From Haiti to Leadership Coaching: A Journey of Impact and Growth

The founder of an inspired story coaching shares her background and how she got into coaching, starting a nonprofit program in Haiti after the earthquake. She discusses her journey of becoming a leadership coach and developing a program called the SafeStar program, focusing on DEI-related issues in the workplace.

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In this episode, Steve Fretzin and Akeisha Johnson discuss:

Releasing the people and things that need to be released in your life.
Knowing when to charge for the amateur hobby that is getting in the way of your career.
Why you should have a coach (and how to identify the right coach for you).
Setting performance metrics and evaluating them regularly.

Key Takeaways:

Cancel culture does not work, but you can give people a safe space to facilitate change with the real problems in the world.
A life coach is different from a sales coach. All coaches are different and have specialties.
Coaching is for everyone. It is not just for people who have more means or a bigger title or any other. Don’t eliminate opportunities for yourself based on incorrect perceptions.
The more accountability you have, the more likely you will be to follow through - coaching is a great way to hold yourself accountable.

"Those metrics that you're talking about is the difference between you actually steering the wheel and the wind blowing your boat." — Akeisha Johnson

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Episode References:

Book: Atomic Habits by James Clear - https://www.amazon.com/Atomic-Habits-Proven-Build-Break/dp/0735211299
Video: Atomic Habits - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_nzqnXWvSo
Book: The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks - https://www.amazon.com/Big-Leap-Conquer-Hidden-Level/dp/0061735361

About Akeisha Johnson: Akeisha Johnson of An Inspired Story aims to transform workplace relationships by empowering business leaders to become the kind of boss other people WANT to work for. Her SafeSTTAR™ (Safe Space to Talk About Race) Programs provide facilitated meetings/ workshops for professionals to practice confronting and addressing DEI-related issues for the creation of impactful workplace initiatives and programs.

Akeisha is a group coach/guide at Chief.com developing executive women in designing and scaling their careers. She is a featured speaker, a corporate trainer, and a program designer who creates interactive and innovatively engaging events with and for her clients.

Connect with Akeisha Johnson:

Website: https://aninspiredstory.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/akeisha-johnson/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ais-coaching/about/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/an_inspired_story/

Connect with Steve Fretzin:

LinkedIn: Steve Fretzin

Twitter: @stevefretzin

Instagram: @fretzinsteve

Facebook: Fretzin, Inc.

Website: Fretzin.com

Email: Steve@Fretzin.com