Creators get more engaging when they stop performing solo and build a cast around themselves. Think The Office, not a self-help guru. Weave in real people: a Ukrainian friend, your Abuelita, your brother. The relationships between characters, not the protagonist alone, make people stick around.
A coach gets involved in a monologue. It's just him talking, right? Whereas the protagonist has a supporting cast. For example, you hear me talking about the Ukrainian, you hear me talking about Abuelita, right? You hear me talking about my brother, about my mom, about my dad. Like, this is my supporting cast. If you watch The Office, like, we know not just about Michael, but we know that, okay, so Pam and Jim, they kind of like each other, but they're like, they never really make the move. And then they make the move, right? It's interesting when you provide a supporting cast of people around you, it gives you depth. It gives like the show, you're a protagonist of something. It creates this world and it makes you very sticky.
