Foreword by Ajit Nawalkha

This was the sixth time someone had mentioned Michael Neill to me.

‘Do you know Michael Neill? Have you read Supercoach? You should meet Michael.’

I was building Evercoach, a global community for coaches and educators, designed to help them coach better and build their businesses.

I had to get the book. I had to meet Michael.

As I sat and read through the original edition of Supercoach, I realized why so many people had encouraged me to read it. I felt moved and inspired by the simple secrets at the heart of the book. It was easy to read, yet profound in approach.

A few years later, I finally had the chance to meet Michael in person. Sitting at a café on a sunny day in Santa Monica, California, sipping our Bulletproof Coffee, we had a heart to heart about the world of coaching. We talked about everything – structures, challenges, and potential solutions.

After the meeting, I knew one thing for sure: Michael was exactly what you’d hope he would be from reading the book and a shining example of how a supercoach approaches coaching.

So when he asked me to read the new edition, I was both excited and a little nervous. Why change what had already become a classic in the field?

Human beings are among the greatest creators to walk on this planet. We create the greatest inventions, and we also create our own realities. Often these realities are influenced by what is happening outside us. We are influenced by those we are with – friends, family, colleagues. We react to the world – politics, the economy, the environment. It’s like being in a boxing ring where all we do is defend ourselves in order not to get punched.

While constantly on the defense, how can we learn to play, as Michael says, ‘full out and fearless’? How can we create a winning strategy when all our energy is focused on trying not to lose?

I’ve been in that boxing ring for too much of my life. As it happened, the week the book arrived I found myself once again caught up in the feeling of not being enough, struggling with the challenge of constantly comparing myself with my ideal self and where I thought I ‘should’ be, given everything I’ve learned and everything I’ve done.

As I started reading, I remembered why I had fallen in love with the first edition and I realized why I needed to read the book again. I had innocently become so lost in my ‘reality’ that I needed it to remind me of who and what I really was. I also realized why Michael had rewritten it – to make it even more accessible to even more people.

There is an innate truth about life that we already know inside ourselves – that we are perfect and whole as we are, and that we will continually forget that fact. We already know inside ourselves everything we need to know. We are the teacher we need. We are the coach that we need.

This book will show you how to unleash your inner coach as well as remind you of some simple truths about life. What it did for me when I needed it most is what I hope it will do for you in the coming hours…

Have you ever been in a place where you compared yourself to someone else, or to where you ‘should’ be in relation to your goals?

Has there ever been a time when you felt you didn’t have enough money, or enough love, that your boss didn’t care, or that your friends weren’t giving you enough attention?

Does a lack of creativity feel like a constant challenge?

Are you giving everything you have but feeling like nothing that you do is good enough?

This new edition of Supercoach will help you with all these things and much, much more.

As you go through the ten sessions, I invite you to stop once in a while. Reflect. This book is not a just an enjoyable read that you can finish in an afternoon and then add to your bookshelf like a trophy. It’s a personal coach that you can call on in times of challenge – and in times of wonder. It’s a portable coach that will stand beside you through good times and bad, offering you exactly what you need at the exact moment you need it.

If you’re searching for a competitive advantage in your career , read this book.

If you’re looking for a better life, read this book.

If you’re wanting to be a supercoach for yourself, for others, and for our planet…

Read. This. Book.

Ajit Nawalkha

Co‐founder, Evercoach & Mindvalley Teach