by Kate Koronis | Mar 31, 2026 | Featured, Opinion
After years in coaching and training, I have noticed that successful mentors not only pick and choose students (they don’t take everyone who can pay), but they are also very strict with the criteria.
For a long time, I was trying my best to give everyone a chance, and I still do. Despite my sincere desire to help everyone, I had to admit: not everyone can be helped. Statistics show that whether you give the chance to everyone or to chosen ones.. the time will filter out people who are ready.
Firstly, it was a bit saddening. Sometimes even depressing. It took me time to understand that there are many called, and a few chosen. Chosen, like in the biblical parable, people filter themselves out by setting other priorities over time.
It takes people time to understand what priorities they have. And that is where a coach needs to have patience to let things happen.
I still believe that everyone should be given a chance, but at the same time, I put the system in place that will help those who are ready for the training to progress, and those who are not, discontinue.
Time will show whether students should be given mentorship or not. And there is no magic wand that will help you filter out people before they make a choice with their actions.
Going back to successful coaches and mentors who filter people before onboarding. It is one of the methods to influence training success metrics. At the same time, there is a risk of making a mistake and depriving people who deserve the assistance they need.
by Kate Koronis | Sep 3, 2025 | Opinion
I am sick of hearing “PASSIVE INCOME” and “GETTING RICH NOW” from every corner.
Money, money, money, money!
People are worshiping Mammon every single day of their lives by chasing money. Millions of YouTube videos are about:
– making a YouTube channel to earn money
– create digital products to earn money
– making socials to earn money
– writing books to make money
– even shaking your a$$ to earn money
– doing this, making that..
Yes, money is responsible for the exchange of goods and services. BUT we can’t build our lives around getting goods. What about building our lives around the Calling! The Essential Reason We Are ALIVE?
It was no different in the times of Jesus when he was telling his disciples not to chase money, but to seek the Kingdom of God and its righteousness first.
Every single human being is called to do so. We did not come to this earth to consume only. There is no such thing in nature as just being a consumer only. All the world lives in harmony – a cycle of taking and giving, sawing and ripping. Every single creature takes part in the chain of life! Only humans consume unstopably. Unapologetically. Like crazy. More, more, and more. A never-satisfied hunger for goods, for money, power, taking everything that can be taken.
We are not called to live this way! We were not created for this. The human being is created in the image of GOD. The nature of God is to build, give, and create!
We are built to produce! But not only goods for uncontrollable consumption. We can invent, bring order, make things beautiful around us, communicate, share, give, love.
What am I producing today? Am I just building nets to get people caught in to extract some money from them? Or do I build the Kingdom of God on earth?
Christians know that they are following Christ for his teaching. However, Christians, despite being named after Christ, disregard his main value: the Kingdom of God here on earth and its righteousness.
We have to bring the Kingdom of God to everything we do. Not to bring the church. Not to bring religion. Not to bring another system of oppression. But to make things right!
Why can’t Christians do it these days? Because their main concern is money. Money for “noble” things, of course, because we all know that Christians maintain the “righteous” brand. What kind of righteousness is that? Is this righteousness to help the poor, the one in need, the orphan, the destitute, the sick? Or is it the pretended righteousness that is like a suit that you can take off when the discussion is about money?
Because when it is about money, it is a totally different story. When it is about money, the so-called righteous fellow has the total right to mislead, abuse, pretend to be a servant, thinking of his benefit while chasing his own income?
What happened to Christ’s statement: Don’t think of what you should eat and drink because the pagans are worried about those things? Seek first the Kingdom of God? First, his order in all things? Bring order to everything you can? Teach?
Create goods and services that matter..
Make difference..
Make impact..
All these are imprinted on the back of our minds. But then the “opportunity” presents itself on our way to righteousness, we choose to bypass it, while we are chasing our own interests.
For whom was this parable of a Good Samaritan?
The opportunity presented itself to three people and only one was able to prove the righteousness – the Samaritan.
Are we even close to the Samaritan? Are we anywhere near the person who expended his own goods to help another human being in trouble? Are we anywhere near the person who postponed his plans to do something for the other?
At this point, many of us may remember how they drifted away from this Samaritan standard at some point in their path following Christ. Someone’s kind intentions were not appreciated; someone’s were abused. I get that. Does this cancel the reason we decided to follow Christ? Does disappointment cancel that?
