The Coaching Life

Trusting The Path Coming from a career in radio and leading-edge online video, Jo now coaches people and helps them get their authentic message out into the world. In this episode she shares how a life event set her on a path of exploration that helped her see life differently, and become much more trusting of the path of life, allowing it to unfold as she explored opportunities that have helped her build a business using both her video and coaching skills. Here’s a little more about Jo: Jo Munday is a communication coach and video marketer who is passionate about helping business owners express themselves more naturally and fluently on camera, and to produce authentic video content that has real power and impact. She offers one-to-one coaching and consultancy as well as group programmes to demystify the video production process and help people develop their authentic voice and message to create engaging, authentic videos that attract dedicated followers. Jo started out in radio and tv production before moving to online video when it started to emerge in 2006. She is also a certified 'Clarity' coach and brings her understanding of mental health and peace of mind to her communication work. Her new programme, ‘Authentic Video Magic – Build you business with authentic, impactful videos’ is launching this February https://jo-munday.com/authentic-video-magic-2019/ To find out more about her work, please visit https://jo-munday.com/

The Punk Inspired Misfit Currently transitioning from a rich career with immense experience in senior leadership positions, and now described as a ginger, punk inspired, misfit Exec Coach from the Isle of Man, Carol shares where she is at in the relatively early stages of building an independent coaching practice. In owning who she is and what she does, in being a true advocate of the coaching profession and investing significantly in her own training and development, Carol demonstrates her willingness to do the work and whatever is necessary, and shares how she has both utilised existing connections that have supported her, and started to build new ones in some unusual circumstances. Here’s a little more about Carol Carol is a ginger, punk inspired, Disruptive leader and Executive Coach from the Isle of Man, who’s helped Entrepreneurs across the world. She’s held senior leadership roles in world retailing, the public sector, IT and Property development and voluntary organisations, including CEO responsible for the Isle of Man TT Races(motorcycle), and Head of Buying for Halfords Automotive business. Her leadership career has often been in sectors where she’s had little technical knowledge, so has had to draw on interpersonal, communication and listening skills alongside innate curiosity and mutual understanding and support as a key driver of team success. In 2016, she studied Executive Coaching & Mentoring with ILM, became accredited by EMCC in 2018, and considers herself currently to be in the fortunate position of being coached and mentored by Jason Goldberg and team as she develops further as a coach, mentor, and edutainer. Today she helps inventive leaders & founders find clarity, focus, & success from opportunities & challenges. EI and Intuition skills allow her to think differently, make connections quickly, unravel complexity and build confidence in others to do the same. She is passionate about co-creating resonance, to free others to explore original and inventive ways to simplify complex problems, situations and challenges to create clarity, opportunity and success for themselves and their organisations. Her world vibrates to a positive, ever-changing playlist of music, theatre, art, laughter, nature, 2 miniature schnauzers and learning. In her spare time she mentors young start-up founders to help them find their best self to navigate the critical early phases of their personal and businesses development. https://www.linkedin.com/in/carol-glover/ https://www.facebook.com/carolgloverexecutivecoaching

Being Open To Possibility In this very open-hearted conversation, Jo gives us a glimpse of some of the magic of what’s possible when we start questioning our own personal conventions, take action in spite of our fears, and live in alignment with what is in our hearts. As someone who seems to love cake yet also manages to live a very healthy lifestyle, it has been her willingness to follow the path as it unfolds that has allowed her to explore and express her creativity not just as a coach but as a plant-based foodie, a firewalker, a nature lover, a writer and a fitness fanatic. And just for good measure, Jo also opens up about some things she’d like to be different. We all have those… Here’s a little more about Jo Jo helps people 'experience all of themselves'. Her passion was born from a personal journey of plant-based nutrition being the gateway to stepping away from convention and conformity, into a deeper connection with her true sense of self. She creates retreats, workshops and writes about what it means to live a deeply connected life as well as sharing lots delicious plant-based dishes from her kitchen. Day to day, you can find her at www.includingcake.com and hanging out on Instagram @johodson social media links: https://www.facebook.com/includingcake https://www.instagram.com/johodson/

Allowing Simplicity In this episode Wyn shares his journey from being tickled by people waking up through the impact of a new understanding of how life and the human mind works, leading to him seeing everything differently, despite much of it looking the same from the outside. Living a life that now feels as cool on the inside as it looks on the outside, Wyn shares how he has effortlessly connected with friends and clients the world over, and in being free from the confines of his thinking, his business has thrived. Here’s a little more about Wyn: Wyn Morgan is a 3 Principles practitioner based in Windsor, UK and works with corporations and private individuals in every continent around the world. Having stumbled across The Principles 8 years ago, he has completely changed his relationship to his own life and with himself. Having been in the people development world for the past 20 years within organisations, and as a coach-consultant with his own business for the past 12 years, he now spends half his time working away from the UK. He has studied with Michael Neill and been mentored by George and Linda Pransky and Barb Patterson. “I am constantly amazed how much more there is to see and how much more wondrous and simple life can actually be” “Helping my own clients in the corporate world achieve better results through the brilliance of their people along with those clients who come to me for their own personal needs is such a joy. I love watching them wake up to who they really are” Wyn says. He is currently on the faculty of Supercoach for the third year and recently returned from a month working with his own mentor, George Pransky, to deepen his grounding even more. Wyn is a patriotic Welshman, and given how much he travels, is thankful to still feel like a big kid when he gets on a plane. You can find out more about Wyn at http://www.wynning.co.uk/

