Podcasts about International Coaching Federation

Most people resist change, are afraid of it, or at least feel really uncomfortable with it. But that doesn't change the fact that CHANGE IS COMING. You can count on it. It is for that very reason that I've invited Kristen Lisanti to join me today to talk about navigating change… and not just any old change, but what she calls RADIANT change. Kristen coaches leaders and their teams to drive transformation at scale, guiding them through her proven methodology to spark and sustain meaningful change. Kristen is trained and certified by the NeuroLeadership Institute, the Mindful Awareness Research Center at UCLA's Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, the Leadership Circle and the International Coaching Federation. In short, she knows what she's talking about when it comes to change. A loving reminder of the first truth: it's INEVITABLE. No amount of avoiding, resisting, running, or fighting will change that. And progress, success, healthier relationships, and our deepest desires often live on the other side of change. To learn more about Kristen and her work go to kristenlisanti.com or follow her on IG @Kristen Lisanti To learn more about what we are up to outside of this podcast, visit us at NicoleKalil.com.

On this episode of THE Amicable Divorce Expert you will learn:   How to detect a Positive Lawyer   How to Humanize the legal profession   Why lawyers are negative and want to fight   People find the lawyers who match their level of ethics   Positive Psychology helps find Positive Lawyers   The importance of happiness in the attitude of your lawyer   Your lawyer should have a positive attitude on life to positively represent their clients   How to be positive in a negative line of work, divorce   The importance of gratitude for happiness   Relationships are important to happiness   Happiness is lived in the moment   #lawyer #attorney #positivethinking #divorce #negativeemotions #well-being #gratitude #depression #happiness #shifting focus #relationships #positivityresonance #oneness #humanconnection #coaching   Biography of Jordana Confino   Jordana Confino is a professional coach, law school assistant dean, and professor dedicated to helping high-achieving professionals realize their own authentic vision of success and achieve greater satisfaction in their lives and work. Seven years after graduating from Yale Law School, Jordana founded JC Coaching & Consulting to advance the well-being of the legal profession and empower lawyers and other professionals to transform their lives and work for the better. Having spent the bulk of her career working as a lawyer and in legal education at elite institutions, Jordana knows that many high-achieving, successful people hold limiting beliefs that prevent them from truly flourishing. For many years, she was one of them. Jordana transformed her life leveraging the science of positive psychology and human motivation theory, and she is passionate about helping others do the same. Jordana serves as the Assistant Dean of Professionalism and an Adjunct Professor at Fordham Law School, where she oversees the school's wellness, professional identity formation, and mentorship offerings, and teaches courses on Positive Lawyering and Peer Mentoring & Leadership.  She was voted Adjunct Law Professor of the Year in 2021. Jordana holds a J.D. from Yale Law School, a B.A. in Psychology from Yale University, and a Certification in Applied Positive Psychology from the New York Open Center. She is a member of the International Coaching Federation.   Social Media & Website LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordanaconfino/ Website: jordanaconfino.com/coaching Blog: jordanaconfino.com/blog   For more information: jordanaconfino.com/coaching

118. Jill Campbell - Own Your Career “You have to own your own career.” - Jill Campbell “Be humble.” - Jill Campbell “Be really mindful that there are a lot of other people in your life, and in the organization, that got you where you are. Pay back that good grace you got from everybody else.” - Jill Campbell Jill Campbell Guest Bio: Jill Campbell is the President and Chief People and Operations Officer for Cox Enterprises, a private, family-owned company based in Atlanta, Georgia, with nearly $20 billion in annual revenues and nearly 50,000 employees. In her role, she leads the people solutions,real estate, aviation, facilities, security and corporate affairs departments.   Previously, Campbell served as Chief Operations Officer of Cox Communications. In this role, she oversaw the company's day-to-day operations, ensuring company-wide alignment with competitive strategies to enhance marketplace execution and grow the company's nearly 7 million residential and business customers. Campbell joined Cox in 1982 as Director of Communications in Oklahoma City, where she also served as Customer Service Manager and acting General Manager. She later served in several roles for Cox operations, including Vice President and General Manager for Cox's Bakersfield, California, and Santa Barbara, California, operations; vice president of customer operations for Cox in Phoenix; and vice president and general manager for Cox's Las Vegas operation. In 2001, she was promoted to Senior Vice President of Operations for the Eastern Division, and in 2011, she expanded her role to oversee operations for the company's entire field operations. A graduate of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Campbell also earned an MBA from Oklahoma City University. She is currently on the board of directors for the Atlanta History Center and Georgia Power and is a member of the International Women's Forum. Jill is a member of the International Coaching Federation and is also a Certified Master Coach. She previously served as a board member for several nonprofit organizations, including United Way, Boys & Girls Club of America, YMCA, Woodruff Arts Center, Girl Talk and the WICT Foundation. She also served on the boards of the California, Arizona and Nevada cable television associations. In April 2017, Campbell was inducted into the Cable Hall of Fame. In 2004, Campbell received the Atlanta Women in Cable Telecommunications (WICT) Woman of the Year Award, and in 2008, she was honored by WICT as its national Woman of the Year. She was ranked number two in Cablefax's 2015 Most Powerful Women in Cable. In 2020, Campbell was honored with the Alumni of the Year Award from the University of Nevada Las Vegas. She is married with three children and two granddaughters. R.O.G. Takeaway Tips: Have your own career path and plan. Make your intentions known. Know you're always on stage. Find a sponsor. Don't assume that people know what you've done (Share your successes). Take time to mentor others. Be aware of your surroundings, be kind. It's not all about you. It's about the team. Be humble. Resources: Jill Campbell on LinkedIn (ln/jillcampbell2) Article on Jill Campbell - Five Things Business Leaders Can Do To Create a Fantastic Work Culture Jill Campbell to Receive Fearless Leader Award The Wict Network Article on Jill Campbell - Jill Campbell Fearless Leader Award Network Diversity Index Quiz Coming Next: Episode 119, Building Bridges Coaching Tips for Generous Leaders with Shannon Cassidy. Topic: Behavioral Style Adaptation  Credits: Jill Campbell, Sheep Jam Productions, Host Shannon Cassidy, Bridge Between, Inc.

Stacy and Brenda talk with Lion Goodman, a transformational coach, author, healer and teacher about transforming limiting beliefs at the subconscious level. We discuss: Lion shares his near-death experience.What is the imaginal realm? How you can work with it at homeTransforming limiting beliefsHow beliefs were initially developed as a childHow do beliefs play into the concept of manifestation?Lion Goodman is a transformational coach, author, healer and teacher. At the age of 26, Lion was shot in the head four times. This near-death experience kick-started his five decades of research into the nature of consciousness, developmental psychology, spirituality and healing. He created the Clear Beliefs Method of trauma-informed therapeutic coaching, which he has taught to more than 500 coaches, healers and therapists around the world. His training is accredited by both the International Coaching Federation and Association for Coaching. Lion has taught workshops and trainings around the world, and authored 5 books, including Creating On Purpose, Clear Your Clients' Limiting Beliefs, and Menlightenment. He is a co-author of a new book, “Transforming Trauma,” with Joe Vitale, Marci Shimoff, John Demartini, and Christy Whitman.Lion Goodman's linkshttps://clearbeliefs.com/Be the Love Links:JOIN US IN COSTA RICA! Awaken Your Soul Women's Retreat, November 6-12th, 2023https://awakenyourempoweredsoul.com/be-the-love-costa-rica-retreatWebsite: https://www.bethelovepodcast.com/Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/bethelovepodcastFacebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/bethelovepodcast Instagram: @bethelovepodcastPatreon Website: https://www.patreon.com/bethelovepodcastYour Empowered Soul: A Natural Pathway to Healing Anxiety and Depression https://smile.amazon.com/dp/0578401851/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_i_Y764EDGHTVEKW7EV25H7--Free Journey to Abundant Energy video series with Brenda Carey. https://www.sacredpathyogaandreiki.com/journeyHeatherlyn's website: https://www.heatherlynmusic.com This episode was edited by Chelsea Weaverhttp://chelseaweaverpodcasting.comlinktree, https://linktr.ee/chelseaweaverpodcasting

Join Rebecca as she and Gretchen Hydo talks about how to break free from your dirty little secrets.  Are you ready to break free from your secrets?  Find out all about how to do with Gretchen's proven method in this episode!  Gretchen Hydo holds the highest designation of Master Certified Coach through the International Coaching Federation, is an author, keynote speaker, and trainer. Considered by many to be one of Los Angeles' top coaches, she specializes in guiding individuals and organizations to make high-level transformations by breaking the rules, shedding their secrets, and changing their lives. Her 10-Stage Secret-Breaking System™ helps people step away from their default legacies and lean into a created future. As author of the books Break Free from Your Dirty Little Secrets: A New You in 10 Secret-Breaking Stages and the companion workbook Tell Your Secret, she is dedicated to helping women break free from the lies their false Self whispers about who they are and what they've done, and step into bigger living. She lives in Los Angeles with her family.    Grab your copy of Gretchen's new book RIGHT HERE!  Follow Gretchen on Instagram at @gretchenhydo ____________________________________________________________________ Check out my FREE Live webinar, the 3 MUST HAVE Secrets to Communicating with Narcissists RIGHT HERE Learn more about the SLAY Your Negotiation with Narcissists program right here:  www.rebeccazung.com/slay Read the transcript of this episode right here. ____________________________________________________________________ For more information on REBECCA ZUNG, ESQ. visit her website www.rebeccazung.com and follow her on Instagram: @rebeccazung and YouTube!   GRAB YOUR FREE CRUSH MY NEGOTIATION PREP WORKSHEET RIGHT HERE!   SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL RIGHT HERE. PREORDER YOUR COPY OF REBECCA'S NEW BOOK, SLAY THE BULLY: HOW TO NEGOTIATE WITH A NARCISSIST AND WIN RIGHT HERE  THIS WEEK'S SPONSOR INFORMATION:   ❤️ Better Help On Line Therapy: If you are struggling and need help, check out the resources at Better Help right here for online therapy. Please seek the help and support you deserve. https://www.betterhelp.com/RebeccaZung   We receive commissions on referrals to BetterHelp. We only recommend services that we trust.

Today's guest Gretchen Hydo holds the highest designation of Master Certified Coach through the International Coaching Federation, is a keynote speaker, facilitator, and trainer. Considered by many to be one of Los Angeles' top coaches, she specializes in guiding individuals and organizations to make high-level transformations by breaking the rules, shedding their secrets, and changing their lives.Her 10-Stage Secret-Breaking System™ helps people step away from their default legacies and lean into a created future. As author of the book Break Free from Your Dirty Little Secrets: A New You in 10 Secret-Breaking Stages, she is dedicated to helping women break free from the lies their false Self whispers about who they are and what they've done, and step into bigger living. She lives in Los Angeles with her family.  Buckle up! You can find Gretchen on IG @gretchenhydo and  on www.gretchenhydo.comCheck out Gretchen's book: Break Free From Your Dirty Little SecretsLet's connect! Subscribe to buckleUp! podcast and follow @nataliaearle on all social media platforms and on FB @thenataliaearleWould you like to be a guest on buckleUp! podcast and share your story? Please email us at buckleupne@gmail.comThis episode is brought to you by Emily Reynolds Fitness www.emilyreynoldsfitness.com Theme music written and produced by Jared Dylan @jdylanmusicPiano performance by Kevin Maddox @maddmaddox

Listen in as Gretchen and I reveal some deep secrets. Yes, you will hear one of mine that I have been too ashamed to admit. Gretchen's new book will set you free of the secret that you are telling yourself that stops you from being the success you were meant to be. You do not want to miss this one.Gretchen Hydo holds the highest designation of Master Certified Coach through the International Coaching Federation, is a keynote speaker, facilitator, and trainer. Considered by many to be one of Los Angeles' top coaches, she specializes in guiding individuals and organizations to make high-level transformations by breaking the rules, shedding their secrets, and changing their lives. Her ten-stage secret breaking system, helps people step away from their default legacy and lean into a created future.As author of the book, Break Free From Your Dirty Little Secrets: A New You in 10 Secret-Breaking Stages, she isdedicated to helping women break free from the lies their false self-whispers, about who they are and what they've done, andstep into bigger living. She lives in Los Angeles with her family.Website: https://gretchenhydo.com/Linked in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gretchenhydo/New Book - Dirty Little Secrets: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B07H2SNRLQ/allbooks?ingress=0&visitId=d06576a8-219a-44b1-b78f-25af529b0722&store_ref=ap_rdr&ref_=ap_rdrTo learn more about Julie Riga and her mission to Stay On Course, visit her website: www.julieriga.comJulie Riga is a certified coach, trainer, speaker and author with over 20 years of experience in the Pharma Industry. Julie's education is vast with studies that include business, communications, training and executive coaching.Julie started on this journey because she had a strong desire to pass on the knowledge and skills passed on to her by her father, Ennio Riga, and inspirational man who taught her how to keep going irrespective of the challenges that life may present you with.Based in New Jersey, Julie have travelled the world supporting corporations, business leaders and individuals on their journey of empowerment and growth. Visit: StayonCourse.io to learn more about what Julie does.

Want to love your work more (...or at all)? Ever struggled with the Inner Critic?? This episode's for you, my friend! Winn Clark, my own former coach and now friend-for-life (she knows, it's not weird...), drops in this week to give you some BIG stuff to think about:

We have been waiting to share this exciting announcement with you! The REALIFE Process® is thrilled to welcome oneLifemaps as they join together with our organization. Our teams have been connected both personally and professionally for years, and we know they are a great fit with the work that we do.   In today's episode, I'm joined by Sibyl Towner and Sharon Swing from oneLifemaps, along with Lindsay Sterchi from the REALIFE Process® team.   In our conversation, you'll hear: How oneLifemaps uses visual tools for recognizing and responding to God in your story through a process called Listen to My Life The story behind the connections between our two teams and organizations What it means for the REALIFE Process® to be a steward of this tool moving forward Why oneLifemaps and the REALIFE Process® work so well together, and how they can be used for growth and life change What is (and isn't!) changing for our organizations   Whether you've worked with oneLifemaps or the REALIFE Process® in the past, we know having these additional tools will help you move forward in your life and business. We hope this conversation helps you consider how your own story impacts how you live out what matters to you. We are thrilled to see how this partnership continues to develop, so stay tuned for what's to come!   Want to learn more about oneLifemaps? Check out their website HERE, where you can find the Listen to My Life maps to help you recognize and respond to God in your story and find clarity at life's crossroads.   Get to know the story behind the REALIFE Process® through our film, Rested Success! CLICK HERE to watch the 15-minute documentary film where you'll hear Teresa's story, how the REALIFE Process® began and developed, plus how our Certified Facilitators are using the Process in the work that they do.   CLICK HERE to learn more about becoming a REALIFE Process Certified Facilitator™! Ready to grow your impact and increase your income? Check out how to be certified as a REALIFE Process Facilitator™! Through coaching and training, you'll discover the power of the REALIFE Process® for yourself AND learn how to use it with your clients. Take the Needs & Values Assessment Ready to discover what uniquely matters to YOU? CLICK HERE to learn about our Signature Needs & Values Assessment, which includes a one-to-one review call with REALIFE Process® Coach Erica Vinson!   My new book, Do What Matters, is now available! My new book, Do What Matters, is available NOW! Banish busyness and discover a new way of being productive around what truly matters. Learn more at DoWhatMattersBook.com.   FREE Download: 4 Steps to Simplify Your Calendar Ready to uncover more time on your calendar? This FREE download will help you remove what doesn't matter, so you have space for what does. Click here to get this FREE resource!   Join the Community! (Plus Weekly Facebook Lives) Become part of the FREE REALIFE Process® Community! Connect with Teresa and other podcast listeners, plus find additional content to help you discover your best REALIFE. Join us every Wednesday at 11am CT for a Facebook Live to take a deeper dive with the REALIFE Process®!   Check out our YouTube Channel! Prefer to watch AND listen? Check out our YouTube channel for the podcast episode on video! Make sure to subscribe so you get all the latest updates. Connect with your host, Teresa McCloy, on: Facebook - The REALIFE Process® with Teresa McCloy Instagram - teresa.mccloy LinkedIn - teresamccloy   About Teresa McCloy: Teresa McCloy is the creator of the REALIFE Process® and an ACC Certified Leadership & Life Coach through the International Coaching Federation. She partners with her clients as a coach, consultant, and professional speaker to discover how to do what matters in their life and business. Teresa is the author of Do What Matters: Live from Rest, Not Rush, Using the REALIFE Process®.  

