Gemma Bailey, People Building - Hertfordshire

Gemma Bailey, People Building - Hertfordshire Hello, I'm Gemma - company director at People Building. I train our practitioners at PB and have a private therapy practice.

Here, I use NLP, CBT, hypnotherapy and psychological strategies to help you overcome anxiety, habits, phobias and addictions.

One of the weirdest places burnout hides is in the blurred lines between connection and obligation. Sometimes a friendsh...
23/01/2026

One of the weirdest places burnout hides is in the blurred lines between connection and obligation. Sometimes a friendship with a client starts to feel a bit too familiar. Sometimes a colleague leans too hard, too often. Sometimes we say yes to avoid the awkwardness of a no - and suddenly, we are holding a whole relationship we did not mean to build.

It is not about being unkind. It is about how much gets assumed when we do not say the thing.

Where Boundaries Blur in Business

When you run a service-led practice, your presence becomes a product. You are paid for clarity, containment and care. That makes you a magnet for projections. Without explicit agreements, human nature fills the gaps: they assume you will reply later, they assume you will be available when the next wobble arrives, they assume the blurry vibe is how you like it. Meanwhile, your calendar tightens and your energy thins.

Research on role ambiguity consistently shows it correlates with stress, emotional exhaustion and reduced performance. In our world, role ambiguity sounds like: “They know I am busy, I will reply later” and “This is just how we are, it is always a bit blurry.” Those small mental justifications are early warning lights. Left unaddressed, they become a pattern that taxes your nervous system far more than the work itself.

Being human inside a helping profession means you will care deeply. But caring is not the same as being continually available. If you are building a coaching franchise, this distinction is oxygen for your long-term stamina.

This is the moment to name reality before resentment does it for you.

Clarity beats chemistry.
Boundaries preserve trust.

Why Silence Invites Assumption

Silence is a powerful communicator. When we avoid micro-confrontations - the tiny conversations that say here is what works for me, here is what does not - we unintentionally teach others to expect more access, more flexibility and more emotional bandwidth than we can sustainably provide. The result is a quiet drift from mutual respect to quiet resentment.

If you have ever avoided a client because they started feeling too close, or found yourself fuming over a missed message that meant something to you, you are not alone. That friction is information. It says the container is leaky. As coaches and therapists we model emotional hygiene. We course-correct messy dynamics. But we must also notice when our own boundaries whisper, hey - this is not working.

Here is a simple audit you can run this week:

Write your red lines: response times, contact methods, escalation rules.

Turn them into scripts you can say out loud.

Put them in your onboarding and your footer.

Rehearse your repair lines for when things already slipped: “I realise I created some confusion. Here is what will work going forward.”

Inside our coaching franchise training we teach that policy is a promise you make to your future self. It shields your attention so you can do your best work, not your busiest work.

How to Repair Without Rupture

Repair is a skill. The goal is not to win. It is to restore a workable container. Try this four-step sequence:

Name the observable pattern: “I have noticed our texts are drifting into out-of-hours.”

Own your part: “I did not state a clear boundary earlier.”

Set the forward rule: “From now on I will reply within 24 hours on weekdays via email.”

Offer choice: “If you need urgent support, here is the paid option or here is a signpost.”

If defensiveness appears, resist the urge to over-explain. Repeat the boundary once, then move to consequences kindly. Consistency is compassion for both parties.

Boundaries are not walls. They are bridges with weight limits.
When you publish the limit, your relationships get safer - not smaller.

Build a Practice That Protects You

A sustainable coaching franchise depends on documented containers, rehearsed language and a culture that normalises micro-repairs. Put boundary scripts into team meetings. Role-play the awkward bits. Add your availability to proposals. Automate reminders that restate expectations at key points in the client journey. Make it standard to renegotiate - not heroic to endure.

You are not failing if you feel stretched. You are a human doing emotionally complex work - and you are growing in it. Growth often looks like fewer apologies, shorter explanations and clearer agreements. When the lines start to fuzz, that is your cue to pause, not to power through.

