When an actor turns up for an audition, something often unknown, determines the success or failure of that run out. After all, if you are called for an audition, you have much the same skills and experience, as the rest of the hopefuls; that’s why you are there. But in the end, your face fits or it doesn’t.
The same is true of coaching, rather than assuming it’s your skill, imagine it’s your luck and dig a little deeper:
What are your roles as a coach?
How are you expected to act?
What does that look like in practice?
You can’t change a person’s first impression but you can change the mold they create for you.