UPDATE: Charlotte Poppy Firestone (aka Baby Jfire) is here! Photos and such to come.
My paternity has started as of Oct 22. I am still responding to emails and slowly working through my backlog of clients. If you’re waiting for something from me, I do apologize. This is a pretty wild time in terms of predictability. The baby was about 3 weeks early and we had some scary complications for several weeks prior. I really don’t like watching the quality of my coaching decline but, it is obviously and completely a lower priority to me than being the best dad and husband I can be. Thank you for understanding!
What does this mean for your 8 & 12 week plan clients? I’ll have plans written ahead of time and only do check-in calls and video review with existing clients. Once my books are full for that amount of work, I won’t take any new clients until after my leave – roughly 4-8 weeks starting when the baby comes.
What should I do if I want to work with you? I am currently queueing clients up for my return. I will return a few days a week at some point in December and full time early next year. I will take clients on in the order that they purchased.
Will your coaching be different during your leave? I expect that I’ll be slower to respond to messages – I generally respond to clients within 24 hours, usually much faster. During this period there may be entire days where I am busy learning how to be a dad. I am also taking other things off my plate, like my social media and other marketing, to make as much space as possible for my clients.
When is it? UPDATE: My leave is starting 10/22. I will slowly taper clients back in during November.
Why don’t you have an exact return date? Because I own a small business, I can’t take my foot off the gas completely. I will continue working at a reduced level. However, I need to take time to bond with my daughter and care for my wife while she recovers. Since we don’t know exactly what that looks like yet, I am leaving space so I can make sure I can be a good husband and father first. I will return to my full time work as soon as I’m able!
Should I still reach out with questions/updates? Yes!! I am still looking at my email and DMs. I care about my clients and their climbing. I won’t be as fast as usual but I will respond to things.
Do you have a registry? By popular request, here are the baby registries for Baby Jfire:
Are you nervous? We are both ecstatic and excited!