Tuesday's with Coach Mo

In this week's new episode of Tuesdays With Coach Mo, the focus of the conversations is about finding the right career path and still earning six figures. Our guest speaker and expert, Stephanie Heath, Founder SoulWork and Six Figures shared tips on how you can up your game as a job seeker and some resources for discovering a soul-aligned career. Connect with Monique on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/moniquebetty1/ Connect with Stephanie Heath on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanieheath/  

On today's Tuesdays With Coach Mo podcast, I'm joined by personal finance expert, Nicholle Overkamp who is Founder and CEO of Wilcox Financial Group and she shares her wisdom for the ‘cure' for money hangovers and so much more. Follow me on my socials; Coach Mo LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/moniquebetty1/ Nicholle's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholleoverkamp/  

A powerful tool in your leadership toolkit is the ability to generate positivity within yourself. In today's Replay-With-A-Purpose podcast, listen as life coach Laura Masters (https://www.facebook.com/AbunDanceEnterprise) shares her wisdom and insight on the Science of Positivity and shares tips on actions you can take right now to begin generating positivity from within.

Would it surprise or shock you to know that one-third of Americans are showing signs of clinical anxiety or depression? In Today's episode of Tuesdays with Coach Mo Podcast, I interviewed Tarin Calmeyer, CEO and Founder of Remote Team Wellness who shared how you can find your balance point and how to overcome obstacles that get in your way for optimal wellbeing. Coach Mo Knows (a tip, a coaching question and a bit of inspiration) Tip: Connect with our guest on social @tarincalmeyer Coaching Question: What is your balance point? As Tarin mentioned in our conversation, what is the one thing that you really need in your life to be able to keep yourself well in all areas? Inspiration ‘What you think, you become. What you feel, you attract. What you imagine, you create.' ~ Buddha

Are you a side hustler? In today's episode of Tuesdays with Coach Mo Podcast, I am joined by Damari Gold, a Tax Advisor who shared her expertise on what you need to be thinking about when it comes to taxes on your side-hustle. Coach Mo Knows (a tip, a coaching question and a bit of inspiration) Tip: Connect with our guest on social @DamariGold, or hello@tgsaccounting.com Coaching Question: If you have a side-hustle, what grade will you give yourself for how effective you are in managing your financial obligations, i.e.. budget, taxes, financial planning. Inspiration ‘Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” ~ George Bernard Shaw

Executive Coach Monique Betty is joined by behavioral change expert, Adele Spraggon to discuss how to achieve your goals by rewiring your brain.

Executive Coach Monique Betty, 'Coach Mo', is joined by Nadia Ibrahim-Taney and we're talking about how to navigate the process of vetting a company to determine if they offer a work environment and culture that provides inclusiveness and a sense of belonging for all.

For high achievers with executive ambitions, it is an unwritten rule for your success to have a dual focus on managing your performance and your relationships at the same time. Your success directly correlates with the mastery of your time management. Executive Coach Monique Betty, ‘Coach Mo', is joined by management consultant and author, Francis Wade. Author of Perfect Time-Based Management, How to Rescue Your Peace of Mind as Time Demands Increase. Connect with Monique Betty- LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/moniquebetty1 Website – www.tuesdayswithcoachmo.com Connect with Francis Wade– LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/franciswade/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/fwade Coach Mo Knows (a tip, a coaching question, and a bit of inspiration) Tip: Take Francis' assessment: mytimedesign.com/assessment/ Based on what he has identified as the 11 Fundamentals required for effectively managing your time, you can take the assessment to examine and rate your current skills. Grab a copy of his book: Perfect Time-Based Management - https://amzn.to/3IEpbTb Coaching Question: Challenge: For the next 48 hours track your hour-to-hour activities. Question: What is your greatest area for improvement in your time management efforts? (stop responding to in-the-moment requests, change how you plan your work, modify your email habits, social media habits, etc)   Inspiration: Time is really the only capital that any human being has, and the only thing he can't afford to lose. ~Thomas Edison   Resources: VIDEO: Tools for Maximizing Your Success – Carla Harris, Vice-Chairman & Managing Director, Morgan Stanley: https://youtu.be/yflSZODY6YU Eisenhower Matrix: https://todoist.com/productivity-methods/eisenhower-matrix Pomodoro Technique: https://lifehacker.com/productivity-101-a-primer-to-the-pomodoro-technique-1598992730

When high achievers are consumed with attaining the next goal, overcoming the next obstacle or in the process of creating the next great ‘thing' they may miss the signs that something is interfering with their ability to enjoy life.  Finding joy and pleasure in life activities may be a sign, or negative self-talk that is leading to thoughts of harming self or others may be signs that it is time to talk to a therapist. Executive Coach Monique Betty, ‘Coach Mo', is joined by psychotherapist Danielle Boucree, LMSW, MBA. Connect with Monique Betty- LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/moniquebetty1 Website – www.tuesdayswithcoachmo.com Connect with Danielle– LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/danielle-boucree-msw-lmsw-mba-26465a195 Coach Mo Knows (a tip, a coaching question, and a bit of inspiration) Tip: • If you feel that the depth of the emotions you are experiencing are beginning to interfere with your life, I strongly encourage you to have a conversation with your physician  • consider taking a self-assessment (as Danielle suggested, take the assessment a few times over a period of a few weeks) Psychology Today's online platform provides a variety of self-tests, use the one best suited to support you in your situation.  Coaching Question If you are being challenged with deep emotions or feelings that are interfering with your life, what step will you take today that will move you closer to the support you want? Inspiration ‘The only mistake you can make is not asking for help.' ~ Sandeep Jauhar, A Practicing Cardiologist and contributor to The New York Times  Resources: • https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/tests  • https://healthy.kaiserpermanente.org/health-wellness/depression-care/assessment • https://nami.org/Home  

Every high achiever with executive ambitions can achieve career success by handling emotions at work. Executive Coach Monique Betty, ‘Coach Mo', is joined by Karla McLaren, M. Ed., Founder and CEO at Emotion Dynamics LLC Connect with Monique Betty LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/moniquebetty1 Website – https://MoniqueBetty.com/podcast Connect with Karla LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/karla-mclaren-m-ed-17b947a2 Contact: https://KarlaMcLaren.com

Every high achiever with executive ambitions can achieve career success by managing healthy boundaries. Executive Coach Monique Betty, ‘Coach Mo', is joined by Chelese Perry, Executive Wellness Coach. Connect with Monique Betty- LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/moniquebetty1 Website – https://www.moniquebetty.com/podcasts/tuesday-s-with-coach-mo Connect with Chelese Perry– LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/cheleseperrypcc Contact:   https://cheleseperryllc.com/home

Every high achiever with executive ambitions can achieve career success by managing their Type A personality. Executive Coach Monique Betty, ‘Coach Mo', is joined by Francis Wade, Management Consultant and Author of Perfect Time-Based Productivity. Connect with Monique Betty- LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/moniquebetty1 Website – https://MoniqueBetty.com/podcast Connect with Francis Wade – LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/franciswade/ Contact:   http://replytofrancis.info  

Every high achiever with executive ambitions can achieve career success in the blink of an eye by knowing and showing their executive style. Executive Coach Monique Betty, ‘Coach Mo', is joined by Personal and Brand Stylist Renée Lindo, owner of Lets Get Dressed Connect with Monique Betty- LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/moniquebetty1 Website – https://MoniqueBetty.com/podcast Connect with Renée Lindo – LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/reneelindo Website -  https://letsgetdressednow.com/

In today's episode of Tuesdays with Coach Mo, we will talk about mistakes, which I gladly call as Pain to Progress. In the business world I'm familiar with the use of the term debrief. And it is in the debrief that follows the launch of a product or big initiative, or proposal that all participants come together and debrief the successes and the shortcomings in an effort to improve upon either the process or the possible results. Join me as I talk about an in depth basic points about Mistakes. Follow me on LinkedIn -  https://www.linkedin.com/in/moniquebetty1/ Follow me on Instagram -  https://www.instagram.com/tuesdayswithcoachmo/?hl=en  

