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13th Mar 2025

The Coaching Industry Has It Wrong—Here’s What Actually Works

As a former perfectionist, I spent years on personal development, leadership growth, therapy, and coaching—but I still felt stuck. If this is you, you’re not alone.

In this episode, I reveal the fundamental flaw in the coaching industry and why two dominant coaching approaches—emotional processing and mindset work—often keep people spinning their wheels. You could say I'm the anti-personal development coach.

✅ Why mindset shifts, reframing, and subconscious work don’t always lead to real transformation (this is my biggest pet peeve...)

✅ The hidden trap of emotional processing (and why it sometimes makes things worse)

✅ The missing piece in most coaching models—and how it unlocks real clarity

✅ What insight coaching is and how it helps you break free from endless self-work

I hope this gives you something fresh to ponder. Especially if you’re tired of working on yourself but still feeling like something is missing.

It's not you. You've processed and worked on yourself plenty. Maybe it's time for insight. Simple, powerful, with no work.

🔔 Listen now and discover how insight—not analysis or emotional deep dives—can create lasting change.

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About the Podcast

All Things Human with Adele Wang
More success with less struggle
Don't spend your life getting ready to live it. Connect to your purpose so you can connect more deeply to you yourself, your livelihood and other people. Sounds simple, but this can be challenging, especially if you're a perfectionist over-thinker. Get suggestions that work to help you create a life that matters.Join Adele Wang every Wednesday and Saturday for tips from her 17 years experience as a top coach supporting thousands of purpose-driven people around the world. Sometimes she'll interview thought-leaders who are creating innovative change. Other times she'll share what has worked for clients or herself for overcoming anxiety and finding clarity in a noisy and rapidly-changing ecosystem. If you're having trouble being the real you and you want a more purpose-driven life, this show is for you. Each episode contains gems to help you uncover your own magic. What are you meant to be doing? How can you create the most evocative life possible? You only live once. Make it your best.