Be your Own Coach...

It's all about spot the bulls*it.

Coach: So, what's stopping you?

Client: Lack of time.

Coach: How much time do you need?

Client: Not much.

Coach: So how much? To get a first pass start-up plan within two weeks, say?

Client: About 30 minutes per evening.

Coach: And how much TV do you watch?

Client: Oh-don't start that. I have a stressful day. I need to relax. That approach is about as helpful as saying I can save money by changing my venti to a short latte. Where's the fun in that?

Coach: Sure. So how much TV do you watch?

Client: I pay you to help. Not to remind me how lazy I am.

Coach: I'm really keen to learn how much TV you watch per night.

Client: About an hour.

Coach: Just an hour?

Client: Why would I lie to you?

Coach: Just an hour?

Client: Ok: say 2/3 hours per night.

Coach: So you could use 30 minutes of that for planning your start-up.

Client: I could, but it won't be easy.

Coach: Nobody said anything about 'easy'. Could you do 30 mins/evening?

Client: I could.

Coach: Will you?

Client: Sure.

Coach: Is that 'sure' just to shut me up or 'sure, yes bring it on'?

Client: I'm going to do it.

Coach: Cool. I think we are making progress.