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Timestamps:

0:00 - Part 2 intro: Sustainability, workload, and hiring

0:47 - Jon's burnout story: 72 clients + 40 OTM students = breaking point

2:32 - The cost of "success": $150K year but fitness came last

4:59 - How many hours per week for a successful coaching business?

5:45 - Time breakdown: 1-2 hours per client per month maximum

6:15 - Content creation time blocks: 2.5-5 hours per week total

7:24 - When is the right time to hire? Earlier than you think

9:45 - Action step: Write down everything you do in your business

10:30 - First hire options: VA, programming coach, or setter

12:09 - Why coaches avoid DMs and how setters solve this

13:40 - Who should you hire first? Your biggest bottleneck

16:03 - Success coaches: When you're capped but leads keep coming

17:08 - Can you hit 15-20K months as a solo coach?

17:45 - Why solo scaling usually means sacrificing family time

18:15 - Fear of stepping out of coaching role into CEO role

20:12 - Real examples: 15K months with minimal team

22:38 - The real goal: Time freedom, not being chained to your business

Key Takeaways:

• Success without systems leads to burnout - Jon's 72-client reality check
• Minimum 20 hours/week for sustainable coaching business operations
• Time allocation: 1-2 hours per client per month, 2.5-5 hours content weekly
• Hire before you break - when you're growing but not drowning yet
• Three first hire options
• Should you go at it solo to hit 15K-20K months?
• The goal is time freedom, not being chained to your computer 24/7

Engage with This Episode:

• What's your biggest time bottleneck right now?
• Share with a coach who's trying to do everything solo
• Tag us @onlinetrainermentorship with your hiring questions