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The MFR Coach’s Podcast w/Heather Hammell, Life + Business Coach for Myofascial Release Therapists
In this episode, Leslie, a longtime client of Heather's coaching program, shares how returning to coaching transformed her business into a truly luxurious experience. They dive into the critical topics of setting rates, overcoming emotional blocks around money, and the role of accountability in achieving business success. Leslie opens up about her struggles with pricing and how raising her rates became an act of self-care—enabling her to better serve her clients while prioritizing her own well-being. Tune in to learn why setting your rates is more than just a business decision—it's a step toward personal and professional growth. GUEST INFO — Leslie Mueller, owner of Resonance Myofascial Release in Richmond, VA, | Facebook | Website | Instagram | MFR Directory | EP. 149 Other Therapists Are Not Your Competition with Rob Crampton, Leslie Mueller, and Patti Calkins | EP. 146 The Journey of MFR Business Ownership with Guest Hosts Donna, Leslie, and Sara Part 2 | EP. 145 The Journey of MFR Business Ownership with Guest Hosts Donna, Leslie, and Sara Part 1 | EP. 110 The Inner Journey To Create A Steady MFR Practice with Leslie Mueller | Minisode 11: Leslie Mueller | EP. 180 Beyond 100K Series: Mastermind Dream Factory MENTIONED — Tara Carrington Myofascial Release | Community and Resources for Therapists - Sarasota FEATURED ON THE SHOW —
The MFR Coach’s Podcast w/Heather Hammell, Life + Business Coach for Myofascial Release Therapists
Today Heather and guests explore the mindset shifts that occurred inside Beyond 100K Mastermind, a program for therapists who are scaling their MFR practices. The Beyond 100K Series is a behind the scenes look at what goes on inside the Beyond 100K mastermind, a private coaching container for MFR Therapists who are fully booked and making at least 50K in their MFR businesses. Heather and guests share the details of what is possible when you dream bigger, and get out of your own way as an MFR therapist who never under earns, risks burn out, and who is helping to make MFR Mainstream.
The MFR Coach’s Podcast w/Heather Hammell, Life + Business Coach for Myofascial Release Therapists
Welcome to part 2 of the podcast take over! In this episode, my clients Donna, Sara, and Leslie, take over the MFR Coaches Podcast to share their journeys with coaching. The guests reunite to discuss their personal and professional growth journeys. They explore the evolution of their booking systems, recognizing the need to pace themselves, and the crucial role of understanding their own progress rates. They candidly contemplate their business visions for the coming months, pondering community involvement, financial goals, and the impact of MFR therapy on their well-being. The hosts delve into the challenges and rewards of maintaining a fully booked schedule as MFR therapists while highlighting the significance of self-treatment, setting boundaries, and their commitment to providing exceptional client care. They also acknowledge the transformative role of coaching in their pursuit of self-improvement and success, emphasizing the value of embracing their unique paths to growth and self-discovery. Tune in to this candid and insightful episode, where our guests share their experiences and lessons learned, emphasizing the importance of embracing your unique paths to growth and self-discovery. Listen in as we discuss: Reuniting in the coaching container Balancing self-care and client care The common fears and doubts that come with growth and change The importance of recognizing and celebrating personal and professional growth Embracing new norms Doors are open! Join the MFR Coach's 12-Month Business Foundation Program now through November 15th. This is your last chance to join in 2023. When you join us in November, you can use our payment plan at no additional cost to you, AND I'll even send you my awesome workbook. Enroll now, as this is the last opportunity to join in 2023. Join now and start your 90-day journey through the foundation modules. Join our weekly live coaching calls and fast-track your way through any confusion or questions that you have about your MFR business. Visit The MFR Coach | Group Coaching Program for more information on the program and to join today. Terms and conditions apply. GUEST INFORMATION — Leslie Mueller, owner of Resonance Myofascial Release in Richmond, VA, | Facebook | Website | Instagram | MFR Directory Sara Martin, owner of FireRainbow Myofascial Release in San Antonio, TX | Instagram | Website | Facebook | MFR Directory Donna Hight owner of Trinity Myofascial Release, in Austin, Texas | Website | Facebook | Instagram | MFR Directory MENTIONED — The Life Coach School FEATURED ON THE SHOW — Get your copy of The MFR Coach's Guide To Having Your Own Myofascial Release Business Help your clients understand why MFR is for them! Download the FREE Patient Guide Learn how to have an awesome business that earns money and allows you the freedom to enjoy your life outside of work. Join The MFR Coach's Email List Purchase my brand new Raise Your Rate Bootcamp Course and get instant access to 7 hours of instruction and a 50 page workbook to help you raise your rate with less drama! FOLLOW ME — Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheMFRCoach/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/themfrcoach/ Website - https://www.themfrcoach.com/ RATE, REVIEW, & SUBSCRIBE ON APPLE PODCASTS – If you love the content that I am providing, please consider rating and reviewing my show! This helps me support more people — just like you — build a thriving MFR business that they desire. Click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with five stars, and select “Write a Review.” Then be sure to let me know what you loved most about the episode! Also, if you haven't done so already, please consider subscribing to the podcast. New episodes drop weekly and if you're not subscribed, there's a good chance you'll miss out. **This podcast is not medical advice and is not a substitute for consultation with an appropriate medical professional. We make no representations as to any physical, emotional, or mental health benefits that may be derived from listening to our podcast. Likewise, we do not make any representations or guarantees as to any possible income, business growth, additional clients, or any other earnings or growth benefits that may be derived from our podcast. Any testimonials, examples, or other results presented are the experiences of one client. We do not represent or guarantee you will achieve the same or similar results. You understand and agree you are solely responsible for any decisions you make from the information provided.**