When was the last time you put yourself first? In our capitalistic society, this is no easy feat. With deep and harmful conditioning engrained from a young age, putting yourself first isn't a battle you can tackle overnight. While this podcast won't cure your burnout, it is loaded is valuable gems from our guest expert and masterful coach specializing in burnout, LaToia Burkley. LaToia Burkley is the Founder and Owner of Your Big Debut, LLC, a coaching and consulting firm specializing in activating, educating, and elevating the voices of women professionals so they can serve at their highest sense of self while gaining clarity along their career journey. LaToia is a certified professional diversity coach, executive coach and career strategist who also has her Associate Certified Coach credential (ACC) from the International Coaching Federation. LaToia works with executive leaders and organizations on leadership development strategies and their approach to equitable workplaces. Remember: this work isn't easy, so please give yourself grace. ❤️‍

Are you a new or seasoned mom that is trying to return to the workforce? In this segment, Anna Minto discusses her book Maternity Magic and how she helps new moms as well as seasoned moms prepare to return to the workforce. We also discussed parental pivot, DEIB, and some other. vital GEMS. WHO IS ANNA? Anna Minto is an executive advisor focused on empowering executive women to thrive in fast-paced environments. She is the founder of Transformational Change, and You Are Possible, which provide coaching and executive advisory services, motivational workshops, and inspirational speaking for Fortune 500 companies and professional services firms. She has an MBA with distinction from The Harvard Graduate School of Business and is recognized by the International Coaching Federation as a Professional Certified Coach, Integral Coach, and Enneagram Coach. She spent 17 years with The Boston Consulting Group, including time as a Managing Director and Partner. ANNA'S CALL TO ACTION Know yourself (purpose, priorities, personality). Find your voice (to ask for what you want!) www.YouArePossible.club www.Linkedin.com/in/annaminto GENESIS'S INFO https://genesisamariskemp.net/ CALL TO ACTION Subscribe / Follow to GEMS with Genesis Amaris Kemp Channel, Hit the notifications bell so you don't miss any content, and share with family/friends. **REMEMBER - You do not have to let limitations or barriers keep you from achieving your success. Mind over Matter...It's time to shift and unleash your greatest potential. If you would like to be a SPONSOR or have any of your merchandise mentioned, please reach out via email at GEMSwithGenesisAmarisKemp@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/genesis-amaris-kemp/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/genesis-amaris-kemp/support

I'm Jamie Smart. Welcome to the podcast. The interview you're going to hear today is part one of a 3-part series of interviews I conducted with my dear friend and colleague, Dr Bill Pettit. Bill is a board-certified psychiatrist and has been working with patients & clients using the principles understanding for over 40 years. Dr Pettit has treated tens of thousands of patients, with diagnoses as diverse as schizophrenia, depression, bipolar disorder, stress, panic attacks and many more conditions. In part one of this series, you'll hear Dr Pettit and I exploring his assertion that there's something you can learn and understand that is both the prevention and the cure to ALL mental illness and most physical illness.    Just before we get to that, I wanted to mention that the doors are now open for the September 2023 intake of our flagship Clarity Certification Training programme.    Clarity Certification has recently been accredited by the International Coaching Federation (the ICF) as a provider of Continuous Coach Education, so if you're already an ICF-certified coach, you can use the programme to earn CCE units. Either way, you can take part in CCT with full confidence that the programme is fully accredited by the ICF as a Continuous Coaching Education provider. And you can save over £4000 when you book your place by the end of March. Just go to www.JamieSmart.com/coach    You can find out more about Dr Pettit and his programme, "Never Broken: Nothing Lacking, One Cause: One Cure, Fresh Hope" at his website https://drbillpettit.com/nothing-broken-nothing-lacking/

I'm Jamie Smart. Welcome to the podcast. The interview you're going to hear today is part one of a 3-part series of interviews I conducted with my dear friend and colleague, Dr Bill Pettit. Bill is a board-certified psychiatrist and has been working with patients & clients using the principles understanding for over 40 years. Dr Pettit has treated tens of thousands of patients, with diagnoses as diverse as schizophrenia, depression, bipolar disorder, stress, panic attacks and many more conditions. In part one of this series, you'll hear Dr Pettit and I exploring his assertion that there's something you can learn and understand that is both the prevention and the cure to ALL mental illness and most physical illness.    Just before we get to that, I wanted to mention that the doors are now open for the September 2023 intake of our flagship Clarity Certification Training programme.    Clarity Certification has recently been accredited by the International Coaching Federation (the ICF) as a provider of Continuous Coach Education, so if you're already an ICF-certified coach, you can use the programme to earn CCE units. Either way, you can take part in CCT with full confidence that the programme is fully accredited by the ICF as a Continuous Coaching Education provider. And you can save over £4000 when you book your place by the end of March. Just go to www.JamieSmart.com/coach    You can find out more about Dr Pettit and his programme, "Never Broken: Nothing Lacking, One Cause: One Cure, Fresh Hope" at his website https://drbillpettit.com/nothing-broken-nothing-lacking/

How do you handle receiving feedback from others, especially if it feels negative? In this episode, I'm sharing five steps to take when you receive feedback, and how to work through and respond to it.   We'll cover: What it means to consider the source How to listen well to the person sharing the feedback When you should act on feedback, and how to know if action is needed Specific feedback we have received about our program, and how we are responding to make it even better   I'll also share my personal experience with receiving feedback, and how it changed things for me both personally and professionally. Receiving feedback is one of the best ways we can grow and improve, so I hope this episode helps you know how to both receive and respond to feedback in a healthy way.   CLICK HERE to learn more about becoming a REALIFE Process Certified Facilitator™! Ready to grow your impact and increase your income? Check out how to be certified as a REALIFE Process Facilitator™! Through coaching and training, you'll discover the power of the REALIFE Process® for yourself AND learn how to use it with your clients.   Watch Our Film, Rested Success CLICK HERE to watch the 15-minute documentary film, and hear the story behind the REALIFE Process®.   Take the Needs & Values Assessment Ready to discover what uniquely matters to YOU? CLICK HERE to learn about our Signature Needs & Values Assessment, which includes a one-to-one review call with REALIFE Process® Coach Erica Vinson!   My new book, Do What Matters, is now available! My new book, Do What Matters, is available NOW! Banish busyness and discover a new way of being productive around what truly matters. Learn more at DoWhatMattersBook.com.   FREE Download: 4 Steps to Simplify Your Calendar Ready to uncover more time on your calendar? This FREE download will help you remove what doesn't matter, so you have space for what does. Click here to get this FREE resource!   Join the Community! (Plus Weekly Facebook Lives) Become part of the FREE REALIFE Process® Community! Connect with Teresa and other podcast listeners, plus find additional content to help you discover your best REALIFE. Join us every Wednesday at 11am CT for a Facebook Live to take a deeper dive with the REALIFE Process®!   Check out our YouTube Channel! Prefer to watch AND listen? Check out our YouTube channel for the podcast episode on video! Make sure to subscribe so you get all the latest updates. Connect with your host, Teresa McCloy, on: Facebook - The REALIFE Process® with Teresa McCloy Instagram - teresa.mccloy LinkedIn - teresamccloy   About Teresa McCloy: Teresa McCloy is the creator of the REALIFE Process® and an ACC Certified Leadership & Life Coach through the International Coaching Federation. She partners with her clients as a coach, consultant, and professional speaker to discover how to do what matters in their life and business. Teresa is the author of Do What Matters: Live from Rest, Not Rush, Using the REALIFE Process®.  

Why might you need to get certified in a tool or process, and how can this help you grow your business? Today I'm joined by our Facilitator Network Director, Erica Vinson, as we talk about how certification can benefit you personally and professionally.   We'll share: How getting certified transforms YOU first as you go deeper in an immersive learning process Why certification can give you the validation and credibility you need to get more clients How being in a community of like-minded people creates opportunity for connection and collaboration How to know if certification is right for you, and how to move from learning to action   We'll also share our own experience with getting certified with various tools and processes, and how all of it has contributed to clarifying the work that is ours to do. Plus, how getting certified in the REALIFE Process® can help you build a framework for your business. If you want to grow in clarity and confidence in the work that YOU do, certification could be a great next step!   Register for our FREE Masterclass: 5 Steps to Building a Thriving Coaching Business from the Ground Up After 7 years of working as a certified Life & Business Coach, plus building a thriving business training coaches like you, I've learned five critical steps everyone needs to build a thriving coaching business from the ground up. Discover these five steps in a free masterclass on Tuesday, February 21, at 7pm ET! CLICK HERE to register!   CLICK HERE to learn more about becoming a REALIFE Process Certified Facilitator™! Ready to grow your impact and increase your income? Check out how to be certified as a REALIFE Process Facilitator™! Through coaching and training, you'll discover the power of the REALIFE Process® for yourself AND learn how to use it with your clients.   Take the Needs & Values Assessment Ready to discover what uniquely matters to YOU? CLICK HERE to learn about our Signature Needs & Values Assessment, which includes a one-to-one review call with REALIFE Process® Coach Erica Vinson!   My new book, Do What Matters, is now available! My new book, Do What Matters, is available NOW! Banish busyness and discover a new way of being productive around what truly matters. Learn more at DoWhatMattersBook.com.   FREE Download: 4 Steps to Simplify Your Calendar Ready to uncover more time on your calendar? This FREE download will help you remove what doesn't matter, so you have space for what does. Click here to get this FREE resource!   Join the Community! (Plus Weekly Facebook Lives) Become part of the FREE REALIFE Process® Community! Connect with Teresa and other podcast listeners, plus find additional content to help you discover your best REALIFE. Join us every Wednesday at 11am CT for a Facebook Live to take a deeper dive with the REALIFE Process®!   Check out our YouTube Channel! Prefer to watch AND listen? Check out our YouTube channel for the podcast episode on video! Make sure to subscribe so you get all the latest updates. Connect with your host, Teresa McCloy, on: Facebook - The REALIFE Process® with Teresa McCloy Instagram - teresa.mccloy LinkedIn - teresamccloy   About Teresa McCloy: Teresa McCloy is the creator of the REALIFE Process® and an ACC Certified Leadership & Life Coach through the International Coaching Federation. She partners with her clients as a coach, consultant, and professional speaker to discover how to do what matters in their life and business. Teresa is the author of Do What Matters: Live from Rest, Not Rush, Using the REALIFE Process®.  

216: Rested Success: A Film Showing the Story of the REALIFE Process® When my book released in November, we also created a documentary film with BizableTV that shows the behind-the-scenes of the Process, the book, and my story. And now, this film is available for you to watch!   In this episode, I'm sharing: How the film highlights not only my story, but the story of our facilitators who use the Process in their own lives and work Why sharing your story is a unique part of your personal impact How we can come alongside YOU in sharing your story and growing your business   This film was so fun to make, and I'm excited for you to see behind the scenes of how the REALIFE Process® came to be what it is today. I hope that watching this inspires you in the work you do, and the impact you're called to make!   Ready to watch Rested Success? CLICK HERE to watch the 15-minute documentary film, and hear the story behind the REALIFE Process®. Mentioned in this episode: BizableTV: Real-life lessons from authors, consultants, freelancers, speakers, and coaches who built their businesses from the ground up.   Register for our FREE Masterclass: 5 Steps to Building a Thriving Coaching Business from the Ground Up After 7 years of working as a certified Life & Business Coach, plus building a thriving business training coaches like you, I've learned five critical steps everyone needs to build a thriving coaching business from the ground up. Discover these five steps in a free masterclass on Tuesday, February 21, at 7pm ET! CLICK HERE to register!   CLICK HERE to learn more about becoming a REALIFE Process Certified Facilitator™! Ready to grow your impact and increase your income? Check out how to be certified as a REALIFE Process Facilitator™! Through coaching and training, you'll discover the power of the REALIFE Process® for yourself AND learn how to use it with your clients.   Take the Needs & Values Assessment Ready to discover what uniquely matters to YOU? CLICK HERE to learn about our Signature Needs & Values Assessment, which includes a one-to-one review call with REALIFE Process® Coach Erica Vinson!   My new book, Do What Matters, is now available! My new book, Do What Matters, is available NOW! Banish busyness and discover a new way of being productive around what truly matters. Learn more at DoWhatMattersBook.com.   FREE Download: 4 Steps to Simplify Your Calendar Ready to uncover more time on your calendar? This FREE download will help you remove what doesn't matter, so you have space for what does. Click here to get this FREE resource!   Join the Community! (Plus Weekly Facebook Lives) Become part of the FREE REALIFE Process® Community! Connect with Teresa and other podcast listeners, plus find additional content to help you discover your best REALIFE. Join us every Wednesday at 11am CT for a Facebook Live to take a deeper dive with the REALIFE Process®!   Check out our YouTube Channel! Prefer to watch AND listen? Check out our YouTube channel for the podcast episode on video! Make sure to subscribe so you get all the latest updates. Connect with your host, Teresa McCloy, on: Facebook - The REALIFE Process® with Teresa McCloy Instagram - teresa.mccloy LinkedIn - teresamccloy   About Teresa McCloy: Teresa McCloy is the creator of the REALIFE Process® and an ACC Certified Leadership & Life Coach through the International Coaching Federation. She partners with her clients as a coach, consultant, and professional speaker to discover how to do what matters in their life and business. Teresa is the author of Do What Matters: Live from Rest, Not Rush, Using the REALIFE Process®.  

