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Richard Boyatzis
Episode 39
How to Access Optimum Growth States in Coaching
Did you know that common coaching moves such as goal setting can actually be counter productive to growth and learning? In this conversation, author and professor Richard Boyatzis explains why goal-setting is not as smart as we think it is, what the neurologically proven way to motivate people is, and how we can help our clients access states that facilitate genuine change. [Read more...]
Rich Litvin
Episode 36
The Real Job of a Transformational Coach
Every industry has its rebels, and master coach Rich Litvin is most certainly a man who refuses to play by the conventional rules. In this conversation he shares what the real job of a coach is, what this requires of you, and how to navigate some of the most common bumps on the road to coaching mastery. [Read more...]
Amanda Blake
Episode 27
The Neuroscience of Change
What do our bodies have to do with living a self-directed life? What say do they have in our actions and behaviors, aside from providing a more or less sports-inclined physique? In this conversation with leadership coach Amanda Blake, we learn how the body defines our scope of possibility, how we can use it to create massive shifts, and why being in direct contact with life through the body is so important. [Read more...]
Michael Neill
Episode 22
Creating the Impossible
The desire to have SMART goals instead of dreams is the hallmark of our time. But what happens when we open to what is wanting to move through us, rather than looking at what we think we should do? Those who truly dare, says transformative coach Michael Neill, dream big. They aim their thinking where it matters, believe in the impossible, and learn how to facilitate a steady stream of insight by tuning into the place within that lies beyond thought. [Read more...]
Staci Haines
Episode 18
How to Create Lasting Embodied Change
Why are some habits so hard to shift, even when we understand that they no longer serve us and we know exactly what to change? In this conversation with somatic expert Staci Haines we explore some of the gateways into the body used in somatic coaching. We also explore the root cause of the somatic adaptations that live within us and how we can develop an expanded somatic perception. [Read more...]
Rand Stagen
Episode 15
Becoming a Transformative Presence
We hear more and more about transformational coaching but what defines a transformational coach? And how do we become one in nature rather than simply in name? In this conversation, Rand Stagen unpacks the four levels of coaching as defined by an insightful behavioural measure and dives deep into what it means to be a transformational presence and how to navigate the accompanying paradoxes. [Read more...]
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Joel Monk
I’m a coach, trainer and entrepreneur.
Recently I saw on a deeper level how all the things in my life orient around cultivating a sense of ‘aliveness’. By this I mean – what is it to be awake and fully expressed in this moment? How can I metabolize the conditioning that binds me so that I can wake up into deeper expressions of authentic, embodied human presence?
I’m deeply committed to awakening the leader that lives in all of us. We’re all being invited to align with what wants to live through us and from here we can truly serve the world with our work.