Welcome to Sunny South Florida!   To get started with another season of information-rich podcast episodes, I have invited Rodney Jones, author of Corporate Swagger: The Secret to Winning the Corporate Game as our first guest for Season 3 of Tuesdays with Coach Mo podcast. In my time with Rodney, we discussed some of the unwritten rules for advancing your career up the corporate ladder. He shared what he now knows about what it takes to win at the game, his experiences and those of the professionals whom he interviewed for the book. This book will certainly set you on your way to know and understand some of what it takes to move up the ladder, particularly if you are a black male in corporate America. Few key topics you will hear us discuss; 1. How to elevate your authentic self 2. Tips to handle microaggressions 3. How to navigate 1:1 conversation when you sense that the other person is hesitant/resistant to engage with you. To know more about Rodney Jones, website: www.RodneySJones.com IG or Twitter : @iteachcharisma Facebook: @corporateswagger Follow Monique Betty Website : Tuesdayswithcoachmo.com/podcast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/moniquebetty1/ IG : @Tuesdayswithcoachmo

Executive Coach Monique Betty recaps the episodes and guests on Season 2 of the Tuesdays With Coach Mo podcast.  Episodes included topics related to the following: Managing Yourself Managing and Leading Others Job Search Connect with Coach Mo on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tuesdayswithcoachmo/ Connect with Coach Mo on LinkedIn: https://www.instagram.com/tuesdayswithcoachmo/ Website:  https://www.TuesdaysWithCoachMo.com/podcast

It was said that by 2025, 75% of the American workforce will be made up of Millennials - - leading and succeeding. While I was recently coaching a leadership team made up of boomers, late Millennials and early Millennials, I noticed how their inner-activity could be viewed by some as intergenerational collaboration or collision! In this week's podcast episode, I interviewed Ashley Williams, Founder and CEO of Rizzarr, a leading Millennial and Gen Z content marketing strategist, spokesperson, consultant and global speaker for brands that want to reach younger generations where she Don't forget to visit the shownotes and the full transcript at https://bit.ly/3zuSW4m Listen to the this information-rich interview and tell me your favorite part of the conversation on my IG @Tuesdayswithcoachmo. Contact Ashley Williams - hello@rizzarr.com LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/ashleymichellewilliams LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/moniquebetty1/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rizzarrinc/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RIZZARR/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/RIZZARR Grab a copy of my REACH workbook for free and start planning your best work day ever - https://www.moniquebetty.com/reach  

What comes in your mind when you read about Purpose-driven work? On today's Tuesdays with Coach Mo episode, Priya Shah, Founder and Executive Director, The Simple Good takes us inside her story for how she pivoted from a corporate job to igniting social consciousness through art and imagination. Make sure to grab a copy of the Show notes and the full transcript -  https://bit.ly/3x30g5a Follow Priyah on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/priyashah16/ Follow Coach Mo on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/moniquebetty1/ Follow Coach Mo on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/tuesdayswithcoachmo/ Start planning your career and your best workday ever with my REACH Workbook for FREE https://www.moniquebetty.com/reach Check out @thesimplegood http://www.thesimplegood.org/wp/  

Hello, there! It's Executive Coach Monique Betty, affectionately known as Coach Mo. Welcome to today's podcast of Tuesdays with Coach Mo. This month of May is all about helping you get to your next career opportunity.  In the last episode, I was joined by Mark Anthony Dyson who was dropping expert knowledge for the current or soon-to-be job seekers in the audience. Today, we are joined by President & CEO of Great Resumes Fast LLC, Jessica Hernandez, and is named a LinkedIn Top Voice. She and her team serve mid-to-senior level job seekers helping them land their next perfect-fit position. Follow Jessica on LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicaholbrook Follow Coach Mo on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/moniquebetty1/ Follow Tuesdays With Coach Mo on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/tuesdayswithcoachmo/ Jessica’s great resources can be found here - https://greatresumesfast.lpages.co/resume-power-words/ Grab a copy of REACH workbook to start creating your Best Workday Ever - https://www.moniquebetty.com/reach-opt-in-landing-page

In this week's episode of Tuesdays with Coach Mo Podcast, I interviewed Mark Anthony Dyson, Founder of The Voice of the Job Seeker. Mark’s award-winning blog and podcast are a rich source of information for anyone exploring the job market. He is always hacking and re imagining the modern job search. He is the author of the E-Book “421 Modern Job Search Tips 2021! He has been featured in Forbes, Business Insider, Inc., Fast Company, and on LinkedIn News LIVE with Andrew Seaman. He shared with us how job search is a lifestyle, the one big mistakes that job seekers make and some of the trends in job searching. Make sure to grab a copy of the show notes and Full transcript at www.TuesdaysWithCoachMo.com/podcast and let me know your favorite part of the conversation by sending me a message on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/moniquebetty1/ Connect with Mark on: LindkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/markanthonydyson/ Twitter: twitter.com/@markadyson Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markadyson/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/mark.a.dyson Sign up for "421 Modern Job Search Tips 2021": https://thevoiceofjobseekers.com/ Follow Coach Mo on Instagram - @tuedayswithcoachmo Grab a copy of my free REACH workbook and plan your best workday ever. Link here - https://www.moniquebetty.com/reach-opt-in-landing-page

In this episode, I interviewed Dr. Hamaria Crockett, Executive Career and Leadership Coach who uses Positive Psychology principles to help individuals focus on their strengths and characteristics that allow them to succeed and prosper in their everyday lives. In this discussion you'll learn about the evidence that suggests that you are truly stuck, and the broad scope of consequences you may experience when you're stuck for too long as well as how to live your life by Design. Grab a copy of the Show notes and the full transcript at www.Tuesdayswithcoachmo.com/podcast. Follow Dr. Hamaria Crockett @drhamariac Follow Coach Monique Betty on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/moniquebetty1/ Ready to start your career planning and create your best workday ever? Grab a copy of my REACH Workbook for FREE at https://bit.ly/3sM9Xma.

In this episode, I interviewed Jessica Malone, Lifestyle Design Coach who shared her insights about minimalism as a mindset and her own personal story on how decluttering changed her life: her career, her health, her finances and relationships. Get a copy of the Show notes and the Full Transcript at https://Tuesdayswithcoachmo.com/podcast Check out Jessica's free webinar "How to Break Free from a Cluttered Life" - https://nachoaveragefro.com/webinar/ Jessica's program "From Clutter to Clarity": https://nachoaveragefro.com/cluttertoclarity/ Connect with Coach Mo in LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/moniquebetty1/ Chat with Coach Mo about a Strengths Workshop for your Group or Team - https://bit.ly/3mHGGaU Ready to invest on your Executive Ambition? Plan your Best Work Day Ever through my FREE REACH workbook here - https://www.moniquebetty.com/reach

any of my clients, they arrive in coaching with some degree of expectation that there is a problem with them, that they aren't good enough or they in some way lack the skills, talents and ability to succeed in their leadership role.   In fact, I have found the opposite to be true! Most clients are well-equipped for what they do as a leader with managerial responsibilities, what I continue to observe is the untapped opportunity for connecting with who they are as a leader.  And, with a well-developed sense of who they are as a leader, I wonder what impact that will have on their ability to influence others and the organization. As I think about the insights Michelle provided; there are 3 main points that stood out for me; - how to shift our natural human tendency of being in judgment to being in a place discernment, curiosity, and pursuit of shared accountability - what is needed for bringing opposing people and parties together and the concept of ‘otherizing’ - The clarification in the distinction between meditation and mindfulness Coach Mo Knows (I a tip, a coaching question, and a bit of inspiration) TIP Check out Michelle’s company, Lucenscia, - Leading Awake Leadership Development Series (https://www.lucenscia.com/our-services) and - A Bridge To Better: A Family's Open Letter & Invitation to Humanity with Free Resource Guide (www.ABridge2Better.com) Reminder – and what our frequent listeners already know, the full transcript of this episode can be found in the shownotes at TuesdaysWithCoachMo.com/podcast. Here you will also find links to the resources mentioned in this episode. Coaching Question: What thoughts/beliefs do you hold about others that contribute to you engaging in ‘otherizing?’ Inspiration: Few things help an individual more than to place responsibility upon him, and to let him know you trust him. ~ Booker T Washington

