Chris James

Social sales secrets for coaches + freelancers. My DM game is appalling 😬

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Just over 4 years ago this business was a twinkle in my eye…

3 years ago we held our first event

This week was C2C Live #7 and as usual it was amazing (+ a bit emotional)

Loads of our clients in a room together + an all-client + team speaker line-up.

Thanks for taking the trip → I’m glad it was valuable!

Another thank you to the amazing speakers: (especially Fern and Sandie who flew in from NYC and Denmark)

And of course the team who I’m grateful to have on my side every day… Katie Viktoria 

Even though they gang up on me. 

Now I’m gonna eat pizza and sleeeeeep 🍕…

Next one’s in September - wanna come? DM me CLIVE to find out how.

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Just because someone’s post has lots of likes doesn’t mean they’re good. 

Remember - The Cheeky Girls got to number 1. 

(Here they are years later 👇🏻)

Manchester, get READY. 

Today’s the day the C2C team + clients come together to make some big in-person moves. 

Every single event without exception has been amazing. 

Wanna know why? 

Most event organisers make you sit + listen to a load of uninspiring speakers. 

You go away tired instead of motivated. 

But we only let people speak if it’ll help our clients take action. 

So we bought in these LEGENDS: 

🇺🇸 Fern Chan bringing the New York State of Mind
🇩🇰 Sandie Taulo Essemann flying in from Denmark
🇬🇧 Connor Clayton from, somewhere up north
🇪🇸 Viktoria Jancurova from Malaga

Some weirdo called Katie Skelton who supports Southampton.

And a normal guy called me from... my road.

Can't wait to see everyone.

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📌 You’re too late to join us this time but if you could do with a super simple plan to reach that ever illusive £8.3333333k/mo - come to my free workshop.

It's 2 weeks today.

Grab a ticket here: https://lnkd.in/exdg7Xs9

Just read a post from someone…

‘If you call me mate, I’ll never buy from you’

Here’s my perspective…

If I can’t call you mate, don’t ever buy from me

Glad we cleared that up mate 🤣

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If you don’t mind me calling you mate... 

I’m running a workshop on 27th March you might like. 

Get your ticket for '6 Figure Simplicity' here: https://lnkd.in/exdg7Xs9

If I see another

“You don’t have an X problem”

“You have a Y problem”

Then you’re gonna have a “one less follower” problem

👀 Everyone was staring at me in the supermarket car park.

Don’t worry… I was fully clothed this time.

I walked out of the shop pushing a trolley with 20 cases of Liquid Death.

That’s 240 cans of water.

They’re usually £18 a case but they were reduced to £1.

And before you roll your eyes at me for buying water in a can…

…it’s not because I’m “too good” for tap water. My body IS a temple but the temple’s been…well used.

I bought 240 cans of water because when I know they’re in the fridge, I actually drink water.

When I don’t I forget, get dehydrated and the temple gets even more neglected.

I say this ALL the time to our clients inside C2C:

Create the systems, environment + conditions that will make it more likely you’ll succeed.

Want more clients? 
Create systems + workflows that mean you know what you have to do every day. 

Want consistent income? 
Build habits that make it not just possible, but almost IMpossible to win.

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You can keep telling yourself you’re gonna do the right things more consistently. Or you can put actual mechanisms in place to make it more likely.

Ask yourself now - what are you winging and what are you doing intentionally?

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❤️ PS - Free workshop on Friday 27th.  It's gonna be a banger.
Head here to grab your ticket: Chris James

Soon enough, ChatGPT will replace your coaching business.

Unless you do this... 

I've been quietly building something for 4 years that makes me look like a genius on every client call.

It's a stupid-simple system that turns everything I know into something I can pull from instantly - for calls, content, materials... 

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By the way, I post content like this all the time.
Follow me here for more 👉🏻 Chris James

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If you don't start building a moat around your business, AI will ruin you. 

Because this is no longer a game of who has the most information...

EVERYONE has information.

And the coaches who survive won't be the ones with the most knowledge.

They'll be the ones who've turned their knowledge into a system.

This system is the reason I can work a few hrs a day + still out-deliver coaches grinding 60-hour weeks.

It's the reason my client Emma netted £25,000 last month.

And it's the exact thing that will make you IMPOSSIBLE to replace.

The coaches who thrive in the AI era won’t be the ones who know the most. They’ll be the ones who’ve systemised what they know.

Watch the video below.

