Episode #17: Cathy Presland - From Government Adviser to Three Principles Coach: The Search for Something More Human

Cathy is a former international economist and policy adviser turned three principles coach. For over twenty years she was an advisor to governments and international organisations around the world, including seven years as a development economist in Southern Africa.

In her mid-40s, she left a job she loved for reasons she cannot describe. Having previously dipped into the teachings of Michael Neill, it took a challenge from a mastermind partner to prompt her to take another look at coaching. She went on to train in Micheal Neill’s Supercoach Academy and today works with clients in leadership roles and in the arena of social change.

In this episode, we talk about:

Why we lose our way when we talk about politics.

The joy of making it up. How she structures her coaching packages and the great freedom of making it up as you go along.

Listening for signals. And, the paradoxical nature of it. How determining what to pay attention to and what to ignore really comes back to the question of ‘Am I being my higher self?’.

The things we get too attached to: our lived experience, the personal nature of creation and worshipping the god of intellect.

Plus, the age-old debate about which way the forks go in the dishwasher - when it matters and when it really doesn’t. And, the simplicity at the heart of parenting how its really just about pouring love on your child..

For more information about Cathy, visit: www.cathypresland.com

For information about Robbie’s wider work and writing, visit www.robbieswalecoaching.com.

For more information on the new training from Marcia Reynolds (the guest in Episode #14), which Robbie mentioned in the introduction, visit https://coach.wbecs.com/Marcia-Reynolds/a182301

Music by My Good Man William: listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4KmeQUcTbeE31uFynHQLQg

Things we talked about that you might find interesting:

~18: Dave Snowden’s Cynefin Framework: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cynefin_framework

~32: Michael Neill: https://www.michaelneill.org/

~42: Michael Neill Training programmes: https://www.michaelneill.org/sci/

~44: Syd Banks: http://sydbanks.com/

~45: The Three Principles: https://3pgc.org/

~1.05: Jonathan Haidt: https://jonathanhaidt.com/

~1.05: Jonathan Haidt’s The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Righteous-Mind-Divided-Politics-Religion/dp/0141039167

~1.05: Jonathan Haidt’s The Coddling of the American Mind: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Coddling-American-Mind-Intentions-Generation/dp/0141986301/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+coddling+of+the+american+mind&qid=1601048128&s=books&sr=1-1

~1.06: Jonathan Haidt Quote: https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/645384-morality-binds-and-blinds-it-binds-us-into-ideological-teams

~1.09: Jordan Hall: https://www.youtube.com/c/JordanGreenhall/featured

~1.26: Rich Litvin: https://richlitvin.com/

~1.45: Robert Holden quote: https://tendingjoy.com/blogs/tending-joy/god-spoke-today-in-flowers

~1.52: The War of Art by Steven Pressfield: https://www.amazon.co.uk/War-Art-Through-Creative-Battles/dp/1936891026

~1.52: Robert Holden: https://www.robertholden.com/

~1.54: Celtic Goddess/Sovereignty article: http://dangerouswomenproject.org/2016/11/15/the-dangerous-women-of-irish-;mythology/

~2.01: The Inside-Out Revolution by Michael Neill: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Inside-Out-Revolution-Thing-Change-Forever/dp/1781800790

~2.01: The Space Within by Michael Neill: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Space-Within-Finding-Your-Back/dp/1781806489/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=michael+neill&qid=1600694112&s=books&sr=1-4

~2.01: Michael Neill’s Supercoach Academy: http://www.supercoachacademy.com/

~2.02: The Three Principles YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaY2LdDLITzIlszwA8ubVxg