This episode is the second of a 2-part series of 7 Guiding Principles to achieve a Career Advantage. Now, in the last episode of the Tuesdays with Coach Mo podcast (episode 25), I shared 4 of my 7 Guiding Principles to Achieve a career advantage. Those included: Be an equal opportunity giver of kindness, You are responsible for your career. ‘Period’, Continue to Be a Student and Know Your Life Purpose. In today’s episode I am sharing the remaining 3 principles that are particularly relevant to the job you currently have; Navigating the Inner Circle Speak UP Like It or Not, You Are a Salesperson By considering these principles now and creating a plan for yourself, you are taking steps for creating a career advantage! Coach Mo Knows (a tip, a coaching question, and bit of inspiration) Tip 1. Grab a copy of my ebook 7 Guiding Principles to Achieve a Career Advantage. 2. Visit the shownotes for this episode at TuesdaysWithCoachMo.com/podcast or DM me on IG at Tuesdays with Coach Mo and I’ll send you a link to grab the ebook Coaching Question: Considering the past 3 months, what are 3 instances of you demonstrating your influencing skills? (Describe each instance using the S/TAR format, what was the situation or task, what are the actions you took, what were the results?) Inspiration Leadership is not about a title or a designation. It's about impact, influence and inspiration. Impact involves getting results, influence is about spreading the passion you have for your work, and you have to inspire team-mates and customers. ~ Robin S. Sharma

In this 2-part podcast series, I am referring to an ebook and the eCourse I created called 7 Guiding Principles to Achieve a Career Advantage. Today, I am discussing 4 of the 7 Guiding Principles that are most closely related to your being a high-achiever. They are: - Be an equal opportunity Giver of kindness - The Inner Circle - Speak up - You are responsible for your career period - Influencing - Remain a student - Know your life purpose and live it To know more about this e-book, head on to my website or my Linkedin profile below: Podcast: https://www.moniquebetty.com/podcast Website: https://www.moniquebetty.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/moniquebetty1/  

In this episode, Morag Barrett, author, CEO and leadership expert, who is the author of 2 phenomenal books Cultivate: The Power of Winning Relationships and The Future Proof Workplace, discusses the importance of and techniques for cultivating relationships at work. Request a Strengths Workshop with Coach Mo for your team to achieve increased performance and productivity. https://live.vcita.com/site/monique.betty/online-scheduling?service=r0wdl9d3vk2817no Follow Morag on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/moragbarrett Follow Monique (‘Coach Mo’) on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/moniquebetty1 Become a subscriber of Tuesdays with Coach Mo podcast

In this episode of Tuesdays with Coach Mo, I’ve interviewed Professional Speaker, Author and Leadership Coach, Alex Tremble who has over 10 years of experience coaching and advising some of our nation’s most senior level government leaders. He established GPS Leadership Solutions LLC and published two bestselling books. He’s an expert in influence, Strategic Networking, Leadership Perception and Career Advancement. In our discussion, we talked about managing up from two perspectives. - The first perspective is more broad in scope and is how to strategically network with individuals who have bigger job titles or have a position that ranks higher than yours. - The second perspective is narrower in space and is about managing up in the relationship between you and your boss. We also covered how he was tapped for a high profile role early in his career. He talked about the merits of strategic networking, the first perspective in our discussion on Managing Up. What I found interesting is how he applies some of the same skills related to strategic networking to his efforts to manage up in the relationship with his direct boss. Alex attributes his success to managing up is directly related to his outlook – his approach. He notes that it’s his job to make the boss look really good in whatever it is they are attempting to achieve for the organization. The return on this effort is that he will be valued in the mind of his boss. As Mark McCormak said in, What They Don’t Teach You at Harvard Business School, “ Is climbing a corporate ladder a game? Absolutely. An MBA, or law degree or any other degree can get you in the door. Once inside, you have to find a way to let people know your real worth.“ Coach Mo Knows (a tip, a coaching question, and a bit of inspiration) Tip: My tip this week is to check out Alex Trembles online courses: -Get his FREE Ebook – https://learn.alextremble.com/courses/GPSBook and use the discount code: MyFreeBook - Strategic Networking – FREE First Module – https://learn.alextremble.com/courses/Networking Coaching Question: Is your boss a listener or a reader? Management Consultant and Business Thought Leader, Peter Drucker said: -The boss who is a listener likes to receive information in person with a follow up written communication. -The boss who is a reader likes to receive their information in writing and then follow up with a conversation. Knowing the preferred style of your boss is one way to engage with them in a manner that supports your ability for effectively managing up. Inspiration: “You don’t have to like or admire your boss, nor do you have to hate them. You do have to manage them, however, so that they become your resource for achievement, accomplishment and personal success.” Inspired by a similar quote by Peter Drucker Resources mentioned: Adam Kahane, Power and Love: A Theory and Practice of Social Change - https://www.amazon.com/Power-Love-Theory-Practice-Social/dp/1605093041 Mark McCormack, What They Don’t Teach You at Harvard Business School - https://www.amazon.com/What-Teach-Harvard-Business-School/dp/0553345834 Adam Grant, Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success - https://www.amazon.com/Give-Take-Helping-Others-Success/dp/0143124986

Welcome to the Tuesdays with Coach Mo podcast! Today on the show I am joined by author, speaker and coach Bryan Falchuk. Building on his experience as a successful C Level executive, Bryan leverages his skills as a Certified Behavior Change Specialist to help change lives. In today's episode Beyond Barriers: When your success Depends on Getting out of Your Own Way, Bryan and I discuss: - the ugly and painful truth of self-discovery - What makes answering this ONE powerful question so very difficult - How your view of other people may distort your view of yourself - And, finally, what I like to call the 'danger zone' as that time when High Achievers with executive ambitions find themselves on the verge of derailing their career because of one failed event As he referenced during our discussion, Brian is a 3X best-selling author including his books Do A Day and The 50 75 100 Solution: Build Better relationships which leads me to this week’s segment. Coach Mo knows (A tip, a coaching question, and a bit of inspiration) TIP This week is to connect with Bryan on all social media outlets @bryanfalchuk (Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook) 1. Be sure to see the shownotes for today’s episode at TuesdayswithCoachmo.com/podcast. There you will find a link to connect with Bryan or visit his website at Bryanfalchuk.com 2. Grab a copy of his latest book The 50 75 100 Solution: Build Better relationships 3. Enroll in his Do A Day Master class if you're ready to build a life free of the pain of yesterday and the fear of tomorrow . This four-part course features videos and exercises based on his best-selling book Do A Day Coaching Question: Describe in one sentence something you want in your life. Read that sentence aloud to yourself and then answer these questions. When you achieve this what will you be hearing? When you achieve this what will you be seeing? When you achieve this how will you feel? Please send me your responses to this week's coaching question by sending me a message at Tuesdays with Coach Mo on Instagram Inspiration To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires courage. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

As we now enter the final days of 2020 and what for so many has been a most difficult year, I’ve reached into my archives interviews I’ve done over the years and selected my interview with Psychic Medium Tony Morris where he discusses how the power of Psychic Intuition helps our Young Professionals with executive ambition. He also explained how he has supported many individuals in living their life by their design using psychic intuitive insight.

Today on our show, I am joined by Kwame Christian, negotiation and conflict resolution trainer and Director of American Negotiation Institute. He shared his insights on how to develop your negotiator capabilities, the risks of not negotiating, his perspective on how to develop a negotiators mindset and so much more. Coach Mo Knows (A tip, a coaching question and a bit of inspiration!) Tip: Grab a wide range of negotiation guides: https://americannegotiationinstitute.com/guide/ Question: What steps will you take to strengthen your negotiator mindset? Inspiration: He who has learned to disagree without being disagreeable has discovered the most valuable secret of negotiation. ~ Christian Voss Link to Kwame's Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/negotiate-anything/id1101679010 Follow Kwame on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kwamechristian/ Follow Monique on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/moniquebetty1/ Get a FREE Workbook in Creating Your Best Work Day. - https://www.moniquebetty.com/reach Are you ready to move forward with your career? Let's Talk. https://www.moniquebetty.com/coach-quiz

