đ Youâre in the DEFINE Phase
And thatâs not a setback â itâs your most important portal to momentum.
When youâre building a coaching business, clarity is everything.
Itâs the difference between
âspinning your wheels and creating real traction
âsounding like everyone else and becoming unforgettable
âquestioning everything and finally trusting your own voice.
If this quiz brought you here, itâs because your business isnât asking for more hustle â itâs asking for a return to foundation.
This is the real work. The unsexy, essential, identity-rooted work that makes every single strategy you implement more effective.
In this phase, you are standing at the root of your business, ready to tell the truth about what youâre building â and why it matters.
This is where your momentum begins. It's truly the only place in your business growth where long-lasting momentum can begin!
đ What the DEFINE Phase is really about:
It isnât about finding the âperfectâ niche or crafting the ârightâ elevator pitch.
Itâs about creating the kind of clarity that makes every decision easier â and every move forward feel aligned.
Itâs about choosing your language, your people, your purpose â and learning to communicate it with unapologetic clarity.
âš Here are the 3 core questions to focus on in this phase:
đŹ 1. Are You Communicating a Clear, Consistent Message?
Quiz Reflection: I can clearly express what makes me â and my coaching â truly different.
This is the soul of your brand. But if your message changes depending on your mood, your audience, or what you just saw online it means your foundation needs anchoring. So many coaches suffer with "being all over the board" and that's due to this lack of anchoring.
A strong message does two things:
â It magnetizes the right people
â It anchors your confidence every time you talk about your work
The Define Phase is where we excavate your brilliance. Not what you think youâre supposed to say â but what your clients feel when theyâre in your presence.
Try this:
Write the answer to this question in your own words:
âWhy does the way I help people create transformation actually matter?â
Keep it messy. Keep it real. Keep it visible.
Refine as you go â clarity often emerges in motion.
đ§ 2. Do You Know Exactly Who Your Ideal Client Is + What Problem You Solve?
Quiz Reflection: I'm crystal clear on who I serve, what theyâre struggling with, and why theyâd choose me.
This goes beyond avatars and demographics. This is energetic clarity.
If you find yourself fumbling when you sit down to write content or talk about your offer â you donât need a new strategy. You need alignment with who you're here to serve.
Your ideal client is someone whose pain you recognize and whose desires you respect.
And when you own the problem you solve? Your business becomes magnetic. Know this: you already know your ideal client. You may just need a mirror that can help you see them more clearly.
Journal exercise:
My ideal client deeply wantsâŠ
Theyâve tried ______ but still struggle becauseâŠ
What I do differently isâŠ
Donât overthink it. Speak from truth, not polish.
đ„ 3. Can You Confidently Express the Transformation You Create?
Quiz Reflection: I can name the transformation I create â and speak it with the clarity and confidence it deserves.
This is where so many brilliant coaches go quiet.
You know the depth of your work â but putting that into words? Vulnerable. Scary. Sometimes easier to avoid.
But hereâs the thing: vague messaging doesnât serve you or your people.
Itâs not âhumbleâ to play small. Itâs a disservice to the transformation you facilitate.
So letâs change that.
Use this prompt to shape your story:
They came to me struggling with...
Through our work, they discovered...
Now they are living...
Capture a few of these. This becomes content gold â and it helps you sell from embodiment, not performance because you can share stories of the impact your work provides.
đ± Your DEFINE Phase Is Sacred Ground
It's where you meet your voice again.
Where your confidence sharpens.
Where your business stops performing and starts belonging to you.
When you commit to this phase, everything that follows gets easier:
â Your offers will feel more like home (Design Phase)
â Your marketing will flow with more clarity and courage (Deliver Phase)
â Your business will become a reflection of who you really are â not just what you think will work.
The Define Phase is about:
Owning your magic
Naming your message
Speaking with truth
Leading with confidence
Building from clarity, not chaos
Don't skip this phase.
Grounding your business in what's already here is not starting from scratch. It's infusing your Brilliance into your business.
And that will always take you further.
Ready to grow â with a strategy that honors your depth?
My private coaching is where clarity turns into traction, and brilliance becomes a business. If you're in the Define, Design, or Deliver phase and want expert, personalized support to build whatâs truly yoursâŠ
GROW! Private Coaching is your next move.
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Whether you've had your business for awhile or you're just starting outâif you know it's time to grow your coaching business this guide will get you started with the foundational steps 95% of coaches miss, and it's costing them millions!
Whether you've had your business for awhile or you're just starting outâif you know it's time to grow your coaching business this guide will get you started with the foundational steps 95% of coaches miss, and it's costing them millions!

Hi! I'm Cari!
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Coaching wisdom meets conversion strategyâ25 years deep, one Zoom call or click away.
I'm on a mission to help you
grow your coaching business by turning your wisdom into your own version of wealth.
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