Mastering Coaching Skills 266. Stop Rushing Your Coaching Goals: How to Grow at a Sustainable Pace
Dec 2, 2025
Feeling pressured to achieve your coaching goals quickly? You're not alone! Discover why sustainable growth is more valuable than rushed timelines through a personal story about running. Learn the importance of incremental steps and building consistency to create lasting momentum. Explore how adapting your approach is crucial when faced with challenges, and find out how to keep your big vision alive while focusing on daily actions. Embrace gradual growth for a successful coaching journey!
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Started Running From Zero
- Lindsay Dotzlaf describes how she started running from zero and built up to 5Ks and half marathons over months of consistent training.
- The story shows gradual habit-building and that identity shifted from non-runner to runner through steady practice.
Adjusted Goals After Injury
- Lindsay trained for a marathon but ultimately couldn't complete it due to injury and found the marathon distance wasn't right for her body.
- She instead settled into half marathons, showing adaptation and realistic goal adjustment.
Big Goals Fail Without Small Skills
- Rushing to big goals often leads to quitting because identity and skill gap are too large to bridge instantly.
- Sustainable growth requires learning small, often-overlooked skills before attempting large transformations.