Hello,
Every top-tier athlete has a coach, not because they’re weak, but because they want to win. And in business? The same rules apply.
But here’s the uncomfortable bit: coachability beats talent, beats hustle, beats working late into the night chasing some complicated funnel dream. The people who grow fastest aren’t the smartest, they’re the ones who can sit with uncomfortable feedback and act on it without spiraling.
Most founders aren’t coachable. They say they are, but the moment real critique hits, they fold, deflect, or blame.
The truth is that the market doesn’t care how good your ideas are if you can’t take advice. Coachable founders move quicker, solve real problems, and win bigger exits. The rest? Stuck spinning wheels, locked in their own ego.
I’ve sat in rooms with “visionaries” who couldn’t grow past 100k months because they thought feedback was an insult. And I’ve seen quiet operators, not the loud ones, turn their agencies into million-pound exits, because they listened, adjusted, and executed.
Being coachable isn’t soft. It’s sharp. It’s being aware enough to say, “I don’t know everything,” and being strong enough to fix it.
The myth? That success comes from genius or grind.
The truth? It comes from changing fast when the truth hits you in the face.
People love to chase shiny tactics. SEO hacks, funnel tricks, viral content. But long-term growth? That comes from mastering the boring stuff, pricing structure, offer clarity, operations that don’t fall apart without you.
Coachability helps you see the gap between what you think is working and what actually is.
And if you’re building an agency, especially one meant to run without you, it’s not just helpful, it’s necessary.
🚫 Hustle makes you tired. Coachability makes you better.
Working 14-hour days doesn’t mean you’re progressing. If you’re moving in the wrong direction, more effort just digs the hole deeper.
🔄 The game changes fast.
Markets shift. Clients pivot. Tools break. The founders who adapt survive. The ones who argue, stall.
🧠 Coachable = Self-Aware
You know your weaknesses. You work on them instead of protecting them. That’s leverage most never build.
📉 Brilliance has a ceiling. Coachability doesn’t.
No matter how smart you are, if you can’t take correction, you’ll burn out or worse, stall in place for years.
🛠️ Feedback is leverage
You’re too close to your own business. Someone else can spot the thing dragging you down faster than you ever will.
🧭 The market punishes ego
Clients don’t care how clever your copy is or how pretty your pitch deck looks. They care about clarity, delivery, and results. Coachability helps you get there faster.
🎯 It’s not about knowing everything
It’s about knowing when to be quiet and take notes. And then implementing what matters.
Over the years, after building and selling agencies, I’ve come to realise most owners don’t need more strategy. They need perspective. They’re too in the weeds, buried under client fires, trying to fix delivery issues with yet another hire.
That’s where I come in. I work with founders one-on-one to tighten their operations, raise their profits, and build systems that actually let them step away without the whole thing collapsing.
Some clients come to me because they’re growing and overwhelmed. Others because they’re stuck and frustrated. And some? They’re eyeing the door and want to prepare for a clean, valuable exit. Either way, I start with the same thing. What’s working, what’s broken, and what’s just noise.
No agency should feel like a prison. But most do. Because the founders are doing everything, juggling too many decisions, and avoiding the boring operational stuff that actually builds value.
If that’s you, I get it. I’ve been there. And I coach from that place not from a pedestal, but from experience.
🔧 Ongoing Agency Coaching
I help you stop reacting and start running your agency like a business, not a job.
🏁 Exit Accelerator
If you’re already thinking about selling, I help you get your house in order. That means cleaning up operations, increasing valuation, and making the business attractive to buyers, not just in theory, but in real numbers.
I start every coaching relationship with a short, focused strategy session. No big pitch. No “let me tell you what you already know.” Just 45 minutes, digging into where you are and what’s possible.
If it makes sense, we move forward. If not, you’ll still leave with a more clearer vision than you came in with.
As part of your growth journey, I’ve created a practical and powerful resource to support your next step. This complimentary e-Book is packed with checklists, tools, and real-world insights to help you:
✔️Understand what it truly means to be coachable
✔️Identify and overcome mindset blocks
✔️Build habits that attract mentors and accelerate growth
✔️Take real action using proven frameworks
Whether you’re just starting your personal development journey or looking to sharpen your edge, this guide is designed to meet you where you are and move you forward.
A book about Bill Campbell, the man behind the growth of Apple, Google, and countless Silicon Valley giants. Here’s the interesting part, he wasn’t an engineer, not a founder, not a coder. He was a coach. His job was to call out blind spots, push leaders to grow, and guide companies to greatness by making their people better.
This one hits hard if you’re serious about leadership, personal growth, and the power of being coached, really coached.
"You can’t be a good leader without being a good coach."
Key Takeaway:
Great leaders aren’t the ones with all the answers. They’re the ones who can take feedback, build trust, and create space for better decisions. Bill’s genius wasn’t in ideas, it was in unlocking other people’s potential through brutal honesty and radical empathy.
You don’t need another guru. You don’t need another tool.
What you need is the willingness to hear hard truths and do something about them. That’s where the shift happens. That’s where real growth starts.
If coachability isn’t in place, nothing sticks. But if it is? Everything else gets easier, faster.
You don’t have to go it alone. But you do have to be open.
To your unstoppable success,
Writer, The Success Method