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How to Get Coaching Clients When You’re New

By: Mat Boggs

Updated: March 18, 2026

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TL;DR — THE SHORT ANSWER

If you’ve ever wondered how to get your first coaching clients fast, even without a website, list, or experience, you’re not alone. Most new life coaches feel called to help others but get stuck trying to figure out where to start. The truth is, you don’t need fancy funnels or years of experience to begin serving. What you do need is clarity, confidence, and consistent action. The fastest path to your first client is focusing on connection, not perfection.

IN THIS GUIDE

  1. Why credibility comes from clarity,…

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Confidence, Clarity & Clients: 3 Keys to Coaching Success

By: Mat Boggs

Updated: March 10, 2026

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What separates those who dream about a thriving coaching career from those who actually build one?

Whether they would ever admit it or not, many believe that the answer is luck. Right place, right time, and poof, success.

Yet in all our years training and certifying life coaches, a different answer has emerged.

The coaches who reach the top of this profession are those who master three core ingredients: confidence, clarity, and clients. 

And believe it or not, each of these ingredients can be deliberately nurtured right now.

If you’ve…

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Coaching Is Calling: 7 Signs You’re Meant To Be a Coach

By: Mat Boggs

Updated: March 3, 2026

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There are two kinds of people who typically explore a coaching career.

Some of them wonder if coaching is something they “could do.” As in: “I wonder if that might be a way to earn some extra money. Maybe I could do it.”

Others (a small percentage of people) feel drawn to coaching on a whole other level. To them, it feels like the profession they were almost destined for.

This group is in a fortunate position. Their inner knowing gives them the confidence to start their careers and become highly successful.

…

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How to Become a Full-Time Life Coach: Expert Q+A

By: Mat Boggs

Updated: February 24, 2026

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If you would love to become a life coach who gets paid to help others achieve their wildest dreams, and eventually do it full-time, you’re in the right place.

It’s easy to get overwhelmed when you’re trying to separate fact from fiction about this.

One site says the key to everything is being certified. But how come there are countless certified coaches earning no money? 

Someone else swears you just need the right email funnel. But then, wouldn’t every coach just use that same funnel and succeed forever?

The honest truth is,…

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4 Powerful Steps to Personal Transformation (And How to Create It for Your Clients)

By: Mat Boggs

Updated: February 17, 2026

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If you’re a coach, or aspiring to become one, you’ve probably asked yourself:

What actually creates real personal transformation?
And how do I deliver transformative coaching that changes someone’s life, not just their mood for the week?

Here’s the truth: Real transformation requires real honesty.

If you want to move forward, whether in your own life or through coaching for transformation with clients, you have to be willing to get real.

Not just surface-level real.
Not “I’m fine, everything’s good” real.
No pretense, just deeply…

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Are You Ready to Leave Your 9-5 for Life Coaching? 5 Signs the Answer is YES.

By: Mat Boggs

Updated: February 10, 2026

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Before you put in your two weeks’ notice and trade your paycheck for a life coaching business plan, it’s important to know if you’re really ready. 

The good news?

If you want to leave your 9–5 for life coaching, you don’t have to feel ready.

But there are some definite signs it might be time.

This post will help you assess core indicators of readiness, including mindset, purpose, and planning.

But first, remember that this isn’t just a box ticking activity designed to tell you what you should…

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From Doubt to Doing: What It Really Takes to Become a Purpose-Driven Coach

By: Mat Boggs

Updated: August 14, 2025

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Simple Steps to Start Building Your Confidence and Set Yourself Up for Success

You’ve been feeling it for a while now—that tug in your heart that says you’re meant for more. 

Maybe it started after years of pouring your energy into a job that doesn’t light you up. Or maybe it’s been growing ever since you helped a friend through a tough time and saw the transformation that happened just from listening and guiding them.

Maybe you feel yourself awakening to your life’s purpose, and “just paying the bills” doesn’t cut…

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You’re Meant for More: How to Stop Playing Small and Step Into Your Coaching Potential

By: Mat Boggs

Updated: August 7, 2025

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Simple Steps To Build Confidence, Claim Your Power, and Move Forward

If you’ve felt a nudge—maybe even a pull—toward becoming a coach, creating something meaningful, or simply living a bigger, bolder version of your life… you’re not imagining it. 

That’s your spirit letting you know you’re meant for more.

However, you’re still holding back.

You find yourself scrolling social media, watching other coaches shine and reaching their full potential, wondering if there’s still room for you out there. You’ve downloaded the free guides, taken the courses, maybe…

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Story Marketing: The #1 Way Coaches Can Create Instant Connection and Credibility

By: Mat Boggs

Updated: July 29, 2025

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Learn How to Stop The Scroll and Attract The Right Customers (Without Oversharing)

Sure, you want to build authority in your field. You want potential customers to see that you know what you’re talking about. You want them to stop the scroll and think to themselves, “This is the coach I’m going with.” 

But let’s be honest: trying to sound “professional” can feel like wearing pants two sizes too small. It’s stiff. It’s uncomfortable. 

And deep down, you know it’s not you.

If you’re anything like the aspiring…

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5 Mindset Shifts to Attract Life Coaching Clients and Get Them to Say “Yes!”

By: Mat Boggs

Updated: July 23, 2025

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The Cheatsheet To Get Unstuck If You Hate Selling, Or Feel Self-Conscious Putting Yourself Out There

“Why can’t I get a single client?”

Your calendar is empty as ever. You’re frustrated, running out of patience, and deep down, more than a little anxious.

You’re showing up online, posting to social media and commenting in facebook groups, but no one is reaching out to work with you. And you wonder why you’re not getting results.

You believe in what you offer, and you want to help, but when it…

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