
Mastering Coaching Skills
If you want to compete in the coaching industry, you need to be GOOD at coaching.
But there are some things you simply couldn’t know when you were training to be a coach - and while it’s tempting to keep studying, take another course, or dive into a certification program, you really need to build the practical skills and confidence to handle whatever your clients throw at you.
Each week life coach Lindsay Dotzlaf shares stories, tips and advice to continually develop your skills as a coach. She knows what it’s like to feel overwhelmed and anxious about coaching in the moment, and will teach you why shifting your mindset around your own abilities as a coach will make all the difference.
If you’ve got clients but want to become the absolute best coach you can be, you’ll find answers, advice and support here. Learn more at lindsaydotzlafcoaching.com!
Latest episodes

Mar 1, 2022 • 1h 5min
70. Decision-Making Drama with Kimberly Mathis
Tune in this week to discover the power of making decisions. We’re discussing how we underestimate the power of our decisions, how making a decision in one area of your business impacts your coaching as a whole, and why deciding to keep things simple could be the most important choice you will ever make. Get full show notes and more information here: https://ldcoaching.wpengine.com/70

Feb 22, 2022 • 33min
69. Unhelpful Coaching Thoughts – Part 4: I Need Assets to Be a Good Coach
Tune in this week to discover why you need to stop wasting your time creating assets for clients you don’t have yet. I’m sharing why the quality of your coaching always shines brighter than anything else in your business, and some proof from my own life of why having assets isn’t as important as you think it is. Get full show notes and more information here: https://ldcoaching.wpengine.com/69

Feb 15, 2022 • 28min
68. The Truth About Coaching Anyone on Anything
Tune in this week to see how you can coach anyone who wants your coaching on anything they want to be coached on. I’m talking about coaching consent, what you can do to empower your client, respect their boundaries, and how to see ways to meet your client where they are and decide on the best way to really help them. Get full show notes and more information here: https://ldcoaching.wpengine.com/68

Feb 8, 2022 • 15min
67. The Most Helpful Coaching Thought
Tune in this week to discover my favorite thought about my business, and how it’s helped me show up each and every day. I’m sharing how this thought relates to all of you, your coaching skills, and how you can use it for yourself, so you can have full confidence in everything you do. Get full show notes and more information here: https://ldcoaching.wpengine.com/67

Feb 1, 2022 • 22min
66. Unhelpful Coaching Thoughts – Part 3: My Brain is Special
If you’ve ever thought, “My client doesn’t have the knowledge to figure this concept out,” I want you to tune in this week because this thought needs fixing. Of course, everyone’s brain is different and special, but if this is a predominant thought in how you show up as a coach, it’s a thought you need to drop. Get full show notes and more information here: https://ldcoaching.wpengine.com/66

Jan 25, 2022 • 15min
65. Unhelpful Coaching Thoughts - Part 2: They’re Doing it Wrong
In this episode, I break down why thinking “they’re doing it wrong” isn’t helpful. Learn why spending less time thinking about other coaches’ businesses will allow you to spend more time working on your own. There’s no right or wrong way, so why not focus on doing what you love? Get full show notes and more information here: https://ldcoaching.wpengine.com/65

Jan 18, 2022 • 23min
64. Unhelpful Coaching Thoughts – Part 1: I’m a Bad Coach
If you’ve ever thought to yourself, “I’m a bad coach,” I want you to tune in this week and listen very closely. I’m showing you why using negative self-talk is never the best motivator in the long term, and I’m sharing how to introduce some new thoughts that will improve your coaching in so many ways. Get full show notes and more information here: https://ldcoaching.wpengine.com/64

Jan 11, 2022 • 40min
63. Thinking Differently About Goals
If your brain ever freaks out when you try to set goals, tune in this week because I’m calming you through this process to decide what you truly want to achieve, and why. I’m showing you how to zoom out, simplify your desired results in your brain, and use your goals as a lighthouse to guide you through difficulty and uncertainty. This episode is packed with ideas that are not only going to help you have an amazing year but will completely transform how you help your clients create results in their lives. Get full show notes and more information here: https://ldcoaching.wpengine.com/63

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Jan 4, 2022 • 20min
62. Reload: How to Set Any Goal in 4 Steps
Listen in this week as I bring you some clarity on the process of goal-setting, no matter what kind of coach you are. Learning this skill is going to allow you to guide your clients in a way that gets them mind-blowing results, so I urge you to follow this step-by-step. Get full show notes and more information here: https://ldcoaching.wpengine.com/62

Dec 28, 2021 • 52min
61. Honing Self-Coaching and Mastering Self-Belief with 4 Incredible Coaches
Tune in this week as I take a deep dive with my panel into all of the ways their coaching skills improved as a result of the work we did in Coaching Masters and how their beliefs have shifted through self-coaching and looking inward. Get full show notes and more information here: https://ldcoaching.wpengine.com/61