The MFR Coach’s Podcast w/Heather Hammell, Life + Business Coach for Myofascial Release Therapists
It's a podcast take over and you are in for a treat! Today my clients Donna, Sara, and Leslie, take over the MFR Coach's Podcast to share their journeys with coaching. Sara initially had no grand plans for her business and was unsure about its financial potential, Donna needed her business to support her life independently, and Leslie was crippled by fear, doubting her abilities and worthiness to succeed. Tune in as they candidly share their personal journeys before and during coaching, shedding light on the struggles they faced as entrepreneurs and individuals. They discuss the discomfort of asking for help, the fear of not feeling deserving of success, and the challenges of navigating personal and business aspects simultaneously. They also touch on the transformative power of coaching in overcoming these hurdles and embracing visibility. They reflect on the periods between coaching sessions and the invaluable guidance coaching provides during challenging times, emphasizing the pivotal role it plays in their self-development and professional growth. Listen in as we discuss: Identifying pre-coaching problems How coaching transcends business by addressing personal struggles The discomfort with asking for help The fear of not feeling deserving of success The financial challenges of investing in coaching The fear of being seen The significant shifts in thinking and self-esteem that coaching facilitates Doors are open! Join The MFR Coach's 12-Month Business Foundation Program now through November 15th. This is your last chance to join in 2023. When you join us in November, you can use our payment plan at no additional cost to you, AND I'll even send you my awesome workbook. Enroll now, as this is the last opportunity to join in 2023. Join now and start your 90-day journey through the foundation modules. Join our weekly live coaching calls and fast-track your way through any confusion or questions that you have about your MFR business. Visit The MFR Coach | Group Coaching Program for more information on the program and to join today. Terms and conditions apply. GUEST INFORMATION — Leslie Mueller, owner of Resonance Myofascial Release in Richmond, VA, | Facebook | Website | Instagram | MFR Directory Sara Martin, owner of FireRainbow Myofascial Release in San Antonio, TX | Instagram | Website | Facebook | MFR Directory Donna Hight owner of Trinity Myofascial Release, in Austin, Texas | Website | Facebook | Instagram | MFR Directory MENTIONED — The Life Coach School FEATURED ON THE SHOW — Get your copy of The MFR Coach's Guide To Having Your Own Myofascial Release Business Help your clients understand why MFR is for them! Download the FREE Patient Guide Learn how to have an awesome business that earns money and allows you the freedom to enjoy your life outside of work. Join The MFR Coach's Email List Purchase my brand new Raise Your Rate Bootcamp Course and get instant access to 7 hours of instruction and a 50 page workbook to help you raise your rate with less drama! FOLLOW ME — Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheMFRCoach/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/themfrcoach/ Website - https://www.themfrcoach.com/ RATE, REVIEW, & SUBSCRIBE ON APPLE PODCASTS – If you love the content that I am providing, please consider rating and reviewing my show! This helps me support more people — just like you — build a thriving MFR business that they desire. Click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with five stars, and select “Write a Review.” Then be sure to let me know what you loved most about the episode! Also, if you haven't done so already, please consider subscribing to the podcast. New episodes drop weekly and if you're not subscribed, there's a good chance you'll miss out. **This podcast is not medical advice and is not a substitute for consultation with an appropriate medical professional. We make no representations as to any physical, emotional, or mental health benefits that may be derived from listening to our podcast. Likewise, we do not make any representations or guarantees as to any possible income, business growth, additional clients, or any other earnings or growth benefits that may be derived from our podcast. Any testimonials, examples, or other results presented are the experiences of one client. We do not represent or guarantee you will achieve the same or similar results. You understand and agree you are solely responsible for any decisions you make from the information provided.**
Kanpai! Sake Sara is back for Part II. In this batch: Abby gets tipsy, Jen gets a long-awaited answer to one of the big sake misunderstandings, and Sara explains all the science.
We had too much fun for one batch. In part I of II, Abby and Jen get their brains exploded in a delicious introduction to the complex world of sake with Sara "Sake Sara" Guterbock, who has been moonlighting as an Amused Bouche super fan.
Sara's journey to acknowledge "I don't know what I am doing" has been quite the meandering one. She questions herself and her knowledge. She questions her life plan. She loses her job in Covid. She shares how stepping away from her career has given her a new perspective of herself and her expertise. With this has come new found confidence to follow her curiosity. She is now embarking on a new adventure into academia. Transcribed conversation here. Connect with Leith: - Website - Instagram - Facebook This show is produced by The Tomato Farm, Mountain View, California.
We spoke while she was in Kenya completing a chapter of her career in agriculture development before returning to the US. She shares how Covid has disintegrated her life plan and the planner in her has had to mourn the loss of her job and who she thought she was. I love how Sara shares openly about being dependent on manager approval to feel like she was doing a good job and the impact of not getting that approval on her confidence and self worth. Boy can I relate to that. Transcribed conversation here. Connect with Leith: - Website - Instagram - Facebook This show is produced by The Tomato Farm.