If you want support turning these ideas into processes you can actually run, we can help you build the structures, scripts and culture that protect your purpose as well as your profits. A resilient coaching franchise is not built on personal endurance. It is built on clarity that repeats itself, even on your tired days.

Let us talk more about how to handle those fuzzy lines. They creep up more often than you think, but with the right scaffolding, they stop stealing your energy and start strengthening your business.

by Gemma Bailey (with the help of Ai)
https://www.peoplebuilding.co.uk/franchise

Aspiring Coaches & Therapists:It’s Time to Leave the Day-Job Drudgery Behind You! We Promise To Provide World-Class Training and Secure You 5 Live, Client Consultations Within 3 Months of Starting to Trade in Your Own People Building Franchise Business. Or […]

We don’t always mean to become someone’s emotional anchor. Sometimes it just happens.Maybe you were kind. Maybe you were...
20/01/2026

We don’t always mean to become someone’s emotional anchor. Sometimes it just happens.

Maybe you were kind. Maybe you were consistent. Maybe you were the one who showed up when everything in their life was falling apart.

And slowly, quietly, without a conversation or consent, you became the person they leaned on when things went wrong - while disappearing when your own world began to shake.

When Support Turns Into a One-Way Street

At first, it feels like connection. Purpose, even. Being needed can feel meaningful.

But over time, something shifts. You notice that you’re the one holding space, absorbing emotion, offering perspective and stability. You’re the safe place they unload their fear, anger, confusion and chaos into.

Yet when you speak up, set a boundary, or need support yourself, the energy changes. You’re suddenly “too much”. Or difficult. Or misunderstood.

You’re not their partner. You’re not their therapist. You’re just there - regulating the relationship while they opt out of doing the same.

This is emotional accountability without mutuality. And it is far more common than people realise.

Psychological research consistently shows that relationships without reciprocal emotional investment lead to burnout, resentment, and a gradual erosion of self-worth. When one person does the emotional labour and the other consumes it, the nervous system never truly rests.

This isn’t kindness.
It’s emotional overextension disguised as loyalty.

Why Walking Away Feels So Hard

If it’s so draining, why don’t we just step back?

Because guilt creeps in. You didn’t agree to this role, but now it feels cruel to leave it. You worry about what will happen to them if you stop carrying the weight.

People who become emotional anchors are often empathetic, self-aware, and conditioned to prioritise harmony. Somewhere along the way, you learned that being steady was safer than being honest.

And so you shrink your voice. You soften your needs. You convince yourself that this is just how relationships work.

Until the exhaustion sets in. Until your body starts signalling what your mind has been rationalising away. Until being around them feels heavy instead of supportive.

This is not emotional maturity. It’s emotional self-abandonment.

The Moment You Become “The Problem”

Here’s the pattern that hurts the most.

The moment you name the imbalance - the moment you ask for accountability, mutual effort, or emotional presence - the dynamic collapses.

You’re met with defensiveness. Withdrawal. Silence. Sometimes outright blame.

This is where emotional ghosting often appears. Not because you did something wrong, but because the relationship was only sustainable when you carried it alone.

And when you stop performing emotional labour for free, the connection no longer serves them.

This moment is painful because it forces a truth into the open - not all connections are meant to be deep, and not everyone who leans on you is willing or able to lean back.

Choosing Yourself Without Becoming Hard

Stepping back does not make you cold. Opting out does not make you selfish. Resetting a dynamic is not a failure of compassion.

It is self-respect.

Emotional labour is still labour. And you deserve relationships where that work is shared, acknowledged, and returned.

Healthy connection allows space for mess on both sides. It welcomes accountability rather than punishing it. It doesn’t require you to disappear so someone else can stay comfortable.

If you’ve spent years being the stable one, the fixer, the emotional anchor, it can feel unfamiliar - even frightening - to do things differently. But unfamiliar does not mean wrong.

