Am I ready to run a coaching business?
Series 8 - Episode 2
SHOW NOTES
Turning Your Passion into a Business
People start considering a coaching, therapy or training business for many reasons.
Purpose.
Freedom.
Impact.
Flexibility.
A desire to make a difference.
And those reasons are powerful.
But loving personal development — or even being highly trained — does not automatically translate into running a successful business.
In this episode of Series 8, Laura explores what most people skip when entering the people-helping industry:
The business side.
In This Episode, You’ll Learn:
- Why passion gets you started, but your business education keeps it going
- Why your income is more dependent on your business education than your modality
- The confidence myth — and why waiting to feel ready doesn’t work
- Why “just one more qualification” is rarely the answer and a common pitfall
- Why resilience and tenacity matter as much as talent
Laura also shares:
- Her early transition from corporate HR into self-employment
- The mindset challenges she faced
- The £5,000 Facebook ads mistake that taught valuable lessons
This episode is designed to harness your passion and enthusiasm and ensure you're not about to make the same mistake many people make when first stepping into the people helping industry.
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Am I ready to run a coaching business?
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Want to get off on the right foot with planning and launching your people helping business?
This series is inspired by the work inside:
Confident Coach Business Academy™
Building your coaching business with confidence.
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Host Bio
Name: Laura Evans
Job Title: International Master Trainer of NLP at Unleash Your Potential Ltd
Bio: After 15 years in HR and Training roles in corporate life Laura decided to follow her passion of how the mind works, empowering people & helping them unleash their potential. She started studying NLP in 2008, is a Certified Trainer of NLP (accredited by the ABNLP & ANLP) and Master Coach. Laura set up Unleash Your Potential Ltd in 2014 and runs NLP, Time Line Therapy™, Hypnosis & NLP Coaching courses from Cardiff and Cornwall and offers OnDemand courses for those who cant get to her live. Having trained over 900 NLP Professionals, and become the UK's Leading NLP Training Provider 2022, 2023, 2024 an 2025, Laura was delighted to become a Certified Master Trainer of NLP with the IFNLP in 2025 (the first in the UK!). A chartered member of the CIPD, Laura is also a qualified ILM Level 7 Executive Coach/Mentor and Member of Institute of Directors. With NLP, Laura was amazed at how quickly and easily she could change things that had held her back for years and saw astonishing results! She brings a sense of fun, energy and passion to her courses – “she is one of the [NLP] industry’s rising stars!”
Coaching Specialisms: Coaches, Business Owners, Leaders & Professionals
Web Address: www.unleashyourpotential.org.uk
Email Address: info@unleashyourpotential.org.uk
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