Intro: Fix Client Fatigue: A Coach’s 3?Question System
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Hey there, this is Tiff from the
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Profitable Sports Coach. Welcome to
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today's episode. What we're going to be
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focusing on today is building trust with
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clients as you as a coach. We're going
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to show you that un how to understand
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real client struggles. We're going to
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introduce the importance of energy and
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recovery and we're also going to set the
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foundation for simple scope coaching
The real issue: It’s not motivation
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conversations.
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Hey there, this is Tiff and welcome to
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the Profitable Sports Coach, the podcast
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for coaches who want simple, actionable
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tools to help their clients feel better,
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perform better, and stay consistent
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without adding more hours to their
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schedule. I'm your host, Tiffany Micer.
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I have spent over 30 years in coaching,
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sport, leadership, communication, and
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performance. The one thing that I've
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learned is this. When energy and
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recovery are off, everything becomes
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harder for the client and for you, the
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coach. So today, what we're doing, we're
Why energy & recovery matter more than macros
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going to start right at the heart of it.
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We're going to be looking at why your
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clients are tired and what we can do
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about it.
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So here, what I want you to be focusing
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on is why energy and recovery matter so
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much more than macros. You've got to
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understand that energy is the foundation
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for consistency. So when your client,
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even yourself, you know this, when
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you're experiencing low energy, it
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affects your mood, it affects your
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recovery, affect affects your training
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quality, it affects your decision
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making, it affects the macros.
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And the macros, they're just the
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finetuning because remember, energy is
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the base. Everything else sits on top of
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that.
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Now, here's three of the biggest reasons
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why clients feel flat. Why clients are
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feeling tired, flat or unmotivated.
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Number one is they're definitely under
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fueling. Number two, dehydration.
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And number three, blood sugar
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instability.
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So let's have a look at under fueling.
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That's number one. So what does under
How low energy affects client behaviour
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fueling do? Under fueling, it can lead
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to energy crashes. Under fueling can
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cause cravings. Under fueling can cause
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slow recovery. And under fueling creates
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irritability. So clients often think
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that they're eating healthy, but it's
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just that they're not eating enough of
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the right fuel. Under fueling equals
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inconsistent behavior. So remember that
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under fueling is equal to inconsistent
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behavior.
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Now let's have a look at number two,
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dehydration.
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So dehydration, what this does, it
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affects energy, focus, digestion, and
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performance.
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Dehydration can also affect most clients
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because they're dehydrated without
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realizing it. People think that coffee
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is equivalent to hydration, but we know
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that that's not the case. So, coffee is
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not equivalent to hydration. And even
The 3 biggest reasons clients feel flat
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mild dehydration can really impact
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training quality.
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Now, look at number three. Blood sugar
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instability explained. Blood sugar
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instability. What this does is it causes
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afternoon slumps. Blood blood sugar
Reason 1: Underfueling
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instability causes trigger cravings.
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Blood sugar instability reduces
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motivation.
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Blood sugar instability impacts mood and
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decision making. So remember this stable
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blood sugar equals stable behavior.
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You know this too. We if our blood sugar
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is stable then our behavior is much more
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stable. We make better decisions in
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that. Now, what's the one thing simple
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thing that you could do as a coach
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today? And it's really not about having
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advice. This is really about starting
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the awareness. And it's just asking
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simple questions about like how is your
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energy going? How is your recovery
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going? What is your meal consistency
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like? Are you constantly eating meals
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consistently, steadily over a certain
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period of time? What's going on for you
Signs your clients are underfuelled
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there? And remember, this is the kind of
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stuff that we want to start with asking
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our clients is just creating awareness.
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We don't need to advise them in any way.
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We just want to know where they're at.
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Now, here's some simple awareness
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questions that you can ask your clients
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this week. If you're saying that they're
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really struggling with energy or they're
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really struggling with recovery or
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they're inconsistent with their meals,
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these are the types of questions that
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you can ask them.
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How's your energy been this week?
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Another one, how's your recovery this
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week? And here's another one, how
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consistent have you been with your
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meals? So, these are nice, simple, easy,
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actionable steps that you can take with
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your client. You only need to take one.
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It's just discovering what is actually
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going on for them and what is their
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energy like at this point in time. So,
Reason 2: Dehydration
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if they're really struggling with
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energy,
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that's the perfect question that you can
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ask them. How is your energy this week?
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If they're really struggling with
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recovery, well, ask them what's going
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on. Are you giving yourself recovery
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time? And the big key to this as we know
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is if there's blood sugar instability
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that means their meals
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their meal eating or the eating of meals
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is inconsistent. So you just ask them
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how consistent have you been with meals?
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Some people will go without. Some people
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will starve themselves and they thinking
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that training on an empty stomach is the
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answer. But we know as professionals, as
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sports coaches, as fitness experts, we
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know that that is not the case. We know
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that we can't, especially with women, we
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cannot train on an empty stomach. We
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cannot train on in a fasted state. It
How dehydration impacts performance
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just doesn't respond for the women's
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body. Men, however, are very different
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according to all the research. So just
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all we want to do in this session today
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is just create awareness. Now what I've
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done for you here is I have a five
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minute client fueling assessment. It's a
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very very simple assessment for you. So
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what I have put together is I've put
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together a energy and recovery checkin.
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So it's a series of eight questions and
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it's all you need to do is ask your
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client these eight simple questions. You
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can send it to them um via PDF or you
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can send, you know, the questions to
Reason 3: Blood sugar instability
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them. You just want to get them to
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answer them. I've also put together for
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you a client fueling assessment scoring
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sheet so you know and understand what
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zone they are actually in, whether
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they're in the green zone, the yellow
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zone, or the red zone. And also a script
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for sending your energy and recovery
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check-in. So, so you know what to say to
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them in a very simple way. All we're
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wanting to do is just get some feedback,
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just have the client feeling better
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about you coming across that you care
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more for them and which you do. You want
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them to get results because if they get
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results, that's good for you and it's
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good for your business as well. So the
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best thing that you can do right now for
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you to help build your business without
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adding extra hours is just sending
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through a 5minute client fueling
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assessment to your client and get some
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feedback and see what's going on with
Why blood sugar affects consistency
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them. I've got some simple tips that'll
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be coming up to show you how they can
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then take steps forward in dealing with
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that and we're going to be working on
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that over the course of these podcast
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episodes. So the fiveinut client feeling
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assessment is simple, it's scope safe,
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it's effective, and it helps clients
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feel better fast. And it gives you you
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can knock it over in 5 minutes yourself
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and get the feedback that you need and
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return to your client where they're
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actually are where they currently are in
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their state of performance and recovery
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and energy. And then you have a simple
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script to send to them for what they
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need to do. Simple one to two steps on
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what they need to do in helping
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themselves. So make sure that you
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download that. There will be a link left
The ONE simple thing coaches can do today
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below wherever you see this episode. And
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remember, here are the key takeaways.
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Energy and recovery are the foundation
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of client success. And all we need are
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simple tools to create big shifts. You
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do not need to be a nutrition expert to
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help your clients. So, I hope you
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enjoyed today's episode. Love it if you
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could share with me what you like best
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about what you heard today. And always
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remember this, lead with intention,
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coach with clarity and care. Have an
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absolutely awesome day. Take care. Bye
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for now.