And if this email has landed somewhere tender, it may be because you already know it’s time. Time to step back. Time to choose yourself. Time to build relationships that don’t cost you your voice.

We can help with that.

by Gemma Bailey (with the help of Ai)
https://www.peoplebuilding.co.uk/franchise

Aspiring Coaches & Therapists:It’s Time to Leave the Day-Job Drudgery Behind You! We Promise To Provide World-Class Training and Secure You 5 Live, Client Consultations Within 3 Months of Starting to Trade in Your Own People Building Franchise Business. Or […]

There’s a new course I’m running right now. Forty weeks long. Big topic. Big commitment.And if I’m being totally honest ...
16/01/2026

There’s a new course I’m running right now. Forty weeks long. Big topic. Big commitment.

And if I’m being totally honest - I haven’t finished writing it yet.

The old me would have panicked at this. In fact, the actual me did panic about it for quite a while.

I stalled launching the course for eighteen months because I wanted every week written, polished, and perfect before I let anyone see it.

But eventually I had to face a hard truth: I was using “not ready” as a shield from risk.

Perfectionism: The Polite Form of Fear

Perfectionism disguises itself as high standards, but really it’s fear in fancy clothes. Fear of judgement. Fear of failure. Fear that what we offer might not be enough.

And when you’re building a business, those fears can feel louder than any sales pitch or strategy plan. You’ll tell yourself you’re just “being thorough.” You’ll claim you’re “waiting for the right time.” But underneath all of that polish sits paralysis.

What if instead of chasing perfect, we chased progress?

Because the truth is - readiness isn’t something that arrives one day with a fanfare and a completed slide deck. Readiness is a choice you make in motion.

When I finally launched this new course, I didn’t have every detail finished. But I had clarity, intention, and the courage to begin.

And you know what happened? The process of doing it live made the content better. Each week, I refined based on real conversations, real needs, real feedback. It became a living project instead of a static plan.

That’s the magic of momentum - it gives you information that planning never will.

The Coaching Franchise Mindset: Build as You Go

For those of you in or considering a coaching franchise, this mindset is everything. When you’re setting up your practice, designing workshops, or marketing your services, the idea of perfection will tempt you into hesitation.

You’ll want your website flawless, your offers crystal clear, your confidence unwavering. But in reality, action creates clarity - not the other way around.

Each imperfect attempt teaches you more than months of waiting ever could. And in a coaching franchise, your learners, clients, and peers are your co-authors. They help shape your best ideas as you go.

Momentum breeds mastery. Hesitation breeds self-doubt.

Start before you’re certain. Clarity comes in the doing, not the delaying.

Start While You’re Still Scribbling

So if you’re sitting on something right now - a workshop, a marketing idea, or a new programme that’s been haunting your to-do list - this is your permission slip to begin before it’s ready.

You don’t need to have it all figured out. You just need to know enough to take the first step.

Trust that Future You will meet the challenge. Trust that your skills, instincts, and heart are already qualified for the work you’re meant to do.

Because some of the best teaching, coaching, and innovation happens when you step forward while still building the path beneath your feet.

Start while you’re still scribbling.

You’re more ready than you think.

by Gemma Bailey (with the help of Ai)
https://www.peoplebuilding.co.uk/franchise

Aspiring Coaches & Therapists:It’s Time to Leave the Day-Job Drudgery Behind You! We Promise To Provide World-Class Training and Secure You 5 Live, Client Consultations Within 3 Months of Starting to Trade in Your Own People Building Franchise Business. Or […]

The Numbers Go Up. So Does the Pressure.When founders talk about growth, it’s almost always external. Revenue. Users. Te...
14/01/2026

The Numbers Go Up. So Does the Pressure.
When founders talk about growth, it’s almost always external. Revenue. Users. Team size. Investment. It’s intoxicating, isn’t it? The kind of progress that gets celebrated in press releases and pitch decks.