Hi, my name is Monique Betty, affectionately known as ‘coach Mo” and welcome to ‘Tuesdays with Coach Mo.’ Today on our show, I am talking about using your strengths in your pursuit of fulfilling your executive ambitions. You have worked hard to land that 6-figure job and I challenge you to consider, how well do you know AND apply your strengths at work? 01:13 When talking about strengths I’m talking about the unique natural talents within you that shape your patterns of thoughts, feelings and behavior that when perfected result in a consistent level of near perfect performance. You see you may be quick to identify your strengths; for example, leading a team to achieve their goals, or strategic planning, or a skillful negotiator - - and that’s great, and they are highly visible to others and they look fantastic on a resume. Yet, the strengths I’m talking about today, are those natural talents within your unique DNA, that are deep inside of you, that contribute to your success for how you lead teams, or how you go about strategic planning or, how you skillfully negotiate. 02:17 In my chapter, Coach with a Strengths Based Approach, in the recently released Coaching Perspectives-9 by the Center for Coaching Certification I write about how leaders with different dominant talent profiles successfully lead their respective teams while using the strengths that are unique to them. Now, regular listeners of the Tuesdays with Coach Mo podcast have heard me share my version of a Career Insurance Plan. And, if this is your first time here…..welcome! and jot this down. If you want long-term professional satisfaction, then you need a level of preparedness to help you successfully weather life’s unexpected changes, by creating a Career Insurance Plan built on 3 dimensions (like a 3-legged stool) a strong network, high degree of self-awareness and a stellar financial plan. Your Career Insurance Plan will provide you a degree of calm and confidence when things don’t go as planned. And, today’s topic on strengths is, in my opinion, at the core of self-awareness. 04:38 When a high-achieving professional is aware of their natural talent and strengths and knows how to apply them in an effective way, then they are more likely to lead from a place of confidence that ignites their performance and productivity at work. Throughout my decade of work as a coach, I’ve enjoyed connecting with high-achievers and leaders who all have something in common. And that something is that they know how good they are yet the challenge they all have in common is the pursuit of becoming as good as they want to be. 05:30 Almost everyone, including me and probably you, sure know how to ‘muck’ things up for ourselves! Here are some of the questions I often hear: How did I get in this situation? How do I get out of this situation? How will I move forward? Why do I feel so stuck? Where do I begin? How do I start to make changes? Then, in short order comes the point where the muck get’s unleashed. The stories we tell ourselves about what didn’t happen, who didn’t do something, why they can’t do something? And on and on with negative self-talk that kicks muck into overdrive. So, where do you begin? How do you get started on becoming as good as you want to be? Well, one option is to stay the course. If you have a plan that is working for you then great. If not, then I hope that you are prepared to receive whatever comes your way by some force outside of you. You see, all too often we are benchmarking ourselves against others. Maybe it’s a childhood friend, or a family member or a friend from college or even a co-worker. We’re taking a snapshot, a fraction, of someone else’s life and thinking ‘that should be what’s happening for me’ or, in some way feeling lessor about ourselves because whatever they have going on is not happening for you. And then we proceed to tell ourselves stories in a way that limits us. So, the opportunity for each of us – when muck arrives in our head, is to shift perspective to what we know to be true about our own greatness – our unique way of thinking, feeling and behaving in the world – in other words shift perspective to your strengths. And, whatever is happening in the world outside of you, is going to happen. There is limited control you have over these things. However, what you do have control over is what is going on inside of you. You see, just like your heart beats, and the oxygen passes through your lungs - - you don’t notice it. You just know that it is there. The same is true for the natural talents and behaviors that uniquely define you. They are there. Ever present and guiding each decision, no matter how large or small in every minute of your life. And, most people don’t notice these talents for what they are -- possibly you’re strengths. You see, the reason I say ‘possibly’ is because that although the natural talents are within you, there is the possibility that they are not being applied in a manner that supports you as a strength. And, that is okay. Because what that means is that once you gain clarity on what those talents are, you can then consciously develop them over time to serve as - - a strength. Now, this knowledge base around natural talents and strengths is presented through the extensive work of researchers at Gallup and is available to you in an online assessment called CliftonStrengths With these client stories, I hope you are inspired to gain clarity and dig deeper with the discovery of your natural talents of thoughts, feeling and behaviors. Go to CliftonStrengths.com and purchase a code to access the online assessment. I’ll include information for this assessment in the ShowNotes for today’ episode. Don’t let the muck get you stuck! Use your strengths as a place to center yourself in good times as well as not-so-good times. After you complete the assessment, you will receive a report with insights to your dominant talents which will be valuable for you when you want to remind yourself of what makes you great, or discover how your talents may be the very thing that is getting in your way, or if you want to create a plan that is just right for you. In the shownotes for today’s episode, I will provide a link to a special coaching package I offer to support you in understanding your strengths. Or, if you are a do-it-yourselfer, you’ll also find in the ShowNotes a link to Gallup provides a wealth of content to support you in understanding and applying your talents in a productive way. Coach Mo Knows (a tip, coaching question, and a bit of inspiration) Tip: CliftonStrengths: https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/ My Coaching Packages: moniquebetty.com/strengths Coaching Question What talents do you possess that have yet to be developed into a Strength? Inspiration "Sometimes we’re tested not to show our weaknesses, but to discover our strengths." ~Unknown “Well, that’s all for today’s episode of ‘Tuesday’s with Coach Mo’ Thanks for Listening! To catch each and every bi-weekly episode, make sure you subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher and iHeartRadio so you never miss an episode.

In the first episode of Tuesdays with Coach Mo, I shared my Career Insurance Plan philosophy which is built on 3 dimensions (like a 3-legged stool) for long term satisfaction in your professional life: a strong network, high degree of self-awareness and a stellar financial plan. This career insurance plan will help you weather life’s unexpected events while you are creating your best life! Today on our show, I am joined by Dominique Henderson, certified financial planner who is talking with me about money moves for young professionals as he sheds light on how hard are you working to make your money work for you? Well, that’s all for today’s episode of ‘Tuesday’s with Coach Mo’ thanks for listening and thank you to Dominique Henderson for joining me today. Catch each and every bi-weekly episode by subscribing to the podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher and iHeartRadio. If you have hot career question, DM me over at Tuesdays with Coach Mo on Instagram Coach Mo Knows (a tip, a coaching question and a bit of inspiration!) Tip Special Offer by Dominique: Complimentary tax review (https://taxes.buildmyfinancialhouse.com/taxes-kicking-your_ass-ets) Coaching Question How financially prepared are you if you are suddenly faced with a job loss? If you have an hour to spend with a financial planner, what will make the conversation beneficial for you? Inspiration “Money is a mirror that reflects our personal strengths and weaknesses with amazing clarity” ~Dave Ramsey

You have one mouth and two ears, use them proportionately. I love this saying by Judge Judy. It is a quick reminder to ourselves that, yes, we are equipped to ‘listen’. What I have discovered as an executive coach to high-achievers, is that by effectively listening to others especially during contentious conversations, you can connect with the other person in a meaningful way, stick to the facts and avoid getting dragged into the triggering emotions of a difficult conversation. “Easy in concept yet difficult in execution” but one thing you’ll come to discover over time, is that it takes practice! Whether it is the presidential election, a contentious conversation with your boss, colleague, parent, friend, significant other, your ability to gain self-mastery of navigating difficult conversations is an essential skill in your pursuit of your executive ambitions. Enjoy today’s interview with Robyn Hatcher, a communications expert and author of Speaking Ovation Presentations, a sought-after keynote speaker, workshop facilitator, one-on-one coach and consultant and Founder/Owner of SpeakEtc. She’s also a certified Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) practitioner and an Everything DiSC® partner. Coach Mo Knows Tip If you’re ready to get seen, get heard and get ahead, join Robyn’s exclusive Communication workout group! https://robyn-hatcher.mykajabi.com/communication-workout First 10 people to reach out to her will receive a 25% discount off of the annual membership. Email Robyn at Robyn@SpeakEtc.com Robyn Hatcher on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robynhatcher Coaching Question: What is your plan for gaining clarity of your communications style and understanding your communications ‘need’ as identified by Robyn in today’s podcast? Inspiration: "Seek first to understand, then to be understood". By Stephen Covey's Seven Habits of Highly Effective People,

If I asked you to complete the following sentence with just one word what word would you choose? Change is_____ Your answer may run the full gamut from change is good or change is bad. You may describe change as challenging or difficult or exciting or scary. Ultimately the most accurate and universal answer of all is quite simply.. Change is inevitable Change is taking place - - like it or not. My question to you is: How important is it to you to have an understanding of how you respond to change, and how others around you (boss, team, coworkers) respond to that change? In today’s podcast, I will share with you what I believe to be specific steps you can take to effectively lead others through change and steps for leading yourself through change. Coach Mo knows (a tip, coaching question and bit of inspiration) Tip Register for the online course: Change Management HBR-ManageMentor As they describe on the registration page, the online course which costs @$50 provides practical advice for implementing, managing, and communicating change in your organization. It includes steps to help your unit or organization become change-ready and planning tools to address resistance to change efforts. https://store.hbr.org/product/change-management-harvard-managementor/5678e?sku=5678E-HTM-ENG Coaching Question How will you benefit by having increased clarity on how you respond to change? How will those you work with benefit by you having clarity on how you respond to change? Inspiration A mediocre person tells. A good person explains. A superior person demonstrates. A great person inspires others to see for themselves. ~ Harvey Mackay Subscribe to Tuesdays with Coach Mo: https://www.MoniqueBetty.com/podcast