INTRODUCTION:  Edward Smink, the founder of The Soul of Caregiving Coaching Practice, is an in-demand speaker, coach, and author of The Soul of Caregiving, A Caregiver's Guide to Healing and Transformation. Edward holds an Associate Degree in Nursing from Newton Junior College, a BA in Psychology from Boston College, an MA in Counseling Psychology, a MA and PhD in Depth Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute. He is a former Registered Nurse, Healthcare Executive in Mission, Values, Spirituality, Ethics, End of Life Care, and Community Health. He holds titles as a Board-Certified Chaplain with the National Association of Catholic Chaplains and is an Associate Coach with the International Coaching Federation. INCLUDED IN THIS EPISODE (But not limited to): ·      Care Advice For The Caregiver·      Compassion Fatigue Defined·      Burnout Defined·      Pandemic Benefits·      Emotional Considerations·      Relationship Imbalance·      Why Comparisons Won't Work·      Three Cultural Taboos That Prevent Self-Care  CONNECT WITH DR. 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This application streamlines the process of finding guests for your show and also helps you find shows to be a guest on. The PodMatch Community is a part of this and that is where you can ask questions and get help from an entire network of people so that you save both money and time on your podcasting journey.https://podmatch.com/signup/devannon  TRANSCRIPT: Dr. Edward Smink[00:00:00]You're listening to the sex drugs and Jesus podcast, where we discuss whatever the fuck we want to! And yes, we can put sex and drugs and Jesus all in the same bed and still be all right at the end of the day. My name is De'Vannon and I'll be interviewing guests from every corner of this world as we dig into topics that are too risqué for the morning show, as we strive to help you understand what's really going on in your life.There is nothing off the table and we've got a lot to talk about. So let's dive right into this episode.DeVannon: Dr. Edward Smith, the founder of the Soul of Caregiving Coaching Practice, is an in-demand speaker, coach, and author of the Soul of Caregiving, A Caregiver's Guide to Healing and Transformation. This is a very unique episode, Edward and I. Come at caregiving from a unique perspective with the focus being on giving care advice to the caregiver.Y'all compassionate [00:01:00] fatigue and burnout are real, and I'm happy to have an expert here with me today to tell you everything about it. De'Vannon: Hello everyone and welcome back to the Sex Drugs in Jesus podcast. My name is Devana. I'm your host. Have with me here today Dr. Edward smi, and he is the author of a, I'm gonna say a. Hmm. A very polarizing book called Soul of Caregiving, A Caregiver's Guide to Healing and Transformation. This book here talks about what I consider to be a most taboo topic because it deals with the pains and the grievances that people go through, not because of problems they're going through necessarily, but because the.DeVannon: Problems a loved one is going through, particularly in the area of health. And so that's what we're going to talk to today. You know, how we can beat ourselves up, tell us, tell ourselves we've never done enough, you know, when they die, what more could we have done? So on and so forth. And through caring for [00:02:00] somebody who's not well, we forget to take care of ourselves.And so, so Dr. Smith's website addresses that in depth as to does this book we're gonna talk about today. So, Dr. Smi, how are you?Edward: I am doing very well and I appreciate this opportunity to talk about self-care and, and how to prevent compassion fatigue and burnout.DeVannon: Absolutely. And so tell us you know, a little bit about like your educational history you know, you are a doctor. Tell us like, you know, where you went to school, what kind of doctor Exactly. And so.Edward: Well, I have a doctorate in depth psychology, which focuses on trying to understand a person's Willingness to deal with their life, to deal with their soul. And I use the word soul in the sense of that inner energy that's within each [00:03:00] person. I, I think of the The painting in the Sistine Chapel where you have the divine God, the Father reaching out to Adam, and there's that sense of touching each other, that somehow we allow ourselves to get in touch with that sacred part of who we are.And in that space, we're able to make appropriate choices and decisions. So I used to belong to a community of brothers that work for healthcare. I have a background in nursing. And then I became a chaplain and I, I worked a lot with the different ethical and, and, and, and spiritual issues that both families and, and caregivers and patients experience.And I could, I could talk more about that. And then I after I got. Bachelor's in, in nursing. I [00:04:00]then got a master's in counseling psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute. And, and I used to work full-time also, so I worked full-time and I also got my master's. And I don't know how I did it, but I did it.And I then started doing coaching and I started working in, in executive leadership in, in healthcare working with mission and values, which has to do with organizational organizational development. And, and then I also worked with ethics. I was on ethics committees. I was on, developed ethics committees and dealt with death and dying, dealt with hospice. Dealt with the issues that most family members face when a loved one becomes critically ill. And then I also worked in community health trying to be a [00:05:00] presence in the community our healthcare system to give back to the community in helping them with, with different health issues. So I got a, a master.In, in counseling psychology. Then I got a PhD, another master's in a PhD, in depth psychology, and that's where the doctor comes from. My Doctoral thesis was the thresholds of affliction, the heroic journey of healing. What happens to a person when they're ill and what resources do they use to help them get in touch with that curative part of their that's happening or to help them deal with the, the dying process.That's sort of my background and I sound younger than I am, and I, I like that. Most people think I am about 10 or 15 years younger than I am, and I like that too. And I [00:06:00] often say, if you could only see me now. But anyway, I have a passion to reach out to caregivers and then I explain who are the caregivers?And I say, we all are because at the heart of being human is to. Parents care for their children. Spouses care for each other. Educators care for their pupils. First responders and police officers care for the people they work with. We're all, we're all caregivers. It's not just in the medical field of doctors and nurses and, and, and therapists.So, because we all care, the, the danger is that we don't care for our. We're, we're, we're, I think there's a phrase that's easier to give than receive, and, and so we're, we're used to always wanting to give, but we don't use those same skills to take care of [00:07:00] ourself. In the, in the Hebrew scripture and then also in the Christians scriptures, it says, you know, love the Lord your God with all your mind, all your heart, and all your being.And then it says, love your neighbor as you love. Now here's the question. Have we grown up with a healthy respect of loving ourself? We usually think we're not good enough or what because of culture or our different political aspirations. We don't feel that the gift that we are in, in, in most spiritual traditions as as, as a child of the divine, we don't, we don't.Let that sink in and realize how, how special we are. So you're special and I'm special. The everyone who's listening is special. And when we allow ourselves to experience that specialness, we're able to make appropriate decisions to care for ourself.DeVannon: Right. [00:08:00] So thank you for uh, the, that, that, that, that thorough breakdown of You know, well, I guess you, I guess your answered the other question I was gonna ask you about, like, why you wrote the book, you know, and that I think you, I think you covered that already, so thank you for that. But you mentioned that, that, that you do coaching.So I'm curious, like what, what sort of coaching do you do and what is it that you help people gain?Edward: Well, I work mainly with caregivers. And who are they? So the, we're all caregivers, but what I really try to focus on a person who's experiencing compassion fatigue, and I'll explain that in, in, in also burnout. I'll explain that. You hear that a lot. I try to have them focus on their strengths, not on the problem that they're dealing with.So what are the strengths that you. and when we, we focus on our own interior strengths, then we're able to [00:09:00] separate the issue that's, that we're dealing with. We're able to pull it apart. We're able to make appropriate choices cuz we have a foundation. But what happens with compassion fatigue is that we we're so exhausted, we lose our bearing.You know, we're, we're on. And we need to get back to the center of things. So compassion fatigue happens because we love what we're doing and we get exhausted.DeVannon: So,Edward: love what we're doing.DeVannon: so, so it's a mixture of love and exhaustion. Before, before we get too much into the definition of compassion fatigue, I wanted, I want to hang on to the Into the coaching. So y'all, his, his, his website is soul of caregiving.com. You can book counseling, coaching sessions, co counseling sessions there and get more information there.He's a very interesting blog on the website and of course, you know the book soul of Caregiving, the Caregiver Guide to Healing and Transformation can [00:10:00] also all be bought through that website. So, , do you, can you gimme an example of like a client that you were working with, like what their issue was and how you helped them to overcome that issue, and then what, how they were after you helped them to overcome.Edward: well, I can think of one in particular who was an executive leader in in nursing, and she always. Always got in trouble because she was, she wasn't taking care of herself. And, and she came to me and, and she said, I, I think I'm, I'm going through burnout. And I, so we started talking about it, and over a course of six months, and sometimes it takes longer, she was able to focus on how she.Get out of the trap that she knitted herself into. [00:11:00] She didn't realize that she was like a, a, a hamster in a wheel that was constantly going, going spinning and spinning and spinning cuz she was always so directed to take care of others. And she learned that from her mother who was a nurse. And so she, she always thought she had to push and push and push and push and push and never took time for herself.So that realization took time for her to own it and not to feel selfish or not to feel guilty. Well, I'm guilty because I'm, I'm, I am taking a three day weekend, or I'm guilty because my husband and I are going for a trip and we're leaving the children with our grand, with our parents. It, it's like it It is, it is.And I had another client. Who felt she was selfish, you know? And I said, look at, and I told this other client, I said, look [00:12:00] at what you've done, what you've done for others. How can you say you're selfish? This other client was taking care of her father with Alzheimer for two years until he died. And I said, look at all you've done.How can you say you're selfish? And she realized, She wasn't selfish to take care of herself, but it took a long time for her to say it's okay. So coaching takes time. It's not, it's not like, you know, you're knocked off your horse and, and, and you get insight. You get insight and then you have to apply it.Yeah. It, it, you have, it's like a muscle. You have to massage it.DeVannon: Right? And so when it, when it comes to the to the caregivers and the caretakers, Well, there was a sta a statistic that, that I read that it says like, in 20 20, 20 3% of American caregivers said caregiving had made [00:13:00] their own health worse. And that's according to the A A R P. You know, and I was reading it, you know, you know, and it also elsewhere said you know, that care caregiving is like the growing crisis that everyone must face.I think we saw this a lot. You know, when Covid hit and then the nurses and everything, you know, they started quitting and, you know, there was a lot of burnout and like, and fatigue and stuff like that. So did you see an an influx of, of, I guess, customers or patients during covid or how, how, from your view, has Covid impacted the subject at hand?Edward: Well, COVID affected us. In many ways, and I think the main reason was it the normal that we knew became nonexistent. So most of us were going through a sense of [00:14:00] grieving. We were going through a sense of loss. We were going through anxiety because we wanted to get out and do things. We wanted to get back to normal.I remember two years ago I was gonna have a, a birthday party for my brother and myself we're twins, and that's when Covid started. And I remember it saying to my, my cousin, well, this'll be over in a week or two and we can get on with it. Well, two years later, you know, we're, we're, we're emerging out of our tunnels.But I think what most people. Faced was themself. They, they had to deal with issues that all of a sudden popped up that they couldn't run away from, and, and so that some were able to cope with that and some weren't. I think it also helped people become more reflect. [00:15:00] You know, after you can't, I mean, how many movies can you watch it?You know, and all of a sudden you're realizing that you have time to read, you have time to focus, you have time to write, you have time to journal, you have time to read that book. You've always wanted to, you have time to spend with your family in ways that you didn't. And so it, it, it forced most of us to deal.Personal issues that often were hidden. And so there's a recovery they call it now, post covid, you know relief. How, how to, how to help clients or how to help each other realize we can put our feet back in the water, but the water is different than it was two years ago. . See, that's, that's, that's what's d.and so we're creating a new normal. That's different because we're [00:16:00] different.DeVannon: Right. And so, yeah, I mean, I, I concur. People did have to face themselves. I think that that is like the greatest benefit of Covid. I dunno if it sounds, You know, oxymoron to associate benefits with Covid, but I do cuz I felt like personally a lot of good came out of it. And one of the greatest things was, like you said, causing people to face themselves because people could not go and bury their reality and activities or bury their pain and activities.You know, they had to actually deal with life on life terms and deal with life as it is, rather than to be, to cater to distrac.Edward: Exactly. Exactly. And it, it, it challenged all of us. And, and some people did. And others in coping and others, you know, got really depressed.DeVannon: Yeah. Or acted out in their own ways. , so.Edward: Yes, we do.DeVannon: All right, so, so then let, let me bring this back around [00:17:00] then to the compassion fatigue and burnout. Go ahead and explain to us, you know, what those two are.Edward: Well, compassion fatigue has to do with doing something. We love. We really love being a parent. We really love being a spouse. We really love teaching, or we love nursing, or we love being a, a, a first responder or please. We love, we love, we love what we do, but we get exhausted. And because we get exhausted, it's called compassion.because we're so compassion, we get fatigued. And the antidote to that is called compassion resilience, that we're able to step away from a situation and, and, and not Not de personalize ourself from it, but [00:18:00] to build a safety net and boundaries that we could weave in and out without getting totally absorbed in, into, into the situation.So that's, that's what compassion fatigue is. Burnout has to do with being in a situation. It could be, as you said, the danger of being a caregiver at home and feels feeling. and no one's helping me. And I could talk about that in a little bit. And so you, you, you lose hope. You don't get the emotional let's say a wife is taking care of her husband who has Alzheimer's.She doesn't get the same satisfaction of the relationship that she had before. So she's going through a sense of grieving and, and she also is, is. Feels that she's stuck. And so or I could [00:19:00] be in a, a work situation in, in a hospital clinic, a, a school, and, and the people in charge do not give me the normal human satisfaction of being there as a person.I'm, I'm just a clog and a wheel, and so I never feel I get the support. I never feel that there's people helping me and, and acknowledging my humanness appreciation. You've done a good job. We're really proud of you. All those things that help a person realize that that what they're doing is, is who they are and they're affirmed in that situation.When you're not affirm. You, you feel like you're, you're hitting your head against the wall because no matter what you do doesn't change the situation that the people on top don't recognize you [00:20:00]in your human gifts and capacities. So that's the difference between burnout and compassion fatigue.DeVannon: Right. And so thank you for, you for explaining that. Another great thing I thought that came from Covid was this gut check that had to come into employers because employers. you know, not always so great. Their employees underappreciate them, overwork them, underpay them, and act like that. That employee always has to come there.When people were sitting at home reflecting, they realized that, you know, life is short. They got their value system organized. A lot of people who never liked those jobs anyway, and were burned out on those jobs, then go back to those jobs and you know, and now we have like this surplus of jobs and everything.And I think it's the most beautiful thing because employee employers have had to humble themselves downEdward: Yes. Yes.DeVannon: and not think the world revolves around them because they're the one cutting the checks. , [00:21:00] you know, you actually need employees to make a business run, and so,Edward: Well, I like what you said that that many people got in touch with their values and realized that they, they could leave a situation, they didn't have to stay stuck. , you see? And, and they could, they could work with a corporation on a different way. And corporations were realizing that the best, the most important entity that they have are their employees.And, and so how do you make sure that their needs are being taken care. It, it, it's, it takes, it takes less money to care for your employees than to keep hiring new people cuz people quit.DeVannon: right. It does. Absolutely. And hopefully these employers have learned that of the reason why I work for myself now is because I've had a [00:22:00] litany of terrible bosses and supervisors and companies that I've worked for and I was just like, you know the hell with all that. So Well, something in you. Something in you said, see, it forced you to be creative. , it forced you to get in touch with what your real values and what you wanted to do. And so that's, that's the blessing. And saying, I can't go back to that. I don't, you know, but some people do and, and they, they're miserable.Edward: I call 'em mis aholic, so I'm glad you brought that up,DeVannon: Absolutely. Now I'm gonna take a curve ball here with compassion fatigue and burnout, because as you were describing it, I'm hearing echoes of relatability here when it comes to romantic relationships. You know, we've talked about like parents, you know, employers are health setting. , [00:23:00] do you believe there's any implications with compassion fatigue and burnout when we have like a romantic partner and maybe we've overextended that relationship and we just don't wanna leave?Edward: Well, I think the same issue comes up about being true to yourself and sometimes, and I'm sure during the covid, people realized who are married, that they don't love each other. And so they made appropriate decisions. I think that romantically, I often say the gift of a relationship is that the spouse gives permission for the other to be who they are and vice versa.So your, your, your spouse wants you to be who you really could. And you want your spouse to be who they [00:24:00] really could be. And so when you start with that framework, you're on a deeper level than competition.DeVannon: Hmm.Edward: And you know you probably know and heard enough that the way women think is different than the way men.and they're both, both, right, , it's not like one's right, or or the other. But men tend to look at something from one perspective and women from the other, and they could share those perspectives. And again, it's not right or wrong, it's just the fact that, oh, I didn't see it that way. So again, how does it, how does it come back to normal communication?DeVannon: So when you, when you said you know, no competition, I, I had that reaction because, you know, I'm, I'm dealing with a relationship right now where, There's this whole from the other person, like this whole competition wanting to compare, [00:25:00] you know? So that's why I had that reaction because like you hit the nail on the head,Edward: Well, you might, you might again You might decide to have a come to Jesus meeting and, and say, I, I, you know, it it, let's say for example, this person does something where you feel competition. That's when you should say can, can we talk about, I just feel you're competing with me and I, I, I don't want to compete with you.I wanna love. And if she's open to that or he's open to that, then you have a beginning of a new relationship. If they're not, then you're realizing that you're in the wrong relationship.DeVannon: Right, because that, that, that comparison and that competition doesn't work. [00:26:00] I was talking with you know, well, well, you know, we've seen this on the news actually often enough. You know, you'll have like one person in the relationship, be it straight, gay by whatever and so so, you know, we, we see on the news sometimes where jealous partner, jealous spouse, shows up at the job and like, kills someone, you know, kills their significant other because they were jealous or envious or whatever the case may be.You know, That whole like, like the comparing thing and the competitiveness, you know, you mentioned it, but I really wanna point out to people just how dangerous that can get, you know, to, to, to stay in a relationship with somebody who doesn't feel like they have equal footing. And that relationship, that thing is like a sort of cancer that's only gonna get worse with time until that person snaps and does something.You can't stay in a relationship with somebody if you're constantly feeling like you're less.Edward: Agree, and, and [00:27:00] all of us, no matter who we are. I mean, I grew up in an alcoholic family and I real, it took me a long time to overcome feeling I wasn't good enough. You know, you from your background, especially from the racial background, you know, you're, the way the white culture treats you. You go, well, am I good?and, and all of a sudden you realize, damn, I am good enough, , you know, and, and I'm good enough. So that's a real transformation. It's a real gift to stand before the sacred and say, thank you for giving me the gifts I have and, and I will use my life to the best of my ability to live out those gift. I mean, how many, how many people?How many people complimented you today?[00:28:00]DeVannon: Well, I rarely leave my house, so, but when I'm when I'm out and about, you know, not really. I'm the one who finds, I like to compliment people because I understand what that's doing for them, but most people don't give them out.Edward: Yeah. But I'm sure you have, you have good friends that support you.DeVannon: Yeah, I mean, when I go around my friends, you know, if I change my beard color or I have on, if I've lost weight, you know, absolutely. They'll do that. They will.Edward: I have a friend who, who dyes his beard alsoDeVannon: It's the thing to do, man. I can't grow hair on my head, so I gotta work with what I have, with what I got. So now let me thank you for going down that, that off the beat path with me with the whole relationships and everything because, you know, self-care is so, so important here. And when I think about this, I think about like how when my [00:29:00] grandfather had a stroke and then I think he was in the hospital paralyzed for like six months.you know, the family had, you know, was keeping going up there to the hospital. I think about various people who have died and, and they were like bedridden in the hospital and I can, I remember how tired, like you can tell it in the faces and the energy of the person who was going up there, attend to them and everything.Then when they died, it's like their care. It's like they got 20 years added back to their lives. 20, 30 years came back. It's like their youth was renewed. And so can you talk to us about how it can be bad for our health to pour that much of our cells into somebody?Edward: Well, it can be both a blessing and and a challenge. The blessing is, I've often said to doctors and nurses and other healthcare professionals, , are [00:30:00] you a better person because of the work that you do? And they all shake their head, yes, I, I'm a better person because that other person has taught me something that I didn't know about myself.So, for example, it is very tiring to be a caregiver and I may not be good with patience. . Well, the caregiver or your grandfather taught your family how to be patient. I mean, it just happened because that's what happens. The, the, the person who is, who is the one being cared for becomes the caregiver to the caregiver. So when you reflect on those experiences, you pause and. on, on the different experiences. That's what feeds you. When you don't, that that's when [00:31:00] you get tied up in nuts and, and you know, you probably heard, gee, I wish that person was dead. And then you hit yourself on the head and go, well, you know, how do, why am I saying that?Well, I'm saying that cuz I'm frustrated, , you know, I'm, I'm tired and.In our culture today, we don't acknowledge dying. I wrote a paper about that called doctors and nurses don't like to say the D word Dying. So the doctor will say, well, you're, you're great. Grandfather isn't really doing well. What do you want me to. and then the family feels they have to make a decision whether or not the person lives or dies. 25 [00:32:00] years ago, the physician would say, your grandfather isn't doing well. We're gonna do everything to keep him comfortable, and, and his time is short, but we're gonna keep 'em comfortable. See the difference. The physician. The physician hold. Holds the crisis. If, if you have children or, or ne nieces and nephews, if there's something wrong with them, they run up to you.What do you do? You reach out to your arms and you hold them. So caregivers need to hold the crisis. And what happens today is the p. will say, what do you want me to do? And, and the, the family gets all excited. Like they're pulling the plug. Well, they're not pulling the plug. The disease is pulling the plug.You know what, what's, what's really [00:33:00] happening? And we have all these technology to prevent the dying process to keep a person alive when there's no. No outcome that is going to be beneficial. And so that's exhausting too. It's exhausting because family members feel they're responsible, but they're not responsible.The doctor is, and the disease process helps. You know, no one wants someone that they love to die. I call that an. On the other hand, the person's medical condition is causing the person to die. I call that an orange, and they're both the same. And so unless we address the fact that we're, we're ha we, we really feel we don't want the person to die and [00:34:00] address the fact, the fact that they are.What happens is it gets all messed up. I call it a fruit salad , instead of, instead of dealing with one issue at, at a time. And yes, I, I, I, I want my loved one to live, but I recognize that they're dying and so let's do what's, what we can to keep them comfort.DeVannon: what do you recommend, and I know each person is different in each situation where somebody's caregiving is different, whether it's a romantic relationship or someone dying in a hospice or a kid, or is there any general advice you can give to, you know, You know how, how, how does, how do people stop and understand, hey, you know, n I need to stop and do something for myself.I'm giving too much. Do you find that people are like resistant to seeking help for [00:35:00] self-care in the first placeEdward: Well, they are, our culture says that I, I in my research I found out that there are are three cultural taboos that prevent self-care. The first is to acknowledge there's something in me that I need help with. We're raised to think we have to solve everything. and that it's a sign of weakness to ask for help.But healing is social healing has to do with relationships. And so the first cultural taboo is don't acknowledge there's something in you. There's an issue that needs to be further explored and you can't do it by yourself. The second cultural taboo is just as we don't trust what's happening or trust another, we don't communicate our story.So let's talk about, you know, all [00:36:00] the floods that have happened here in, in California. All the devastation in some parts of the country. I, I mean, it's some parts of the state and you have first responders. , you know, do their best. And, and, and someone may be swept away like a five year old was, you know, a couple weeks ago.Well, that affects the person. And so can they tell their peers, you know, you know, I have a story to tell and boy, that, that losing that little kid really affected me. See, talking about our story is considered also a sign of weakness. And, and sh and to be shamed, you know, we're supposed to handle everything.We're not supposed to share, share our story. But the, the real issue of healing is when we share our story and were heard, you know, that the other person really hears us. [00:37:00] It frees us to make choices. So we wanna trust someone that will hear our story. We don't advi, we don't want advice. You know, we want someone to hear us.And so that's the second taboo is don't communicate your story. And the third cultural taboo is, Don't feel what, what you're feeling. Don't acknowledge what you're feeling. I feel sad. I feel pain. I feel hurt. I feel anger over that situation. We're supposed to have a stiff upper lip pull up your bootstraps.You know, big boys don't cry. And big girls you know, get too emotional and they're both wrong because being human is to. . And so I have a feeling over that particular situation I, and you know, it could be sad, it could be anger, it could be grief it, you know, but I'm [00:38:00] acknowledging that that really affected me.I was working with a client once and she was a first responder and she was, she and her team went out to a, a single plane airplane. And when she got there, they couldn't save the pilot cuz the, the plane just blew up. And so she was distraught over that and, and she started not sleeping well. And she started drinking and finally her supervisor said what's going on?And I think you need a coach to help you sort this through. So I was hired to do that. . And so as we're working through this situation, she's realized that it, it wasn't her fault and, and she couldn't do anything and that was okay in this situation. And she [00:39:00] then started getting in touch with going to a group that was called debriefing.And she liked it so much because she realized that in that, people could talk openly about their experience and that she wasn't by herself anymore. And her other teammates, this was voluntary. Her other teammates would, would tease her and say, oh, you're going to the Cry Babies Club. So again, that's the culture.You know, don't, don't debrief, don't talk about what you're feeling. Don't ask for help, don't communicate your story. So all those things pile up. And, and so we're raised we're raised not to, to be rugged individualist. Now that's, that's more the, the English. [00:40:00] Focus, but the African American and the Mediterranean culture is to go to your family.It's more communal versus, versus the white culture that tends to be more independent, so the independent person has to reach out for help. The person who, who's in a, a communal culture has to realize it's okay to pull yourself out to ask for.DeVannon: You know, that's why I always challenge people. I'll ask people, you know, like, why do you believe what you believe? Especially when they raise a particularly poignant point, they feel so intensely passionate about whether I agree with it or not. You know, it's not the point of me asking it, but I really want to understand that whoever it is that I'm challenging and probing into like that has done their homework and done their own research within themselves to sort out their convictions because as you well know,[00:41:00]You know, Edward, a lot of people believe a whole lot of things, but when you ask them, they can't really say where they got that knowledge from. And I hear that, you know, like say with these, with this nursing situation, I wanna say it's very immature for her coworkers to call her her group, the crybaby group. You know, it's, it's just so sad that no matter how old people get, some people still act like you know fucking children, but, but, you know, but, but for them to To, to even say that means that they think what you're like, just like what you're saying is that it's not okay to emote to express this.Like I would ask them, okay, you believe that this is a cry baby baby group and that this is an irrational use of emotion. But why though? Where did you get that belief system from? Well, you know, what you've already said is that it's a cultural thing. My point in saying all this is people, people, you can think for yourself, your culture, your [00:42:00] race, racial background, your sexual orientation, whatever group you identify with.Sure you got things in common with them, but they don't get to think for you , you know, and tell you everything like the culture told me to do. It is not an acceptable answer to me.Edward: Well, I agree with that and, and to stand apart is very difficult because we're. We're bashful, and yet at the same time, we have gifts. And when we allow ourselves to get in touch with those gifts, it gives us strength to be who are to be ourselves. And we're not. We're not it overcomes the bashfulness or the shyness.DeVannon: Hmm. All I know. Is that, you know, you know this, this world, you know, we're gonna have [00:43:00] a lot of problems ahead of us and we've got to get balanced. You know, you know, the world is not set to get any better, you know, we're, you know, in terms of like our character, it seems like the richer we get, like the worst we get as like people.You know, and like what I mean, like that is like when I'm say like in Mexico or in like a, a far less rich country than the United States, I feel like people have greater character, like an appreciation for one another. Then when I come here back to the United States, I'm all like, ah, fuck. You know? Then I gotta deal with Karen and Ken when I go out, you know, and everything like that.And it's just, , you know, and I'm saying all this to say, we had to learn how to take better care of ourselves. And then I don't mean going out to buy more things for ourselves or to go have sex with more people or to go like you know, to fulfill whatever advice you like I'm talking about. Like get you know yourself, you know who [00:44:00] you are, how to truly strengthen yourself in times of tribulation because trouble is coming to this world and.We're gonna love people who are gonna need our help, but how do we, when is it too far? When do we ask for help? How do we ask for help? Thinking that you can do it all on your own is a, is a trap, it's a weakness in and of itself. It's overreliance on self. know, I don't judge anybody for their religious or spiritual perspectives.You know, Edward, you know, I'm, you know, a big follower of the Trinity. I don't follow churches. I love being like, dependent on God. I don't like, like many of my friends, you know, like, they're like universe people, you know, like, like they thank the universe. They, they ask the universe for this or, or they'll be like, all the answers are within me.I feel like some of the answers are within me, but I love. Being able to reach outside of myself to a being higher than me, because for me, that takes the pressure off of me. You know, I'm over myself. I don't feel like I need to be able to [00:45:00] do it all and know it all. I really, really, really, really think that, like you said, that there's a lot of weakness built into an overreliance on ourself.Edward: Well, I think it's important. Who are the friends that you could communicate on, on the soulful level, and they're the ones that support you? There is, there was a program about a year ago on N B C Lester Halt interviewed a, a captain of a police department and he was suffering from P T S D and he brought his team together and he said, you know, I'm suffering from PS P T S D and I don't wanna hide it anymore.And I want us to meet every week, you know, at our meeting. and it, it's an opportunity that we can share our experiences and support each other instead of isolating each other. And so he started that program. It was a real [00:46:00] paradigm shift. And so the question I ask you, or everyone you know, yes, everything is could be considered crazy, and yet there's a lot of good.and how do you support yourself to focus on the goodness that helps you deal with the tribulations. And so when you have the, your, your network of friends, you may decide where you're gonna meet, you know, once a week and you're gonna have coffee or donuts or, or beer or wine or something. And you're gonna discuss how to support each.DeVannon: Mm-hmm. , you know what, that's a start. But people have to be willing to be transparent to do that. One of the things that irks me the most, When I think about my past is when I got H I V and that and that terrible, terrible doctor that I had at the time left my positive h i v diagnosis on a voicemail on New Year's Eve.[00:47:00]You know, just over 10 years ago I was living in the heart of Montrose in Houston, Texas, which is gay district in Houston, which at the time was like the fourth largest city in the country. There's a lot of people there.Edward: I lived there for eight years.DeVannon: Okay, so you know exactly what I'm talking about. The thing was, I was, so me and my friends were so we hung around each other, but we never had deep conversations.We were too busy partying and trying to look cute, and we were cute, but we didn't really know what the next person next to us was struggling with. So, , the, the, the how asin I and crazy it is for me to think that I was the only person with H I V. You know, I felt like such a, a pariah and a leper when really there was many, many lgbtqia a plus people with H I V that I should have been able to feel like I could go to.But because we weren't having those conversations, I felt completely.Edward: Of course, of course. Did you ever think of [00:48:00] starting. Look at what you're doing now.DeVannon: Yeah. Yeah, I did. I started as called the sex Drugs in Jesus podcast and sex drugs in Jesus, the memoir that is my contribution of transparency to the world, and that's why I did it. Cause I was like, A lot of my problems might've been avoided. I might've known that I wasn't alone , you know, and so, so I tell everything about myself.I don't give a damn. I let the whole world know because I mean, if it's just as simple as feeling, you know, if it's just as simple as you feeling like you're not alone from hearing me berate myself with my foolish mistakes, then so be it. Then, honey, I'll help you save your life, . And so,Edward: I feel honored that you feel so trusting in me to be able to share what you're sharing.DeVannon: Sharing is caring as they say. I don't, I don't care too much for cliches most of the time, but I'll use it right now. So, so, so, so, so it sounds like you get hired by a lot of, like businesses [00:49:00] medical places and things like that, like for your counseling and coaching services. But as you said, caregivers are, or everyone, so can someone reach out to you if they have.you know, a kid or a friend or a loved one who they feel like they may be overextending themselves even though they're not a nurse or a medical professional.Edward: Yes,DeVannon: Mm-hmm.Edward: I have on my website how to get in touch with me and, and I do a 30 minute free conversation.DeVannon: that's pretty generous. You know, 30 whole minutes . That's a lot. That's a lot of time in the coaching world. And so Well, if I, if I had 500 people, I might, I might do it 10 minutes, but I don't have 500 people.Well, I'm sure the people you do have love you and appreciate the work you're doing in their lives. So as we get ready to close, this is pretty much what I wanted to go over today. Thank you for being such a great guest. Were there any last words you [00:50:00] had for the world?Edward: Just that if you feel the symptoms of compassion fatigue or burnout or your feel, you're at your wits ends because you're a caregiver. Know that you can overcome it. I went through burnout 30 years ago, and I was, I was, I'll use the word saved because of, of a compassionate Jesuit priest who listen to my story and help me regain my inner strength to be who I am.and I attribute him in saving my life. So if I could be an instrument to help someone save their life, to see who they are and give their gifts to the world, that's what I'm, I'm committed to do instead of being a couch potato.[00:51:00]DeVannon: Okay. Well, I'm glad that you are here and not hanging out with Mr. Potatohead. I look forward to hearing about your continued contributions to the world. Thank you so much for joining me today, Dr. Edward Smith.De'Vannon: Thank you all so much for taking time to listen to the Sex Drugs and Jesus podcast. It really means everything to me. Look, if you love the show, you can find more information and resources at SexDrugsAndJesus.com or wherever you listen to your podcast. Feel free to reach out to me directly at DeVannon@SexDrugsAndJesus.com and on Twitter and Facebook as well.My name is De'Vannon, and it's been wonderful being your host today. And just remember that everything is gonna be all right. 