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📌 You can grab my free Hybrid Delivery training here: https://lnkd.in/e8etV5WM

Or if you'd like to work with me directly to help you install it... 
Click here → https://lnkd.in/e47zPYn8

Apparently this is abnormal…. 

I don’t wash my face. 

Water, moisturiser, maybe a bit of beard cream if I’m feeling fancy. 

Job done. 

Tell me about your skincare routine. 

JOKING don’t, I don’t care…

tell me what other people tell you you’re abnormal for doing or not doing instead. 

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P.S. When I’m not not washing my face, I help coaches + consultants get clients. Head to my featured section for some brand new free training 👀

Cristiano Ronaldo misses 85% of the time 🚫

Yet here you are… sh-tting yourself when you only get 4 likes.

Let me spell it out ↴

Ronaldo’s one of the greatest footballers of all time.
But his shot-to-goal “conversion rate” is only 15%.

That means he misses 85% of the time.

And you know what he does?

HE KEEPS SHOOTING 🥅

Because he knows it’s not about perfection.

Perfection can’t be reached.
It’s about persistence.

Now, let’s zoom out for a second…

One post flopping doesn’t matter.

Neither does one going viral.

What actually matters is this golden question:

Are you taking enough shots?
Or overthinking every f-cking move?

Every flop is feedback.

So stop crying over 4 likes.

And keep shooting.

Please.

As Wayne Gretzky said: You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.

The Morning GameChanger

he Positive Habits Podcast is for people who want to live a better life, with higher energy levels, less stress, better relationships and ultimately to supercharge their performance in all areas of life. I'm on a mission to help people improve their wellbeing with one small habit change.

#1 The Positive Habits Podcast

I teach teams how to create positive habits that set them up for a happy and high performing day. EVERY DAY.

I love helping people live happier lives. We only get one. My programme is based on positive habits that create powerful changes at work and home. 

I deliver interactive talks, sessions and masterclasses on the power of one small habit that can transform your work and home life.

Your team can get results from just a 90 minute interactive session which can be in person or online. It's a universally applicable inspirational session that boosts positivity and action taking.

Teams can then focus on specific masterclasses based on important areas such as; work/life balance, technology overload, procrastination, resilience and morning routines.

Book a call to learn more!
https://calendly.com/kthorne2022/positiveteams

International Keynote Speaker | Life explosion ➜ High Performing | Positive Habits Teacher |

Civil Service College 

Coaching team to build strong relationships with clients, helping them to overcome their challenges by providing them with transformational training programmes.

Wellbeing and Resilience, Associate Director

The Commonwealth Education Trust

Our mission is to build capacity of schools and teachers in lower income countries by providing digital CPD that contributes to improving learning outcomes. Leading a small team who are all passionate about transforming education and in particular, the power of teachers to improve learning outcomes. 
In 2019, we released our flagship programme, Teach2030 which has reached more than 10,000 teachers in +40 countries. We working with Governments and educational partners to build capacity and support national roll-outs of our programme. I am a hands on leader who runs the organisation day to day but also loves being involved in the details of the programme development and partner relationships.

Chief Executive Officer

To lead, manage and develop both existing and new educational programmes and projects across the Commonwealth. 
To lead and manage the development of the Trust's existing educational programmes including 'Foundations of Teaching for Learning' Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) and River of Stories literacy books and teaching materials.
To build networks and relationships with key educational organisations to advance primary and secondary education across the Commonwealth.

Head of Learning and Educational Development

itslearning AS

My main role is to develop and execute commercial  excellence in our global sales organization across our eight European subsidiaries and International Sales. I work closely with the VP of Sales for Europe, local country management and our CEO. Responsible for designing and implementing commercial principles, programmes and strategies to all markets as well as continue to improve existing markets with better tools, frameworks and coaching in order to grow sales and service revenue whilst building competence and confidence. Heavily involved with driving big wins in Europe with a wide range of skills and experience in selling and presenting to large, C-level decision makers, working on high-priority tenders and developing strategic workshops. Strategic design and project management of new business and customer events varying from local leadership events to large educational trade shows for example BETT.

KPI’s are based across four key areas;

1. Revenue generated across Europe and International Sales
2. Driving big, strategic  wins
3. Ensuring mandatory processes of both sales competence and service delivery 
4. Service revenue

Global Commercial Excellence Manager

I am responsible for the sales and marketing team who are all working together to provide educational solutions to schools, FE Colleges, and work based learning providers. I work closely with different schools and organisations in the UK that are looking to solve their educational challenges, and showcasing varying solutions to underpin school improvement.