Relaxing Into Wisdom What has someone choose to close down their existing business without knowing at all what they’ll be doing next? What’s the secret to being married for over forty years and creating a sustainable coaching business over twenty two years? In this delightful episode, Molly shares some of her insights that have helped her develop and grow her coaching business, continue to be of service and help to her clients, and have fun in enjoying the longevity of her loving marriage. Here’s a little more about Molly: By 1996 Molly Gordon had been a waiter, a writer, an editor, a business manager, and a full-time artist. She had a penchant for Jungian studies, the novels of Dorothy Sayers, and Improv. After closing her fiber arts studio, Mollycoddles, she agreed to help a few friends with their businesses. Before long, they were coming to see her weekly, not only with business issues, but also with life questions. Molly didn’t know what to call what she was doing. It wasn’t consulting, and it wasn’t therapy. All she knew was that her clients became more engaged, confident, and pro-active in their lives and work. They were living into their dreams. One day a client sent an article from Newsweek about coaching. Attached was a sticky note saying, “This is what you do.” And she saw that her variegated past had been the perfect training ground for what became her life work. Twenty years and a substantial amount of training later, Molly is a Master Certified Coach, a Certified Mentor Coach, an assessor in the International Coach Federation (ICF) credentialing process, and an instructor at University of Miami (Coral Gables) Professional Coaching Certificate Program, 7 Paths Forward, and Coach Masters Academy. In 2010 Molly encountered the teachings of Sydney Banks, commonly known as the Three Principles. She recognized in Syd’s insights the source code for effective coaching: human beings are part of an infinite intelligent life energy, and as such, they are inherently whole, creative and resourceful. Molly is now on a path to incorporate the Principles into the International Coach Federation (ICF) definition of coaching and mentors ICF-oriented coaches to integrate the Three Principles into their work. You can find out more about Molly at https://shaboominc.com/

This one is as real life as it gets, with mentions of dog poo and genitalia mixed amongst the insights and business of coaching. Jacquie brings a beautifully warm blend of humour and wisdom, and shares her journey from a technical career to a life of love and ease, revealing how she has connected and developed professional relationships with people in government by simply being herself. Here’s a little more about Jacquie: A gifted teacher, coach and intuitive, Jacquie Forde has always known there was more to life than she could see, understand or touch. With professional qualifications in Nursing, Midwifery, Shamanic Healing, NLP, Hypnosis, and the Three Principles, and with three decades spent in corporate UK in blue chip organizations working in sales, marketing, business development and government affairs, Jacquie readily admits that she was always more interested in the transformative power of the spiritual nature of life, and left the nine to five behind to create her own successful business over 7 years ago. Jacquie brings a spirited personality and vivacious, humorous attitude to her work as a coach and mentor, who regularly works with politicians, organisational leaders, entrepreneurs, disadvantaged communities, fellow coaches and women of all ages who want to discover clarity in their careers, the secret to success, improve their resilience, intuition, power and capabilities to live their best lives. Her work delivers conscious expansion and peace of mind to clients in all walks of life. With a thriving physical practice located in Scotland and a global online practice, Jacquie is passionate about sharing her knowledge and allowing her clients the space to embrace their own innate wisdom to tap into their highest potential. You can subscribe to her blog, “Unashamedly Human” and her podcast, “The Unashamedly Human Podcast Series” and contact Jacquie at www.jacquieforde.com

Exploring Possibility with Action What’s possible when you take action without credence to the fearful noise that we all have in our heads? What’s possible when you reach out and connect with people, embracing the big breaks that show up when you relentlessly look for opportunities to connect and serve? Melissa shares with us how she reached her goal of transitioning from full-time employment in I.T. with zero coaching clients, to leaving that job, replacing her employment income and having a sustainable coaching practice in just 9 months, something she achieved within one day of her original goal. She also talks about the authenticity and transparency in this profession, falling flat on your face, and being willing to delegate to live your own designed life. Here’s a little more about Melissa: Melissa V. West is the founder of Xtreme Results Coaching, where she guides coaching professionals to build a purpose and passion driven business. She helps her clients get unstuck and out of their own way and so they can do the fulfilling work they are meant to do… and make a healthy living while doing so! She totally believes that each person has infinite creative potential to design the life they desire. She shares this message worldwide through coaching, training, mentoring, and keynote speaking. Melissa is the author of ‘Hot Pursuit’ and ‘Your Daily W.O.W.’ - http://www.xrcoaching.com/products/ She serves a community of coaches who are in Hot Pursuit of building their profitable businesses here with free training and resources: https://www.facebook.com/groups/HotPursuitNation/ You can follow Melissa on Facebook at www.facebook.com/melissavwest When she’s not serving her clients, she’s creating memories with her husband and two daughters. You can find out more about Melissa at www.xtremeresultscoaching.com