Have you found yourself longing for community and connection that moves beyond the screen to in person? What would it look like to build community in both spaces? Today I'm talking with one of our REALIFE Process® Certified Facilitators, Angela Gage, as she shares about creating a place of belonging for women professionals.   We talk about: What it looked like for Angela to pivot and shift multiple times before finding her sweet spot How her own desire for community and collaboration led to a place of belonging for others How her community, the Belonging Collaborative, provides a place of growth and support for women professionals   If you've ever tried a new venture only to discover the timing was off or it wasn't quite right yet, this episode will resonate with you! Angela's story will inspire you to keep going until you discover what connects both with you AND with your clients, and give you ideas for multiple ideas and expressions of community.   About Angela Gage: Angela loves creating community and connection, and she founded The Belonging Collaborative® in June 2022 from a desire to work amongst other women entrepreneurs and growth-minded professionals with their own private practice, business, team, or non-profit. She began this as a result of her own pain of working in isolation from home and desperate need of the support of other women since launching her Spiritual Direction private practice months before the great Covid Shutdown of 2020.   The Belonging Collaborative® is a group of growth-minded women professionals intentional about empowering one another to be and do their best together. To learn more about Angela and the in-person AND virtual communities she provides, CLICK HERE.   CLICK HERE to learn more about becoming a REALIFE Process Certified Facilitator™! Ready to grow your impact and increase your income? Check out how to be certified as a REALIFE Process Facilitator™! Through coaching and training, you'll discover the power of the REALIFE Process® for yourself AND learn how to use it with your clients.   Take the Needs & Values Assessment Ready to discover what uniquely matters to YOU? CLICK HERE to learn about our Signature Needs & Values Assessment, which includes a one-to-one review call with REALIFE Process® Coach Erica Vinson!   My new book, Do What Matters, is now available! My new book, Do What Matters, is available NOW! Banish busyness and discover a new way of being productive around what truly matters. Learn more at DoWhatMattersBook.com.   FREE Download: 4 Steps to Simplify Your Calendar Ready to uncover more time on your calendar? This FREE download will help you remove what doesn't matter, so you have space for what does. Click here to get this FREE resource!   Join the Community! (Plus Weekly Facebook Lives) Become part of the FREE REALIFE Process® Community! Connect with Teresa and other podcast listeners, plus find additional content to help you discover your best REALIFE. Join us every Wednesday at 11am CT for a Facebook Live to take a deeper dive with the REALIFE Process®!   Check out our YouTube Channel! Prefer to watch AND listen? Check out our YouTube channel for the podcast episode on video! Make sure to subscribe so you get all the latest updates. Connect with your host, Teresa McCloy, on: Facebook - The REALIFE Process® with Teresa McCloy Instagram - teresa.mccloy LinkedIn - teresamccloy   About Teresa McCloy: Teresa McCloy is the creator of the REALIFE Process® and an ACC Certified Leadership & Life Coach through the International Coaching Federation. She partners with her clients as a coach, consultant, and professional speaker to discover how to do what matters in their life and business. Teresa is the author of Do What Matters: Live from Rest, Not Rush, Using the REALIFE Process®.