Take a step forward. Enjoy the process. Dare to hope for the impossible. In my podcast, Small Beginnings with Sara, I share with you my own small beginnings of my story in two parts. I share with you my story of becoming an artist, an author and now a podcaster. All things I never dreamed of in my life, but God did. After I connected to God's dreams for my life in retirement after being a public school teacher and administrator, God continues showing me new small beginnings in my personal journey as a creative. More small beginnings than I ever imaged or dreamed are happening in my life. I hope my story will speak to the steps inside your own to inspire and encourage you to take your own small beginnings. This is part two of my two part series on my own small beginnings. It may not be exactly divided evenly because I talk about the small beginnings in my own life-becoming an artist, author a podcaster and a new widow! Connect with me in as many places as you want. I want to hear your story, too. Only until May 31, 2020 can you join as a founding member of my Inner Circle of Small Beginnings with Sara Thurman. Monthly membership is $17 and gives you access to my teachings and a community of like-minded creatives who are taking their next steps in their unique small beginnings. Join us if you feel a stirring from God. He is rejoicing seeing your journey begin. This is the link to sign up for my Inner Circle today only through 5.31.2020. https://sara-thurman.mykajabi.com/offers/VbVokmMZ Here is my book, Small Beginnings: A Journey to the Impossible available on Amazon in paperback (b&w), hardback (color), Audible (I read my own book) and Kindle. https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1734156015/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1585602550&sr=8-4 Instagram at @actsoneeightblessings https://www.instagram.com/actsoneeightblessings/ FaceBook at Acts 1:8 Blessings, my business page so like and follow me there. https://www.facebook.com/actsoneeightblessings/ And I have a growing private free creative page called Creative Community with Sara Thurman that has lots of positive encouragement on your unique creative journey. Ask to be invited. https://www.facebook.com/groups/2964002270283282/ There is so much on my website-my art work, my ecourse info and link, my blog, my story, my membership, my signed book and more. Check out my website: https://SaraThurman.com/ I would love for you to sign up for my email list on my website. Can you please help me tell others about my podcast, Small Beginnings with Sara in the huge and overwhelming podcasting world? I am very thankful you have chosen to listen to my podcast out of the over 850,000 active podcasts out there. And over 30 million episodes you could choose from and you chose mine. Wow! Thanks, dear one. So hey, really thanks again. It really means a lot to me to have you subscribe and leave a review. Choose your stars and write just one sentence about my podcast, if you want. Thank you for subscribing and leaving a review to my podcast Small Beginnings with Sara. Without you listening, my podcast would not matter. So I want to leave you with this question and I hope you can ask it and answer it better after listening to Small Beginnings with Sara. As my Mama said frequently during her last years, "How Good Can God Be?" Many Blessings, Sara Thurman Podcast Music-Jenni Fletcher
Take a step forward. Enjoy the process. Dare to hope for the impossible. In my podcast, Small Beginnings with Sara, I share with you my own small beginnings of my story in two parts. I share with you my story of becoming an artist, an author and now a podcaster. All things I never dreamed of in my life, but God did. After I connected to God's dreams for my life in retirement after being a public school teacher and administrator, God continues showing me new small beginnings in my personal journey as a creative. More small beginnings than I ever imaged or dreamed are happening in my life. I hope my story will speak to the steps inside your own to inspire and encourage you to take your own small beginnings. This is part one of my two part series on my own small beginnings. It may not be exactly divided evenly because I talk about three small beginnings in my life-becoming an artist, author and now a podcaster! My ecourse 100 Days Creating with God is available to purchase at this link. It will help you create a daily discipline to connect with God and create from that place. $127 https://sara-thurman.mykajabi.com/offers/Gt7LYvhS Connect with me in as many places as you want. I want to hear your story, too. Only until May 31, 2020 can you join as a founding member of my Inner Circle of Small Beginnings with Sara Thurman. Monthly membership is $17 and gives you access to my teachings and a community of like-minded creatives who are taking their next steps in their unique small beginnings. Join us if you feel a stirring from God. He is rejoicing seeing your journey begin. This is the link to sign up for my Inner Circle today only through 5.31.2020. https://sara-thurman.mykajabi.com/offers/VbVokmMZ Here is my book, Small Beginnings: A Journey to the Impossible available on Amazon in paperback (b&w), hardback (color), Audible (I read my own book) and Kindle. https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1734156015/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1585602550&sr=8-4 Instagram at @actsoneeightblessings https://www.instagram.com/actsoneeightblessings/ FaceBook at Acts 1:8 Blessings, my business page so like and follow me there. https://www.facebook.com/actsoneeightblessings/ And I have a growing private free creative page called Creative Community with Sara Thurman that has lots of positive encouragement on your unique creative journey. Ask to be invited. https://www.facebook.com/groups/2964002270283282/ There is so much on my website-my art work, my ecourse info and link, my blog, my story, my membership, my signed book and more. Check out my website: https://SaraThurman.com/ I would love for you to sign up for my email list on my website. Can you please help me tell others about my podcast, Small Beginnings with Sara in the huge and overwhelming podcasting world? I am very thankful you have chosen to listen to my podcast out of the over 850,000 active podcasts out there. And over 30 million episodes you could choose from and you chose mine. Wow! Thanks, dear one. It really means a lot to me to have you subscribe and leave a review. Choose your stars and write just one sentence about my podcast. Thank you for subscribing and leaving a review to my podcast Small Beginnings with Sara. Without you listening, my podcast would not matter. So I want to leave you with this question and I hope you can ask it and answer it better after listening to Small Beginnings with Sara. As my Mama said frequently during her last years, "How Good Can God Be?" Many Blessings, Sara Thurman Podcast Music-Jenni Fletcher
Sara returns to talk about demons, ghosts, and aliens.
Sara aka London joins Steph and Dev to talk about their ghostly experiences. From demons to special gifts, join us as we lift the veil in this two part episode.