Loving Out Loud Deanna shares her journey from being an over-achieving, happy-faced, straight-A student, perpetually chasing perfectionism, through having a wake up call from anxiety and being guided by some realisations that had her relocate across the country, and immerse in a spiritual and loving exploration of being of service to others. By embracing her natural ability to love out loud, being able to listen deeply, and see the true essence of her clients, she reveals how she provides for them what most of us have been been craving for most of our lives - acceptance, non judgement, openness, warmth, and support, and by demonstrating her own power of raw openness, in a dance of self-acceptance and self-love, she inspires others to love, embrace and express their own beautiful humanness, helping them to redefine success into something they enjoy. Listen, also, for a delightful outtake at the end. Here’s a little more about Deanna: A multi-lingual recovering perfectionist and life-long cheerleader, Deanna took the advice of a fridge-magnet, “Leap and the net will appear,” and moved to California from New Jersey to gain a master’s degree in Spiritual Psychology to educate her heart as well as her mind. She serves her high-achiever clients all over the world to redefine what true success means to them. She provides a space of pure love and possibility in which they feel safe to explore beyond old ideas and expectations into embracing their true hearts’ desires. Her greatest joy is reminding people to give themselves permission to be human. Deanna is also the host of Better Living Coaches, an online show featuring renowned coaches from across the globe, aimed to offer practical tools, skills, and perspectives to shift from living life to loving life. When not coaching, Deanna can be found dancing her heart out, filling her belly with NY style pizza, or cuddling up with her two Chihuahuas, Lola and Penelope. Every day she reminds herself to love herself the way her dogs love her. You can find out more about Deanna at https://www.deannadanski.com/

Honouring the Path of the Heart Having your world crash down around you can be wonderfully liberating, particularly if you are willing to explore and, eventually at least, see something new. In this episode Philippe shares how a deeper understanding of how we experience life has had an impact on his coaching, and all areas of his life, and reveals his story of how he has persistently honoured what is in his heart, and the joy and love that doing so brings. Here’s a little more about Philippe: Philippe is a recovering people-pleasing hotelier that became a stressed out restaurant owner and survivor of a severe burnout in 2008. This led him to become a seeker of deeper meaning in life and in doing so became a self-improvement junkie. After years of heavily investing in workshops, coaching and leadership training programs he had a simple and profound realisation. He saw that every human being is always ok and perfect. Over the last few years, he has helped hundreds of clients replace stress and anxiety with fun, ease and play. He is passionate about relationships and is on a mission to create a world with less drama and more fully expressed human beings. You can find out more about Philippe at philippebartu.com

Haircuts, Recovery & Clothes Dryers There was only ever one person I wanted to help me celebrate this milestone 50th episode of this podcast. Someone who inspires, who is always super fun and loving, who keeps it real and is a dear friend. JG and I talk haircuts, Mad Men, breakups, recovery, boners, clothes driers, and a game of fave & crave. This is a slightly different format to the other episodes, it’s a little more fly-on-the-wall as the two of us simply hang out and chat, and as is always the case with JG, there’s lots of laughter and fun with some real insightful gems. Here’s a little more about JG: What does an award-winning entrepreneur, a TEDx Speaker, a bacon-atarian (thats a vegetarian who still eats bacon), a funky sock lover, a former rapper (who opened for the Wu-Tang Clan - YES, really!) and a previously 332lb man (who has since lost over 130lbs despite his affinity for bacon) have in common? They are all the same guy! Jason Goldberg (JG for short) is the King of Playful Sales, Success and Self- Leadership. He is a geek, turned entrepreneur, “Edu-tainer”, author of the #1 International Best-Seller “Prison Break” and creator of both the Playful Prosperity AND the Business UNusual System programs. JG blends his signature mix of simple and transformational wisdom, practical business mentorship, and belly-busting humor to help coaches, speakers and online educators build “Competition-PROOF” businesses full of impact and influence (and that allows them to have a ton of FUN in the process)! Before shifting his focus to the world of human potential, JG earned his MBA degree, served as the Director of Engineering and Operations for a technology firm, was the co-founder and CEO of a ground-breaking executive transportation company and was also co-founder and CEO of a technology commercialization startup in partnership with NASA to bring innovations from the space shuttle program to the private sector. As a sought-after international speaker and host, JG has shared the stage with some of the world’s greatest thought-leaders and innovators in human potential and performance including Dr. Sean Stephenson (The 3 Foot Giant), Don Miguel Ruiz (The Four Agreements), Vishen Lakhiani (CEO of Mindvalley), Steven Kotler (Stealing Fire), Marisa Peer (the UK’s psychotherapist to the stars) and so many others that he hopes will impress you if these other ones don’t! ;) Find out more about Jason at: http://www.thejasongoldberg.com/ You can get a free copy of JG’s latest book “How To Build a Competition- Proof Coaching Business” here: http://BeCompetitionProof.com