so you stop putting yourself into the same stressful situations on repeat.
Clearing out your storage locker is like being a tourist in your own past...
Hobbies you’ve abandoned, boxes from equipment you don’t use anymore, and old electronic gear you can’t quite part with. Because maybe, tape decks, amps, and wired speakers will be useful again someday.
One of the lessons I’ve learned chasing goals?
There is no waiting
Nothing changes when you “arrive”
Sure, you might post some results, but if you’re holding your breath, waiting to celebrate, waiting to be someone different because of that goal, you’ll be waiting a long time
99% of entrepreneurs I’ve coached were taking too much action.
99% of wantrepreneurs I’ve spoken to weren’t taking enough.
Different problems, same cause:
Wrong behaviours, misaligned identity, and a nervous system wrapped in negative patterns that needed breaking.
Life gets easier when you follow what genuinely interests you. You don’t need to force it. No hacks, no willpower games.
Just curiosity pulling you forward.
Most people with discipline problems are grinding away at things they don’t even want.
That’s the real problem.
Do you fixate on the chaos in your life, or do you focus on building the capacity to stay grounded within any negative situation?
Those who stay grounded have done the right work on regulating their emotions, thoughts, and actions.
The old you is like a drunken fool who’s been asked to leave a pub... it’ll make a lot of noise, cause a fuss, and try to sabotage you into letting it stay.
But anytime you feel that kind of resistance to change and you feel a spike in bad energy, it’s something to celebrate...
The ultimate form of performance?
Being super comfortable in your own skin and believing in yourself.
One of the biggest shifts I ever made in my performance and self-actualization journey was learning to observe the energy behind my actions. Because when the energy is off, even the right actions tend to backfire.
It’s wild to realize that the way you think the world works… only exists in your head.
Everyone else has their version, map, logic, and unseen rules.
Sure, there are overlaps, and some shared truths. But mostly, everyone is living in their own private framework.
Kinda wild.
The paradox of being smart enough to solve complex problems, but too trapped in your own mind to see the ones you’re stuck in.
A common trap for many high performers.
AI can give you answers.
But it won’t call you on your patterns (Or BS). It won’t sit with you when you spiral. It won't read between the lines.
Transformation needs reflection, rhythm, and real presence.
Useful tool? Yes.
But you still have to face yourself.
If you think you’re behind, you’ll feel behind.
If you think you’re stressed, you’ll stay stressed.
If you think you’re calm and focused, you’ll act like it.
Because... your nervous system, mind, and emotions follow the stories you tell it.

