Karen Lynn Oliver

I would say my biggest accomplishment and what I attribute my success to is being able to accomplish and still be here 6 years later, not by myself, but even with a team. That's my biggest accomplishment, with all of the supporters that I've had, even from the podcast. To be honest, one of my biggest achievements was branding the podcast before we even rolled out the coaching practice, because all of those women and men really cultivated me and helped support me. They not only shared their story and helped someone else, but they also helped me. So the first extension of the coaching practice, which is the podcast, was really what helped me succeed. What shaped me the most was learning and studying more under someone else, having another professional colleague that I can learn from and watch from. Not just going back and getting additional education, which is good, but it's also better to hear from someone's raw, authentic experience, to be coached under someone who's done it longer, who's had the ups and downs, someone who's failed and then succeeded years later. Just listening to other professional coaches and other stories, and how they came about, that's pretty much what shaped me to stay consistent and stay in it.

Someone told me this two years ago: we make time, and we put our money and invest money in things that don't mean our life any good. So, why not invest in who you are becoming, and what your future is? Sometimes we're kind of scared because we're like, oh, I don't have the whole thing, and we've all been there, but it just depends on who you talk to. You never know whose heart you're gonna be on, you never know that when somebody's gonna work around with you, especially if you desire the help that you need, whether that's mentally or physically. If you desire the help, then it's worth the investment, and it's worth taking the time to actually just have a consultation with somebody, sit and talk to somebody.

I do recommend brainstorming, and I would say this too, just sitting down and finding out your own characteristics, your own identity. I would say having an identity self-check, even with yourself to make sure that you are in this, not just for the revenue. You're not in it just for the wrong things, but you have to be compassionate at heart, especially if you desire to be a coach. You want to make sure that you have that compassion for others, and that even though you have your own story, it's not just for you, but it's for people out there in the world that may be hiding. Then you want to consider talking with professionals who have done it before, like I shared before, and also actually getting that certification that you need. Not just any certification, but getting that certification that's gonna help you grow, that's gonna help you expand, and you're always going to be growing, but you want to make sure that you take the time to research and make sure that that certification program, or that mentoring program, or that business academy is the right program for you to go into the niche that you want to, because there are a lot of coaches, but there are different niches and different areas. And you can take more than one. We have more than one on my team. A lot of us, we do the same things, but we do have different areas. Make sure you check into it to make sure that they're gonna give you the tools and give you the right things that you need.

A lot of challenges that I've talked to even other professional coaches about is that there are a lot of clientele out there, but then there are a lot of seasons where there's not a lot of paid clientele. Revenue goes up and down, so it's important for you to stay consistent with the current relationships and prospects that you have or reached out to. We know that there is a time where people are trying to do the right things by their money and so forth, but I also say this too, because someone told me this two years ago: we make time, and we put our money and invest in money in things that don't mean our life any good. So, why not invest in who you are becoming, and what your future is? Sometimes we're kind of scared because we're like, oh, I don't have the whole thing, and we've all been there, but it just depends on who you talk to. You never know whose heart you're gonna be on, you never know when somebody's gonna work around with you, especially if you desire the help that you need, whether that's mentally or physically. If you desire the help, then it's worth the investment. A lot of coaches go through that with the up and down revenue, and they have a lot of people that are needy, but just a lot of clients that are not able to invest the way that they want to invest.

My heart is more geared towards, like, who needs the help? Who needs to hear this? Even if they never contact you, like, I needed that. And I get that all the time, but that makes my heart warm. I want people to know about the brand, because we are a dedicated team, not just myself, but because I have a team and a staff. We are dedicated women, and we are also recruiting men as well. We don't want them to think that they're left out. We are a dedicated team, and we're here to help you, and we're here to talk to each and every one throughout the day, even if we never connect, even if they never sign a package or anything. We want to make sure that we are there for each and every one. I think it's important for influential women to be able to help others, and not only want to receive something back, but just be able to pour out. Because you don't know how many doors can open, just like that, especially when you have the heart to just pour out to someone.