***AD FREE***Ivette Gonzalez Flower is a certified Leadership coach with the International Coaching Federation as well as a Positive Intelligence Coach. She is a recovering perfectionist, lifelong high achiever, corporate veteran, top producing Sales Executive and mother to 3 teens.  She provides the coaching framework, tools, and the space for growth so her clients can get more done in 12 weeks than most do in 12 months! Ivette partners with high achieving Business Owners, Entrepreneurs and Sales Executives, who are in the frenzy of juggling their career and their personal life to avoid burnout and live with great intention. She was able to work part-time and make a 6-figure income as a commissioned Trade Show Executive. She understands personally the difference between being an overachiever and a high achiever!To sign up for her programs and to learn more visit  www.iflowersolutions.comIn this episode we cover:3:23     Car Metaphor6:12     High Achiever8:18     Positive Intelligence Quotient Exercise11:40  Awareness13:27  Energy14:38  Burnout18:05  Three Strategies For PQ TrainingThanks so much for tuning in again this week. I appreciate you 

It's a new year and a new season of the Open Door Conversations podcast. In this short episode, Leadership and Executive Coach (and your host) Akua Nyame-Mensah, talks about her accomplishments over the past year and shares what you can expect from the upcoming season! Akua will start the season by welcoming top leaders in their respective industries to talk about the first pillar of leadership, cultivating self-awareness. She'll also incorporate space for guests to celebrate their accomplishments with you. This empowering practice is important, especially for underrepresented groups, who often shy away from flexing their self-promotion muscle. Akua talks about how she gained the confidence to promote herself through an initiative called #IamRemarkable,  a group for which she is now a gold-tier facilitator. Highlights from this episode: Akua "walks the talk" by celebrating some of her success throughout the past year, including supporting more than 600 business leaders worldwide!Akua supported 100+ International Coaching Federation members and was a finalist in the first-ever global #IAMREMARKABLE Awards.Learn about the three pillars of leadership, cultivating-self awareness, simplifying engagement, and setting expectationsDiscover why Akua believes self-awareness is key to successful leadership.Find out what to expect in the coming year on the podcast, including successful leaders who will share how they motivate themselves to engage with others and accomplish great things.If you've enjoyed the Open Door Conversations podcast, please leave a review. When you do, you'll receive Akua's 15-minute Thought Leadership LinkedIn Checklist.* It's the routine she has used to expand her network and build relationships on LinkedIn that have directly contributed to her ability to impact many leaders worldwide.Connect with Akua Nyame-Mensah:Instagram: @akua_nmLinkedIn: @Akua Nyame-MensahTwitter: @akua_nmWork with Akua one-on-one: www.akuanm.com/workBook Akua to speak at your organization: www.akuanm.com/speaking

You don't need a coach to tell you what to do. Does that sound weird coming from me?It probably does, but here's the thing: coaching shouldn't be codependent. Your coach should be a partner who helps and supports you as you work towards your goals, not someone you rely on to tell you what to do. The beauty of doing this work to create the life you want is that you get to choose what that looks like, so don't let someone else define it for you.Do you know what has to happen for you to stop being dependent on your coach? You have to trust yourself. It's scary, I know. In this episode, I'm talking about how to be less dependent on your coach, and then I'm sharing 6 tips to help you start trusting yourself. It's time to stop depending on professionals to tell you what to do. Tune in to get started. Show notes are always available at elainelou.com/podcast/39.Resources Mentioned:Color Your Dreams Meditation: elainelou.com/meditationZones of Regulation: https://zonesofregulation.com/index.htmlEpisode 38: https://elainelou.com/podcast/38 Episode 25: https://elainelou.com/blog/coaching-vs-therapy/International Coaching Federation: https://coachingfederation.org/Where We Can Connect:Apply to schedule a call to see if the Color Your Dreams Inner Circle is a good fit for you: https://elainelou.com/innercircleSchedule a call with me: https://elainelou.com/callJoin my weekly Color Your Dreams Newsletter: http://elainelou.com/joinFollow Along on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elainelou_Follow Along on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iamelainelouConnect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elaineloucartas

Today, I'm excited to share with you my guiding word for this next year! This episode is the recording of a conversation I had with our Marketing Director, Lindsay Sterchi, from a recent community Facebook Live.   We talk about: Our word for last year and how that impacted us. How we discerned our guiding word for this next year, and how we knew it was the right one. How to define your word in a way that fits what you need in this season.   This was a great conversation, and I hope it helps you name and define your own word for the year. If you loved this episode, make sure you join us in our Facebook Community! We have conversations like this every Wednesday, and we would love for you to be part of them.   Special Offer on One-to-One Coaching With Teresa! Apply by the end of January for a limited-time offer on one-to-one coaching with me! Let's work together to equip you to design a process that finally works in your REALIFE. CLICK HERE to learn more and apply. *LIMITED TIME OFFER! Exclusive pricing through January 31* CLICK HERE to learn more about becoming a REALIFE Process Certified Facilitator™! Ready to grow your impact and increase your income? Check out how to be certified as a REALIFE Process Facilitator™! Through coaching and training, you'll discover the power of the REALIFE Process® for yourself AND learn how to use it with your clients.   Take the Needs & Values Assessment Ready to discover what uniquely matters to YOU? CLICK HERE to learn about our Signature Needs & Values Assessment, which includes a one-to-one review call with REALIFE Process® Coach Erica Vinson!   My new book, Do What Matters, is now available! My new book, Do What Matters, is available NOW! Banish busyness and discover a new way of being productive around what truly matters. Learn more at DoWhatMattersBook.com.   FREE Download: 4 Steps to Simplify Your Calendar Ready to uncover more time on your calendar? This FREE download will help you remove what doesn't matter, so you have space for what does. Click here to get this FREE resource!   Join the Community! (Plus Weekly Facebook Lives) Become part of the FREE REALIFE Process® Community! Connect with Teresa and other podcast listeners, plus find additional content to help you discover your best REALIFE. Join us every Wednesday at 11am CT for a Facebook Live to take a deeper dive with the REALIFE Process®!   Check out our YouTube Channel! Prefer to watch AND listen? Check out our YouTube channel for the podcast episode on video! Make sure to subscribe so you get all the latest updates. Connect with your host, Teresa McCloy, on: Facebook - The REALIFE Process® with Teresa McCloy Instagram - teresa.mccloy LinkedIn - teresamccloy   About Teresa McCloy: Teresa McCloy is the creator of the REALIFE Process® and an ACC Certified Leadership & Life Coach through the International Coaching Federation. She partners with her clients as a coach, consultant, and professional speaker to discover how to do what matters in their life and business. Teresa is the author of Do What Matters: Live from Rest, Not Rush, Using the REALIFE Process®.

One of the core functions of being an author is launching your books. After you've written a book and gone through all the steps to publish it… it has to be launched out into the world. I've seen book launches in all shapes and sizes. I've done a few of my own, in addition to helping my ghostwriting clients with their launches at times. As important as book launches are, it's easy to forget that a book doesn't launch itself. It takes time and energy to ensure people know about your book and how it can help them. I'm excited to have my friends Teresa McCloy and Lindsay Sterchi on the show today to talk about Teresa's recent launch for her book Do What Matters: Live From Rest, Not Rush, Using The REALIFE Process®. I was honored to be one of the few dozen people who received a very cool book launch box from Teresa before the launch last Fall. I also attended a fantastic book launch party in Effingham, Illinois. Teresa and Lindsay did an incredible job making this one of the most creative and fun book launches I've ever seen. Let me share a bit about Teresa and Lindsay. Teresa McCloy is the creator of the REALIFE Process®, a faith-focused company that helps entrepreneurs, coaches, and consultants develop and diversify their business through certification, content, coaching, and community to grow their impact and increase their income. She is an ACC Certified Leadership & Life Coach through the International Coaching Federation, Podcaster, and Keynote Speaker. As a recovering workaholic who was addicted to all the latest apps, software, and best-selling books on productivity, Teresa is passionate about helping others assess their habits and execute a process to take their everyday, ordinary life to something extraordinary through REALIFE™ Being, Action, Time, and Living. Teresa lives with her husband Dale on their 3rd Generation family grain farm in South Central Illinois. She still drives a tractor when needed and loves a great cup of coffee or a long lingering meal with friends! Lindsay Sterchi is the Marketing Director at the REALIFE Process® with Teresa McCloy, developing vision and content for the website, social media, and external marketing. Lindsay served as the Launch Team Leader for Teresa's book, Do What Matters. She is also a Content & Copywriter who helps coaches and business owners clarify their message through written content. She loves taking complex ideas and putting them into clear, concise, and compelling wording. Lindsay lives in Effingham, IL with her husband Tyler, Lead Pastor at New Hope Church, and her twin daughters Addy and Lissy. She has an M.A. in Transformational Leadership from Bethel Seminary and a B.A. in Communication Studies. In this interview, I got to ask Teresa and Lindsay all my geeky questions about how they put together this fun book launch, including the gift box, launch event, and the book publishing itself. I highly recommend that you check out Teresa's book by visiting https://dowhatmattersbook.com!

On the latest episode of the podcast I chat to the multi-talented James Nepaulsingh. James is a lawyer, executive coach, painter, music producer and host of the Plus Future Podcast! James joins us to discuss his ikigai and we have a great discussion about his approaches to life and to pursuing new hobbies and learning new things. Listen to the episode and get inspired to treat life as an experiment and break out of any box you feel you may be stuck in!If you enjoyed this episode and it inspired you in some way, we'd love to hear about it and know your biggest takeaway. In this episode you'll hear:How to do more of the things you enjoyWhat led James to pursue abstract artThe importance of protecting yourself from negative peopleWhat being remarkable means to JamesJames' advice to listeners for 2023About James:James is a multipotentialite: a lawyer, executive coach, painter, music producer and podcaster. He graduated from Oxford University and the Royal College of Art and was awarded a coaching certification from Cambridge University. He holds two board positions in Japan and lectures law part-time at Japan's top-ranking universities. He is Senior Legal Counsel at one of Japan's best-known institutions. He uses his fine art background to approach the corporate world through a creative corporate design lens. In the art world, he regularly holds exhibitions in Tokyo and London. His works have recently been displayed at a virtual exhibition that took place during a private event organised at the National Gallery, London.James is accredited as an Associate Certified Coach by the International Coaching Federation and a Mediator by the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution.James is British and is of Trinidadian origin.Things Mentioned in the Episode:If you want to see James' art for yourself you can purchase your own copy of James' art book, All Of Me, with half of the proceeds going to Refugee Empowerment International. Check out the links below!Japan: https://amzn.asia/d/fvWWPYnUK: https://amzn.eu/d/2IwLBl4US: https://a.co/d/4zvkI9sConnect with James:James' Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nepopublic/Plus Future Coaching Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/plusfuturecoaching/Twitter: https://twitter.com/nepotek1Plus Future Podcast: https://plusfuturepodcast.com/Connect with Jennifer:Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifershinkai/ Facebook:

Coaching is an approach to learning and personal and professional growth that creates self--awareness, drives transformational change, and provides much needed support and an appropriate level of challenge. Some executives have the opportunity to engage professional coaches who are outside of their organization and chain-of-command, and have no loyalties beyond their professional commitment to their clients. Unfortunately, the services of these professional coaches are often expensive and available only to senior executives or high-potential leaders being groomed for the top ranks of an organization. Today we're talking about how managers can be coaches and bring that benefits of coaching to their team members. We're also talking about how it's a great way build a deeper relationship with the folks on our team and truly get to know them as people–not just a means of production. And there are all sorts of benefits when that happens. In fact, everyone benefits from coaching when managers become coaches. On this Episode You'll Learn How coaching humanizes the workplace How coaching is different than managing, mentoring, performance management, and therapy The business case for workplace coaching The three keys to effective coaching as managers Guest's Bio Jeremiah Shaw, the President of Strata Consulting, has a genuine desire to understand others' stories, explore their challenges, and connect them with the resources that support their vision. With the power of positivity and a joyfully mischievous spirit, Jeremiah enjoys helping his clients clarify and enact a full, purposeful life by defining their value-driven vision, professionally, organizationally, and personally. Along with a deep passion for both nonprofits and sales, Jeremiah also possesses a master's degree in Organizational and Global Leadership from York University and a B.S. in Industrial Safety from the University of Central Oklahoma. As an ACC Certified Coach with the International Coaching Federation and a Co-Active trained coach, he can't help but push those around him to maximize their potential. As a coach, Jeremiah believes that you need to know yourself, accept yourself, and define yourself! Purpose. Values. Direction. Action. Jeremiah lives a very full life with his wife and three children in the quiet town of Clark, Colorado, where the population sign reads with a bold “?.” When not serving clients or spending time with family, Jeremiah will be found wandering the wilderness with his two golden retrievers, Birdie, and Trout, fly-fishing, hunting, mountain biking, skiing, or writing. If it has to do with adventure or family, he is there.   Links for This Episode: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremiah-shaw-mol-acc-50607532/ https://strataleadership.com/scwc   Connect with Dr. Mike:  Website: https://www.drmikepatterson.com Book: https://www.missionfirstpeoplealwaysbook.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drmichaellpatterson Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therealdrmikepatterson/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/drmikepatterson Buy The Book!: Mission First People Always Episode Minute By Minute: 0:02 What's inside today's episode  1:50 Why we do this podcast 3:00 Get to know Coach Jeremiah Shaw 5:01 How Jeremiah learned how to coach and lead 9:31 The Strata Consulting mission and purpose  11:30 How employee expectations are changing 15:40 How coaching solves problems  17:00 The real role of every leader 19:25 Unlocking your team's potential  23:34 The character traits of great coaches 26:13 Jeremiah's metric for success  27:58 How you can become a coach 31:31 Jeremiah's tips to become a better leader  