But behind the scenes, another kind of growth , or lack of it , quietly determines everything: scaling yourself.

Because if your internal infrastructure doesn’t keep up with the external momentum, things break. And it’s usually you.

The Hidden Cost of Not Growing Internally
One founder I worked with had just hired their dream exec team. On paper, it was a turning point. But every meeting left him feeling like an imposter. Instead of leading, he started avoiding.

His company was scaling. He wasn’t.

When you avoid scaling yourself, the symptoms are subtle at first: indecision, delegation anxiety, ego defensiveness, creeping resentment. But they compound quickly , and they kill momentum just as fast as bad code or slow sales.

Scaling yourself means learning to think bigger, feel deeper, and choose differently. It means being the leader your next stage actually requires, not the one who built the MVP.

You’re Still Leading with V1 Code
Growth triggers your shadow. Every level exposes a new version of yourself you haven’t yet built. That’s why Series B feels harder than seed , not because the problems are bigger, but because you’re expected to be bigger, too.

But founders often use the same coping strategies at Series C that they used at pre-seed. Keep grinding. Work harder. Compartmentalize. Push the feelings down.

That’s not scaling yourself , that’s running outdated psychological code.

And eventually, the system crashes.

Inner Growth Is the Foundation of Outer Growth
Scaling yourself is about strengthening your inner architecture. That might mean processing founder trauma. Or facing co-founder resentment. Or realizing your need to control everything is quietly destroying your team.

None of that’s easy. But the upside is enormous.

Because when you scale yourself, you don’t just grow your business. You grow your freedom.

by Gemma Bailey (with the help of Ai)

Gemma Bailey is the company director of People Building, NLP4Kids and HypnotherapyandNLP.co.uk. She is a qualified NLP trainer and hypnotherapy trainer and as a qualified nursery nurse has a specialism in working with children, young people, parents and teachers.

Someone I know (let’s call them Alex) got asked to cover a colleague’s shift last week.It wasn’t convenient.They’d alrea...
13/01/2026

Someone I know (let’s call them Alex) got asked to cover a colleague’s shift last week.

It wasn’t convenient.
They’d already booked the day off.
They’d had plans for actual rest.

But the message came in with all the usual guilt triggers:
“I wouldn’t ask if I wasn’t desperate.”
“You’re the only one I can rely on.”
“It’s just this once.”

And before they could even think it through, they replied:
“Yeah, alright.”

Then sat there, phone in hand, wondering how they’d just given away their one free Saturday of the month.

The Real Cost of Saying “Yes” Too Often

Here’s the bit that matters - it wasn’t about the shift. It was about that reflex. That guilt-triggered, people-pleasing, don’t-want-to-disappoint reflex.

When Alex talked about it later, they said:
“I didn’t even want to say yes. I just panicked and did it.”

That reflex response is a protective behaviour, born from a desire to be liked, needed, or seen as reliable. Psychologists call this approval addiction – a learned pattern where our self-worth becomes entangled with how useful or accommodating we are to others. But that kind of usefulness often comes at a cost: our boundaries, our rest, and our authenticity.

The truth is, people who find their way to coaching often share this pattern. They’re exhausted not just by what they do, but by how they decide. They say “yes” because saying “no” feels dangerous - like they might lose approval, connection, or even identity.

But the real loss happens in the background: the depletion of self-respect.

Preparation Beats Pressure

A few days later, the same colleague came knocking again. This time, Alex was ready. They had a script:

“I’ve got plans that day, so I can’t. Hope you get it sorted though.”

No drama. No over-explaining. No shame. Just a clear line in the sand.

The difference wasn’t confidence. It was preparation. Because when you’ve rehearsed your “no,” when you’ve got a few phrases tucked in your back pocket, you stop making decisions from pressure and start making them from clarity.

That’s what good coaching does too. In a coaching franchise like ours, we teach people how to find their clarity before they need it - how to create that pause between impulse and action where wisdom lives.