When you hear someone mention the work of an executive coach, what thoughts come to mind for you? Something I have found to be true in my 10 + years of coaching high-achieving professionals is that in most cases, the focus of our time together often expands into matters related to their personal life. Matters related to health, finances, spirituality and relationships. Relationships with a significant other, family members or friends. In general, it works like this, the client wants to advance their career and fulfill their executive ambitions. They hire me to help them, for example, they may want to be more effective at leading their team and increase team engagement. And, over time, they may decide to pivot the focus of their coaching as they are struggling with thoughts and emotions tied to a personal relationship gone wrong making it really hard for them to focus on their workplace goals. In today’s episode of Tuesday’s with Coach Mo, I’m speaking with a dynamic young professional, Lexx Mills, who, in addition to being in process of pursuing a dual Master’s degree in Business and Urban and Regional Planning, has recently started building an online community focused on all things related to healthy relationships, healthy breakups and everything in between. Coach Mo Knows (a tip, a coaching question, and a bit of inspiration) Tip Connect with Lexx Mills.Instagram @ RevelWell or blog site: revelwell.live Coaching question Hold in your mind a picture of one person that you have a relationship with that you really want the path of that relationship to change, what is one thing you wish that the other person would do differently? what difference will that possibly make for you? and what then will you do differently. Inspiration When you stand and share your story in an empowering way, your story will heal you and your story will heal somebody else.” ~ Iyanla Vanzant

Advancing your career as a woman of color in tech- - hard. Finding yourself now divorced and raising two young children - - harder. Today’s guest is Shelmina Abji, a high-achieving professional who shares her journey from childhood in Tanzania to rising through the ranks at IBM as one of the highest-ranking women of color at IBM all while raising her children as a single parent. Shelmina, who is a now a global empowerment speaker and former IBM vice president, shares the raw truth of the emotions of her experience, her key steps for successfully keeping her career on track, the resources she leaned on in navigating her journey and at the end of our conversation she offers one extraordinary piece of advice if she had a chance to 'do-over' her her journey. Coach Mo Knows: (a tip, a coaching question, and a bit of inspiration) Tip: 1. Connect with Shelmina Baji: https://www.shelmina.com 2. If you want to achieve the best version of you, thenput your strengths to work in moving beyond your current challenges. Complete the Cliftonstrengths assessment and discover the talents that you possess for owning your strengths: https://www.moniquebetty.com/strengths 3. Check out a free webcast on Franklin Covey's site (7 Habits of Highly Successful People): https://www.franklincovey.com/Events/webcast-series.html Coaching Question: Are you ready for a coach? As Shelmina referenced if given the opportunity to do over her journey she would have sought personal support sooner so that she could be successful and moving through her emotions faster If you are experiencing challenges of moving yourself forward , then consider the support of a coach to help you create a plan for accomplishing your goals. Take the quiz and find out! Quiz: https://www.moniquebetty.com/assessments/28179 Inspiration: “Self-esteem is the ability to see yourself as a flawed individual and still hold yourself in high regard.” ~ Esther Perel, therapist, author, speak who explores modern relationships

The year is 2277 and women have finally achieved pay equality. Startling fact? Absolutely. In fact, I would say that it is a stunning fact recognizing that in the last year, we have actually increased what was reported in the Global Gender Gap report of 2019. The year 2277 is actually 55 more years than estimated in the previous report. As a high achiever in pursuit of fulfilling your executive ambitions, the topic of gender wage gap deserves your attention for 3 reasons: - be an informed voter - be an informed and engaged employee - continuously develop your negotiation talents In today’s podcast episode we hear from expert Jacqueline Twillie, President at ZeroGap. She shares her perspective on the signs of hope that the gender wage gap is closing and identifies entities that are modeling the way for positive change, and she speaks to steps individuals can take that will make a difference. Coach MO Knows (a tip, coaching question and bit of inspiration) Tip: Connect with Jacqueline Twillie on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/jacquelinetwillie Check out Jacqueline’s books: Don’t Leave Money on the Table book and workbook: https://amzn.to/32XZLfh Navigating the Career Jungle: https://amzn.to/2Gvr4WW Researching salary bans and determine what matters most to you: https://www.salary.com/resources/guides/salary-history-inquiry-bans/ https://www.paycor.com/resource-center/states-with-salary-history-bans https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/legal-and-compliance/state-and-local-updates/pages/more-jurisdictions-are-banning-salary-history-inquiries.aspx Coaching Question: Consider first, your beliefs about money. In thirty seconds write down at least 3 beliefs you hold about money. How does this belief support you in strengthening your ability to negotiate your compensation package with your employer? Inspiration: “If you don't ask for it, someone else will “ ~Coach Mo “ Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.” John F. Kennedy

I believe that high achieving professionals can achieve their executive ambitions when they create a plan for generating their inner-well of positivity. When you are working to advance your career within large organizations, challenging situations are commonplace. A toxic colleague who seems to undermine your good work every chance they get. A boss who plays favorites and seems to only issue praise to others on your team. Or you may feel a general lack of respect for all that you do within your organization. When situations like these arise, you want to know how to be the best version of you and generate the inner-well of positivity within you. In today’s podcast, I am speaking with Laura Masters, Life Coach with AbunDance Enterprises who shares with me her professional wisdom on the science of positivity. The field of positive psychology is 20 years old, and new evidence-based research continues to emerge. Research results are revealing profound work in the areas of happiness, well-being and strengths that are essential tools for your leadership toolbox. Enjoy the podcast! 00:03 Monique: What is your definition of positivity? 00:12 Laura: It’s a practice and a way of being, it leans on the edge of optimism and your attitude and reflects how a person that looks for a solution. It’s like a muscle you cultivate and a viewpoint in a way of being in the world. 00:44 Monique: Dr. Barbara Fredrickson, a leading scholar in the field of positive psychology, as advanced the theory of Broaden and Build. Please share insights of this theory. 01:12 Laura: The Broaden and Build theory talks about the power of positive emotions and positive emotions are what make up positivity. They are the feelings that make you feel really good, joy, happiness, tranquility, enthusiasm, appreciation, and gratitude. When those feelings happen, it sets you up to see the world differently. You’re more able to tend to others, you’re open to ideas, you want to explore, you connect better, and you have more safety. It opens up your mind and so it broadens your ability to take in life on a daily basis, the experience of being healthier, happier, some more personal fulfillment, and you have more success in your life. 03:29 Coach Mo: Is positivity something people are born with? Or do we have the capacity to create that within ourselves? 03: 52 Laura: So what happens is we do have this ability to build that which is built into our Neuroplasticity - the ability that we can create systems in our mind. We’re born with what’s called the “Negativity Bias” which means our systems in our bodies from, you know, our days on the savannah, are set up and wired for survival. Barbara Fredrickson also talks about 3:1 positivity ratio. And to overcome one negative experience in your day, she says we must have at least 3 to 4 positive, heartfelt emotions. 05:56 Coach Mo: What example do you have, Laura to speak to that really illuminates how powerful the positivity ratio is? 06:34 Laura: So what happen was, I had a day when a lot of things happened and one of them that happened on that day was my mom passed away. I had a catastrophe in my house. It was like, everything was broken down. I mean, I was in a terrible place to stress so one of the things that I did was deep breathing. I just can’t see it ever ending so I got on my heart map machine and it took me thirteen or fourteen minutes but I got myself back to where I was showing coherence on the Biofeedback machine and I could feel the shift in my body. And then after that, I thought, “Okay, so that’s one" then I went out to my garden and I looked at my flowers and I did a little bit of gardening - so that was just enjoying the moment. I came back into my office and I wrote a few thank you notes for just some friends whom I’ve done some nice things lately; going over those positive things. Then I went for a run and I built myself up physically. At the end of the day, I was back in a good place and able to handle things. 08:23 Coach Mo: What is the distinction between the use of that terminology, or the ideas of happiness compared to positivity. 08:46 Laura: Happiness is a feeling and Positivity is more like a mindset. 09:52 Coach Mo: What are some options for someone to do right now within the hour to generate positivity in their life? What resources are available? 10:23 Laura: • Deep breathing • Doing one kind thing • Email • Listen to a song • Order a book And things that is meaningful and brings joy to your life and really being aware of what those are and cultivating them. Sometimes, we have to schedule that in, like you know, “From 12:00 to 12:30, I am going to do nothing but things that I absolutely love.” 11:18 Coach Mo: What is just your final thought that relates to the individuals building their muscle of positivity? 12:11 Laura: And to care about yourself and have enough compassion for yourself to do that in tiny little habit that shifts the trajectory of your ability to handle challenges. And then to share it with others and to just, you know, know that this is in your capability and that you can, by doing all of that just create a better and better life for yourself and everyone around you. Dr. Barbara Fredrickson’s book Positivity revealed that past researchers discovered that most fast-paced changes in emotions don't last. This is what is referred to as the hedonic treadmill effect. So how do you create positive emotions in your life that are sustained? Research suggests that it is a slow and steady process. As Laura Masters mentioned in our conversation, there are things that you can begin doing right now. Whatever you choose, be deliberate in building your capacity or inner resource for positivity. ______________________ Coach Mo Knows (a tip, a coaching question, and a bit of inspiration) Tip: 1) Connect with Laura Masters :) https://www.facebook.com/AbunDanceEnterprise Coaching Question: On a scale of 1 to 10, rate the kind of day you had yesterday (10 = great, 1 = not so great) And then answer these three short questions as you consider your rating: • What were you doing? • What were you feeling? • Were you interacting with others, or were you alone? The general premise of this sample exercise is to get you thinking about the micro-pieces of your day. Continue to self-rate each day for a period of time (one or two weeks) Then start to determine for yourself, what is the opportunity for you in generating the positivity you want as you build your ability to generate positivity, Inspiration New York Yankees great Derek Jeter " I go into every game thinking I'm going to be the hero. I have to, or I wouldn't enjoy it." If you are a first-time listener of Tuesdays with Coach Mo - - Welcome! Please subscribe, leave a review and a rating! If you have a podcast idea you’d like to hear or if you are experiencing a workplace dilemma that you’d like my thoughts on, please follow me on Instagram at Tuesdays with Coach Mo and send me a message, I'll get back to you with my thoughts and perspective on how to navigate the situation.

