Odie Anderson is a Certified Life Coach and former mental health and substance abuse counselor with a Master’s degree. After serving in the Navy as an electronics technician, he discovered his true calling—motivating, encouraging, and inspiring people. His passion for helping others led him to develop a unique coaching process rooted in blunt honesty, deep compassion, and a results-driven approach. Today, he empowers clients to overcome internal blocks and make lasting shifts in perspective, long after their sessions end.
Could you elaborate on the nature of your business, highlighting its purpose and the ways it benefits people?
I’m a Catalyst! I help others to become more self-aware, uncover blocks 🚫 and set a course to achieve their goals.
I’m also a Clinical Coach revealing underlying insecurities, patterns and self-sabotage that keep people stuck. Bluntness is a strong 💪🏾 point though I do it out of love, not cruelty.
One of my first clients was through a referral from a graduate school colleague. She thought I would be a perfect fit for her daughter. My colleague was correct, I had great success helping her daughter. That experience helped me to cement my process of helping people.
I help people to make huge shifts in perspective that help them to continue progress long after I’ve stopped working with them.
You will have fun along the way and hopefully be able to help others in your life.
What inspired you to start your journey as a coach and entrepreneur? Were there any specific events, challenges, or people that motivated you to take this path?
After working professionally as a mental health and substance abuse counselor I was inspired to do more. I felt confined by organizational structures and policies. I also felt I helped these companies improve but never was rewarded for my efforts.
Let’s be honest, when you’re good at what you do, you develop enemies known and unknown. I was tired 😫 of fighting those battles. Having my own business put me in the driver’s seat.
I would say the only person who motivated me was God. Taking this path took some time. I took a year to decide on counseling and maybe another year or so before I started coaching.
Looking back at the beginning of your career, what were the major challenges you faced when establishing yourself as a leader/coach? How did you overcome those obstacles?
Due to my military background and counseling experience I was overqualified to be a coach. I had to learn the methodology behind coaching. I received an international certification and kept it 💯 moving.
The coaching industry is flooded and many people only pick the big names that have established themselves. Coaching is considered a dead industry, which I agree it is for most.
I’m definitely unique as I know how to get results and have a proven system to get there. I don’t have to possess all the answers either. They will be uncovered by the client or some hard-fought wisdom I’ve gained will be the remedy. I’m never worried about getting my clients to their goals, because I know 😌 I will!
Would you like to share any remarkable achievement?
That client which was one of my first I mentioned earlier was seeing me for substance abuse help. She had already been to rehab and had some success but she was in a pivotal point in life and feared losing her family.
She was only 2 weeks sober when we started.
Once we met she decided she would not go the rehab route and it was definitely one of my greatest cases. We were more like family by the end.
When I stopped ✋️ counting she had like 4 years sober. To the Grace of God!
Women are a growing force in the workplaces worldwide, standing shoulder to shoulder with their male counterparts. What are your thoughts about women leadership today?
It is funny 😁 you ask this question. I believe some women make great leaders. I’ve worked 💪🏾 with several women even during my military days that I can genuinely say I respected for their leadership.
That being said, women need to realize they may not be the right fit for all positions 💯 available to them.
I’m an electronics technician by trade and loved working in that industry in my early military career. But once I realized my passion for training, inspiring and leading others I left the electronics realm behind.
Women must be heart-centered in this way to be more effective.
Put a different way, work from your strengths 💪🏾 and not your weaknesses. What are you naturally passionate about? Do A LOT of that! Haha 😄!
What message/advice would you have for future women leaders and aspiring entrepreneurs?
Listen to your heart. Ask yourself, “What would I do if I could?” or “What would I do if I couldn’t fail?”
Develop an internal guidance system that is not swayed by outside influence. Characteristically, leaders are innovators and game-changers. In order to remain relevant, you must be willing to do or at least attempt what has never been done.
It looks crazy 🤪 until it doesn’t 😳 haha! Brilliance!
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