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When Is It Too Late to Start As A Coach?
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A sixty-three year old nurse showed up to a coaching call in her pajamas, hadn't brushed her hair, and got on camera anyway because she didn't want to miss her chance to ask one question: am I too old to become a coach? It's a question I've heard from women at every age from 30 to 70. And I have a real answer for it, not just a coach-y "you can do anything" pep talk. You'll hear why age isn't the liability your brain thinks it is in coaching, why it can actually be your biggest asset...
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A couple of weeks ago, while I was running our Coach Curious Prep School, I ended up face-to-face on Zoom with a woman all called Tracy. She was 63 years old, she spent 42 of those years as a registered nurse, and as she came on she announced that she was still in her pajamas and hadn't brushed her hair because
it was early where she was, but she just had a burning question she needed to ask, which I love. So the question she asked I think felt really personal and individual to her in her mind, and it was, but it's also a question I've been asked by women every age from 30
to 70. And that is, am I too old to become a coach? Is it too late? If you've wondered the same, whatever age you are, you're going to want to listen to this episode. So let's get into it. Welcome to The Future Coach, the podcast for independent coaches, in-house coaches,
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