Consider this, if you are progressing on the typical timeline, by the time your 22 years old, you have officially launched your full-time career. As you look ahead, you can expect to spend the next 40 years on your career journey. And in general, there is a significant possibility that you will have 10 different jobs during this time. Whether prompted by some external factor that you have no control over or by a choice you make, how prepared are you to navigate this time of change? What I have come to discover is that people generally hate the thought of a job search. It is uncomfortable. It’s filled with disappointment. It takes a great deal of time and you work in a ‘fog’ of not knowing when it all comes to an end by landing the next opportunity. In today’s podcast, I am thrilled to speak with Kimberly Tilley who will introduce you to YouMap. YouMap is a holistic, actionable, and intuitive career profile tool developed by Kristen Sherry who was recently awarded a 2020 Career Innovator Award by Career Directors International. This resource is like a secret weapon in helping you to create the career you are meant to have. Whether you are actively or passively looking to make a career change, YouMap guides you through a personal discovery in 4 assessment areas: strengths, values, motivating skills and interests resulting in a 10-page personalized YouMap career profile. I recognize that there are a wide range of options available to help you with career changing and job searching. I just want my listeners to be informed and empowered consumers. Job Changing is a fact of life and that process brings about significant challenges for people. So, I want you to know of this unique resource that is available for your consideration. Coach Mo Knows (Tip, a coaching question and a bit of inspiration) TIP: - Visit YouMap main site: https://www.myyoumap.com  Here you will find the find-a-coach directory and grab a downloadable sample of a YouMap report - Connect with Kimberly Tilley, a certified YouMap Coach: https://pivotdisc.com/ - Visit the YouTube channel of Kristin Sherry (founder of YouMap): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_upxf8Yzli3S7Ak6w7VgQA Coaching Questions: - When you find yourself leaping out of bed before the alarm clock goes off….what is the professional work that you will be doing on that day? - What will you make happen today in order to create that for yourself? Inspiration: The secret to achievement is to hold a picture of a successful outcome in your mind ~ Norman Vincent Peale Thank you for listening! If you are enjoying Tuesdays with Coach Mo please leave a comment and a rating. And I welcome new subscribers! This will ensure that you receive each biweekly episode. Finally, if you are facing a workplace dilemma, send me an email at AskCoachMo@gmail.com by Friday afternoon and I will send you a video reply by the following Tuesday

Displaying confidence seems to be an unwritten rule for getting ahead within large organizations. Those we see as displaying an outgoing personality have their head held high, and they know how to say all the right things at the right time. But, is this true? I believe that high-achieving professionals can achieve their executive ambitions by appropriately building and applying their confidence. Consider two perspectives: first from Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Professor of business psychology at the University College London, and author of the book Confidence, and second from my experience coaching high achieving professionals. Professor Tomas describes two extremes of self evaluation. On one end is overconfidence. On the other end is humility, and possibly even insecurity. What I found particularly interesting in the book is the reasons why we find confident people to be so compelling. First, they display desirable features of being charismatic, extroverted, and socially skilled; and second is the tendency of others to equate confidence with competence. To a certain degree is being over-confident a dangerous place to find yourself? Being over-confident can lead to toxic effects. Or on the other end of the confidence spectrum and that is associated with humility. By being humble, an individual is more inclined to be aware of discrepancy between the person they want to be and where they are. In my many years of coaching high achievers, I’ve observed three general scenarios that tend to undermine the confidence of my clients. • How decision points are framed • Negative self-talk • Narcissism and entitlement characterize professionals within the Millennials and the Generation Y populations, as revealed by research when compared to other generations. What are the possibilities for creating a balanced level of confidence that supports you in advancing your career and achieving your executive ambitions? • Build Your Competence • Build on Your Own Strengths • Create a Plan (Annual, Monthly, Weekly, and Daily) By taking these steps you will be building your confidence and your motivation! Motivation and self-confidence are connected. When you have more of one, you will discover that you will gain more of the other. ______________________________________________ Coach Mo Knows (Tip, Coaching Question and bit of Inspiration) Tips: 1. Take the How Confident Are You? Quiz at https://www.mindtools.com/ 2. Grab the audiobook/book, Confidence: How Much You Really Need and How to Get It by Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic: https://amzn.to/2ZZmbN8 3. Discover Your Strengths: A Strengths coaching package: https://www.moniquebetty.com/strengths Coaching Question: Which will produce most valuable results for you right now, strengthening your inner-confidence (how you see yourself) or your external confidence (how others see you?) Be sure to follow my new Instagram account, Tuesdays with Coach Mo and let me know how you respond to this question? Inspiration: ‘I’m young as morning, and fresh as dew. Everybody loves me and so do you!’ ~ Maya Angelou

Today’s podcast focuses on the community and you. As a high-achieving professional, your engagement in the local community where you live and work is of significant value. Listen to my podcast interview with Dwayne Bryant, CEO and Founder of Inner Vision International Inc. He used to work for Johnson & Johnson and made the successful pivot to entrepreneurship. Recognized as an EBONY Power 100 2018 Honoree, Dwayne is a dynamic motivational speaker who is committed to empowering individuals to recognize their value as societal contributors and global citizens. Highlights of our conversation - Dwayne Bryant’s book The STOP. In the book he shares perspective and personal stories on being stopped by the police are collected in this book and is a resource for his engagement with youth, particularly youth of color. - The importance of young professionals investing time and energy in the community. - Too often young professionals allow corporate life to define who they are. - Four (4) reasons young professionals benefit personally and professionally as a result of community engagement - Dwayne describe’s how he made the pivot from a corporate professional to entrepreneur Segment: Ask Coach Mo (A tip, coaching question and a bit of inspiration) Tip: Websites for volunteer opportunities (including in your local area) - CatchAFire.org - VolunteerMatch.org - Idealist.org - Connect with today’s guest Dwayne Bryant at www.DwayneBryant.com - Reach out to him if you want to explore ways that he can inspire and motivate youth in your area. He has some terrific virtual resources in development so get on the list to be one of the first to know when these become available. Coaching Question: What will you commit to doing toward community involvement in the next week? Please send me an email at AskCoachMo@gmail.com, I’d love to hear of your plans. Inspiration: DalaiLama The sole source of peace in families, countries and the world is altruism - - love and compassion.