In Part 4 of this series, Marc covers the third feedback session with Sara for her personality assessment. Key Takeaways: [1:12] Marc welcomes you to Episode 98 of the Repurpose Your Career podcast.[1:24] If you’re enjoying this podcast, Marc invites you to share this podcast with like-minded souls. Please subscribe on CareerPivot.com, iTunes, Google Play and the Google Podcasts app, Podbean, Overcast, TuneIn, Spotify, or Stitcher. Share it on social media, or tell your neighbors and colleagues so Marc can help more people. [1:45] Marc thanks everyone who has rated or reviewed the show on iTunes. Repurpose Your Career has 25 ratings and 17 customer reviews. Marc would be most appreciative if you chose to write a review.[2:02] We are rapidly approaching Episode 100 of Repurpose Your Career. Marc is thinking of interviewing his wife, Lotus Miller, about her experiences around their move to Mexico! Mrs. Miller is a former Registered Nurse and massage therapist. [2:26] Next week, Marc will have a special episode — the audio from the webinar that Jeanne Yocum presented to the Career Pivot membership community, called “Pricing Your Services — How to Get it Right.” Setting the right prices is difficult for freelancers and consultants. Jeanne was on Episode 89 of the podcast talking about her book. [3:03] Last week in Episode 97, Marc covered Part 3 of the “Can Sara Repurpose Her Career?” series. This week, Marc will play Part 4 of the series. If you have not listened to Episodes 93, 94 and 97, Marc suggests you stop here and go listen to all episodes, first. You will find the reports for these episodes at Careerpivot.com/sara. [3:48] Marc welcomes Sara back to the podcast. Sara has done her homework. She tells how she makes decisions using her intellect and her intuition. She has her head and her heart involved. [4:50] Marc looks at the homework. Sara was once told by a manager that she is a results-oriented decision maker. She wondered how an employee could not be results-oriented. She has learned that not everyone sees things the same way. [5:56] When Sara has a problem to solve, she asks as many questions as she needs to get all the facts and then she takes the ball and runs with it to get those results. She likes being able to point to the results of her problem-solving. [6:36] Marc reminds Sara that everyone does not think the same and he hopes that she will take time to explain to others how she thinks and decides, so there are no misunderstandings. Marc talks about teaching in mainland China and how differently the Chinese think. [7:49] Sara looks at her Stress Report. There are three sections. They are Interpersonal Relationships, Schedules and Details, and Decision Making. Each section has two pages. The first covers what happens when you go into stress. The second covers what you can do to get out of stress. Sara will explore the second pages on her own. [8:24] Activities to stay out of stress include things you are already doing, things you used to do but stopped doing, and eight choices of things you should try. [9:16] Sara looks at Self-consciousness and Social Energy in dealing one-on-one and dealing in groups. Sara’s social needs are low, meaning she doesn’t want to be around people all day; her self-consciousness is also low, meaning she wants people to deal with her very directly. That is an unusual combination. [9:59] Sara reads her results. It is likely that Sara needs straightforward instruction, praise that is free of sentiment, associates who speak up easily, people who get to the point, direct questions or corrections, freedom from group pressures, special time to be alone, time to be quiet and think, individualized benefits, and a few one-on-one friends. [10:31] Sara says that what resonates with her are straightforward instructions, praise that is free of sentiment, associates who speak up easily, and the rest, except that she is not sure what is meant by individualized benefits. [10:53] Marc explains individualized benefits as meaning, ‘You want to get stroked the way that you want to get stroked.’ [10:58] Sara reflects on what makes her feel valued (from the Career Reflection worksheet). She feels valued when she fills a need. She likes to be needed, personally and professionally. She likes to be depended on. It feels great when someone thanks her for a significant accomplishment, not just for the day-to-day minutia. [12:01] Marc summarizes that Sara wants a level of importance and she wants people to recognize her importance. Sara agrees. She doesn’t want to be relied on for the smaller tasks. [12:46] Marc wants Sara to have ingrained within her the knowledge of what makes her feel valued at work, and to be able to communicate that to others. Marc always loved getting recognition from his clients. Developing software that he never saw anyone use was meaningless to him and didn’t give him ‘strokes.’ [13:46] In Sara’s three pages of needs, there are 30 needs. There will be overlap. Marc will ask Sara to synthesize her 30 needs down to 10 needs and to write an open-ended question for each and what she is listening for. [14:11] Marc cites Jim Camp’s Start with NO, a negotiation book. The art and science of questioning is to get the other side to ‘spill the beans.’ Marc asks Sara to do the same thing, based on her own needs. [14:34] Sara’s things she can do to build resistance: Identify a person or group that interacts with her in an objective manner and spend more time with that person or group. Build a hit list of things she knows have gone well and use it to help gauge her success. [15:00] Sara can find opportunities to assess real signs of success and identify areas that she needs to improve upon. Build a relationship with a coach who, without being shy about it, can help her evaluate how well she has done in a situation. Set aside quiet time for herself every day. She needs solitude to recharge [15:22] Sara can take active steps to protect herself from interruptions when she is working on an important or stressful task. Allocate at least one weekend a month just to be alone with that one person who is most important to her. The more difficult this is to do, the more important it is. [15:39] Sara can prepare herself for big holidays or hectic social periods by spending more time being quiet and alone. [15:47] Sara is already setting aside quiet time for herself every day to recharge and taking active steps to protect herself from interruptions during important or stressful tasks. She has also learned to manage the interruptions. She prepares herself for holidays by spending more time by herself. Marc also avoids holiday parties. [16:56] Sara knows when it’s time to find her happy place in a corner of a room away from other people. Marc talks about the difficulty introverts have in being social. [17:42] On page 5, Sara reads about managing her needs for insistence and restlessness. Sara is low insistence, which means she does not like rules imposed on her. Sara’s restlessness rating shows she does not like to be interrupted. [18:15] Sara may need freedom from close controls, a minimum of structured routine, direct access to everyone, unusual and stimulating tasks, flexible