Boundaries aren’t selfish; they’re a form of self-respect.

And preparation isn’t avoidance; it’s empowerment.

The Power of Small Scripts

It doesn’t have to be fancy. Just something like:
“Let me check before I commit.”
“I’ve got other stuff on that day, sorry.”
“That’s not going to work for me, I hope you understand.”

That little pause script can change everything. Because when you protect your time, your energy, your peace - you don’t just avoid resentment. You reclaim your power.

This is the work we do at People Building - helping individuals, and those who join our coaching franchise, to develop tools that strengthen boundaries and increase emotional resilience.

Whether you’re supporting clients or leading a team, the art of the pause is what prevents burnout and preserves your best self.

And for anyone who feels their life has become a collection of reluctant “yeses,” remember: power isn’t about control. It’s about choice.

Build your pause. Reclaim your clarity. Say yes to yourself first.

by Gemma Bailey (with the help of Ai)
https://www.peoplebuilding.co.uk/franchise

Aspiring Coaches & Therapists:It’s Time to Leave the Day-Job Drudgery Behind You! We Promise To Provide World-Class Training and Secure You 5 Live, Client Consultations Within 3 Months of Starting to Trade in Your Own People Building Franchise Business. Or […]

You’re Showing Up ,  But Are You Really Present?When you’re a tech founder, everything runs on urgency. Every hour is bo...
07/01/2026

You’re Showing Up , But Are You Really Present?
When you’re a tech founder, everything runs on urgency. Every hour is booked, every message feels like a small fire, and every meeting demands the best version of you.

From the outside, you’re functioning , brilliantly, even. But inside? It’s different.

You might be forgetting things more often. You’re snapping at your team for reasons you can’t quite explain. You’re staring at your laptop for minutes before clicking anything. It’s not that you’re tired, it’s that you’re done.

This is the burnout that doesn’t show on your calendar. And it’s costing you more than time.

Because the real loss here isn’t hours. It’s mental clarity.

The Startup World Doesn’t Wait for a Reset
Founders are notorious for pushing through. You scale pain like you scale product , quickly, relentlessly, without a moment to breathe.

But here’s the trap: when you override your nervous system every day, your mind adapts by numbing. You start detaching from the mission, from your team, from yourself.

You say things like “I just need to get through this quarter,” or “Once we close the round, I’ll take care of myself.” But the goalpost moves. Again. And again.

Mental clarity becomes a luxury , one you tell yourself you’ll earn after.

Except that after rarely comes.

What You’re Risking Isn’t Just the Business
One founder I worked with hit every milestone investors wanted. Series B closed. Product humming. Big-name hires onboard.

But his marriage was imploding. He hadn’t slept properly in months. And he was starting to fantasize about selling the company , not because he didn’t believe in it, but because it felt like the only escape.

That’s what happens when you lose mental clarity.

Decisions become reactive. Communication gets defensive. Vision fades.

Your company doesn’t just run on strategy , it runs on your inner capacity to lead. And that only holds if your psychological state is stable.

You Don’t Need to Break to Get Support
The best founders don’t wait for a breakdown. They get proactive. They realize that clarity, not hustle, is what fuels high-performance leadership.

Mental clarity isn’t just about meditation or journaling. It’s about having a trusted advisor in your corner , someone who helps you unpack, decompress, and reconnect to your own inner compass.

Because when your mind is clear, decisions flow. Communication sharpens. Relationships repair.

And leadership feels like leadership again , not survival.

by Gemma Bailey (with the help of Ai)

Gemma Bailey is the company director of People Building, NLP4Kids and HypnotherapyandNLP.co.uk. She is a qualified NLP trainer and hypnotherapy trainer and as a qualified nursery nurse has a specialism in working with children, young people, parents and teachers.

Something happened recently that knocked me slightly off balance. Not dramatically. Not catastrophically. Just enough to...
02/01/2026

Something happened recently that knocked me slightly off balance. Not dramatically. Not catastrophically. Just enough to make my nervous system tilt.