REPLAY - Originally released on Feb 8, 2022; I am joined by Dr. Joe Sherman, a practicing physician for over 35 years, a certified physician coach, an educator, and a former administrator. Joe guides organizations to shift outdated workplace culture into a collective leadership model and assists physicians in one-on-one coaching and group retreats to deliver quality care, succeed in leadership roles, and rediscover fulfillment in their careers. We discuss Joe's journey in healthcare including what has kept him in the profession for over 35 years, what led to his burnout, his anxiety and depression, and what he is doing to change the culture in the field so that others have a positive experience as physicians.   About Joe: “In 2009, after spending 4 years living and working with a mission organization in Bolivia, I returned to the U.S. and my career as a pediatrician at an academic health center. I soon found the institutional, educational, and patient care demands placed upon me to be overwhelming. This eventually led to burnout and a temporary departure from clinical medicine. After a year of reflection, discernment, and support from family and friends, I was able to identify my core values and integrate them into my future career decision-making. I returned to part-time pediatric practice while developing the skills to accompany other physicians, individually and in groups, to re-discover their passion for medicine. Having experienced burnout, myself, I understand the day-to-day struggles health professionals face in trying to provide quality care to their patients while also dealing with the systemic dysfunction of healthcare institutions. I am now a consultant and coach to individuals and healthcare organizations in the areas of burnout mitigation, leadership, and provider well-being. I am a trained retreat facilitator with the Center for Courage & Renewal, a Master Certified Professional Development Coach with the Physician Coaching Institute, and member of the International Coaching Federation.”     Tune in to this week's episode to learn: What the systematic root of the problem in the healthcare field is and how we can address it How you can make a change on an individual level to get closer to your values & what institutions can be doing to care for their employees Why investing in your own health & setting boundaries is critical for practitioners and their patients  How the pandemic has caused an unsustainable climate in healthcare that is hurting physicians and how we can change this   Grab your drink of choice and join the conversation!   Resources Website: www.joeshermanmd.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joeshermanmd/    Connect with Jennifer George: @bestobsessed_with_jenn | Instagram Jennifer George | Website @jenngeorge08) | Twitter Jennifer George | Facebook Click here to check out my book about connecting and communicating with patients to empower their experiences! Stay up to date on everything happening with the Healthcare Provider Happy Hour by subscribing to my weekly newsletter at www.jennifergeorge.co 

Eric is a graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Dr. of Philosophy from IMHS and a Certified Holistic Life Coach. He is co-owner of the Growth Coach of St. Petersburg with his wife Dianne. Dianne and Eric are certified in the Strategic Mindset coaching process following the standards, practices and policies set forth by the International Coaching Federation. The Growth Coach is the largest provider of affordable group coaching workshops in the nation, following industry-leading programs including: the Foundational Series, Fundamental Series, and Fast Forward Series. They have a passion for helping people realize and achieve his or her dreams while supporting them on their awesome journey.Nutting Creative Unlimited: nuttingcreative@outlook.comThe New Rules of Marriage: https://www.counselingandmediationok.com/blog/5-steps-to-overcoming-the-core-negative-image-of-your-partnerConnect with Eric Nutting:Website: https://www.thegrowthcoach.com/st-pete/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nuttingcreative | https://www.facebook.com/tgcstpete LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-nutting-53945123 TurnKey Podcast Productions Important Links:Guest to Gold Video Series: www.TurnkeyPodcast.com/gold The Ultimate Podcast Launch Formula- www.TurnkeyPodcast.com/UPLFplusFREE workshop on how to "Be A Great Guest."Free E-Book 5 Ways to Make Money Podcasting at www.Turnkeypodcast.com/gift Ready to earn 6-figures with your podcast? See if you've got what it takes at TurnkeyPodcast.com/quizSales Training for Podcasters: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sales-training-for-podcasters/id1540644376Nice Guys on Business: http://www.niceguysonbusiness.com/subscribe/The Turnkey Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/turnkey-podcast/id1485077152 Partner Links -- We use these apps and get amazing results and huge time savings too!Design tool: Canva Pro: Create Stunning Design in Minutes!Check out Headliner to create social media posts with video easily- make.headliner.appSimplecast is the easiest way to set up your podcast hosting- Simplecast.comZoom is the easiest way to schedule meetings and record your podcast interviews. Zoom.usAcuity is the easiest way to schedule your podcast interviews, meetings, and life.Acuityscheduling.com

ABOUT THE BLACK FUNDRAISERS' PODCAST The Black Fundraisers' Podcast was founded in 2021 by Kia Croom, CEO of Kia Croom Fundraising and Philanthropy, a Black-woman-owned fundraising firm that works exclusively with nonprofits serving Black and Brown people and communities. Visit www.kiacroom.com to learn more. Subscribe to the Black Fundraisers' Podcast wherever podcasts are available Connect with us on IG & YouTube @Blackfundraiserspodcast ABOUT TODAY'S GUEST Kelli King-Jackson is a coach and strategic advisor committed to freedom for Black folx. She is an ACC-level coach with the International Coaching Federation and a 21/64 certified philanthropy advisor. She's worked in the nonprofit sector for over twenty years and currently serves on the boards of Funders Together to End Homelessness, Funders for LGBTQ Issues, and Bethel Houston UCC. Most recently, she was Vice President of Programs and Community Engagement at The Simmons Foundation (Houston, TX). Prior to joining the Foundation, she led a nationally recognized school-based health outreach initiative in Texas and consulted with BIPOC-led small nonprofits across the country. Kelli is actively engaged in her local community, often hosting discussions on upcoming elections, leadership, and ways to support local, Black-led organizations. She's a speaker, avid writer, and occasional crafter. visit Kelli online at https://www.iamkelli.com/ The Black Fundraisers' Podcast is produced by Kia Croom Fundraising & Philanthropy. This Black-woman-owned fundraising firm helps nonprofits serving Black and Brown communities raise critical funding to fight the byproducts of structural racism. That is structural inequities such as poverty, homelessness, educational inequity and more. Visit www.kiacroom.com to learn more. This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

Welcome once again to The Million Dollar Relationships podcasts. In this episode, our host Kevin Thompson invites Scott Anderson, a serial entrepreneur and executive coach who specializes in helping people recover from burnout. Scott turned around a family group of construction equipment and industrial engine companies, scaling and selling them at a premium. He then built 3 for-profit businesses and established a not-for-profit, AtEaseUSA.org, which develops PTSD treatment technology. Scott is well-trained in coaching and therapy, being certified by the International Coaching Federation and holding a summa cum laude Master's degree from the University of Nebraska School of Clinical Counseling.   Scott joins Kevin to discuss the challenges of entrepreneurship and how it can lead to burnout and its symptoms. Scott shares his personal experience with burnout and how the pandemic has made it an even bigger issue for entrepreneurs. They examine the entrepreneurial journey as problem solving, Mike Tyson's quote about plans, and how Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) may be linked to burnout. Scott also shares a story about the people that changed the course of his life and business and leaders in post-traumatic stress disorder research   Listen in to this engaging episode full of advice on evidence-based approaches to recovering from burnout and turning happiness into an "inside job"!   [00:00 - 06:55] Helping Folks Recover from Burnout Scott is a serial entrepreneur and executive coach Scott's nonprofit organization, An EASE USA, is a PTSD treatment technology accelerator in partnership with Tel Aviv University and the Israeli government Scott mainly coaches entrepreneurs and their teams, as well as executives going through burnout The pandemic has caused an increase in burnout for both clients and Scott himself   [06:55 - 15:22] Burnout in Entrepreneurship Problems occur early on in your entrepreneurial journey; you can be surprised by the problems and how it's just an unending series of problem-solving. Burnout is characterized by feeling of physical, mental, and psychological exhaustion, feeling disconnected from the business and people around, and feeling resentful towards coworkers and customers. Burnout can lead to feeling of not being able to go to work and losing interest in the work that one used to love. Scott experienced symptoms of burnout while owning an advertising agency, including physical, mental and psychological exhaustion.     [15:22 - 22:49] Discovering the People Who Completely Changed Scott's Life Scott discusses the wonderful people who have influenced him in various ways. The first one is Yair Bar-Haim, a psychologist at Tel Aviv University who specializes in PTSD research. He was the head of the Israeli commandos, an elite military force in Israel, which gave him extensive experience in military operations and leadership. Bar-Haim and his team are world leaders in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) research, meaning they have made significant contributions to the field and have a high level of expertise. Scott met a mentor who helped him become an entrepreneur, guiding and supporting him as he started his own business. The mentor's name is Click Weston, a person who has been very important in Scott's life. He was instrumental in helping Scott become confident in himself and believe in his ability to succeed as an entrepreneur    [22:49 - 24:07] Closing Statements Follow Scott on LinkedIn and check out his website at https://watch.burnoutbreakthrough.com/s/aInmIb Final words   Thanks for tuning in!    If you liked my show, please LEAVE A 5-STAR REVIEW, like, and subscribe!    Find me on the following streaming platforms: Apple Spotify Google Podcasts IHeart Radio Stitcher   Tweetable Quotes   “You can expect to get punched in the nose a lot as an entrepreneur. If you accept that, you'll be better off.” – Scott Anderson    

Team Alliances are a way to create a relationship with others in order to achieve common goals. They help people stay healthy and motivated, and they can be helpful when it comes to resolving conflicts. Brittany Cotton joins host Etienne de Bruin to share the benefits of a Team Alliance. Brittany Cotton is Head of Coaching at 7CTOs and Program Leader, Coach, Trainer and Facilitator at Accomplishment Coaching. She is also Executive Coach at Be Radical Coaching. Certified by the International Coaching Federation as both a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) and an Associate Certified Coach, Brittany is an expert in leadership development, career development and life coaching, and corporate training. A Team Alliance is a conversation around intention, commitment, and contribution, Brittany explains. It's an agreement to come together under shared goals and collaborate, establishing clear expectations about what needs to be done to achieve those goals. Many people are uncomfortable answering questions about their goals and aspirations, and give themselves little time to think about what they truly want in life. Without a clear idea of what they want, people tend to live their lives at the effect of their circumstances, rather than being in control of them. It's important to identify potential obstacles or “leaks” that could prevent the team from achieving their goals. In a boat, a leak may not be noticeable, or it may even seem manageable, but it diverts your attention and energy from the real goal, which is getting to your destination. Similarly, leaks in the team slowly sap you of willpower, forcing you to keep attending to the same recurring issues. Your Team Alliance needs to be able to communicate openly and honestly with the group if something is not working, without assigning blame or guilt. This requires a certain level of vulnerability. In order to prepare for a Team Alliance conversation, people should come to the forum with a willingness to let go of the past and forgive themselves and others for any mistakes or shortcomings, Brittany shares. Etienne advises people who might feel stuck or like they're repeating the same process as last year that it's important to approach the Team Alliance conversation with a fresh perspective and openness to new insights and ideas. Facilitators of Team Alliances are there to facilitate the discussion and handle any situations that come up. Members are encouraged to communicate their needs and what they would like to experience from their facilitators. KEY QUOTE “A Team Alliance is a conversation around intention, commitment, and contribution.” - Brittany Cotton Resources Brittany Cotton on the Web | LinkedIn Be Radical Coaching 7CTOs Forum

This month, I'm celebrating four years of podcasting! In this episode, I'm sharing what I've learned along the way.   I'll talk about: Why it's not really about the numbers The importance of trying new things and pivoting at the right time How podcasting helped me develop my voice and my confidence How the podcast has led to connections and business growth over time   As I reflect on four years of podcasting, I'm more committed than ever to show up in this space! If you either currently have a podcast or have thought about starting one, I hope this episode gives you some insight and best practices as you move forward.   Special Offer on One-to-One Coaching With Teresa! Apply by the end of January for a limited-time offer on one-to-one coaching with me! Let's work together to equip you to design a process that finally works in your REALIFE. CLICK HERE to learn more and apply. *LIMITED TIME OFFER! Exclusive pricing through January 31* CLICK HERE to learn more about becoming a REALIFE Process Certified Facilitator™! Ready to grow your impact and increase your income? Check out how to be certified as a REALIFE Process Facilitator™! Through coaching and training, you'll discover the power of the REALIFE Process® for yourself AND learn how to use it with your clients.   Take the Needs & Values Assessment Ready to discover what uniquely matters to YOU? CLICK HERE to learn about our Signature Needs & Values Assessment, which includes a one-to-one review call with REALIFE Process® Coach Erica Vinson!   My new book, Do What Matters, is now available! My new book, Do What Matters, is available NOW! Banish busyness and discover a new way of being productive around what truly matters. Learn more at DoWhatMattersBook.com.   FREE Download: 4 Steps to Simplify Your Calendar Ready to uncover more time on your calendar? This FREE download will help you remove what doesn't matter, so you have space for what does. Click here to get this FREE resource!   Join the Community! (Plus Weekly Facebook Lives) Become part of the FREE REALIFE Process® Community! Connect with Teresa and other podcast listeners, plus find additional content to help you discover your best REALIFE. Join us every Wednesday at 11am CT for a Facebook Live to take a deeper dive with the REALIFE Process®!   Check out our YouTube Channel! Prefer to watch AND listen? Check out our YouTube channel for the podcast episode on video! Make sure to subscribe so you get all the latest updates. Connect with your host, Teresa McCloy, on: Facebook - The REALIFE Process® with Teresa McCloy Instagram - teresa.mccloy LinkedIn - teresamccloy   About Teresa McCloy: Teresa McCloy is the creator of the REALIFE Process® and an ACC Certified Leadership & Life Coach through the International Coaching Federation. She partners with her clients as a coach, consultant, and professional speaker to discover how to do what matters in their life and business. Teresa is the author of Do What Matters: Live from Rest, Not Rush, Using the REALIFE Process®.

On this very special episode to kick off season 4, Jason flips the script and is interviewed by his wife, Kirstin!Listen in to hear Jason answer the questions he loves grilling his guests on, some playful marriage banter and Kirstin sharing her leadership philosophy."Do you want to be right or do you want to create something?" Dr. Phil StutzJason Frazell is an international Growth and Leadership Coach serving high-impact people and teams in the technology space and a personal brand strategist for CEOs, executives, entrepreneurs and side hustlers.Jason is the founder of Jason Frazell Coaching, where he offers one on one executive and leadership coaching, group programs, speaking and workshops. He is a Gallup Global Strengths Coach, specializing in using the CliftonStrengths assessment (formerly Strengthsfinder 2.0) and an Everything DiSC partner through Wiley and Sons. Jason is also a leader at Accomplishment Coaching, a premier International Coaching Federation coach training program and holds a coaching accreditation from the ICF.Prior to moving his own side hustle to full-time, Jason was an award-winning sales professional, working at a variety of technology firms, ranging from F10 to series A startups.Jason also is the host of two podcasts, Talking to Cool People and Talking to Tech People.https://www.jasonfrazell.comFind the show at all of the cool spots below and find us at jasonfrazell.com/podcasts. Facebook Instagram

Hey there Blessed Momma, today we are so excited to have special Guest Karen Pambianchi, owner of Swift Water Life Coaching, talk about Thoughtfully choosing how you show up every day!Karen Pambianchi is an Associate Certified Coach with the International Coaching Federation and has been coaching since 2015. Karen believes coaching is a powerful tool to help clients see the potential their life holds and walk with them as they live it out. Her mission is to help professionals find the work-life harmony that allows them to feel like rock stars at work as they climb the ladder of success, be present, and enjoy all that life has to offer outside of the office.After earning her Bachelor's degree from Providence College, Karen's career progressed through corporate and nonprofit organizations like TechTarget, the American Diabetes Association, and Southern New Hampshire University before she opened Siwft Water Life Coach, LLC.Outside of coaching, Karen loves spending time with her husband supporting their two children and their many activities.Karen shared with us the 4 A's today on how you can show up as authentically you!!AwarenessAcceptanceAdjustmentsAccountabilityWe would love for you to connect more with Karen at:website: www.swiftwaterlifecoach.com, or LinkedIn, www.linkedin.com/in/karenpambianchiJoin us inside the Blessed Momma Bosses Group on Facebook and request a Sample of the Goodness Vitamins we help women with every day!! Blessedmommabosses@gmail.com

Marángeli Mejía Rabell is a cultural producer and community development practitioner based in Philadelphia. She is the Co-Founder and Creative Partner of AfroTaino and Director of the Philadelphia Latino Film Festival, where she creates and executes arts and culture programs for multicultural audiences. With over 30 years of experience, she is skilled in developing projects and campaigns that align community and business objectives, and has experience establishing systems and metrics for measuring impact. She is also a part of the inaugural National Arts Strategies Leadership Coaching Training Program, and is working towards certification from the International Coaching Federation. Some of her notable collaborations include working with Pepon Osorio on "reForm" at Tyler Contemporary, "BrideNext," and "Bienvenidos Blancos" with Team Sunshine Performance Corporation.Mentioned in this episodeAfroTainoGustoPhiladelphia Latino Film FestivalThe Truth In This ArtThe Truth In This Art is a podcast interview series supporting vibrancy and development of Baltimore & beyond's arts and culture. To find more amazing stories from the artist and entrepreneurial scenes in & around Baltimore, check out my episode directory. Stay in TouchNewsletter sign-upSupport my podcastShareable link to episodeWelcome to the Truth In This Art Beyond: Philadelphia! Philadelphia one of the foremost creative regions in the world and this series of interviews was sparked by my curiosity about the arts and culture of the city. Subscribe Through Your Favorite Podcast PlatformApple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts This interview was recorded in Philadelphia, PA between September 2022-January 2023. ★ Support this podcast ★