So many times, I myself was misunderstood, not appreciated, and my desire and attempt to help were abused. And so what? I have learned to understand who truly needs help, who doesn’t, who is sincere in their cry for assistance, and who is looking for an opportunity to get more for less at my expense. I am learning every day, so that I can keep moving on the path I have chosen.
Yes. It doesn’t always work the way we want. I am the first one to witness it. But that is ok. Jesus himself was misunderstood; his kindness was abused by the one from his closest circle. He was unappreciated. He kept moving and finding those who will value what He does for them.
That is why he was preaching about the Sower. He experienced that. He knew what it meant for His words to fall on deaf ears. He knew what it meant: people are consumed by mundane things and do not want to change anything.
And He kept sowing! To get the seed into good soil.
It takes time, effort, and countless unsuccessful attempts to build the right world around you.
When things are right, when the most important things in life are taken care of, the work brings results. It doesn’t happen the next day. So why do Christians chase the PASSIVE INCOME, the GET RICH TOMORROW ideas and techniques? Either it is in finances or in services they create, in the YouTube channel they develop, in books they write, in relationships they build? Chasing money is the problem. Trying to get rich now, to get money now, fast and easy, is the problem.
But, Kate! – You will say – You are charging for your services.
Yes, I do, but… 100 times below the value I give. I work my hours to create solutions that go beyond money. They extend to ETERNITY. They will live beyond my physical existence. I make people pay so that others can benefit from these solutions. The money comes as promised every single time. God never betrayed me. He did take care of all my needs.
It doesn’t mean I don’t need money. Money will not be enough to cover all the needs of mine, of my family, of the people and animals I take care of. That is normal. Even millionaires lack money. Because when you have more, your opportunities expand, and the implementation of many ideas requires money. The bigger the ideas, the bigger the money you need. It is OK to LACK money. If you don’t LACK money, you are most probably satisfied to be a couch potato. Because for you to do good things, you need money.
It does not start with chasing money. The Good things start with planning, vision, and building a future in your mind. This vision will bring opportunities to get money your way. Not the other way around. Let’s stop chasing money and return to our base. Kingdom first.
by Kate Koronis | Aug 29, 2025 | Featured, Opinion
It took me months to teach my students to use AI for batch production, brainstorming, writing.
It might take me ages to unteach them.
AI is very important time saving tool. I thank God for the opportunity to live in the era when AI is born and became massively used. But overreliance on it robs us of skills to think, formulate thoughts and grow our personalities.
In this sense it becomes our enemy.
Allan Karr in his book about quitting smoking writes that smokers consider cigarettes their friends.
“This is my friend for life” – my husband exclaimed when I confronted him about smoking 20 years ago.
The word “friend” was bolt from the sky. In one word there was the whole philosophy of life. And cigarette had it’s own pedestal.
In upcoming years many people will place AI on the same pedestal. That is when it becomes our enemy. Not the opened one. But in disguise of friend. Just like cigarets for many.
What’s the danger apart of the AI Earth takeover?
A total braintakover like the zombie-ant-fungus.
This fungus takes control of an insect’s nervous system, forces it to move to an ideal location for the fungus, and then kills the host, releasing spores to infect more insects.
Fungus kills the ants physically. I think AI will be smarter, keeping the host physically existent. if we look at existence from the perspective of Descartes.*
* "I think, therefore I am," or cogito ergo sum, is a famous philosophical statement by French philosopher René Descartes. It means that the act of thinking, even if one is being deceived about the nature of reality, proves one's own existence. You must exist to think, and since you are thinking, you must exist.
Thinking is a skill, that vanishes just like the muscle of 50 years olds if they don’t excersize intentionally. Use it or lose it.
Is there a solution?
If the gym and strategic control of physical activity is the solution to seditary lifestyle that kills most of the worlds city population these days, then there is a similar solution to suppress the downsides of today’s technological advancement.
Back in the days of industrial revolution people were panicking that cars were becoming the main transport. Some were insisting in using horses by all means untill it was nearly impossible. Today horses are only used for tourist trips in the cities creating a huge discomfort to the traffic. And therefore mainly allowed in parks and historical sites.
No one could stop cars. No one will stop AI. What we can do is to create gyms for brains. That’s why I joined the blogging people and advance into authoring books. I found solution for myself so that I don’t get extinguished by the friend, which can easily turn into an enemy.
by Kate Koronis | Aug 7, 2025 | Opinion
I often consult experts who have a lot of knowledge, they have goals, they have confidence and know about their potential.
The only thing is missing is a strategy and systems that are tested and work. They agree with this.
