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→LinkedIn: Jared Hamilton

→Instagram: @jaredw.hamilton

What this episode is about

→Why “1 sentence branding” breaks for people who live multi-threaded lives

→What makes someone coachable, especially under pressure and pain

→How to lead, coach, and build systems when your life is full

Who this helps

→Business owners who love the business AND feel trapped by it

→Leaders, coaches, and parents who want to develop people with clarity and backbone

Key takeaways

→Jared doesn’t try to shrink his identity to sound clean online, he owns the complexity.

→Coachability shows up fast in humility, not in “I know everything” energy.

→Pain can crack people open in a good way, it creates the willingness to learn.

→A coach who’s been in the mud can warn you about the emotional toll of change.

→Change is rarely the problem, the transition is where people melt down.

→Great coaching starts with expectations, before anything gets hard.

→Accountability works better with deadlines and clear follow-up, not hand-holding.

→Praise the behaviors you want repeated, then you get more of them.

→Sometimes the best “coach” is a peer group that makes you feel less alone.

→A coach who is light-years ahead can expand what you believe is possible, then pull you back to the next tiny step.

Quotables

→“I don’t think I can introduce myself briefly.”

→“I am too many.”

→“If there is something that gets a hold of me that I want to know more of, just do not stand in my way.”

→“Change doesn’t kill the business, it’s the transition.”

→“True coaching, I believe, is transferring your passion.”

→“Send me a DM that says Freedom.”

Practical tools and frameworks

→Set expectations up front, so you have a clear standard to coach back to later.

→2-week coaching cadence with 2 to 3 homework items, plus a real accountability deadline.

→Use personality lenses like DISC or Color Code to tailor how you coach each person.

→Reverse-engineer growth with: “What has to be true for this to happen?”

→Freedom assessment: DM Jared “Freedom” to get his survey on how much the business owns you.

Books mentioned

→Atomic Habits by James Clear

→Tiny Habits by BJ Fogg

→The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy

→Dirt to Soil by Gabe Brown

→Profit First by Mike Michalowicz

→Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss

→How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie

→David Goggins books

→ I’m Jordan, ghostwriter, book coach, and developmental editor.

→ Let’s turn your coaching insights into a book that builds trust and grows your business.

→ Connect with me at jmring.com

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