How do you process grief in community, especially when it meets online? This week's episode is a personal one, as I share my own process of grief over the recent passing of my dear friend and team member, Terri Johnson.   Together, we'll explore: What it means to process grief alone, but experience it in community How our online community grieved our loss together through a virtual gathering Practical ways to walk through the five stages of grief   I wanted to show up real and present with you today, because I believe that our story matters and is such an important part of who we are and what we do. I hope that hearing about my own process of grief, along with how we grieved together in community, can help you navigate your own losses.   Mentioned in this episode: Episode 35: A REALIFE Conversation with Shawn and Kathleen Loughrige - Processing Grief through the Enneagram Christian Life Calling Podcast with Chris Heinz, Ep. 45: How to be Present in Suffering, with Terri Johnson FREE DOWNLOAD: The Five Stages of Grief   Special Offer on One-to-One Coaching With Teresa! Apply by the end of January for a limited-time offer on one-to-one coaching with me! Let's work together to equip you to design a process that finally works in your REALIFE. CLICK HERE to learn more and apply. *LIMITED TIME OFFER! Exclusive pricing through January 31* CLICK HERE to learn more about becoming a REALIFE Process Certified Facilitator™! Ready to grow your impact and increase your income? Check out how to be certified as a REALIFE Process Facilitator™! Through coaching and training, you'll discover the power of the REALIFE Process® for yourself AND learn how to use it with your clients.   Take the Needs & Values Assessment Ready to discover what uniquely matters to YOU? CLICK HERE to learn about our Signature Needs & Values Assessment, which includes a one-to-one review call with REALIFE Process® Coach Erica Vinson!   My new book, Do What Matters, is now available! My new book, Do What Matters, is available NOW! Banish busyness and discover a new way of being productive around what truly matters. Learn more at DoWhatMattersBook.com.   FREE Download: 4 Steps to Simplify Your Calendar Ready to uncover more time on your calendar? This FREE download will help you remove what doesn't matter, so you have space for what does. Click here to get this FREE resource!   Join the Community! (Plus Weekly Facebook Lives) Become part of the FREE REALIFE Process® Community! Connect with Teresa and other podcast listeners, plus find additional content to help you discover your best REALIFE. Join us every Wednesday at 11am CT for a Facebook Live to take a deeper dive with the REALIFE Process®!   Check out our YouTube Channel! Prefer to watch AND listen? Check out our YouTube channel for the podcast episode on video! Make sure to subscribe so you get all the latest updates. Connect with your host, Teresa McCloy, on: Facebook - The REALIFE Process® with Teresa McCloy Instagram - teresa.mccloy LinkedIn - teresamccloy   About Teresa McCloy: Teresa McCloy is the creator of the REALIFE Process® and an ACC Certified Leadership & Life Coach through the International Coaching Federation. She partners with her clients as a coach, consultant, and professional speaker to discover how to do what matters in their life and business. Teresa is the author of Do What Matters: Live from Rest, Not Rush, Using the REALIFE Process®.

Use these affirmations next time you're driving in the car, before your next sales call, getting ready in the morning, lying in bed...etc. They will help you to quickly shift negative thought patterns, promote positive thinking and have a greater sense of self-esteem, and motivation when running your life coaching biz! credit: Pleasure + Profit Launch Method by Julia Wells ____________ BECOME A CERTIFIED LIFE COACH: Schedule a Coach Training Consult so you can save your spot for the upcoming Born to Coach™ Training Academy class! MENTOR WITH KRISTA FOR 6 MONTHS: If you're ready for hands on support with getting your life coaching business set up and operating as quickly as possible then book a consult with Krista JOIN MY ONLINE COACHING COMMUNITY BUY MY BOOK: BEYOND THE WHITE PICKET FENCE DOWNLOAD THE GET STARTED CHECKLIST FOR NEW LIFE COACHES ____________ WHO AM I? Hi I'm Krista and I'm a Professionally Certified Coach (accredited through the International Coaching Federation), spiritual business mentor, founder of the Born to Coach™️ Training Academy, hypnotherapist, author & world traveler, with 7 years of professional coaching experience. I LOVE helping coaches earn their ICF credentials and build online coaching businesses so they can create a life full of freedom, flexibility and make the income they desire doing the work they love. Based in St. Louis, MO USA, I work with brilliant life coaches from all over the world. __________ INTERESTED IN WORKING TOGETHER? Book your FREE discovery call with Krista __________ SAY HI ON SOCIAL: Facebook Instagram Youtube Website --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/buildlifecoachbiz/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/buildlifecoachbiz/support

I've been running my Facebook group since 2016 and here's why it's time to let it go… ____________ BECOME A CERTIFIED LIFE COACH: Schedule a Coach Training Consult so you can save your spot for the upcoming Born to Coach™ Training Academy class! MENTOR WITH KRISTA FOR 6 MONTHS: If you're ready for hands on support with getting your life coaching business set up and operating as quickly as possible then book a consult with Krista JOIN MY ONLINE COACHING COMMUNITY BUY MY BOOK: BEYOND THE WHITE PICKET FENCE DOWNLOAD THE GET STARTED CHECKLIST FOR NEW LIFE COACHES ____________ WHO AM I? Hi I'm Krista and I'm a Professionally Certified Coach (accredited through the International Coaching Federation), spiritual business mentor, founder of the Born to Coach™️ Training Academy, hypnotherapist, author & world traveler, with 7 years of professional coaching experience. I LOVE helping coaches earn their ICF credentials and build online coaching businesses so they can create a life full of freedom, flexibility and make the income they desire doing the work they love. Based in St. Louis, MO USA, I work with brilliant life coaches from all over the world. __________ INTERESTED IN WORKING TOGETHER? Book your FREE discovery call with Krista __________ SAY HI ON SOCIAL: Facebook Instagram Youtube Website --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/buildlifecoachbiz/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/buildlifecoachbiz/support

Chandra's Bio: "I am a Certified Human Potential Coach (CHPC) and an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) accredited through the International Coaching Federation. I hold a Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics and a Master's Degree in Aeronautical Science, specializing in Management. I flew the T-37, T-38, F-15C, F-117A, and T-6A military aircraft as well as Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Cessna 172, and Beechcraft Sierra C-24-R civilian aircraft. During my time in the United States Air Force I flew combat missions, helped train others in multiple disciplines, served as Director of Staff for an organization with 3,000 employees, and was Director of Operations for the organization responsible for RED FLAG exercises. I did this initially as a mother of two young boys and later also as a stepmother to three beautiful girls" https://chandrabeckman.com/https://lukeburgis.com/wanting/

Happy Humpday, Happy New Year  Beautiful People! It is now officially 2023! It's time to hit the reset button and set your dreams & goals for the new year, Have you ever encountered an issue with conflict in your professional life? My next guest focuses specifically on conflict resolution and even more so within the asian community. Please welcome Jerry Fu! Jerry Fu is a pharmacist and a leadership coach. He works with Asian-American professionals on their career and life journeys. He focuses on resolving clients' conflict at work, in culture, and within themselves. His services include one-on-one coaching, group workshops, and keynote presentations.Before starting his coaching business, Jerry completed a Biology degree at Rice University. He also attended pharmacy school at the University of Tennessee-Memphis. Teaching a leadership workshop in 2012 inspired him to become a pharmacy manager. He completed the CoachRice Leadership Certificate Program in spring of 2020. He is certified in leadership coaching through the International Coaching Federation, Talent Optimization through Predictive Index, and Emotional Intelligence. His interests include travel, cooking, playing guitar/piano, and lots of salsa dancing. If you've read this far, then this poses the question: What can “JFu” do for you? Check his link below:https://www.adaptingleaders.comToday's episode is brought to you by Honeylove. Ladies,  let's talk about shapewear. We all know most shapewear makes you feel like you're suffocating. That sexy dress in the back of your closet is so freakin cute but the thought of having your insides squished by your shapewear is just not worth it. That's why Honeylove spent years researching and developing effective shapewear that's actually comfortable. Overly-tight cheap and sticky fabrics that roll up are a thing of the past. Thanks to Honeylove, you can finally feel confident and comfortable in your favorite outfits. We have an exclusive deal for our listeners. For a limited time only you can get Honeylove's best deal they offer! Get 20% Off your entire order with the code  LABELFREE20 at https://www.honeylove.comAs always thank you for the support, to contact me directly follow the link below:https://www.labelfreepodcast.com​ Stay Healthy, Stay Ready- Deanna Marie Radulescu#ad​​ #sponsor​ #honeylove  #honeylovepartner #podcastguest #labelfreepodcast #conflictresolutioncoach #onairpersonality #nationallysyndicated

How do you leave the old year behind and move forward into what's next? In this episode, I'm sharing my personal process for wrapping up the year, and the tools I use to plan the year ahead.   We'll talk about: Four questions to ask as you review the year What is essential to document and remember about the wins and challenges of the past twelve months A tool I use to identify my current reality, and determine what I want it to be How the REALIFE Process® sets me up to take action and make progress in my work and life   I'll share some of my personal takeaways from my yearly review, plus what I'm excited about that's coming up next. As you begin the new year, I hope this episode helps you not only look back, but also move forward with intention and purpose.   Mentioned in this episode: Living Forward: A Proven Plan to Stop Drifting and Get the Life You Want by Michael Hyatt and Daniel Harkavy Episode 148: Prune, Plant, and Tend: How to Move Forward in the Next 90 Days   Special Offer on One-to-One Coaching With Teresa! Apply by the end of January for a limited-time offer on one-to-one coaching with me! Let's work together to equip you to design a process that finally works in your REALIFE. CLICK HERE to learn more and apply. *LIMITED TIME OFFER! Exclusive pricing through January 31* CLICK HERE to learn more about becoming a REALIFE Process Certified Facilitator™! Ready to grow your impact and increase your income? Check out how to be certified as a REALIFE Process Facilitator™! Through coaching and training, you'll discover the power of the REALIFE Process® for yourself AND learn how to use it with your clients.   Take the Needs & Values Assessment Ready to discover what uniquely matters to YOU? CLICK HERE to learn about our Signature Needs & Values Assessment, which includes a one-to-one review call with REALIFE Process® Coach Erica Vinson!   My new book, Do What Matters, is now available! My new book, Do What Matters, is available NOW! Banish busyness and discover a new way of being productive around what truly matters. Learn more at DoWhatMattersBook.com.   FREE Download: 4 Steps to Simplify Your Calendar Ready to uncover more time on your calendar? This FREE download will help you remove what doesn't matter, so you have space for what does. Click here to get this FREE resource!   Join the Community! (Plus Weekly Facebook Lives) Become part of the FREE REALIFE Process® Community! Connect with Teresa and other podcast listeners, plus find additional content to help you discover your best REALIFE. Join us every Wednesday at 11am CT for a Facebook Live to take a deeper dive with the REALIFE Process®!   Check out our YouTube Channel! Prefer to watch AND listen? Check out our YouTube channel for the podcast episode on video! Make sure to subscribe so you get all the latest updates. Connect with your host, Teresa McCloy, on: Facebook - The REALIFE Process® with Teresa McCloy Instagram - teresa.mccloy LinkedIn - teresamccloy   About Teresa McCloy: Teresa McCloy is the creator of the REALIFE Process® and an ACC Certified Leadership & Life Coach through the International Coaching Federation. She partners with her clients as a coach, consultant, and professional speaker to discover how to do what matters in their life and business. Teresa is the author of Do What Matters: Live from Rest, Not Rush, Using the REALIFE Process®

Irene cheer-leads mental wellness as the key to whole being happiness. She was stuck in a thought loop that created the same emotions and the same results. She drank the hustle culture Kool Aid until it physically made her sick. Her mom had heard of this life coaching thing and kindly hired one for her. Today shes paying it forward with her 90 Days to Happy program. There is a science backed recipe for Happiness. This is what she teaches high-achievers, personal development lovers and celebrities. Irene is double certified in Positive Psychology from UPenn . She is also certified through the International Coaching Federation and trained in the Gottman Method for couples Therapy. She was born in Lyon France, is the Daughter of two very interesting immigrants and was raised in NY. Irene is an Amazon best-selling co-author of How to Be Crazy Amazing in Difficult Times. She has written for Brooke Burkes Modern Mom, Marriage.com,Thrive Global, Medium and Frequence J. Irene is a wife, mommy of two humans and three fur babies. Her passions (outside teaching) are donuts, her Womens circles and advocating for NAMI, National Alliance on Mental Illness.www.happinesswithinreach.com

This week on the Coaching Studio, I am happy to introduce you to Georgina Woudstra, MCC. This conversation centers around Coaching teams, not facilitating or advising teams, but using your coaching presence and curiosity to hold the space to support teams to self-discovery. It's an important and powerful distinction. Team coaching, with a capital C, is coaching at the heart and lends itself to Teams having insights and agency.Georgina shares how to stay a coach and empower teams. Team coaching takes a coach able to hold space. Remembering that there is Self, Team, and Situation. Georgina says, "I'm going to say it depends on the SPF because every team is different. Different sizes, contexts, lengths of programs, and levels of maturity. So my answer here is, in an ideal scenario, with a team that can hold it, and you may need to do more work to get the team to that place. But ideally, we mess around with the process as little as possible. See, the moment we facilitate breaking into small groups, and bring them back together, that's facilitating. They're not managing their own process. Right, but if the only invitation is to talk amongst yourselves for ten minutes, then you see, and they get to see how they self-organize. And, um, that's when the learning happens, not when we organize for them. Otherwise, they need us with them organizing their process. So if we get out of the way, the system will reveal itself good, bad, or indifferent."Georgina Woudstra is much more than an executive coach. She is a chief executive coach with more than 30 years of experience and a proven track record in coaching CEOs, executive boards, senior leaders, and top teams. She specializes in coaching new and established CEOs as well as CEOs in the making. Georgina is one of the leading lights globally in team coaching. In 2017, she founded the Team Coaching Studio to provide coaches with a pathway to mastery in team coaching, ultimately leading to professional accreditation with the leading professional bodies. She is one of the first coaches globally to be recognized by the International Coaching Federation with the Advanced Certificate in Team Coaching.Georgina Woudstra is much more than an executive coach. She is a chief executive coach with more than 30 years of experience and a proven track record in coaching CEOs, executive boards, senior leaders, and top teams. She specializes in coaching new and established CEOs and CEOs in the making. Georgina is one of the leading lights globally in the field of team coaching. In 2017, she founded the Team Coaching Studio to provide coaches with a pathway to mastery in team coaching, ultimately leading to professional accreditation with the leading professional bodies. She is one of the first coaches globally to be recognized by the International Coaching Federation with the Advanced Certificate in Team Coaching.Check out Georgina's book, Mastering The Art of Team Coaching, plus various book chapters and a regular column in Coaching at Work magazine called "Talking Teams."You can find Georgina on LinkedIn.Visit her website Team Coaching StudioFind the full transcript here. Host: Lyssa deHart, LICSW, MCC, BCC Music: Frolic by Harrison Amer Production Editing: Lyssa deHart Social Media and Communications: Michele Logan

What support do you need to accomplish what you want in the next year? In this episode, I'm sharing ten reasons why coaching can help you take action and move forward in your life.   We'll cover: Why a good coach asks great questions to help you find the answers that are already within you How coaching can help you get unstuck in your life and business The power of accountability and walking alongside someone else   I'm also sharing about a special offer for working with me that's available for you now through the end of January. If you're ready to take action on what matters in the new year, working with a coach is a great way to get the support you need!   Mentioned in this episode: Special Offer on One-to-One Coaching With Teresa! Apply by the end of January for a limited-time offer on one-to-one coaching with me! Let's work together to equip you to design a process that finally works in your REALIFE. CLICK HERE to learn more and apply. Learn more about becoming a REALIFE Process Certified Facilitator™! Ready to grow your impact and increase your income? Check out how to be certified as a REALIFE Process Facilitator™! Through coaching and training, you'll discover the power of the REALIFE Process® for yourself AND learn how to use it with your clients.   Take the Needs & Values Assessment Ready to discover what uniquely matters to YOU? CLICK HERE to learn about our Signature Needs & Values Assessment, which includes a one-to-one review call with REALIFE Process® Coach Erica Vinson!   My new book, Do What Matters, is now available! My new book, Do What Matters, is available NOW! Banish busyness and discover a new way of being productive around what truly matters. Learn more at DoWhatMattersBook.com.   FREE Download: 4 Steps to Simplify Your Calendar Ready to uncover more time on your calendar? This FREE download will help you remove what doesn't matter, so you have space for what does. Click here to get this FREE resource!   Join the Community! (Plus Weekly Facebook Lives) Become part of the FREE REALIFE Process® Community! Connect with Teresa and other podcast listeners, plus find additional content to help you discover your best REALIFE. Join us every Wednesday at 11am CT for a Facebook Live to take a deeper dive with the REALIFE Process®!   Check out our YouTube Channel! Prefer to watch AND listen? Check out our YouTube channel for the podcast episode on video! Make sure to subscribe so you get all the latest updates. Connect with your host, Teresa McCloy, on: Facebook - The REALIFE Process® with Teresa McCloy Instagram - teresa.mccloy LinkedIn - teresamccloy   About Teresa McCloy: Teresa McCloy is the creator of the REALIFE Process® and an ACC Certified Leadership & Life Coach through the International Coaching Federation. She partners with her clients as a coach, consultant, and professional speaker to discover how to do what matters in their life and business. Teresa is the author of Do What Matters: Live from Rest, Not Rush, Using the REALIFE Process®.

