It's Never 100% the Client's Fault | Coaches Hour Ep 34

The Education Episode Part 2 - The Two Ps, Two Ss and an E ft Paul Standell | Coaches Hour Ep 39

We are back with Paul Standel from the PT Project for Part 2. The conversation moves into the coaching skills nobody really teaches: why telling clients the right facts isn't the same as teaching them, how to build the kind of rapport that gets clients to admit what they actually ate, and the framework Paul uses for gen pop nutrition (two Ps, two Ss and an E). They also cover predicting the future as a retention skill, why letting clients fail on purpose is part of the job, and the question worth sitting with: what would you do if you only got paid per result?

The Education Episode Part 1 - The Phases Every Coach Goes Through ft Paul Standell | Coaches Hour Ep 38

Every coach goes through phases. The T-Nation phase. The Poliquin phase. The evidence-based phase. The PubMed rabbit hole. This episode, with Paul Standell from the PT Project, tracks the full education journey from 2010 to now and gets honest about which parts of it made a real difference on the gym floor and which parts just made everyone feel clever. The answer is not more research. It is better experiences, in-person education, and understanding that giving technically correct information is not the same thing as coaching.

The Money Episode Part 2 - Bold Claims, Burnout & Building a Career That Lasts ft Paul Standell | Coaches Hour Ep 37

Part 2 picks up where the money conversation left off and takes a different turn. Paul and the hosts get into the inflated reputation problem in the coaching industry, where coaches built followings before accountability existed online and now mentor others from a position that was never earned.From there the conversation moves into what actually protects a coaching career long term: not spending beyond your means early on, putting money away in the right places from the start, and treating education as a running cost rather than a one-offThere is also a conversation worth hearing about why younger coaches are being set up to feel like failures by comparing themselves to outliers who make success look easy while hiding how long it actually took.

The Money Episode Part 1 - What Nobody Tells Coaches ft Paul Standell | Coaches Hour Ep 36

Most PTs don't have a money problem. They add clients, work more hours, and still feel broke. Or they finally start making real money and get hit by a tax bill they never saw coming.This episode, with guest Paul Standell from the PT Project, covers the financial reality of building a coaching business: sole trader versus limited company, the VAT threshold trap, flat rate VAT, dividends versus salary, corporation tax, when to get an accountant and how much to pay one, the income complacency cycle most coaches go through, and why burning out in year three is a financial problem as much as a mental one.Paul also shares his own story from worth zero pounds at 30 to running two businesses past the VAT threshold in months. The conversation every coach in the industry needs but rarely gets.

We Broke Down Every Bold Claim in Coaching Bios | Coaches Hour Ep 35

If every coach claiming "thousands of transformations" was telling the truth, there would be no overweight people left in the world. This episode picks apart the most common bold claims in coaching bios. From transformation counts and "best PT" titles to 24/7 support, evidence-based coaching, and bespoke programs. Do the maths on most of them don't hold up? The episode goes further than calling people out. It looks at why overpromising damages your business, and why honest coaches are the ones who build something lasting.