The Bright Morning Podcast with Elena Aguilar

Does your life feel like it’s one checklist after another? Are you feeling unbalanced with your energy being spent only on what must get done and not pursuits that fill you up? If so, this is the episode for you. Today we’re kicking off Season 5 of the podcast with some Quarterly Wisdom from Elena. Tune in to hear about an energizing practice that will support you in connecting in meaningful ways with people, places and yourself. Mentioned on this episode: Brainpickings.org Visit 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 

Today's episode is a Coaches' Corner episode where you have the opportunity to be guided by Elena in your own "coaching" session. Today Elena walks you through five essential questions to assess your resilience reserves.This episode is for you if: You're experiencing   irritation, resentment, caring less about things or shame.You appreciate time and space to reflect on your needs and experiences You want to expand your ability to support others in cultivating their resilience Mentioned in this episode: Cultivating Resilience Intensive: the workshop you need to fill your resilience tank! Onward andThe Onward Workbook: Elena's two books on cultivating emotional resilience The Onward Bookclub: A year-long learning community to cultivate your resilience 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 by becoming a Friend of the Show

This week we are replaying an earlier coaching conversation with Kathrina Mendez, a teacher in California we first met in episode 2. This was the second coaching conversation between Elena and Kathrina. In it Elena uses the ACE framework discussed in last week’s episode as she supported Kathrina in her quest for growing self-compassion and implementing power doses of self-care. If you haven’t already listened to last week’s replay of the How to ACE Your Coaching Conversations episode, we encourage you to do so before or after you listen in to this conversation. Mentioned in this episode: Cultivating Resilience Intensive (learning opportunity) 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 

This week we are replaying an earlier coaching tools episode where Elena provides an overview of the ACE framework, one of the core strategies for coaching resilience. The ACE framework is one that has been utilized in many of the coaching conversations episodes, including one we will be replaying next week: Virtual Reality: Confronting Self Doubt.  This episode is for you if: You have questions about coaching emotionsYou would like to support your clients in growing their resilience You would benefit from a framework for processing your own experience and growing your resilience Mentioned in this episode: Cultivating Resilience Intensive (learning opportunity)The Core Emotions (tool) Onward (book) The Art of Coaching (retired July 2024 with the release of Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching)The Art of Coaching Workbook (retired July 2024 with the release of Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching)Bright Morning Memberships (learning opportunity) 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 

This is a Behind the Designs episode in which Elena pulls back the curtain to provide expert advice on holding spaces for transformation. Today she’s sharing the strategy you need for coaching clients who are experiencing strong emotions. This episode is for you if: You’re looking to strengthen your coaching practice You are tempted to go into fix-it mode when your client is struggling You don’t know what to do when a client becomes emotional Mentioned in this episode: The Art of Coaching (retired July 2024 and replaced by The Art of Transformational Coaching workshop)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 Mentioned in This Episode Friends of the Podcast Art of Coaching 101

On today’s episode Elena coaches an instructional coach who works at a school that is the top performing high school in the state where despite their considerable success, students of color are being underserved. While this reality is known and discussed at the district and school-wide level, disparities are not being addressed at the individual classroom level. Elena’s coachee wants to change that and asked to be coached to figure out what is holding her back and how to consistently coach with an equity lens. Together the two discuss 7 foundational steps to take to begin building her foundation for coaching for equity. This episode is for you if: You want to coach for equityYou struggle to center equity in your coaching conversationsYou are supporting others who want to center equity in their work Opportunities for continued learning: Coaching for Equity (workshop)Coaching for Equity(book)5 Reasons Why People Don’t Want to Change Their Beliefs (blog post)Secrets to Equity Work: How to Coach Beliefs (blog post) 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 this Coaches’ Corner episode Elena shows up as your coach and expertly guides you through some exercises and prompts to consider if you are looking to coach for equity. This episode is for you if: You want to coach for equity You want to support others in discovering their why for coaching for equity Mentioned in this episode: Friends of the Show Mind the Gap (handout)3 Bs: Behaviors, Beliefs and Ways of Being Opportunities for continued learning: Coaching for Equity Coaching for Equity(book) Podcast Transcript and Use:Bright Morning Consulting owns the copyright in and to all content in and transcripts of The Bright Morning Podcast, with all rights reserved. You may not, except with our express written permission, distribute or commercially exploit the content.If you would like to support the show and enable us to invest additional resources into providing more polished transcripts, you can do so by becoming a Friend of the Show.Episode TranscriptFollow 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 Mentioned in this EpisodeFriends of the Show Mind the Gap 3 Bs: Behaviors, Beliefs and Ways of Being Coaching for Equity (book)Coaching for Equity 101 (workshop) 

