Perhaps the best guide to Sally Pearson's success as her own coach, aside from the small matter of a second 100-metres hurdles world championship crown, is the number of offers that have flooded in since her success in London.
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That would be none. Zero. Zilch. "At this stage, no plans [to go get a coach]. And I haven't had any offers," Pearson said.
"At the end of the day, I've done everything you can possibly do in the sport. What other person would know better than I would? It's a matter of programming yourself."
Pearson's victory in London capped a staggering comeback from the kind of injuries that had her questioning whether she could compete again, let alone rise to the top of the world once more.
She decided to become her own master when she missed the Rio Olympic Games through a hamstring injury and hasn't looked back since, although she admits she's still learning one half of the trade.
The lead-up to next year's Commonwealth Games will differ from that of the London championships as she adds layers to her training which her recuperating body couldn't previously tolerate.
"There were some parts of the preparation I couldn't put in because the body wouldn't allow it. As a coach, I know I can do more and expand my training and improve more," Pearson said.
"It's kind of hard ... it's confusing to speak about it sometimes ... but I know what more I can do with my program, as an athlete and as a coach.
"That's what excites me. My body was so broken when I started last August and there were so many things I had to miss out on because I couldn't handle it."
Pearson likened her lead-up to London as a jigsaw that had all the pieces, yet the final picture just didn't look right. Everything appeared in place but the results weren't forthcoming.
"The speed was good, the technique was good, so why wasn't it coming out in my competitions? I knew from the very start, when I started training, that it was going to take to that very last day.
"But I needed to see some signs that it was going to happen. The first sign was at the London Diamond League where I got second and ran 12.48 [seconds]. But even then I had two more races and they weren't up to standard.
"And that's what frustrated me. I know how I compete. I love racing the other girls. It just wasn't coming together."
The Commonwealth Games rate highly on the agenda for Pearson but the inevitable questions surround whether she can be a factor at the Tokyo Games in 2020, where she will be aged 33.
Pearson has little doubt she can win again. But she won't be rushing into any decisions as she plots her path over the next three years.