I received a message that landed at the wrong angle on the wrong day. In the grand scheme of life, it was minor. But emotionally, it unsettled me. And in that moment, I did what most humans do when something feels a bit much - I shared it with a friend.

Not to escalate it.
Not to dissect it.
Just to say, “That felt uncomfortable.”

What I wanted was simple. Someone to say, “Bloody hell. Are you okay?”

When Help Arrives Too Fast

Instead, she went straight into fix-it mode.

“Did you set a boundary?”
“Maybe they think you’re closer than you are.”
“You could handle it like this next time.”

She was solving a problem I hadn’t brought her.

And as she continued, she dropped a line that stopped me in my tracks.
“I’ve thought about becoming a therapist. People always come to me with problems.”

That was the moment the penny dropped.

I hadn’t brought her a problem.
I had brought her a moment of vulnerability.

I did not need tools. I did not need perspective. I did not need reframing. I needed something held, not handled.

This is the subtle trap so many helpers fall into - especially those of us drawn to coaching, therapy, and emotional work. We mistake expression for invitation. We hear emotion and assume action is required.

Sometimes, it isn’t.

Sometimes, presence is the intervention.

The Hidden Cost of the Helper Identity

There is a real risk in over-identifying as “the one who helps.”

When helping becomes part of your identity, silence feels irresponsible. Fixing feels virtuous. And sitting with discomfort can feel like you are failing at your role.

So we rush in.

We solve pain that has not been named as a problem.
We offer tools before trust has landed.
We bulldoze over emotional moments because our reflex is to be useful.

And here is the uncomfortable truth for those of us in this space.

That reflex is not always about the other person.

Sometimes it is about soothing our own discomfort in the presence of theirs.

This matters deeply if you are building or considering a coaching franchise. Because the quality of your presence will define the depth of your work more than the brilliance of your tools.

Clients do not always need you to lead. Sometimes they need you to stay.

And if we do not learn to pause our helper instincts, we risk turning connection into correction.

Wisdom does not always need to speak.

Sometimes it needs to listen.

What Holding Space Actually Looks Like

Holding space is not passive. It is not disengaged. It is not “doing nothing.”

It is an active decision to prioritise safety over solutions.

It sounds like:
“That makes sense.”
“I can see why that landed hard.”
“I’m here with you.”

And then - crucially - waiting.

One of the most powerful questions you can ask, both in life and in your work, is this:

“Do you want comfort or solutions right now?”

That single sentence changes everything.

It restores agency.
It respects autonomy.
It stops you assuming.

Inside the People Building coaching franchise, this distinction is foundational. We do not teach helpers to fix faster. We teach them to listen deeper.

Because when someone feels genuinely heard, solutions often emerge organically. And when they don’t, being witnessed is still transformative.

If you notice yourself slipping into helper-mode before someone has asked for help, pause. Breathe. Let the moment breathe too.

Presence is not passive.
It is powerful restraint.

Why This Matters for Your Business and Your Life

This insight is not just about being a better friend or practitioner. It is about sustainability.

Helpers who cannot sit with discomfort burn out. They carry responsibility that was never theirs to hold. They confuse worth with usefulness.

The People Building coaching franchise exists to do this work differently. To train emotionally intelligent leaders who understand that regulation, attunement, and timing matter as much as technique.

If you want to build a coaching franchise that lasts, your nervous system has to lead before your knowledge does.

And if you are already on this path, consider this your reminder:

You do not have to fix every feeling.
You do not have to lead every moment.
You do not have to prove your value by solving.

Sometimes the most powerful thing you can offer is your full, grounded presence.

