Breaking Patterns | BTS: Building A $1m Per Year Solo Coaching Biz

About this episode

In this episode, Joel Burgess discusses the importance of holding tension in life and business to foster long-term growth.

Connect with Joel here: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/coach.joel.burgess/⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/coachjoelburgess/⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@coach.joel.burgess⁠⁠ Key takeaways: The most important skill is your capacity to hold tension. Life and business are inherently filled with tension and challenges. Increased capacity leads to greater awareness and choice. Holding tension allows for long-term growth over short-term satisfaction. Physical capacity can be expanded by intentionally seeking discomfort. Mental capacity involves building systems for clarity and focus. Emotional capacity requires feeling unfelt emotions to break patterns. Energetic capacity is about setting boundaries and living with integrity. Success is determined by the ability to hold tension without collapsing. Reflect on where you are collapsing into confusion or overwhelm. Sound bites: "I had zero capacity." "I couldn't hold the tension." "I focus on one thing a day." Time stamps: 00:00 The Importance of Holding Tension 02:56 Personal Journey: From Collapse to Capacity 05:53 Expanding Capacity: Four Planes of Growth 08:53 Practical Strategies for Holding Tension

People in this episode

Host: Joel Burgess

Topics covered

• coaching
• personal growth
• business strategy
• emotional intelligence
• capacity building

Keywords

• coaching business
• holding tension
• personal development
• capacity expansion
• emotional capacity

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