Mastering Coaching Skills 277. Enjoyment Is a Business Strategy, Not a Reward
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Feb 17, 2026 A coach questions the habit of postponing enjoyment until success and explores how that mindset creates pressure. She traces a launch that underperformed, notices repeating patterns of dread, and pauses to rethink strategy. Practical prompts invite listeners to spot tolerations and make small shifts that boost day-to-day enjoyment and momentum in their businesses.
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Launch Dread Prompted A Different Choice
- Lindsay describes launching The Complete Coach and feeling dread after not hitting launch goals.
- She caught herself defaulting to repeating exhausted webinar strategies and chose to pause and find a different approach.
Dread Turned Into Data
- Lindsay noticed energy shift from heavy dread to excitement after deciding not to repeat the same launch.
- She used that data point to course-correct while keeping the original goal intact.
Enjoyment Is A Growth Strategy
- Enjoyment in your business is not a future reward but a strategy that creates momentum and sustainable growth.
- Treating enjoyment as the outcome you earn later keeps moving the goalposts and prevents you from ever truly enjoying your work.