UK Sales Director

I am responsible for providing pedagogical leadership for employees, educational institutions and partners in an international market based around our learning platform technology. I lead and manage implementation teams and projects as well as creating and developing a range of services is a key part of the role. My core specialism is to provide strategic guidance to help various stakeholders to identify the value of using technology to enhance teaching and learning,and to increase learning opportunities to achieve their educational goals. I organise and manage varying sizes of implementation projects which include defining strategic vision and goals, short and long term implementation plans. I work closely with both Senior Teams and teachers to problem solve, then foster, support and lead an increased use of technology by designing tailored implementation and training plans. I am responsible for maintaining service excellence and have a commercial mindset and manage budgets, along with analysing the commercial performance of our pedagogical services to influence profitability.

Global Training Manager

itslearning

My main role was to give pedagogical guidance and tailored training to educational institutions as well colleagues.  I was involved in designing training projects, creating implementation plans, tenders, social networking, delivering presentations and national/international conferences, meeting tight deadlines and hitting targets. I led and managed projects as well as teams of stakeholders tailored to achieve their educational goals. I specialised in the FE and HE sector due to my background, gaining revenue from additional services, providing educational consultancy with a strong focus on achieving education goals as well as gaining funding opportunities. I also had a lead role in designing and developing the Aspire+ Accreditation Online Training Programme.

Education and Training Specialist

Essential Skills Support Unit (ESSU) Fareham

E-learning training workshops and pedagogical consultancy delivered during 2010 to practitioners across the South East.  Consultancy also included developing ESSU Moodle site and training key members of staff on effective ways to use Moodle to enhance teaching and learning.

E-learning Consultant

Highbury College

Responsible for delivering ESOL (English to Speakers of Other Languages), Numeracy and Literacy to a range of levels to learners often from difficult backgrounds and programme co-ordinator for high level programmes.  Developing online courses and resources for college using VLE (Moodle), delivering internal e-learning staff training. Actively participated in Portsmouth City Council and JISC E-learning events.

E-Advisor/Lecturer/Programme Co-ordinator

Myngle

A variety of personalised one to one English lessons delivered virtually evenings and weekends.
This position gave me the opportuntity to put my Online Net Trainer skills to practice and develop my knowledge of online teaching resources and tools.

Online English Tutor

Portsmouth Language College

Part-time Assistant Director whilst at University and full-time during holidays.  Taught a variety of levels including preparing students for CAE and IELTS examinations. ADOS responsibilities included opening and closing building, administration tasks, leading staff development sessions on key training issues and generating business ideas.

Assistant Director of Studies (ASOS)

We are facing the greatest global pandemic of all time.

Burnout, anxiety, and stress are at an all-time high. People are the most important asset. The better people look after themselves, the better they perform in all areas of life. In the recently published Mental State of the World 2023 Report, the UK scored second worst out of 71 countries.

Kat is a positive habits international keynote speaker, teacher and consultant. Her life story of workaholism, breakdown and burnout inspires global audiences to make one small habit change. After losing everything in 2016, she had no choice but to start again. With ONE SMALL HABIT CHANGE.

Former Global Commercial Director & CEO, Kat now works with organisations, leaders and individuals around the world to create one small positive habit change that actually results in increased wellbeing & resilience.

The result? A healthier, happier and high performing work and home life.
 
I love a good coffee  ☕️ so let's have a chat.
 
Send me a DM or email me kat@katthorne.com

Kat Thorne

I can't put this into words...

Yesterday I gave a keynote at the The PA Show
'Your habits are your strategic advantage'

The room was packed. 

+30 people couldn't get in (so sorry!!)

Almost 100 new positive habits committed to!

Was so lovely to bump into lots of familiar faces including Sarah Howson Leah Parslow Katherine West - Dargon Navis Wong 

Jude Brosnan You are the team were amazing to work with as always!

Can't wait for day 2 today - 10.30am 'The One Habit Advantage: Transform Your Career'

P.S. If you want this kind of energy in your team, let's have a chat. Healthy humans are no longer nice to have, they are business (and life) critical.