“What should my kick-off conversations look like?” In this short Behind the Design episode Elena walks us through how kick-off conversations with clients provide the opportunity to lay the foundation for Transformational Coaching. She shares some unique considerations, and some specific questions, for kick-off conversations taking place this 2021-22 school year.This episode is for you if: You are a coach looking to kick-off powerful coaching relationships with your clients You are a team leader looking to kick-off powerful relationships with your team members Mentioned in the episode: Friends of the Podcast Opportunities for continued learning: The Art of Coaching (retired July 2024 with the release of Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching)The Art of Coaching Workbook (retired July 2024 with the release of Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching)Questions for a First Meeting (handout) Art of Coaching Masterclass (workshop retired) Podcast Transcript and Use:Bright Morning Consulting owns the copyright in and to all content in and transcripts of The Bright Morning Podcast, with all rights reserved. You may not, except with our express written permission, distribute or commercially exploit the content.If you would like to support the show and enable us to invest additional resources into providing more polished transcripts, you can do so by becoming a Friend of the Show.Episode TranscriptFollow 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 by becoming a Friend of the ShowMentioned in This Episode  Friends of the Podcast Social Media Coaching for Equity 

How do you approach a coaching role in a new (largely undefined) coaching program? Today Elena shares her advice for what you need to consider on the front-end to set your coaching program up for success. Note: This is a “take two” episode. The originally released episode was a coaching conversation on the same topic that has been removed at the request of the coachee. Mentioned in this episode: Friend of the Podcast Art of Coaching Masterclass (retired and replaced by The Art of Transformational Coaching workshop)Spheres of Control: Overview and Framework, Coaching Tool Episode The Art of Coaching Workbook (retired July 2024 with the release of Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching)Opportunities for continued learning: You can’t have a Coaching Program without a Structure (article in Educational Leadership)Considerations When Launching a Coaching Initiative (blog post)First Steps for a New Coach (blog post)The Art of Coaching (retired July 2024 with the release of Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching)Coaching for Equity (book) The Art of Coaching Workbook  (retired July 2024 and replaced by The Art of Transformational Coaching workshop)Art of Coaching (retired July 2024 and replaced by The Art of Transformational Coaching workshop) Receive weekly wisdom and tools from Elena delivered to your inbox! Sign up at https://subscriber.brightmorningteam.com/resources Support us by becoming a Friend of the Show

Today on the podcast Elena coaches a former principal turned regional administrator in a power packed 30-minute conversation. The two thought they were going to be focusing on navigating conflict but you’ll hear how with one insightful question the focus shifts to providing the space to reflect on the past turbulent year and what is possible when emotions are explored and we root in our individual and collective experiences.   This episode is for you if you: Coach leaders Are a leader Want to hear what a transformational conversation sounds like (hint: the client is doing the heavy lifting) Mentioned in this episode: Mind the Gap (handout)Opportunities to grow your leadership:Art of Coaching (retired July 2024 and replaced by The Art of Transformational Coaching workshop)Art of Coaching Teams (workshop) 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 by becoming a Friend of the ShowMentioned in This Episode : Friends of the ShowNewsletterSocial Media Mind the Gap Framework