rules and policies, a minimum of abrupt changes in routine, consistently applied policies or rules, only one or two tasks at a time, protection from interruptions, and predictable schedules and tasks. [18:45] Sara disagrees with the minimum of structured routine. She seeks it out and makes it for herself. Marc reminds her that she is a structured anarchist. She would very much prefer the structure to be her own. Sara agrees. She does not want others to impose it. Direct access means she does not do well with a bunch of gatekeepers. [19:51] Unusual and stimulating tasks and flexible rules and policies, and consistently applied policies or rules also resonate with Sara. Sara likes consistency, in general. [20:17] Marc also considers it to be a need for fairness and Sara agrees. Regarding working on one or two tasks at a time, Sara is not a believer in multi-tasking. Marc also has a low restlessness score and he does his best work when he is not interrupted. [20:56] Marc keeps his phone away from himself when he needs to concentrate. He turns the automatic download in Outlook off. People with low restlessness scores tend to have ‘bright, shiny object syndrome’ and their productivity goes way down. [21:27] It can be very stress-reducing for Sara to protect herself from interruptions, and she can boost her productivity be avoiding interruptions. Sara also is happiest when her tasks are not tightly controlled by others. She would much rather be asked than told to do a task. [22:34] Sara reads some things she can do to stay out of stress. Sara can set aside time each week to follow some new interest or satisfy new curiosity, indulge her sense of adventure whenever possible, and use vacations or hobbies to try new activities. [22:54] Sara can create frequent opportunities to discuss future goals, plans and activities with her family and/or coworkers; make schedules that allow her flexibility in executing tasks and plans; and develop work schedules that allow her to spend significant periods of time on one project, without interruption. [23:14] Sara can use time management skills, gatekeepers, and any other means to protect herself from distractions and obstructions from working on tedious tasks and arrange major work schedules in such a manner that she can fit in a few interruptions without getting behind. [23:37] Sara can establish routines for the beginning or end of the day to provide background structure when life gets busy. [23:50] Sara is already doing the last activity. She has established alone thinking time for every morning getting ready for the day and in the evening getting ready for bed. She follows them even if she goes traveling. Marc wants Sara to be very aware of keeping those patterns as habits. [25:35] Sara has not yet regularly set aside weekly time to follow new interests or satisfy curiosity but she has tried it from time to time. She indulges her sense of adventure whenever possible and tries new activities on vacations or as hobbies. She sees that finding the time to do more of that would bring her greater satisfaction. [26:15] Marc reminds Sara to take time out during the day to do something creative. So far, she is not taking enough time to do that. She is very task-oriented which keeps her from taking breaks. That frustrates her. Having a creative streak and being so orderly is an unusual combination. [27:02] Sara looks at managing needs for physical energy and thought. Sara is rated moderately on physical energy — she’s not inactive and not extremely active. Sara is rated moderately low on thought. Sara reads her 10 likely needs. [27:26] Sara may need a minimum of prolonged activity, stimulation of new ideas, friendly low-key surroundings, time for reflective thought, unhurried work conditions, quick decisions from others, forceful and definite bosses or peers, and a minimum of ambiguity in situations. [27:59] Sara may also need thoughtful suggestions from others and opportunities to take action quickly. [28:03] Being moderately low in thought means Sara likes to make big decisions in a fairly matter-of-fact basis but if there is no right answer, or there is a lot of ambiguity, it is likely to cause Sara stress. Marc relates a client example. [30:24] Sara lists the needs that resonate with her: stimulation of new ideas, friendly, low-key surroundings, time for reflective thought, unhurried work conditions, quick decisions from others, thoughtful suggestions from others, and opportunities to take actions quickly. [30:50] The ‘thoughtful suggestions from others’ need is in the same vein as the preference to be asked and not told. Fairness plays into this. The cohesiveness of the team is really important. [31:25] To avoid stress, Sara can plan schedules and projects so she can stop and think about where she has been and where she is going, give more time to abstract or philosophical thought and activities, and avoid taking on too many projects or social obligations when things are getting hectic at work. [31:50] Sara can develop a relaxing, low-key hobby or recreation and make use of the curative powers of this activity often, and build family plans and goals, carefully using a thorough planning procedure so that she looks at all the factors and options for important decisions. [32:11] Sara can develop contacts with aggressive but careful thinkers who can help her think things through carefully without holding her back unnecessarily, work out rules with those close to her that allow her to move quickly on little issues but help her to be cautious on important ones. [32:33] Sara can remind family and co-workers that she needs fast-paced action when decisions are required and ask them to push options aggressively while helping her avoid black-and-white thinking. [32:46] Sara tells which activities resonate with her: getting fast-paced action when decisions are required and help to avoid black-and-white thinking is important to Sara. Marc encourages Sara to develop a relaxing, low-key hobby or recreation and make use of the curative powers of this activity. [33:22] Marc asks Sara to use her creative streak to figure out the activity and to give herself permission to take the time to go off and do it, understanding that she will be a better person for it. Sara just finished an assignment of making a personal video that related to work, to be used at work. She was very excited to have that creative outlet. [34:57] Marc asks Sara to give herself permission to sit with that feeling — the combination of knowing her project was wanted and being able to be creative with it. Marc asks her to bookmark it mentally so that when something else comes up, she can bring this feeling back. Sometimes she may need to go ask for similar projects. [36:25] Sara compares her work role to being typecast as an actress. Marc explains as we hit our 50s and 60s, staying in our role becomes exhausting to us. The stamina of our 30s and 40s is no longer there. [37:17] Marc gives Sara homework. Synthesize the 30 needs down into about 10. Then write an open-ended question about each need, and know what to listen for when she asks these questions — if the answer feels right to her, or if she should run away as fast