The Bright Morning Podcast with Elena Aguilar

Elena shares her simple framework for responding to racism and demonstrates how she recently put it into action while antiquing (because unfortunately, racism is everywhere). Mentioned on this episode: The Conscious Competence Ladder: Understanding the Learning Journey (Free tool) Download your "What to Say When You Hear Something Racist" GuideThe 3 Ps framework:PurposePowerPossibility Visit https://brightmorningteam.com/podcasts/ for links to everything we mention on the show. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, InstagramReceive weekly wisdom and tools from Elena delivered to your inbox! Sign up at https://subscriber.brightmorningteam.com/resources  Support us 

“We can’t go forward unless we look backwards” In today’s episode, Elena shares the three vital reflection questions you must ask and answer for yourself as you reckon with your own history of experiencing racism. This reckoning is the fourth and final foundational element to prepare you to respond effectively when you hear something racist. Mentioned on this episode: The Art of Coaching (retired July 2024 with the release of Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching)The Art of Coaching Teams (retired July 2024 and replaced by The Art of Transformational Coaching workshop) Download your "What to Say When You Hear Something Racist" GuideVisit https://brightmorningteam.com/podcasts/ for links to everything we mention on the show.  Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, InstagramReceive weekly wisdom and tools from Elena delivered to your inbox! Sign up at https://subscriber.brightmorningteam.com/resources Support us 

How can people build knowledge around what racism is and build the accompanying skillset to identify racism in our daily lives? Today Elena is joined by her teammate, LesLee Bickford, to explore this question first through story-telling and then through unraveling the many steps along a learning journey.Mentioned on this episode: Coaching for Equity Download your "What to Say When You Hear Something Racist" GuideVisit https://brightmorningteam.com/podcasts/ for links to everything we mention on the show. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, InstagramReceive weekly wisdom and tools from Elena delivered to your inbox! Sign up at https://subscriber.brightmorningteam.com/resources Support us 

In the second episode of our new, “What to Say When You Hear Something Racist” series, Elena shares the next step you must take if you want to skillfully respond to racism: engage with your own emotions. There is no way that we are going to transform our schools, our communities and our world without encountering emotions. Today Elena is sharing the three steps that will prevent our emotions from hijacking our actions so that we can learn from the wisdom they have to offer. Mentioned on this episode: Coaching for Equity Download your "What to Say When You Hear Something Racist" GuideVisit https://brightmorningteam.com/podcasts/ for links to everything we mention on the show. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram Receive weekly wisdom and tools from Elena delivered to your inbox! Sign up at https://subscriber.brightmorningteam.com/resources  Support us

In the first episode of our new, “What to Say When You Hear Something Racist” series, Elena shares the first step you must take if you want to skillfully respond to racism: deepening your understanding of your own identity. When you know yourself, you'll be able to better understand when you are inclined to step up and take action, or when you might be tempted to step away from something challenging. If you understand your identity experiences, you'll have heightened awareness of your own privilege and responsibility.The concepts and tools referenced on this episode will appear throughout this series. Mentioned on this episode: How to Understand Race, Racism, and White Supremacy (Chapter 3, Coaching for Equity)Exploring Identity Markers (Page 16-19, Art of Coaching Workbook) Download your "What to Say When You Hear Something Racist" GuideContinue your learning: Read Coaching for Equity (book by Elena)Take part in a Coaching for Equity Book ClubAttend Coaching for Equity Attend Coaching for Equity Masterclass (retired virtual workshop) Visit https://brightmorningteam.com/podcasts/ for links to everything we mention on the show

Today Elena is dropping into your feed to introduce a new limited series we’ll be sharing during the months of February and March, 2022: What to Say When You Hear Something Racist. Listen in today to hear more about what to expect, and then tune-in on Monday for the first full episode! Mentioned in this Episode:Download your "What to Say When You Hear Something Racist" GuideVisit https://brightmorningteam.com/podcasts/ for links to everything we mention on the show.  Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram Receive weekly wisdom and tools from Elena delivered to your inbox! Sign up at https://subscriber.brightmorningteam.com/resources  Support us 

Here’s the secret to ending the year feeling fulfilled and accomplished: reflect and adjust along the way. If you’ve set a goal or an intention for this year, or if you’ve identified a word to guide you, then you don’t want to miss this episode. Today, as we continue our January series designed to set you up to have a fantastic year, Elena shares the end of month routine you need to help you fulfill those visions. Mentioned on this episode: Elena’s newsletter (sign-up!) Episode 105: Morning Rituals that Meet Your Needs (Bright Morning Podcast) Onward: Cultivating Resilience in Educators (book by Elena)Episode 106: What Do You Have to Quit So That You Can Stay? (Bright Morning Podcast) Visit https://brightmorningteam.com/podcasts/ for links to everything we mention on the show. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, InstagramReceive weekly wisdom and tools from Elena delivered to your inbox! Sign up at https://subscriber.brightmorningteam.com/resources Support us 

Do you struggle with decision making fatigue? Do you want to make decisions with confidence, knowing they are aligned with what matters most and will support your vision and goals for the life you want to live? If so, listen in today as Elena shares the three step decision-making process that will help set you up to live with intention and thrive this year. As a bonus, this process is one you can add to your Transformational Conversations toolkit to help guide others through once you internalize it for yourself. Mentioned on this episode: Bright Morning Instagram (find all prompts from this episode and join the conversation!)Core Values (free tool) Episode 29: Coaching Tools for Transformation: Core Values, Mind the Gap and Strengths-Based Coaching (Bright Morning Podcast episode that further explores core values)Visit https://brightmorningteam.com/podcasts/ for links to everything we mention on the show.  Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, InstagramReceive weekly wisdom and tools from Elena delivered to your inbox! Sign up at https://subscriber.brightmorningteam.com/resources  Support us

What do you need to quit in order to stay? This week we continue our January episodes focused on helping you get set-up to have a fantastic year. Today Bright Morning COO and podcast producer, LesLee Bickford, joins me and we dive into the juiciest question I’m asking and answering so far in 2022. You’ll hear where this question came from, how we’re currently answering it, and how this question will support your transformation. Listen in: you need this question in your rotation!Mentioned on this episode: Sign-up to receive our exclusive From Rut to River Exploration GuideThe Art of Coaching (retired July 2024 with the release of Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching)Episode 37: How to ACE Your Coaching Conversations (Bright Morning podcast episode that goes into depth on the ACE coaching tool)Art of Coaching EmotionsEpisode 105: Morning Rituals That Meet Your Needs (Bright Morning Podcast episode where Elena discusses her morning routine in depth) Visit https://brightmorningteam.com/podcasts/ for links to everything we mention on the show. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, InstagramReceive weekly wisdom and tools from Elena delivered to your inbox! Sign up at https://subscriber.brightmorningteam.com/resources 

Are you starting the day in a way that serves you and sets you up to have your needs met? How you spend the first part of your day sets the tone for the day. And how you spend your day is how you spend your life. If you want to take a more intentional approach to 2022, start with your morning routine. In today’s episode, Elena pulls back the curtain on why routines matter, considerations for creating a routine that will best meet your needs, and shares about how she starts her own days. If you’re ready to turn off auto-pilot or say goodbye to frantic and frazzled, start here. Mentioned on this episode: Elena’s personal Instagram account Nonviolent communication list of needs 10% Happier AppInsight TimerThe Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron This is Your Mind on Plants by Michael Pollan Visit https://brightmorningteam.com/podcasts/ for links to everything we mention on the show. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, InstagramReceive weekly wisdom and tools from Elena delivered to your inbox! Sign up at https://subscriber.brightmorningteam.com/resources