However, when I say that to have strategy right and build systems you have to start over. Not only start over, but unlearn and learn again.
If it doesn’t work right now, it is because you are building on sand. That is why things look messy. You need to lay down right and solid foundation. And that will take you in the right direction.
Doesn’t matter what you know, although it is a bonus. Building on solid rock matters.
by Kate Koronis | Jul 28, 2025 | Opinion
You have so much value inside and you just can’t put it out and make it public. Familiar?
Having value to share doesn’t always translate into knowing how to do it. But if you know, it still doesn’t mean you will start sharing.
Sharing you knowledge and wisdom publicly connected to more than being eloquent or social media literate. In this post I will cover key aspects that might stop you from starting to influence the public.
1. Let’s start with the goal. It is not possible to arrive to the desirable destination if you don’t know what do you want. You need to find the target you are trying to hit. Otherwise just like Alise in Wonderland you will hear : if you don’t know where do you want to get, then any road you take is correct. Thus, we start with the destination. And it is not that simple. That’s what stops the most.
2. Organized, structured thoughts, packaged ideas. If your ideas are not prepared for the audience to hear, then most probably you will have a very little impact. I know of a person who has taped into a controversial topic and instantly gained 100k subs on TikTok. However, this topic was not the one that was the person wanted to be known for, and he got stuck with audience that only wanted to hear him ruminating around the same thing. They did not come for what he could give and they don’t want to stay for what he wants to say. So having organized ideas corresponding with your goal, is what will make you happy to keep going.
3. Only on this stage you will need tools. Lots of information on how to do this and that is what you need. How to produce attractive video, how to create strategic transformation plan and educational materials, to push your message and initiate the change you wanted to bring to the society.
But this number 3 point is a trap if you can’t manage the number 4.
4. Discipline. I hated discipline but I found the way to work in a disciplined manner. You will also have to figure out your routine and pase that will lead you to result. The discipline is needed to stick to this routine for a long time. The discipline won’t work if you don’t figure out the number 5.
5. Work through the internal blocks. If you are over 22 y.o and still not where you are in terms of influence, despite wanting it, or thinking a out it.. it is because there are some internal blocks you need to overcome. Because if it was not for those stops you would open any door you wanted by now. You will have to meet yourself and have a serious talks. You might need to involve a professional too.
6. If you have all 5 then you just need patience, because it is not gonna happen fast. Everyone has their own time of arrival. It is not like you can hop on a bus and be there according to schedule. The life will throw one or two surprises which you will have to deal with. Everyone deals, and you are not going to be an exception. Something will distract you, or even stop you totally. It depends on your perseverance if you will stand up and keep moving.
7. The last point is for the sake of having 7 points because it looks nice. Nevertheless it is a useful tip I wish I would be told earlier. Your outcomes, your results, whether you will get to your destination or not depend on the speed you will choose. Choose wisely:
Too slow – you will lose interest. Most probably you will be so distracted that the dream will feel like just a dream, so far, that you will even forget you had it.
Too fast – you will burn out and constantly run out of resources. Continuous stress will have impact on all areas of your life. At some point you will have to choose something else over your dream: relationships, health or job … Because you have pushed too much. Before you start building sit and count whether you will be able to finish.
No wonder you have so many things inside of you and you just can’t put it out, make it shine and glow. Because deep inside, subconsciously you know about most of those points. That’s why you are where you are.
by Kate Koronis | Jul 27, 2025 | Opinion
Do you know that I was in your shoes for 10 years. Despite having lots of ideas, solutions and passion to bring transformation to the society I live in I could not organized myself to release powerful content. Whether it was about YouTube channel or book writing the reason to postpone is the same.
Somewhere deep inside you is something that sabotages your attempts. And although the world is waiting patiently for you to reveal yourself you keep finding temporary and urgent things to do, that will never lead you to publishing
No I don’t say you haven’t published anything! Maybe something! Maybe sometimes.. as often as it was necessary to calm your inner self down and not worry about wasting time on temporarily appearebces here and there. You do publish something, but not what will stand boldly, proudly and unapologetically in the head of the corner.
Why you haven’t put the cornerstone of what you are called to do: TO INFLUENCE BIG TIME ?
Because there is a quiet whisper in your heart saying: you are not ready, they will judge you performance, you can’t publish whatever, it has to be perfect!
And there you sit with nothing! Or you enjoy a little of the cake crumbles..
It is time to shine and be put at the head of the corner!