as she can go. She needs to know her red flags and pay attention to them in interviews. [38:08] Sara also needs to take her assignment of usual behavior, strength phrases that she translated into her own words and turn them into a narrative. This will be her story to share about herself. The key piece is to write it the way she talks, not the way she writes. Marc suggests saying it into her phone then transcribing it. [38:47] Sara’s third assignment for this session will be to talk to three people at work she knows and trusts and three people from her personal life and ask them each for three to five phrases that describe her. [39:10] We behave a certain way at work and another way in our personal life. Marc wants Sara to note the words both sets of three people use, and look for overlap. [39:37] Marc will do one feedback session more with Sara that will not be recorded for the podcast, so this podcast series is completed. [39:49] Sara says she has learned from the experience so far that she is a lot more comfortable with what she is seeking. She has been aware of a lot of what was discussed for a while but she is now more comfortable in articulating it and leveraging it for a future job search. [40:28] Sara synopsizes what she learned about herself, that now she feels like she has the understanding to rebuild her LinkedIn profile and the words and phrases to tell her interesting story in a professional setting. [42:42] Check back next week when we will hear Jeanne Yocum discuss pricing your services — how to get it right. Mentioned in This Episode: Careerpivot.com CareerPivot.com/Episode-89 Jeanne Yocum The Self-Employment Survival Guide: Proven Strategies to Succeed as Your Own Boss, by Jeanne Yocum Start with NO: The Negotiating Tools that the Pros Don't Want You to Know, by Jim Camp CareerPivot.com/Episode-93 Sara Part 1 CareerPivot.com/Episode-94 Sara Part 2 CareerPivot.com/Episode-97 Sara Part 3 Sara’s Reports Outlook LinkedIn Birkman Assessments Please pick up a copy of Repurpose Your Career: A Practical Guide for the 2nd Half of Life, by Marc Miller and Susan Lahey. The paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats are available. When you have completed reading the book, Marc would very much appreciate your leaving an honest review on Amazon.com. The audio version of the book is available on the iTunes app, Audible, and Amazon. Marc has the paid membership community running on the CareerPivot.com website. The website is in production. Marc is contacting people on the waitlist. Get more information and sign up for the waitlist at CareerPivot.com/Community. Marc has six initial cohorts of 10 members in the second half of life. Ask to be put on the waiting list to join a cohort and receive more information about the community as it evolves. Those in the initial cohorts are setting the direction of this endeavor. This is a unique paid membership community where Marc will offer group coaching, special content, mastermind groups, branding sessions and, more importantly, a community where you can seek help. CareerPivot.com/Episode-98 Show Notes for this episode. Please subscribe at CareerPivot.com to get updates on all the other happenings at Career Pivot. Marc publishes a blog with Show Notes every Tuesday morning. If you subscribe to the Career Pivots blog, every Sunday you will receive the Career Pivot Insights email, which includes a link to this podcast. 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In Part 3 of this series, Marc covers the second feedback session with Sara for her personality assessment. Key Takeaways: [1:11] Marc welcomes you to Episode 97 of the Repurpose Your Career podcast.[1:23] If you’re enjoying this podcast, Marc invites you to share this podcast with like-minded souls. Please subscribe on CareerPivot.com, iTunes, Google Play and the Google Podcasts app, Podbean, Overcast, TuneIn, Spotify, or Stitcher. Share it on social media, or tell your neighbors and colleagues so Marc can help more people. [1:49] We are rapidly approaching Episode 100 of Repurpose Your Career. Marc is thinking of producing a special episode when he decides what to do! If you have any ideas or can help Marc get unstuck, please email Marc at Podcast@CareerPivot.com. [2:12] Last week in Episode 96, Marc discussed a variety of issues around how they pulled the plug and moved to Mexico. [2:19] This week and next week, Marc will play Parts 3 and 4 of the series “Can Sara Repurpose Her Career?” If you have not listened to Episode 93 and 94, Marc suggests you stop here and go listen to both episodes, first. You will find the reports for these episodes at Careerpivot.com/sara. [3:01] Marc welcomes Sara back to the podcast. Marc notes that Sara is very creative and very orderly — an odd combination. Sara has creative traits and also likes rules. She thinks people see her more as orderly than creative. [4:11] Marc compares Sara with Elizabeth Rabaey from Episode 20. Marc had assigned Elizabeth to start randomly taking art classes and jewelry classes. This allowed her to try things she wouldn’t have thought of. Elizabeth is also highly creative and orderly. [4:49] Marc suggests that Sara should consider taking classes in creative arts. Sara believes she should take creative breaks at work just as she has been taking reading breaks. [5:51] Creatives in the business environment forget about their creativity. Marc encourages Sara to see where she can insert creativity first into her life and then into her job. [6:25] Sara looks at the PWS (workstyles) document. It covers natural management styles, work motivation, self-development, corporate adaptability, and how Sara fits into society. There is also a section on how Sara makes decisions. Sara is a linear concrete thinker, which is not typical for an artistic person. This is probably a superpower. [7:50] It appears that Sara is a fact-based decision maker and process-oriented, yet creative. That is unusual. Marc recalls a client who was artistic and musical but unemotional. Her superpower was the ability to get a quick decision from a group. With her creativity and interpersonal skills, she knew how to get stuff done. [8:45] Marc recalls another interview, Camille Knight, a creative, logical thinker. She now creates Tableau dashboards, using creativity and data analysis. Sara relates to that. [9:33] Sara’s natural management style is knowledge specialist, directive management, delegative management. Sara likes a collaborative relationship with those she manages. Sara refers to the reports from the previous session with Marc. Sara explains her preferred management behaviors. [11:08] Sara is ranked 4/10 in Knowledge Specialist. Knowledge specialists contribute and lead by utilizing personal expertise and knowledge to find solutions. They lead by example. Marc says the vast majority of his clients are ranked much higher as knowledge specialists. They are individual contributors and are paid for what they know. [11:50] Marc has the impression Sara is not expert in what she does but Sara says she is an expert. Sara describes how she leads different team members. In some areas, she is not the knowledge specialist so she leaves it to the team