Mentoring with Geraldine

Last week, I gave you three questions about the past you, the present you and the future you, and they’re really about the legacy you’re building. Most of us let that kind of reflection stay in our heads. In this Encourager episode, I share a simple one-sentence exercise that turns it into proof. I also leave you with three new questions to sit with before November, so you can start planning how y...

October is all about celebration and legacy, but I’m not sure legacy is the right word for where a lot of you are at. If you’re early in your career, you might be thinking, what legacy have I got? That’s exactly why this week I’m reaching for a different word. Every practitioner is drawing an arc, whether you’re still a student or 25 years into business, and chances are you’re undervaluing how far...

October is my birthday month, so I’m giving myself permission to celebrate, and I reckon you should too. In this episode, we’re talking about legacy , particularly those clients who stay with us long after they’ve left our practice, and the ways they can shape how we work. I’ve also got a little October celebration for you, including the chance to win a 30-minute one-to-one with me . There’s a bit...

October is my birthday month, making it a lovely time to reflect on celebration and legacy. It's an opportunity to look back at the clients who've shaped us, the lessons we've learnt and the lasting impact they've had on our work. In this episode, I explore adapting our practices as things change and reflect on the clients who stay with us long after our work together has ended. In...

September has been a month of sustainable growth, and now we're making room for something a little different. In this short episode, I share what's coming up in October, why it's a good time to reflect on your practice, and how we can make room for a bit of celebration along the way. I'm also giving away four half-hour one-to-one sessions throughout October. To enter, leave a revie...

I had a client eating schnitzel five times a week. Rather than a salad lecture, I asked her to bring it down to two. She thanked me for it and came back the following week. That's retention in practice. In this episode, I talk about growing your practice without burning out, supporting the clients you already have, and making retention part of your everyday conversations. I also share question...

Your next client might already be sitting in your diary. We spend so much time thinking about getting new people through the door, but what are we doing with the people who are already there? I’m talking about retention this week and why I think it’s a seriously underrated part of growing a practice. Not keeping people coming back for the sake of it, but actually supporting them through the change...

This week I'm checking in with you about capacity, not more hours, because it's been a fortnight since we first talked about it, and I want to know how you're getting on. Here's what I cover: The power of one simple reframe, and how just saying it in a real conversation can shift the whole tone with a client How visualising and verbalising change actually shifts your mindset and yo...

I’m kicking off September with sustainable growth, and this fortnight, we’re talking about capacity. When you run your own practice, it’s not just about how many clients you can fit into the diary. There’s the consult, the notes, the research, the admin, the business itself, and then there’s having enough energy left for your actual life. I’m sharing how I worked out my own limit of 15 clients a w...

I got asked to hand over my bio recently and had to stop and rewrite the whole thing, because it wasn’t me anymore. Our work changes quietly. We take on different clients, learn new things and develop our practice, but the words we use can stay stuck in the past. In this episode, I’m taking you through an identity audit, including your bio, your one-line introduction, the language you use and who...

Has Your Professional Identity Changed? Things change. Your practice changes, you learn more, you work with different people, and before you know it, the bio you wrote a year ago doesn’t really describe you anymore. In this episode, I’m talking about doing an identity audit. Looking at what you do now, who you work with now, and whether the way you talk about yourself has caught up. For my Strateg...

What did you say yes to this week that you're already resenting? Saying a clean no (and a clear yes) isn't as simple as it sounds, it's something we have to practise and normalise. My niece never says yes or no to anything. It's always "what about we do it this way?" Turns out that's exactly how she talked her way into becoming a ski instructor, against her father's doubts. This week I'm unpacking...

We've just wrapped up July, which was our end of financial year month (hello, tax time and those awkward money conversations), so this month I'm shifting gears to talk about leadership and identity. And no, I don't mean the "write a book, get on stage, save the world" version. I mean the small, daily one. The one that's really just a pattern of yeses and noes. In this episode I talk about why it's...

As we finish up the month, it's a good chance to stop and have a look at how things are really going in your practice. Not just the income or the number of clients you've seen, but the difference you've made. How have your clients changed? What have they achieved? What conversations have stayed with you? We'll also have a look at client retention, whether it's time to ask for a review, and why the...

AI is everywhere at the moment, and chances are your clients are arriving with advice from Google, social media, AI, or somebody they've spoken to along the way. So where does that leave us as practitioners? In this episode, I'm talking about the difference between having an answer and making a real difference for the person sitting in front of you. Because while information is easy to find, under...

Every so often I like inviting someone onto the podcast because I always enjoy hearing how other practitioners have built their businesses. This week I sat down with Coby du Preez, massage therapist, business owner and mentor, to chat about growing a practice, building a community around you, avoiding burnout and why it's so important to really understand what your clients are trying to achieve. W...

This week's a bit of an encourager for you all, whether you're in the Strategy Lab or just out there in podcast land. So today I've got three questions for you to sit with, whatever you're doing right now (dishes, walking, driving, whatever it is). Answer them honestly and you'll walk away knowing exactly where your pricing is leaking, and what to do about it. I also share a bit about how I've res...

We're hitting mid-year hard and everyone's worried about money. Same playbook as always. So let's talk about where you're actually flinching, because that's what I'm calling it. Your clients Googled their problem, found you in 20 places, checked with a friend, and then booked. They already did the maths. They don't need you doing it for them on top of that. What we cover: -The three rules quietly...

AI can save you time, but it still needs your knowledge, experience and good judgement. In this week's encourager, I share why AI should be a support tool, not the final answer. We revisit the importance of batching your marketing, checking everything AI gives you and staying within the TGA guidelines, so your content stays accurate, professional and true to your voice. If you've been wanting to s...

Marketing can absolutely drain the life out of you, and if you have had a burst of energy followed by a big quiet patch followed by guilt, you will know exactly what I mean. In this one, I am sharing the tool that keeps getting me found online and most practitioners have no idea it is even working for them. I also get into why a rainy week and a coughing nephew in New Zealand is actually all you n...

This is a mid-fortnight check-in, what I call an "encourager." We're right in the middle of June, and I just wanted to pop in and give you a nudge. In this episode, I'm talking about resistance, consistency, and why showing up regularly, even in small ways, is what actually moves the needle for you and your clients. I'm also sharing how my Weight Loss Thursday program taught me everything I know a...

Every Week How many times this week did you build a treatment plan from a completely blank page? I'm going to call it what it is: a tax. The hidden tax of starting from scratch, not just with new clients, but the third, fourth, fifth consult too. And honestly, it is quietly exhausting, isn't it. This week we are getting into: Why that scramble happens, why we resist the very thing that would fix i...

What a month. I've shaken things up in how I'm delivering content and I'm loving every bit of it. This month we've been deep in clinical confidence and what it actually takes to present your best self in practice without burning out before you've barely begun. So many practitioners finish qualifying and immediately stall. Waiting for papers, skipping the break they earned, launching before they're...

Are you exhausting yourself being the fixer for every client that comes through your door? Because there's a moment in every clinical relationship where your prescription stops being enough and it becomes all about their change. Most of us cross that line without even realising it. In this episode I'm talking about what it actually looks like to coach your clients, not as a life coach, but as the...

You don't need another course, another qualification, or another year of holding yourself back. You're ready right now, and the only thing standing between you and the practitioner you've always wanted to be... is you. In this episode, I'm getting real about the confidence trap that catches nearly every practitioner after they qualify and how to pull yourself out of it before it costs you clients,...