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Brandon Wong
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In September 2021, my wife and I moved from the U.S. to a health clinic in rural Guatemala. Coming here was a reset for me and I started to explore coaching online as a vocation. I trained in Internal Family Systems, T-Groups, and Somatic Experiencing, and learned that I love the 1-1 work. It feels …


Active 2mo ago Joined 7 Jul 2023 Zapopan (GMT-12:00) International Date Line West

Looking for heart-centered conversations on work life

This morning, I was watching George's video on our "authentic outreach message" and appreciating his guidance to let it come from our hearts and a genuine spirit of wanting to serve others... so I wanted to practice that here with all of you! 

A part of me feels nervous about asking for help, and also feeling a bit stuck over the past week about how to request market research conversations.... Maybe, as I write that, it's clearer that it's not the how, but more like putting myself out there in…



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@Brandon Wong I'm not personally experiencing these issues or yearnings, but I certainly have in the past. In fact, ALL of these come up regularly for my clients (especially uncertainty and a play) and it's a big part of the journeys we go on together.


I'm happy to share from my experience around these topics, if that will be helpful.🤗

P.S. I've been feeling a lot of resonance with your posts and I'd love to connect regardless. I suspect we'll enjoy each other! Please reach out if it feels aligned. 💕

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@Stephanie Benedetto I likewise feel a lot of resonance and would love to meet! What's the best email to reach you at? 

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Thanks, 

@Guillaume Wiatr, for today's session! I haven't co-worked in a while, and it felt really nice to do. I appreciated your guidance, too, to check out the "easily referrable issue" + "gentle launches" section of Authentic Outreach and getting your support around the niching stage that I'm at right now. Even just saying out loud where I'm at right now felt integrating and energizing. I hope to be back for a session in the future! 

Greatest Solopreneur Biz Struggles❓

Hello Everyone‼️🌻🦋

I'm curious what your 3 greatest biz struggles/challenges are at the moment. I'm especially curious to hear the responses from folks who are growing businesses part-time while also working a side gig &/or caring for family members, etc.

I'm still pondering my 3 & will definitely report back‼️😊 (One for sure = Technology!! 😱) I think your responses (& their possible  patterns) could be informative for all of us - including our fearless & wise guide, 

@George Kao. 🙌 
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@Mary Barringer, thanks for the invitation! The three that came up for me were:

1. Niching -- I read Tad Hargraves "niching fears" e-book the other night and it deeply resonated. A week ago, I had a few days feeling extremely stuck around this and I noticed my mind ideating / chattering endlessly to try to come up with something to feel a sense of movement.  When I've slowed down, or stopped focusing on myself and instead prioritized helping others around me, or set a more firm intention to watch the mind wandering (vs. getting consumed by it), I've felt myself holding the niching questions with more patience, space and clarity.

2. Not working with any 1:1 clients right now -- I think this is mostly a mojo thing. When I'm working one-on-one with clients and drop in, have a heart-to-heart, sense movement or things hitting, I've often noticed a natural confidence / conviction / felt sense that I do have something to offer. And that's often been very motivating for me, and soothing to the parts of me wondering, "Do I really have anything to offer?" Or, "What is my place in the world?" So being in a place now where I'm not working with any 1:1 long-term clients, I find myself at times more "in my head" and sometimes feeling lost or spiraling.

3. Having a new baby and navigating "work life" postpartum - Our son is now 3 months old, and mostly, I'm very privileged in being able to get various hours to do solo work or take video calls uninterrupted, especially while my wife is with our baby at work. But I will say questions of, "Am I doing enough as a father?" sometimes creep in, and working to find a harmony and balance between self-employed work online and attending to household chores, wearing our baby, showing up present and emotionally available for my partner, etc. 

The Power of Tiny Creators

I'm learning so much about the power of creating and sharing from my 100 YouTube Videos Challenge and the content that's naturally emerging through the creation of my courses called, no coincidence, CREATE and SHARE.

When I point myself in the direction of seeing something more deeply, it shows up everywhere!

The other day, Spotify’s Discover playlist introduced me to a song by an artist I’d never heard of before.

It was the perfect song for that moment, and it moved me to tears.

“Who is this a…



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I loved your framing around all this,

@Stephanie Benedetto!  

Especially with the line: "We don’t have agents and million dollar ad budgets or even 1,000 true fans."

I've read the 1,000 true fans article and really liked it -- but I feel like it's often referenced like that's the more "modest" ambition, like it's so doable and attainable... but I'm like, even 1,000 true fans seems like a distant goal!

That's why I appreciated your focus on what's within our control: create and share. And I'm enjoying your creative energy and "walking the walk" -- you seem on fire and it's very inspiring! 
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@Stephanie Benedetto Thanks for keeping it real about the ebbs and flows. My whole system settled reading that; it was a very timely encouragement! I felt some spiraling at the end of last week and then after some reflection at Soul Gym Sunday, I'm more recentered. 

Your bit on the things that aren't our business also reminded me of John Wooden quote that a mentor instilled in me in high school: "If you try to control the things you can't control, you'll adversely affect the things you can control." Another timely reminder! 

Market Research Request: Self Doubters, Procrastinators, Stuck in Comparison

Hi Everyone,

I'm working on some market research and I wondered if you could help.  This theme has been coming up in my work a lot, clients are coming to me with this issue more and more so I would like to dig into it and explore it as a niche.  My aim is to better help solopreneurs or small business owners who feel stuck in a cycle of self-doubt and self-sabotage and are tired of feeling like they're getting in their own way. I'm interested in learning more about their experience and would l…