“Teaching is excellent preparation for being a book coach. As a teacher, I have a ton of experience designing lessons that has translated into developing teaching materials for my clients. I honed skills for providing supportive and helpful feedback that has directly translated into my work as a coach. Teaching is a management job – you have to manage yourself and also a room full of people who may be reluctant to cooperate with you. The management and organization skills I learned from teaching help me run my business. Teaching is also a communication-heavy job. I’m a great public speaker and this is enormously beneficial when I’m doing outreach for my business, whether it is being a guest on a podcast, or presenting a webinar.”