Coaching Freedom, LLC

Ramsey Solutions has officially discontinued the Financial Coach Master Training program. As of tomorrow, fellow coaches and team members will gather virtually for one final farewell.

It's the end of an era and I've been reflecting.

For the past five years I have been part of a community of financial coaches who have worked alongside each other, challenged one another, and learned from one another in ways I never expected when I started this journey. That community shaped so much of who I am as a coach today.

Moving forward, financial coaches will need to seek development and community elsewhere. Change like this is hard, but it also creates space for something new.

This weekend, I took a unique opportunity. I drove six hours each way, in two days, to see a fellow coach I didn't think I'd get to see this year. Sarah Van Akkeren

People have asked me if it was worth it.

One hundred percent. Absolutely.

Life is fleeting. The people who have shaped you deserve more than a text message when the timing finally works out. Sometimes they deserve the drive.

To every coach I've connected with over these past five years, thank you. For the conversations, the challenges, the growth, and the friendship. This chapter may be closing, but what we built together isn't going anywhere.

Have you ever said,

"Once I pay off my debt, then I'll start investing."
"Once the kids are out of the house, then we'll travel."
"Once I have more saved, then I'll start the business."

When I hear this, I can't help but ask the question: how will you know when that moment actually arrives?

I've noticed after years of coaching people through their finances the "once this happens" conversation is rarely about timing. It's about fear. Fear of getting it wrong. Fear of not being ready. Fear of what happens if you actually try and it doesn't work.

So the dream stays safely in the future where it can't be tested.

But what if you looked at your actual situation right now? What if you review your real numbers, your real options, your real life and discovered you were closer than you thought?

I've seen people do exactly that and it changes their perspective. The sun isn't waiting. Neither should you.

What are you waiting for that you might actually be able to start today?

A client shared something with me last week that delighted me.

She had a dental crown replaced. Her insurance covers replacements after seven years. Hers qualified, but she was charged anyway.

A few hundred dollars.

She confessed that before we started working together, she would have just paid the bill. No questions asked because that's what she always did.

This time? She's writing a letter to get the charge reversed.

I was so proud of her.

We talk a lot about financial success in terms of numbers. Debt paid off, savings goals and budgets and those things matter.

And sometimes success looks like a woman who believes her money is worth fighting for!

That's the work and I am here for it.

What does financial success look like for you in this season of life?