How can choosing a guiding word help you do what matters next year? In this episode, I'm sharing my process for choosing a word for the year and how it helps me in my life and work.   We'll cover: Why choosing one word for the year can guide your plans and decisions How to know when you've found the right word for you What it looks like to apply your word to your whole life–personally, professionally, and spiritually   I'll share my own words for the past several years, and how my word for this year shaped my life. Make sure you download our free guide for a list of word ideas, plus the step-by-step process for choosing your word!   CLICK HERE for your FREE step-by-step Word of the Year Guide, including a list of word ideas!   Mentioned in this episode: Special Offer on One-to-One Coaching With Teresa! Apply by the end of December for a limited-time offer on one-to-one coaching with me! Let's work together to equip you to design a process that finally works in your REALIFE. CLICK HERE to learn more and apply.   *LIMITED TIME OFFER! Exclusive pricing through December 22 (plus, pay nothing until January!)*CLICK HERE to learn more about becoming a REALIFE Process Certified Facilitator™! Ready to grow your impact and increase your income? Check out how to be certified as a REALIFE Process Facilitator™! Through coaching and training, you'll discover the power of the REALIFE Process® for yourself AND learn how to use it with your clients.   Take the Needs & Values Assessment Ready to discover what uniquely matters to YOU? CLICK HERE to learn about our Signature Needs & Values Assessment, which includes a one-to-one review call with REALIFE Process® Coach Erica Vinson! My new book, Do What Matters, is now available! My new book, Do What Matters, is available NOW! Banish busyness and discover a new way of being productive around what truly matters. Learn more at DoWhatMattersBook.com.   FREE Download: 4 Steps to Simplify Your Calendar Ready to uncover more time on your calendar? This FREE download will help you remove what doesn't matter, so you have space for what does. Click here to get this FREE resource!   Join the Community! (Plus Weekly Facebook Lives) Become part of the FREE REALIFE Process® Community! Connect with Teresa and other podcast listeners, plus find additional content to help you discover your best REALIFE. Join us every Wednesday at 11am CT for a Facebook Live to take a deeper dive with the REALIFE Process®!   Check out our YouTube Channel! Prefer to watch AND listen? Check out our YouTube channel for the podcast episode on video! Make sure to subscribe so you get all the latest updates. Connect with your host, Teresa McCloy, on: Facebook - The REALIFE Process® with Teresa McCloy Instagram - teresa.mccloy LinkedIn - teresamccloy   About Teresa McCloy: Teresa McCloy is the creator of the REALIFE Process® and an ACC Certified Leadership & Life Coach through the International Coaching Federation. She partners with her clients as a coach, consultant, and professional speaker to discover how to do what matters in their life and business. Teresa is the author of Do What Matters: Live from Rest, Not Rush, Using the REALIFE Process®.

Strengths can be considered any personal behaviors, passions, experiences, resources, positive relationships, and values that are energizing and authentic. The good news is that we all have the ability to tap into that part of ourselves - breaking through barriers and using our own natural strengths and skills. If we are given the right tools and support we can take major steps toward reaching our own higher potential, whether that be in our professional or personal lives. To show us how to tap into our unique strengths, I invited Rachel Fry to come on the podcast. Rachel is a certified Positive Psychology Coach MEd, a certified International Coaching Federation coach, and the founder of the coaching practice Free To Flourish.Her background is in teaching and working in the field of environmental science, and coaching soccer, as well as scuba diving. She helps motivated individuals who are ready to make professional changes into work that aligns with their purpose and deep interests. She's also a podcaster, if you like podcasts and hearing other peoples' stories, you can check out the Passion Stories podcast to hear how people across the environmental, creative, social impact, and wellness industries went after their career dreams and carved out their own professional path. Visit Free to Flourish to know some psychological tools that will help with your creativity, boost your mood, increase confidence, and support your overall emotional and mental well-being. Check our their LinkedIn page as well at https://www.linkedin.com/company/free-to-flourish/About Julia Campbell, the host of the Nonprofit Nation podcast:Named as a top thought leader by Forbes and BizTech Magazine, Julia Campbell (she/hers) is an author, coach, and speaker on a mission to make the digital world a better place.She wrote her book, Storytelling in the Digital Age: A Guide for Nonprofits, as a roadmap for social change agents who want to build movements using engaging digital storytelling techniques. Her second book, How to Build and Mobilize a Social Media Community for Your Nonprofit, was published in 2020 as a call-to-arms for mission-driven organizations to use the power of social media to build movements.Julia's online courses, webinars, and keynote talks have helped hundreds of nonprofits make the shift to digital thinking and how to do effective marketing in the digital age.Take Julia's free nonprofit masterclass,  3 Must-Have Elements of Social Media That ConvertsConnect with me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliacampbell/

What does it mean to be a good leader? There is an overabundance of advice out there on exactly how to act, how to communicate, what parts of yourself to tap into or to minimize... But it can also start to feel inauthentic to who you are. How can you stay true to yourself while still inspiring trust and respect in those you lead? We spoke with Miriam Meima about how to be your authentic self even as you step into a leadership role.Miriam Meima has been a coach and facilitator for over twenty years, dedicating her life to studying the overlap between business and psychology. Miriam has coached founders and executives at hundreds of companies, including a dozen $1B+. She often partners with companies from Series B all the way through going public. Miriam works 1:1 with senior leaders, facilitates team offsites and develops customized leadership development journeys for leaders at all levels. Her specialty is in helping people unlock the next level of performance while maximizing authenticity.       Miriam's credentials include an MA in Organizational & Management Development, a BA in Business & Psychology. She is a Master Certified Coach with the International Coaching Federation, a Fellow at the Harvard Institute of Coaching and a member of Forbes Coaches Council.Read more at petite2queen.com/authentic-self-effective-leadershipSupport the show

When told by older women that she would one day settle into her age and things would get easier, author Kaya Oakes thought, “Apparently at some point I would reach a magical age when I had ‘no fucks left to give.' But no one had warned me that before I hit that magical age, I'd have to survive my forties.” If it's not your face falling down, your bladder starting a coup, your hair falling out, or needing waaaaay too much sleep (I mean, this is unreasonable, isn't it?), then it's dealing with feeling invisible, grappling with your identity shifts, and wondering if it's only going to get worse. Now don't get me wrong, I know I have it easy. I know being in my forties is far from the end of the world. But something is for sure changing and I don't hear a bunch of folks talking about it. In fact, when I look at social media, television, or other media, middle-age women seem to be visible only when advertising fiber supplements. Try searching any stock photo site for middle-age women and you'll get a ton of women in their nineties… almost like we've been erased.  In this candid and very non-expert discussion, I chat with my very best friend, Andrea Owen, on what we've been processing as we process changes of mid-life. This episode is an inside look into two 40-somethings discussing what it feels like to constantly advocate for your health, reckon with physical changes, and what we actually love most about aging. If you've been wandering around like, “What is this body!? What is this life!?” then pull up an ear, my friend. You are not alone. This pod explores: Understanding the “ambiguous grief” of navigating changes in your forties The currency of beauty and youth in our culture and how that affects you as you age How we each approach feminism as we find botox and fillers more appealing The connection between the personal growth industry and being transparent about middle age ____ HIRE ME TO SPEAK AT YOUR EVENT! ACCESS ‘ENOUGHNESS'. POWERFULLY NAVIGATE FEAR. SPEAK UP FOR YOURSELF. I have three battle-tested (and badass) keynote speeches that are ready to be delivered to your company, organization, group, or association. If you or anyone you know could benefit from me droppin' some gems (um, like, who couldn't use some new tools?) please send them to THIS FANCY INFO PAGE on my site where you/they can message me directly about specific needs. ______ PERKS FOR THE POD-IENCE This podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp and The Bold-Faced Truth Podcast listeners get 10% off their first month at betterhelp.com/boldtruth or simply enter code boldtruth at checkout. Hello!! Join the millions of people who have found huge relief and support from BetterHelp therapists and save on your first THIS WEEK'S ‘DIAL A NON-EXPERT' GUESTIE Andrea Owen is an author, global keynote speaker, and professional certified life coach who helps high-achieving women maximize unshakeable confidence, and master resilience. She has taught hundreds of thousands of women tools and strategies to be able to empower themselves to live their most kick-ass life through keynote speaking, her books, coaching, and her wildly popular podcast with close to 4 million downloads. She is the proud author of three books including the newly updated and expanded How To Stop Feeling Like Shit: 14 Habits That Are Holding You Back From Happiness (Seal Press/Hachette Books) which has been translated into 19 languages and is available in 23 countries. Andrea is a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC) from The Coaches Training Institute, a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with the International Coaching Federation, a SHE RECOVERS® coach, as well as a Certified Daring Way™ Facilitator; a modality based on the research of Dr. Brené Brown. When she's not juggling her full coaching practice or writing books, Andrea is busy riding her Peloton bike, hanging out with her two teenagers, or making out with her husband, Jason.  Learn more about Andrea at andreaowen.com and join the fun and wisdom at facebook.com/heyandreaowen and instagram.com/heyandreaowen. ______ ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: POD #471: Embracing Mid-Life with Jennifer Arthurton We Are Not Middle Aged: What Medieval Women Taught Me About My 40s, Kaya Oakes ____ HOW TO LEAVE APPLE PODCASTS REVIEWS: Click the “Subscribe on Apple Podcasts” button below or go HERE Click on blue button that reads “view in Apple Podcasts” which will open the podcast into your personal Apple Podcasts account Click “Ratings & Reviews” under the show title Click the star rating of choice and then click the “Write a Review” button You can also click “Subscribe” under the podcast photo to be automatically notified of new episodes ______ WANT TO SUBMIT A SHOW TOPIC? Swing by THIS PAGE and let us hear what you would like us to sound off on!

Have you believed the myth that passive income will solve everything? In this week's episode, I'm joined by best-selling author and marketing expert Mike Kim as he shares with us a simple and doable way to continually generate income over time.   We talk about: Key practices to make the transition from being just self-employed, to being a business owner (and why that matters) How to develop an income-generating intellectual property piece that doesn't take a lot of time to create Why you have to keep showing up and creating content if your product is going to continue to sell   You'll learn exactly what it takes to launch and market a product that doesn't take much time to create, while still providing value to your audience. This episode will give you the motivation and ideas you need to turn your ideas into income!   About Mike Kim: Mike Kim is a business coach and marketing strategist who specializes in personal branding, product launch strategies, and copywriting. He is the Wall Street Journal Best Selling Author of the book You Are the Brand.   His core philosophy of marketing is this: Marketing isn't about closing a sale, it's about opening a relationship. When we get this part of marketing right, results follow. He has used this same approach to serve today's most influential thought leaders including John Maxwell, Donald Miller, Catalyst, and Daniel G. Amen, MD.   Mike is a sought-after speaker and host of the You Are The Brand Podcast.   Mentioned in this episode:You Are The Brand episode: The Myth of Passive Income and How You Can Still Profit from It *LIMITED TIME OFFER! Exclusive pricing through December 22*CLICK HERE to learn more about becoming a REALIFE Process Certified Facilitator™! Ready to grow your impact and increase your income? Check out how to be certified as a REALIFE Process Facilitator™! Through coaching and training, you'll discover the power of the REALIFE Process® for yourself AND learn how to use it with your clients.   My new book, Do What Matters, is now available! My new book, Do What Matters, is available NOW! Banish busyness and discover a new way of being productive around what truly matters. Learn more at DoWhatMattersBook.com.   FREE Download: 4 Steps to Simplify Your Calendar Ready to uncover more time on your calendar? This FREE download will help you remove what doesn't matter, so you have space for what does. Click here to get this FREE resource!   Join the Community! (Plus Weekly Facebook Lives) Become part of the FREE REALIFE Process® Community! Connect with Teresa and other podcast listeners, plus find additional content to help you discover your best REALIFE. Join us every Wednesday at 11am CT for a Facebook Live to take a deeper dive with the REALIFE Process®!   Check out our YouTube Channel! Prefer to watch AND listen? Check out our YouTube channel for the podcast episode on video! Make sure to subscribe so you get all the latest updates. Connect with your host, Teresa McCloy, on: Facebook - The REALIFE Process® with Teresa McCloy Instagram - teresa.mccloy LinkedIn - teresamccloy   About Teresa McCloy: Teresa McCloy is the creator of the REALIFE Process® and an ACC Certified Leadership & Life Coach through the International Coaching Federation. She partners with her clients as a coach, consultant, and professional speaker to discover how to do what matters in their life and business. Teresa is the author of Do What Matters: Live from Rest, Not Rush, Using the REALIFE Process®.

Miriam Meima has been a coach & facilitator for over twenty years, dedicating her life to studying the overlap between business and psychology. Miriam has coached founders and executives at hundreds of companies, including a dozen $1B+. She often partners with companies from Series B all the way through going public. She works 1:1 with senior leaders, facilitates team offsites, and develops customized leadership development journeys for leaders at all levels. Her specialty is in helping people unlock the next level of performance while maximizing authenticity. Miriam's credentials include an MA in Organizational & Management Development and a BA in Business & Psychology. She is a Master Certified Coach with the International Coaching Federation, a Fellow at the Harvard Institute of Coaching, and a member of Forbes Coaches Council.  In this episode, Dean Newlund and Miriam Meima discuss:What's the difference between therapy and coaching? The gift of things shutting down around us Relationship between competence and intuitionAccepting yourself and relaxing into your wisdom Key Takeaways:Therapy is standing in the present and looking backward while coaching is about standing in the present and looking forwards. The two have different vantage points and different intentions.  When things shut down, we were forced to look in the mirror and think about who are the people that matter and what are the experiences that matter. We had the opportunity individually and collectively to reset. Being competent is what unlocks your ability to trust yourself and therefore allows you to be drawn to a certain direction through your intuition. A lot of challenge at all ages for humans comes from feeling like we have to prove ourselves - the breeding grounds for insecurity. If we allow ourselves to feel accepted, we could trust ourselves more and relax into our wisdom. "If we can all become students of ourselves we'll start to notice we feel pulled in certain places, and that's usually tuition at work." —  Miriam Meima Access free resources by clicking on this link: www.leaderswhosmile.com See Dean's TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I  Connect with Miriam Meima:  Website: https://www.2mleaders.comLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/miriam-meima Connect with Dean:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkwWebsite: https://www.mfileadership.com/The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/Twitter: https://twitter.com/deannewlundFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.comPhone: 1-800-926-7370  Show notes by Podcastologist: Justine Talla Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.