And that - quietly, steadily - changes everything.

by Gemma Bailey (with the help of Ai)
https://www.peoplebuilding.co.uk/franchise

Aspiring Coaches & Therapists:It’s Time to Leave the Day-Job Drudgery Behind You! We Promise To Provide World-Class Training and Secure You 5 Live, Client Consultations Within 3 Months of Starting to Trade in Your Own People Building Franchise Business. Or […]

Let me tell you about a man I used to know.We’ll call him Dave.Because that’s his name.Dave wasn’t a bad person. He wasn...
23/12/2025

Let me tell you about a man I used to know.

We’ll call him Dave.

Because that’s his name.

Dave wasn’t a bad person. He wasn’t cruel in the obvious ways. He didn’t shout or hit or rage. He just had a very particular talent for judgement.

He could walk into a room, scan the space in seconds, and land on the one person wearing Crocs. And from that moment on, it became his quiet internal sport to dismantle them piece by piece.

At the local shops, he would take photos of strangers - and this is not an exaggeration - people he believed looked poor, drunk, or like they had “made bad life choices”. He said he was “capturing society”.

But it wasn’t about society.

It was about superiority.

Because when you don’t understand yourself, judgement gives you the illusion of clarity.

Judgement Feels Powerful Until It Makes You Lonely

Dave didn’t know how to connect.

So he controlled.

He didn’t know how to feel compassion.

So he criticised.

Again and again.

And slowly, something shifted. Even I began to feel like I was being watched. Measured. Quietly assessed for flaws.

That’s the thing about judgement - it acts like a protective shell. It convinces you that you’re safe, smart, and above it all.

But it also keeps everyone out.

And eventually, no one wants to stay long enough to hear your opinion anyway.

This is where judgement quietly costs you things you don’t realise you’re losing - warmth, closeness, the ability to be seen without armour.

You don’t feel it straight away.

You just notice people pulling back.

And you tell yourself it’s because they “can’t handle the truth”.

The Part No One Likes to Admit

Here’s the uncomfortable truth.

We all have a bit of Dave in us.

We all make snap judgements.

“I’d never do that.”

“I’d never be like that.”

“I can’t believe they let that happen.”

Judgement is human. But when it becomes a personality, it takes a toll.

Connection.

Intimacy.

Humility.

The good stuff.

Because judgement isn’t actually about other people. It’s about how unsafe it feels to sit with yourself.

And when you don’t have the tools to understand your own thoughts, emotions, and reactions, your mind looks outward for relief.

That’s when judgement turns into a habit.

That’s when it starts shaping your relationships, not protecting them.

Between knowing this and changing it, there’s a gap - and that gap is where most people get stuck.

What Coaching Actually Changes

This is where coaching steps in, not as a lecture, but as a mirror.

Coaching helps you notice the internal voices that believe they’re keeping you safe - when in reality, they’re keeping you isolated.

It softens the inner critic so you stop projecting it onto other people.

It teaches you how to be honest without being harsh.

And how to look inward before diagnosing the state of the world from the safety of your phone camera.

This is the kind of work we do every day inside People Building. It’s not about becoming nicer. It’s about becoming more aware.

And awareness changes everything - how you relate, how you speak, how you feel when you’re alone with your thoughts.

This is why so many people are drawn to a coaching franchise like People Building. Not because it’s easy, but because it creates real change, from the inside out. And yes, that coaching franchise model exists so this work can reach more people who need it.

If Dave Had Looked Inward

If Dave had tried coaching, he might have realised something important.

He wasn’t angry at the people in the photos.

He was angry at how close he felt to becoming them.

Judgement was his shield.

But shields are heavy things to carry forever.

And the moment you put them down, you don’t become weaker.

You become human again.

If you’re ready to understand your own inner “Dave” and shift the script, that work starts with awareness - not blame.

by Gemma Bailey (with the help of Ai)
https://www.peoplebuilding.co.uk/franchise

And it starts by being brave enough to look inward.

Aspiring Coaches & Therapists:It’s Time to Leave the Day-Job Drudgery Behind You! We Promise To Provide World-Class Training and Secure You 5 Live, Client Consultations Within 3 Months of Starting to Trade in Your Own People Building Franchise Business. Or […]

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