Back in university, I had a crazy dream.

After seeing the success that Matt Damon and Ben Affleck had with writing and starring in Good Will Hunting, thoughts of running off to Hollywood to do the same danced through my head.

I had an idea for a script – a comedy that was destined to smash box office records. Screw my university degree, Hollywood here I come!

I ran off to buy a few books on screenwriting and dove into a some websites dedicated to the craft, even though this was back in The Stone Ages (the late ’90’s).

I got to work typing words on the screen, and my enthusiasm carried me to about 40 pages. Most movie scripts are 120 pages long, so I was 1/3 of the way quickly.

Easy peazy!

Then something changed. I hit a wall and couldn’t get any more words out on the paper. Then I got sucked into editing those first 40 pages, breaking the cardinal rule of editing before I finished my first draft.

I got frustrated, I lost that lovin’ feeling, and gave up on Hollywood to finish my degree (you’re welcome, Mom)

I can’t say that I’ve lost any sleep over moving on from dipping my toes in the Hollywood Dream. I learned some lessons from that experience that carried over into my journey as a coach:

1) You need support: while I was writing that script, I talked with no one else about it. I was like Tom Hanks’ character in Castaway, but I didn’t even have a volleyball to talk with. It’s hard to keep your energy up when you aren’t talking with others.

2) You need accountability: I had zero accountability when I was writing my script. My energy and enthusiasm carried me in the beginning, until I hit the inevitable snags that come with any endeavour. Suddenly the words dropped off, and I was sunk. If I’d had an accountability partner, that would have made a huge difference.

To make it as a coach, you need support and accountability. Here’s a way to get them … and 10 clients in 90 days:

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