{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"DogCo Secrets","title":"3 Reasons You Should NOT Work with a Business Coach | Ep. 156","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":973,"description":"Business coaching can be an incredibly valuable investment, but it's not automatically the right move for every business owner at every stage. After working with more than 300 clients and investing in coaching for her own development, Michelle Kline shares three mindsets that can prevent you from getting the full value out of a coach or business coaching program.\n\nIn this episode, Michelle explores why trying to prove you already know more, measuring success by how much information you consume, and being unwilling to experiment with new ideas can limit your growth. Through practical examples from her own coaching experience, she explains how to stay curious without blindly following advice, turn what you learn into meaningful action, and remain open to testing new approaches that better serve your pet care business.\n\n🧠 Key Takeaways\nDon't approach coaching with something to prove. You don't need to agree with every recommendation, but you should remain curious and thoughtfully consider what you can learn.\n\nApply advice to your own context. No coach will understand your business as well as you do, so evaluate strategies against your goals, circumstances, and experience.\n\nMeasure success by implementation, not consumption. Watching every training or working through an entire resource library isn't the goal. Focus on what you need to learn and apply right now.\n\nUse coaching while you're implementing. Bringing real-time questions and challenges back to your coach can help you adapt strategies to your specific business.\n\nKeep a running list of questions. Capture issues as they arise throughout the week so you can make better use of coaching calls and office hours.\n\nBe willing to try unfamiliar approaches. A strategy may feel uncomfortable or foreign without being wrong for your business.\n\nTest changes strategically. You don't have to commit to a new approach forever. Set a reasonable testing period and evaluate whether it moves you toward your goal.\n\nSeparate what...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/giIAwXklX3Me6Y3AGv5KE7D-acdstcRIblascS9YzYQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9lZWI1/MjA3MDZhZGFiMzJj/YTEyZTUxMDc3Yjlk/ZWU1Yi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}