member with guidance. [12:35] Sara is ranked 5/10 in Directive Management. Directive managers have personal, direct involvement in problem-solving, controlling, and implementing. They lead from the front in exercising authority. [13:00] Most of Marc’s clients with high directive management have been in IT. Sara does not see her role as directing people. [13:29] Sara is ranked 4/10 in Delegative Management. Delegative managers utilize plans and strategies, arrange resources and assist coworkers and teams in dealing with resources and implementation issues. [13:48] Sara has never aspired to be a VP. People who are high in delegative management are very comfortable with their hands off the work. Sara’s current role does not call for much delegation and she does not aspire to such a role. [14:32] Sara is Marc’s first client who has had equal values in each of the three management styles. This tells Marc that Sara is very adaptable in her management. Marc wants Sara to consider that this may be a selling point for her. [15:03] Sara looks at the Corporate Styles page in the Preferred Workstyles document. The first area is Work Motivation. Sara is ranked 8/10. Work motivation describes your attitude towards work, what motivates you to work. [15:28] People who score 7 or above seem to enjoy work for its own sake and have a tendency to work well for others, exhibiting responsible attitudes toward work rules and assigned functions. People with lower scores need to have an interest or a buy-in in their work, in order to get motivated. They need to see the value in their assigned work. [15:52] It is important to note that good managers score low, as well as high, on work motivation. [15:59] Marc says people with a 10/10 rank are excited to do any task they are assigned. People with a 1/10 rank always ask why, when they are assigned a task. Marc compares 10s with dogs and 1s with cats. Sara is more ‘dog’ than ‘cat.’ Marc surmises from Sara’s scores that the most important thing at work is the team around her. [17:08] Sara hired her team. When she worked with a team she inherited, things did not go as smoothly as with the team she hired. [18:15] Sara is ranked 10/10 in Corporate Adaptability. Corporate adaptability refers to how a person responds to and level of commitment to the organization. Someone with a 7 or above understands and is prepared to participate in corporate politics. This person is able to identify with the organization as an entity. [18:45] Someone with a score of 3 or lower does not like or choose to participate in the politics of an organization. This person will identify with the people or an individual within the organization, rather than with the organization, itself. [19:08] Marc discusses pride in the corporate mission. A person with high corporate adaptability feels it very important that the corporate mission aligns with their own values. Marc talks about his unhappy experience consulting with EZCorp for IBM Corporate Services. [20:12] Sara is very mission-driven. Marc says that is very common among creatives because they are emotional. Creative people tend to believe in causes. Being very organized, like Sara is, is very unusual for a creative. [20:58] Sara plays corporate politics to some extent when she has to. It is a fact of corporate life in America. She doesn’t like it when it “smacks of” something unethical. [21:56] Sara ranks 9/10 in Self-Development. Self-development measures how much you prefer to learn, advance and develop. A score of 7 or above shows a strong desire to learn skills in classroom settings. A score of 3 or lower suggests a person will learn new skills best through practical hands-on experience. [22:24] Marc substitutes ‘some structure’ for the term ‘classroom settings.’ People who score high should ask about the onboarding process at the organization. Sara will want some kind of structure in her onboarding. Marc gives a client example. [24:39] Sara is ranked 8/10 in Social Adaptability. Social styles describe basic opinions concerning other people in general. A high-scoring individual is generally trusting of other people, as well as being open to new ideas. A low-scoring individual generally feels that trust must be earned and is most cautious in trusting others. [25:27] Low-trust people are stressed in new situations. High-trust people get burned easily. Marc always recommends finding a method for people to earn your trust. Observe how they follow through on commitments. [26:41] Sara is ranked 9/10 in Social Responsibility. Social responsibility describes the tolerance a person has for following social and organizational rules and procedures. A 5 and above indicates a willingness to go along with the rules and a willingness to conform to various expectations society places on us. [27:04] A person with a score lower than 5 will sometimes question the expectations that are put on society. This individual will likely choose to do something only if it is believed to be the right thing to do. [27:23] Marc sees two pieces to this: social rules and organizational rules. Marc makes a guess that from the organizational side, Sara is a pretty good soldier. Sara agrees she is a rule-follower. Sometimes, Sara wishes she would question the rules more. [27:58] Sara has studied music, playing the flute, oboe, and piano. Marc notes that there are two types of musical people, those who play rock and those who play classical. There is only one way to play Mozart. The musicians who play classical music follow the rules to the letter of the law. Marc refers to a client’s case. [30:08] Sara had to take an art class in college. Her final project, while following the rules, turned out wildly different from everyone else’s. [31:20] Sara follows social rules but she questions them more than work rules. [32:50] In the Workstyles document, Sara is ranked 3/10 in Public Contact and 8/10 in Detail. A person high in public contact prefers activities involving social contact, seeks solutions for people and focuses on people being central to organizational effectiveness. [33:31] A person high in detail is concerned for the procedural and detailed aspects of work and is focused on processes as central to organizational effectiveness. [33:42] Marc translates these rankings. Sara shouldn’t be around people all the time. She would be just as comfortable working from home some days. [34:05] Sara is ranked 2/10 in Global and 9/10 in Linear. Global means problem solving that involves a relational and holistic process. Thinking and actions need not follow a sequential pattern. Linear means a preference for activities and tasks that follow a logical, sequential analysis and process. [34:32] Sara likes following and setting processes. Marc tells how one of his clients, an interior designer, created one linear process to follow for all design assignments. Creatives can be linear. [35:14] Sara is ranked 3/10 Conceptual and 8/10 Concrete. A person ranked high in conceptual utilizes abstract information, experience, intuition, and knowledge to find fresh and imaginative solutions. A person ranked high in concrete uses analysis and facts to solve problems. [35:40] Sara likes to use the facts. [35:48] Marc