The Bright Morning Podcast with Elena Aguilar
Elena Aguilar
It’s possible for every coaching conversation to build connection and spark change, and Elena Aguilar will show you how. Elena Aguilar is one of education’s leading voices on coaching. Educators around the globe use her research-based coaching method to transform their organizations. Her company, Bright Morning, brings the ideas in her best-selling books to life by providing world-class professional development to mission-driven leaders. In The Bright Morning Podcast, Elena teaches you how to make every conversation count by demonstrating Transformational Coaching conversations. Every episode tackles a pressing coaching challenge. Resistance. Racism. Burnout. Overwhelm. Struggling new teachers. You’ll find it all here. If you’re ready to thrive in your work, listen in. New episodes drop every Monday. To learn more about Elena, go deeper into every episode, find the resources and tools she mentions, or join one of her workshops, check out https://brightmorningteam.com.
Episodes
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Feb 8, 2021 • 1h 7min
Ask Me Anything: Coaching for Equity Edition
Elena is joined by Bright Morning Senior Associate, Lori Cohen, for an Ask Me Anything episode. The two respond to your questions related to coaching for equity and a few other coaching topics. This episode is for you if: You’re curious to hear thoughts on how colleagues should "hold each other accountable" for being anti-racist at school.You want to be prepared with an answer to the question, “why do we need to focus on racial equity as the priority for pursuing educational justice for students?”Are wondering how to get started with equity work with your team.The conversation covers these topics and much more! Find full show notes, including everything mentioned here.
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Jan 17, 2021 • 35min
How to ACE Your Coaching Conversations
Discover the transformative ACE framework for coaching resilience. Learn how to acknowledge emotions, cultivate compassion, and expand narratives to enhance personal growth. This insightful discussion provides practical strategies for implementing the ACE tool in your coaching practice. Gain valuable insights to support clients in developing their resilience while fostering emotional awareness. Plus, explore resources like the Cultivating Resilience Intensive and essential reading materials for deeper understanding.
Jan 11, 2021 • 1h 31min
Virtual Reality: Confronting Self-Doubt
In this episode Elena once again coaches Kathrina Mendez, a teacher in California we first met in episode 2 where the conversation centered around drawing boundaries, practicing self-compassion, and imagining possibilities.Seven months later Kathrina finds herself in a different context, confronting new challenges of teaching virtually during a pandemic. Listen in to hear about the quest for growing self-compassion and implementing power doses of self-care to support Kathrina in being the teacher she wants to be - for herself, and her students.Mentioned in this episode: Become a Friend of the Podcast! February Resilience Intensive
Jan 4, 2021 • 23min
Quarterly Wisdom - A Word for the Year
Welcome to Season 2 of the Bright Morning podcast! In this “Quarterly Wisdom Episode,” Elena shares the word that she hopes will encapsulate her hopes, vision and values for 2021, and the mantra that she’ll use to guide her behavior. She also shares what her 2020 word was and how she wrestled with it. This episode is for you if:You’re thinking about what the start of a new year means to you, and you’re wanting to set goals, intentions or commitments.You ache to feel more grounded in your core values and you want to live those values. You’re looking for ways to continue engaging clients or anyone in further reflection on their values.
Nov 23, 2020 • 20min
Coaching Tools for Transformation: Core Values, Mind the Gap and Strengths-Based Coaching
This episode is the first of a new kind you can expect ongoing: Coaching Tools for Transformation.Two of the questions we receive most often during our trainings are, "how do you know what tool to use?" And, "how do you use X tool?" so we have created these episodes to support you in developing and deepening your coaching toolkit.On todays episode Elena dives into three approaches she utilized in episode 28 when she coached Naomi on her pursuit of building an anti-racist school. You'll hear her talk through how and why she decided to pull on three of her foundational tools: Core Values, Mind the Gap and Strengths-Based Coaching.If you haven't already listened to episode 28, you'll want to do so either before or after you listen to this episode for a fuller learning experience.Bright Morning’s upcoming eventsEpisode 28: Where to Start in Pursuit of an Anti-Racist School
Sep 7, 2020 • 1h 24min
Coaching A First-Year Teacher | Abigail Brown
This week, Elena coaches Abigail Brown, a first-year teacher in Indianapolis. While in some ways Abigail is dealing with typical new teacher challenges, she’s also (as we all know) beginning her career in an unprecedented situation. Elena coaches Abigail on prioritizing, getting clear on her values and the impact she wants to have, and on self-care.
