🚩 First Mate's Log: The Question Every Coach Should Ask Before Planning a Retreat
Most coaches start planning a retreat by asking logistics questions - how many people, how many days, what's the agenda. But there's one question that changes everything, and it comes before any of that: What do I want my clients to be able to do after this retreat that they can't do right now? Here's why that question matters, and how the answer shapes every decision downstream - from length and programming to sea days versus port days and the environment itself.
The Retreat You Keep Putting Off (And the Real Reason It Hasn't Happened Yet)
You know you should do a client retreat. You've known for a while. So why hasn't it happened? It's not a priorities problem — it's an activation energy problem. Here's what that means, what it's costing your clients, and how to finally get the retreat off the back burner.