#1 Positive Habits Tedx Speaker | One Small Habit = 15% Productivity | Positive Habits Podcast | Founder Women Who PLNGE

What. A. Week. 🙌

Monday - I worked from Somerset while looking after my niece – I love that I have the flexibility to do this. Picking her up from school is the best although I had to do a zillion different hair styles in the morning 🤣 

Tuesday - I had the incredible Stoyan Yankov on 🎙️ (episode dropping very soon 👀) and a flurry of calls about upcoming speaking opportunities… including TWO overseas. The positive habits advantage is spreading globally... 🌍 

Also Emily Gill's podcast episode went live 'Human Doings → Human Beings'  and the messages about this one have been so lovely. That conversation was so 
interesting - still smiling about how what the 'basics' are things that most of us forget to do like breathing... 😁 

Wednesday & Thursday - I spoke at The PA Show at International Confex. Two of the most AMAZING days. Huge thank you to the incredible Jude Brosnan (absolute powerhouse of an organiser 💛). The follow-up messages have been amazing – lots of great follow ups in the diary!

Friday - More speaking + programme meetings… including one about launching Positive Habits for Performance into a local authority. This will be our first public sector team rollout at scale in the UK. VERY exciting.

Weekend - Birthday prep for someone special, a rainy run, sea dip, and our monthly Women Who PLNGE coffee. So many new faces including Sally Spicer and her lovely mum Anne. Sundays are the highlight of my week.

And now…this week:

 📍 Big strategic meeting in Leicester
 🎙️ More brilliant podcast guests
 🌍 My first of FOUR International Women’s Day events 
 🔥 And Friday is the FIRST EVER PLNGE Connect, untraditional networking in our wood-fired sauna

Big week. Big energy.

Let’s go. 💥

P.S. Want to give your team the biggest human performance increase? 

Let’s talk.
📩 hello@katthorne.com
☕ Or book a 20-minute virtual coffee with me (link below)

One small habit could change everything.

You know when you’ve been quietly working on something for months… well over a year now.

And today something magical happened.

I’m so excited to share that I’ll be working in partnership with Association of School and College Leaders to bring Positive Habits to schools.

Thanks to our amazing school leaders in Wales, we have already seen the incredible impact this approach has had on performance both within school and outside of it.

Huge thank you to Claire Armitstead Director ASCL Cymru. This wouldn’t have been possible without your continued support.

SO excited to work with Pepe DiIasio Kcarrie V. and the team! 

#onehabitonecommunity

The week has got off to a great start!

Yesterday we kicked off the Positive Habits for Performance programme with the leadership team PSR Solutions 🚀 

They already have a brilliant culture. 
They have an incredible work environment.
They have aspirational leaders.
They've won awards.
They are truly incredible people to work with.

But as Wim Hof says, even healthy people should be taking cold showers.

BUT building habits is hard on your own.
Doing it together creates accountability, support and momentum.

One small change, practiced consistently, can make us stronger leaders, stronger teams, and better humans both at work and at home.

Big thanks to Jovan Marcetic and James Sanders for making this happen! 

Looking forward to the journey ahead!

P.S. If you want to find out more see the link below!

Today I was reminded how much I LOVE events.

It’s a different energy being around others.

People who want to be better.

Those who want to learn how to perform outside of their comfort zone.

Whilst I love working with people remotely and am so excited about the impact my platform facilitated programme is creating for teams around the globe - nothing beats being in person. 

So I’m putting it out there, more BIG events, more people, more positive habits and much greater impact on human performance.

I’m here once too so I’m going for my big goals!

Today was a special one…

I was invited to deliver a keynote for International Women’s Day 2026 – Empower & Inspire event, hosted by the Association for Women in Policing (AWP) at North Yorkshire Police

I LOVE the way the energy is the room changes when we start focusing on ourselves and making one positive habit change. 

It was so great to hear other inspirational speakers too! Loved listening to Lisa Stitt (née Wain) and Claire Johnson.

Big thank you to Krissie and team for organising a truly inspirational and impactful day! 

Excited to hear how everyone gets on with their positive habit changes! 

Thank you North Yorkshire for such a warm welcome! Can’t wait to visit again!

Exciting updates here at Gamechanger HQ…

This week on The Positive Habits Podcast, I’m joined by the brilliant Stoyan Yankov - productivity expert, keynote speaker, and honestly one of the most generous humans I know.

We talked about something I can’t stop thinking about:

Productivity isn’t about doing more.
It’s about living intentionally.

In this episode we cover:

 ✅ Why “being busy” isn’t the goal
 ✅ The difference between givers, takers, and transactional people 
 ✅ Stoyan’s “Daily Menu” method for planning your day with outcomes 
 ✅ Why the basics still win
 ✅ And why 10 minutes is enough to create real momentum

If you’re feeling overwhelmed, distracted, or like your days are running you… this episode is for you!

Full episode in the comments below!

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