Inspiring Conversations with Joshua Coffman of Beyond the Kage

Today we’d like to introduce you to Joshua Coffman.

Hi Joshua, we’re thrilled to have a chance to learn your story today. So, before we get into specifics, maybe you can briefly walk us through how you got to where you are today?
I am a coach, mentor, and leader who works with individuals that are struggling with their darkness in order for them to find their purpose in life and expose their light to the world.
Before starting a coaching business, I worked 25 years in the hospitality industry working with some of the brightest and biggest culinary teams in the country. I have traveled all over the country coaching and developing restaurant and luxury hotel food and beverage teams by implementing a systematic approach that created healthy cultures, mindsets, and self-reflection to thrive.

After a successful career building some of the most profitable restaurants and hotels in the country Joshua has now used his skillset by creating Beyond the Kage: to show men and women how to create and cultivate the life they dream of by focusing on the Trichotomy of Man: Mind/Body/Spirit connection through actively taking responsibility and implementing discipline to achieve their goals.

Alright, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall, and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
Not at all. Ha. Life itself is constantly throwing challenges at us, yet it is our responsibility to choose to change our perception of the struggle and look at it as an opportunity instead of opposition.

Beyond the Kage came about during a very dark and difficult time in my life. I had just been furloughed from my job, two weeks later my wife cheated on me and I lost everything financially. My entire identity of who I was, was gone.

That was when I realized the importance of going deep inside myself to find my purpose, and recognize that our value should never be placed on the external, but instead derived from the light we possess within.

Alright, so let’s switch gears a bit and talk business. What should we know?
I work on coaching and developing individuals through a concept that I created called Beyond the Kage. Beyond the Kage focuses on the importance of Mind/Body/Spirit as the trichotomy of man. Everyone needs synergy and/or balance in their lives, we must put time and effort into seeking our purpose in life while understanding that only through a true synergistic approach can we find fulfillment.
Beyond the Kage is a system that was created to teach and guide you down the path of reclaiming yourself and finding your purpose. It is the practical application for you to hold yourself accountable and have actionable goals to see the progress you are having in your journey in life. The Kage is the mind as well as the societal constructs of ideas that we place on ourselves pinning us into a lifestyle that we despise. The discipline of this coaching is based on the Trichotomy of man: Mind/Body/Spirit. In order for us to have synergy in our lives, we need to be balanced in all aspects of our life. The first area that needs to be understood is the mindset of how we view the world and ourselves in it.

The Mind System is based on Martin Seligman’s Positive Psychology, which is, “The scientific study of the strengths that enable individuals and communities to thrive. The field is founded on the belief that people want to lead meaningful and fulfilling lives, to cultivate what is best within themselves, and enhance their experiences of love, work, and play”. Everything that we do is to help you build the habits and systems that can be practically applied for you to keep moving forward in life.

The Body System is based on the 90 nutrients, which was founded by Dr. Joel Wallach, focusing on the 60 Essential Minerals, 16 Essential Vitamins, 12 Essential Amino Acids, and 2-3 Essential Fatty Acids. We live in a world where even the best organic food doesn’t have the nutritional foundation needed for us to live at an optimal level. The 90 nutrients are the building blocks of your physical health and will be a focus for us during your coaching in this area. The second area that this system incorporates is proper training and supplementation.

Everyone’s body is different, therefore it takes time to learn the ins and outs of the best way for you to train and what supplementation you will need. The basis for the training will always consist of synergist style workouts, including body, weight, cardio, HIIT, and breathing work.

The Spirit System is based on The Word of God, The Bible. The foundation of what we focus on is understanding who we are in Jesus and who He is in us. How through reading The Word and applying it to our lives we get a better understanding of who we are, who God wants us to be, and how we can have a relationship with God. The voids in our lives become filled once we recognize that we do have a purpose, therefore you were intelligently designed to go out into the world and expose your light in it.

We focus on scripture as the basis along with prayer and daily communication with God.

So many other practitioners and coaches want to talk about how we change our lives but lack the importance of implementing practical applications. All of us need some baseline and or foundation from where to start, that is exactly what I focus on. I want to empower my clients to take back their lives and give them the necessary tools for them to create the life they want. For me, it is very important for my clients to eventually leave me with an understanding of who they truly are and what they want out of this life.

I am most proud of being able to incorporate the Mind/Body/Spirit connection that we all desperately crave. The connection to God is arguably the most important in my view, if we don’t understand that there is an architect that intentionally designed us for a purpose then we feel as if there is no significance for us in this world.

I want them to understand that everything they want in this world is already inside of them, I will teach, guide, and direct them to gain that knowledge of self and free them from the proverbial cage of the mind. My services are arguably one of a kind, yet it is a true working relationship, my clients understand that they need to have the desire to learn, change and grow.

Before we let you go, we’ve got to ask if you have any advice for those who are just starting out?
Yes! You don’t have to have it all figured out, just start doing it.

I had a mentor tell me that the goal is to think of business as a chess game, you just need to be two moves ahead of your clients. The truth is if you are coming from a place of honesty, integrity, love, truth, and the desire to truly help others you will be successful, you just need to be persistent.

The last thing I would say is, always be unapologetically authentic, believe in yourself, and always get up and get after it!

Pricing:

• Initial Consult: Free
• Single Session: $165
• 1 month: $149 a session (month commitment)
• 3 month: $134 a session (3 month commitment)
• 6 month: $120 a session (6 month commitment)

Contact Info:

• Email: Joshua@beyondthekage.com
• Website: www.beyondthekage.com (coming soon)
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshua.coffman1/?hl=en
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/josh.coffman.31
• Other: https://everydaysamonday.buzzsprout.com/