Diversity: Corporation and You The corporate perspective on race is changing. Have you, or someone you know, experienced the reality that the corporation where you worked somehow operated under a vail of inequity and unfairness? Those who were steadily advancing within the corporation looked different from you. If so, you are like the hundreds of clients I serve; high achieving women, people of color and LGBTQ people. For more than 10 years now, I have provided executive coaching services to high-achievers who have worked hard to get the education and skills in pursuit of fulfilling their executive ambitions. My guest on today's podcast is Dr. Tim Ewing, who is currently the Vice President of Employee Diversity, Inclusion and Experience at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. What you're about to enjoy is an interview I conducted with Dr. Ewing a few years ago when he was President and Founder of BreakThrough Dynamics, a global diversity and organizational development consulting firm, where he helped large corporations and strategically plan and advance their programs for diversity and inclusion. Following are some of the highlights of our conversation: What shifts have you seen regarding diversity initiatives? • How we think about diversity and inclusion. • Is not only are people going through awareness building but also introspection around what are some of the biases that I hold that actually limit me from seeing others' full potential How do you get underneath that with the biases? • Real learning comes in relationship. • Clarity on the underpinning of both individual and organizational change. • Individuals will come to realize that they have more commonality with people than first thought • Values resulting from our personal experience shape how we view individuals or members of diverse groups. What quantifiable evidence can you point to in making the case that managing diversity is mission-critical for an organization? • Buying power of the various populations, how is it manifesting within those different markets, who is representing the organization in those markets, how are we building relationships within those communities • Untapped talent that exist within the organization that's not being actualized, it's not being effectively managed, as well as there are opportunities that are being lost What are some of the greatest barriers to an organization's ability to leverage diversity? • Blind spots that an organization culture has in terms of being able to see the value of diversity within their organization. • People don't quit their job, they quit their bosses. What are the key steps in creating a culture to really discuss and embrace these differences that are posed by the diversity advancement? • Look at the relationships. • To have mentors or sponsors or even a manager who can relate to me, I must be willing to show up more fully. • People of color, who have a natural distrust of system, have to allow ourselves to test the boundary of the organization. How much and how far can I show up and being able to test the waters around that? • White colleagues must be able to expand their bandwidth to meet professionals of color on their turf. What are some of the unwritten rules for advancement and success for minority leaders? • Mentors and sponsors certainly help to navigate through organizational dynamics • Be open to sharing our personal journeys and personal stories and really embrace the strengths that materialize through our story. • The more we risk showing up and organizations are ready to hear what we have to say, there are greater opportunities for collaboration, creativity, and innovation. • Recognize that some of the bumps in the road across differences can be learning opportunities for growth and development Coach Mo Knows (a tip, coaching question and bit of inspiration) Tip: Learn about your own unconscious bias’ with this free online assessment: https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/takeatest.html Coaching Question: How has your career advancement been affected by microaggressions you have experienced in the workplace? Inspiration: What counts in making a happy relationship is not so much how compatible you are, but how you deal with the incompatibility. ~Daniel Goleman, internationally known psychologist, author and science journalist https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielgoleman/

The parallel existence of two pandemics, one health and one racism, have shifted us into a state of disruption to what was once certain in our everyday life. While in this disruptive state, many of us are searching for answers. Because somehow, someway having answers, whether good or bad, tends to reduce the anxiousness we feel when facing ambiguity. In today's podcast Uncertainty: Charting your Path to a New Normal, I am joined by Ampersand CEO and founder, my friend Holly O'Driscoll, who’s firm is a design thinking and human centered innovation strategy consultancy. Holly’s work focuses on how groups and teams maximize the diversity of their human capital and unleash the conditions for deriving solutions to complex problems for purposes of achieving business success. Navigating uncertainty is an important element of that process. 4:50 The value of getting comfortable being uncomfortable 5:28 Why this time of uncertainty is an opportunity for transformational growth as leaders and as collaborators. 6:03 Discuss the significance of building self-awareness. What am I feeling? What am I thinking about in this moment? How am I showing up? What are those stories I am telling myself? 7:29 Holly shares an empathy map, a resource for gaining self-awareness 8:30 Holly discusses an exercise she uses with groups, Framing the Gap 9:50 At a broad level, Holly examines ambiguity and the ways we contribute to making it bigger or make it better. 15:00 She references the work of Bob Johansen, Institute for the future in Palo Alto and his perspective of how the future is going to reward clarity and punish certainty 17:14 Learn how a future back mentality is helping teams in organizations map a path forward. 18:38 A powerful technique is doing one thing each day in service of moving through ambiguous times Coach Mo Knows (Tip, Coaching Question and Inspiration): TIP: grab the resources Holly has shared to support you in gaining increased self-awareness during these uncertain times. A link to her resource is available in the show notes. And be certain to follow or connect with Holly on LinkedIn Coaching Question: Let me serve as an accountability partner for you. After you complete the self-awareness exercise that Holly has provided, share a copy of your completed worksheet with me (AskCoachMo@gmail.com) and I’ll arrange a convenient time for us to talk and discuss a framework for you to get you from where you are today to where you want to be Inspiration: Inspiration comes from Brene Brown’s book, The Gifts of Imperfection. 'That silence thing can be effective. It's a pain in the ass, but none the less - -it’s effective." Resources: Connect with Holly O’Driscoll on LinkedIn http://linkedin.com/in/holly-n-odriscoll Expanded Transcript: Podcast: https://podcast7uncertainty.s3.amazonaws.com/Uncertainty_Holly_O+Expanded+Transcript.pdf Download a copy of Empathy Map: https://podcast7uncertainty.s3.amazonaws.com/Empathy+Map.pdf Amy Edmondson’s book, The Fearless Organization https://www.amazon.com/Fearless-Organization-Psychological-Workplace-Innovation-ebook/dp/B07KLT8RKM/ref=sxts_entity_rec_bsx_s_def_r00_t_aufl?cv_ct_cx=amy+edmondson&dchild=1&keywords=amy+edmondson&pd_rd_i=B07KLT8RKM&pd_rd_r=dbbe8cec-34ad-4f5d-bc90-f09822cdae63&pd_rd_w=Rns8v&pd_rd_wg=ga0HE&pf_rd_p=7bdc9944-da80-4882-bf21-5565067e4c85&pf_rd_r=EDRFM4K2VS2TYVCQ69VS&qid=1592169972&s=books&sr=1-1-795edd5f-cc24-47c7-9173-701523fd4bcf Joseph Campbell, The Hero’s Journey, https://www.amazon.com/Heros-Journey-Joseph-Campbell-Collected/dp/1608681890 Bob Johansen, Institute for the Future https://www.iftf.org/home/    

Dealing with a world-wide pandemic affects everything. One of the few things we can control is who we are. We get to decide how we react and respond. Many people are not sure if going back (whatever that means to you) is what they really want. Today’s podcast is for the people who want to proactively create a life, personal and professional, around their life’s purpose. What is your life purpose? 2:29 Monique shares how she found herself at a fork in the road, at a most unexpected time. She was in corporate sales and her clients were financial firms. Then “Black Monday” hit and everything changed including her employment options. 6:59 Monique learned: Unpredictable things are going to happen that you can’t plan for. You can determine how you’ll respond. It’s up to each of us to create opportunities where we are today, and where we’d like to be tomorrow. Knowing and using your strengths are key to enjoying work and are likely strongly related to your purpose. 10:17 What’s your dream job? What would it be like to wake up ready to get to work, knowing you’re fulfilling your life’s purpose? We have the power of choice. We use a variety of metrics to help us make big life decisions. What if your life’s purpose was part of that? 12:44 Create your life’s purpose statement. There are 2 key elements. How you define those will contribute to your work, and other things you choose to do in life. Find out how to recognize what they are and how they can impact your choices. 17:08 “People experience their career in one of three ways.”  This is from the book Happier by author Tal Ben-Shahar, PhD. He references research conducted by Dr. Ann Wrzesniewski an organizational psychologist. A job A career A calling 22:42 How can you find your life’s purpose? Coach Mo outlines 3 effective methods that will help you do this work. She’s developed several key questions when working her 1:1 clients. You can hear them and use them in your quest for answers. 25:45 Coach Mo Knows Tip: Learn from your journey. Write out instances in your life when you were at a fork in the road, how did you benefit as a result of the choice that you made? Question: Look at present day ‘cues’ What is happening in your life today that you want more of in your life. What causes, situations, places or people are you drawn to> Inspiration: Rest in reason; move in passion –Kahlil Gibran Resources: Email: askcoachmo@gmail.com LinkedIn Pat Fiorello Website 7 Guiding Principles to Achieve a Career Advantage – Waiting List

