by Coach KZ
IKIGAI BOSS is a podcast for coaches, consultants, and experts who want to build a profitable, aligned, and peaceful business. No hustle. No noise. Just honest conversations about ikigai, alignment, ideal clients, retention, and sustainable success. If profit alone no longer excites you — welcome to IKIGAI BOSS. Email Tribe👉️https://www.ikigaiboss.com/email-tribe
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June 14, 2026
<p>Before we start, if you sell premium one on one coaching and you want the exact way to structure a discovery call so the right high-ticket clients stay for years, I have a free training for you. It's about an hour long and I share a lot of the strategies there. You can watch it here: <a href="https://bit.ly/43As82Y">https://bit.ly/43As82Y</a></p><p>Have you ever signed a high-ticket client from a discovery call, felt that rush of relief, and then a few months later something was off? They didn't renew. The energy went flat. They left politely, but the reasons didn't quite add up. And in your stomach, you knew. You always knew.</p><p>In this episode, I want to share a number almost nobody in this industry will tell you. Life and wellness coaches keep only about 20 to 30 percent of their clients. Executive coaches at the premium end keep around 85 percent. Same skill, same heart. The difference doesn't happen in the work. It happens on the discovery call.</p><p>I'll share the Japanese word ikigai, and what it really means, not "find your passion," but finding meaning even in the difficult moments of your work. I'll tell you about the high-stakes treadmill I built when I chased the big yes instead of the right person, and why the stomachache before a session is not weakness, it's data. And I'll give you three things to do on your next discovery call so you stop closing deals and start choosing who you'll let deep into your life for the next few years.</p><p>If you sell premium, high-ticket, one on one coaching and you want a small roster, the right people, and long relationships instead of an expensive revolving door, this one is for you.</p><p>And if you want the exact way to run a discovery call so the right high-ticket clients stay for years, here's that free training again: <a href="https://bit.ly/43As82Y">https://bit.ly/43As82Y</a></p><p>See you in the next one. Sayonara.</p>
June 4, 2026
<p>If you're a coach with a small audience, getting a few leads a month from your content or word of mouth, you've probably felt this. The leads come in, you get on the discovery call, and somehow the right ones don't say yes. Or they say "let me think about it" and disappear. And the ones you secretly didn't even want, those are the ones who sign up.</p><p>I lived in that place for a long time. Every discovery call felt enormous because I didn't have many of them. So I sat on each one with a quiet, heavy pressure inside. Please say yes. Please don't disappear. I need this. And the yeses I got that way, they always left fast.</p><p>In this episode, I want to share one Japanese proverb that changed everything for me. Isogaba maware. If you're in a hurry, take a detour. Slow down to go fast.</p><p>I'll share the story of my coach Yuiman, who on our very first discovery call didn't even pitch me. I had to chase him for the price. I'll show you why the fast yes is actually a trap, especially when you have a small list. And I'll give you three things to try on your next discovery call, including the one most people get wrong. You do not have to do it perfectly in one conversation. Sometimes the right person needs to come back. The gap between two conversations is where trust is actually built.</p><p>If you're a coach, a teacher, or an expert with a small audience who wants to keep things simple, work with right people, and build long relationships instead of chasing fast yeses, this one is for you.</p><p>If you want the exact way to structure a discovery call that runs at this slower, calmer pace, I have a free training where I share a lot of the strategies in more detail. You can watch it here: <a href="https://bit.ly/4vkHk07">https://bit.ly/4vkHk07</a></p><p>See you in the next one. Sayonara.</p>
May 29, 2026
<p>Do you feel a little nervous before every discovery call? A little tight in your chest, a little sleazy, like you're about to do something to this person instead of for them?</p><p>I felt that for a long time. I thought it was because I was weak at sales, or because English is my second language. So I went and got the scripts, the question lists, the closing templates. And the more prepared I got, the worse I felt.</p><p>In this episode, I want to share one Japanese word that changed everything for me. The word is wa. It means harmony. Being on the same side of the table instead of facing off against your dream client.</p><p>I'll share the story of my coach Yuiman, who I've worked with for over six years, and how his very first discovery call with me felt nothing like a sales call. I'll show you why the nervous, sleazy feeling is not a confidence problem, it's an alignment problem. And I'll give you three simple things to do before your next discovery call so you can feel calm, like yourself, and actually attract the right people.</p><p>If you're a coach, a teacher, or an expert who sells one on one, and you want to work with dream clients who stay with you for years, this one is for you.</p><p>If you want the exact steps to run a discovery call this way, I have a free training where I share a lot of the strategies in more detail. You can watch it here: <a href="https://bit.ly/4vkHk07">https://bit.ly/4vkHk07</a></p><p>See you in the next one. Sayonara.</p>
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IKIGAI BOSS is a podcast for coaches, consultants, and experts who want to build a profitable, aligned, and peaceful business.
No hustle. No noise. Just honest conversations about ikigai, alignment, ideal clients, retention, and sustainable success.
If profit alone no longer excites you — welcome to IKIGAI BOSS.
Email Tribe👉️https://www.ikigaiboss.com/email-tribe
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