brings up Combinations of Problem Solving. Individuals scoring high on both concrete and linear are practical and action-oriented. Their credo is “Give us the facts and get out of the way.” [36:15] These individuals see the use of logic and hard analysis as valuable and necessary. On the other hand, they are impatient with the planning process and often question its value. They are at their best when the problem to be fixed can be readily analyzed and contains an element of urgency. [36:35] Objective and pragmatic, these individuals are not drawn to problems just because they are problems. The problems need to have practical results if solved. [36:46] This resonates with Sara, especially about problems that can be readily analyzed and contain an element of urgency. Sara needs to have a purpose to the problem-solving. [37:10] Marc gives Sara an assignment to look at three problems she has solved in her personal life and three problems she solved in her work life, write them up, and ask herself how she approached and solved them. Marc guarantees Sara will see a pattern. Marc wants Sara to be able to explain the pattern she finds. [38:12] Marc tells Sara the more she understands how she thinks, the more she will see how differently others think. Global conceptual thinkers come at problems by seeing the big picture and peeling it back in a nonlinear fashion to come to the ‘obvious’ solution. [38:49] Linear concrete thinkers and global conceptual thinkers can be quite complementary, but more likely will “kill” one another. They are polar opposites. It helps to understand your own process in relation to how others think. This will help Sara understand her employees. [40:09] Marc goes over the Birkman map with Sara. The blue asterisks mark the things that give Sara energy when she does them. Sara’s blue asterisks show that she might like to innovate or create, plan how to do things, consider the future, create new approaches, and look at things theoretically. Sara agrees. [41:02] The yellow diamonds indicate how Sara self-describes. Sara’s yellow diamonds show that she is probably careful, focused, low-key, team-minded, and detached. Sara agrees. [41:21] The yellow circles indicate how Sara wants to be treated. Sara’s yellow circles show that she is most comfortable when people around her tell her the rules but invite her input and don’t interrupt her unnecessarily. [41:44] She also responds well to people who give her time alone or with one or two others, don’t overschedule her, and show they appreciate her. This resonates with Sara. [41:57] The yellow squares indicate Sara’s primary stress behaviors. Sara’s yellow squares show that when Sara is stressed she is quietly resistant and impractical. She may also become unsociable, critical, indecisive, and protective. Sara agrees. [42:31] Marc gives Sara the assignment to cut out this section and put it somewhere she will see it frequently. Marc wants Sara to be able to start spotting her primary stress behaviors. If she can spot them early, she can do something about them. [43:25] In the next session, Marc will lead Sara through her Birkman Stress Report that will show her top 30 needs, divided into three sections. With each, there will be eight things she can do to stay out of stress. Marc gives an example from his own stress report. Marc wants to help Sara not to go into stress by doing behaviors good for her. [44:53] Marc describes the homework he will send her. First to turn her usual behaviors into ‘Sara talk,’ and later, into a narrative. This will give Sara a way to quickly tell people about herself based on who she is, not what she does at work. [45:33] The second assignment will be to look at three problems she solved in her personal life and three problems she solved at work. The third assignment will be the career reflection worksheet to tell about her best boss ever, a team she adored, and when she felt the most valued, and explain why. What was the right level of activity? [46:21] Marc wants Sara to think of when things were really good, so she can frame up what she wants for work conditions. Sara wants an orderly, cooperative team, that plays by the rules and plays well together. She likes when people take a risk for the good of the team. [48:34] Marc hopes you can hear the insights Sara is gaining, and how to apply them. [49:42] Check back next week, when Marc will present Part 4 of “Can Sara Repurpose Her Career?” and complete the series.[49:48] Please send in your ideas for special topics for Episode 100 of Repurpose Your Career at Podcast@CareerPivot.com. Mentioned in This Episode: Careerpivot.com CareerPivot.com/Episode-93 Sara Part 1 CareerPivot.com/Episode-94 Sara Part 2 Sara’s Reports CareerPivot.com/Episode-20 Elizabeth Rabaey CareerPivot.com/Episode-64 Camille Knight Tableau Birkman Assessments Please pick up a copy of Repurpose Your Career: A Practical Guide for the 2nd Half of Life, by Marc Miller and Susan Lahey. The paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats are available. When you have completed reading the book, Marc would very much appreciate your leaving an honest review on Amazon.com. The audio version of the book is available on the iTunes app, Audible, and Amazon. Marc has the paid membership community running on the CareerPivot.com website. The website is in production. Marc is contacting people on the waitlist. Get more information and sign up for the waitlist at CareerPivot.com/Community. Marc has six initial cohorts of 10 members in the second half of life. Ask to be put on the waiting list to join a cohort and receive more information about the community as it evolves. Those in the initial cohorts are setting the direction of this endeavor. This is a unique paid membership community where Marc will offer group coaching, special content, mastermind groups, branding sessions and, more importantly, a community where you can seek help. CareerPivot.com/Episode-97 Show Notes for this episode. Please subscribe at CareerPivot.com to get updates on all the other happenings at Career Pivot. Marc publishes a blog with Show Notes every Tuesday morning. If you subscribe to the Career Pivots blog, every Sunday you will receive the Career Pivot Insights email, which includes a link to this podcast. Please take a moment — go to iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play and on the Google Podcast app, Podbean, TuneIn, Overcast through the Overcast app, or Spotify through the Spotify app. Give this podcast an honest review and subscribe! If you’re not sure how to leave a review, please go to CareerPivot.com/review, and read the detailed instructions there. Email Marc at Podcast@CareerPivot.com. Contact Marc, and ask questions at Careerpivot.com/contact-me You can find Show Notes at Careerpivot.com/repurpose-career-podcast. To subscribe from an iPhone: CareerPivot.com/iTunes To subscribe from an Android: CareerPivot.com/Android Careerpivot.com
We survived Hurricane Matthew! Very minimal damage to both Brent & Jeremy’s respective homes, thank God. BUT, the hurricane did delay the release of this episode. For that we are sorry, and we hope you enjoy the second part of our chat with our friend Sara.