High achievers come with big ambitions and an intensity that helps them succeed. It’s one of the reasons they excel and are often seen as the super star leader or go-to member of the team. That drive can also lead to higher levels of stress and the potential for burn out. It can show up as less-than their best at work and can even carry over to problems in relationships and life outside the office. Today’s replay with a purpose addresses emotional intelligence. Guest Dr. Samantha Madhosingh explains that it is the key to sustaining high achievement and personal fulfillment. 2:20  What is emotional wellness? How you feel about yourself. How you show up in the world. Empathy and the ability understand all the ways you contribute, not just through work and achievement. 6:08  How do we cope? We see high achievers use busy-ness with no time to “worry” about feelings. When stress becomes untenable, Dr. Samantha shares that everything from overwork, to drinking and self-medicating is used to keep the high achiever going. 8:34  Emotional Wellness Myths It’s not important. Truth: How you feel (especially about yourself) is everything. Asking for help is a sign of weakness. Truth: It’s a sign of strength to want to be your best. Dr. Samantha shares excellent advice for those who want to change the burn-out dynamic. External drivers bring us happiness. Truth: What’s out there will never be enough if you don’t take care of your emotional wellbeing. 12:23  Coach Mo reminds us that it’s hard to see the picture when you live inside your own frame. Dr. Samantha shares a process that can help you make that shift. It’s a simple exercise that anyone can do. Don’t miss this step, especially if you want to continue to be a valued leader at work, with your health and wellness intact. 19:52  Coach Mo Knows Tip: Relaxation Techniques for Stress Relief   Question: Who will you invite to be your accountability partner? Inspiration: There are two things over which you have complete domination, authority, and control. Your mind and your mouth.   Dr. Molefi Asante Resources: Connect with Dr. Samantha Madhosingh

The real just got real. Time to celebrate! The position you’ve planned for and worked towards is yours. Knowing that others recognized your potential is rewarding and you’re ready to prove their confidence in you was justified. Leading a team requires a variety of skills; none more important that being an effective coach. Yes, coaching. It will quickly set you apart from your peers and help you successfully lead others. Coach Mo explains: What is coaching in a management context? The role of your employer regarding your leadership development. Your personal responsibility to your professional pursuits. Hear a real-life example of a leader allowing the team to search for and develop potential solutions to an unexpected problem. It’s not always about knowing what to do. Hint: It’s about knowing how to encourage others to identify solutions and take appropriate action. What’s the difference between coaching, mentoring and consulting? Coach Mo explains with examples that demonstrate how a new manager can use these skills. I’m the manager. Now what? What am I supposed to say now that I am the manager? How am I supposed to act now that I am the manager? How am I supposed to be now that I am the manager? Coach Mo details manager misconceptions verses reality. It’s eye-opening to realize your role might not be exactly what you thought. Next, she covers training and professional development. The statistics are mind-boggling. Did you know that training alone yields a 20% improvement in productivity? When coaching is added that climbs to 88%!  Hear how this is achieved and why it’s so helpful for the new manager. Coach Mo shares the key question you can use to help you determine what to address first. Knowing where and how to apply your talents and skills means an easier path to success. This self-assessment provides clarity and focus. Coach Mo Knows Tip: If you want to gain awareness of your natural talents and learn how they serve you as a Strength, check out Coach Mo’s Strength Packages. She combines the assessment with 1:1 support. Question: Which one coaching skill will you commit to develop now?  By developing this skill, what difference will this make?  Inspiration: Ray Dalio, Principles  "In short, I learned that being totally truthful, especially about mistakes and weaknesses, led to a rapid rate of improvement and movement toward what I wanted" Resources: Leader as Coach Harvard Business Review Becoming the Boss Harvard Business Review It’s the Manager Clifton Strengths Assessment  

Today’s episode is a replay with a purpose. Jennifer Ransaw Smith and I talk about what it means to have a personal brand. Even better, you’ll learn why it’s important and how to build your own. 2:32 Why is a personal brand relevant in today’s business community? Jennifer shares how connecting via social media has created the need for a strong personal brand. She also explains exactly what it is: your reputation, the mental real estate that you have in the mind of others. Find out how to be strategic in creating the way others perceive you. 5:19 How does knowing your personal brand make a difference in your professional success? You are recognized as a leader Positions you for new opportunities Your reputation helps you self-promote effectively People in your industry know who you are Media personnel that cover your industry know who you are Competitors know who you are “You don’t want to be your industry’s best kept secret.” 8:22 Manage how people view you by managing your reputation. This isn’t a one and done process. It’s about small, everyday steps. One of the best ways is to begin building your personal network. Jennifer shares a powerful story that will inspire you to look at your circle of influence in a new way. 13:09 Can you quantify the value of personal branding? Jennifer’s info is eye-opening. Find out how to open doors to opportunity. It’s about being strategic, and it starts by making the decision to not be a secret! 14:50 What’s the first step? How can listeners start building their brand? Step one: Mindset; how you think is often what is holding you back Step two: See yourself as a game-changer in your industry Step three: Know your value Step four: Contribute to publications 21:48 How do you know when your brand isn’t working for you? Jennifer breaks down some of the things you’ll experience when people don’t see your strengths or understand your contributions. Have you ever seen someone else in your company or industry get a big promotion or award and you know deep down your work is better? Wonder when is it going to be your turn? 23:05 For someone looking to achieve clarity around their brand, what options are available to them? Have your own personal focus group; get honest feedback Utilize Kolbe and other assessments for clarity Understand how cultural differences impact how you are seen Commit to arming yourself with the resources you need Find out how to have personal ambassadors advocating for you   28:21 Coach Mo Knows The Coaching Question: What one recent event, conversation or activity spoke volumes about your personal brand? What will you do to create more (or less) of that experience? Tip: Connect with Jennifer Spark of Inspiration: If you are not a brand, you are a commodity. Robert Kiyosaki   Resources: Never Eat Alone Keith Ferrazzi Kolbe Ask Coach Mo a Question:  askcoachmo@gmail.com   

We all have an inner voice. It can either be positive and supportive or negative and defeating. In this episode Coach Mo shares how to manage this inner dialogue successfully. Are you aware of how many thoughts run though your mind each day? She explains the impact of all those thoughts. 80% tend to be negative. It doesn’t just affect your confidence it can impact you physically as well. That’s why is so important to learn how to manage your self-talk. Coach Mo breaks down how this can show up in work situations. She also shares a strategy that her clients have used to combat defeating self-talk. Hear how this can help you better manage your team, work with your peers and improve your relationship with your boss.   Where does self-talk come from? Why does it take up so much of our “head space”? Find out how the absence of positive self-talk impacted one of Coach Mo’s clients. She shares how it derailed her initial efforts to move up to a desired leadership position. You’ll also hear how she was able to change the “script” to gain her confidence and move forward again. Coach Mo Knows Assessments can help you regain clarity on your strengths and skills. 2 Resources to help you change your internal dialogue. Don’t allow self-talk to derail you. Get help to flip your script. Connect with Coach Mo Resources: Third Space by Adam Fraser Taming your Gremlin by Rick Carson Negative Self Talk and How to Change It by Shad Helmstetter Mind Tools

What is a career insurance plan? In this episode, Coach Mo breaks down what it is, why you need it and how to create one that works for you. Building a network is a major component for a successful career. 2:40 Key benefits to having a network include: Protection: when the unexpected happens Peace of mind: knowing that circumstances won’t define your choices Investing in you: continually growing your value High achievers build and cultivate a network through out their career. Coach Mo explains why it’s essential, and how to build your own as a way to receive and give support to others. 7:15 Find out why structured and un-structured network-building are both important. You’ll find inspiration from the suggestions she shares.  “You never know which conversation is going to open the door to your next career opportunity.” Sam Hines – executive recruiter Coach Mo shares 2 examples of un-structured networking that opened the door to new opportunities. This isn’t just theory; she’s giving you real life experiences from her own network. (see how that works?) 13:10 Let’s talk about the elephant in the podcast: Networking doesn’t sound very appealing. To anyone. Which is why mind-set is key. It doesn’t have to be painful or boring. Listen for the 3 keys strategies outlined by Coach Mo for meaningful conversations. It’s going to make networking easier, fulfilling and enjoyable. 19:20 Coach Mo Knows What type of networking fits your skills and abilities? What one thing will you do today to build your career insurance plan?