Coach with Clarity

There's no more important topic for coaches and business owners than ethics.

Our ethical code provides us with guidelines for how we engage with clients, colleagues, and everyone with whom we are establishing a relationship.

Sadly, there are tons of examples out there of questionable, if not downright unethical, business practices. That's why today we're exploring what ethics are, what it means to be an ethical coach, and key considerations to keep in mind whenever we're engaging with others in our coaching business.

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Figuring out how to talk about what you do and how you help your clients can feel really difficult.

Today I'm delighted to introduce you to messaging and marketing expert Danait Berhe who joins us to share her wisdom and show us how to approach our marketing without feeling overwhelmed.

Even though I've known Danait and worked with her for as long as I have, I learned so much during our conversation. So whether you're wondering how messaging and positioning are different or you're looking for key strategies you can use and the biggest mistakes to avoid when you're creating your content, we've got you covered.

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The coaching industry is entirely unregulated.

That's what one writer claimed in a recent article in The Guardian. If you're been listening to the podcast for a while, you'll know that I take issue with that characterization.

This week I'm deviating from my scheduled content to talk about Rachel Monroe's article "I'm a life coach, you're a life coach: the rise of an unregulated industry."

Over the past couple of days, I've seen this article everywhere. While I don't agree with it all, the article is thought-provoking, and the critiques outlined in this article bring up several issues which all of us as coaches should be thinking about in our practices.

In this episode, I'm sharing my opinion on the article and the issues it raises, which are very much at the heart of the work that I do.

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There's no one-size-fits-all approach to effectively marketing your course and growing your audience. Today we're looking at the questions to ask yourself and different strategies you can use when it comes time to market your course.

If you've been around for a while, you'll know that these coaching calls are some of my favorite episodes because I get to connect with and serve coaches who are making big things happen in their business. I can't think of a better example of that than Nicole Vaccaro, who joins me on the show today.

With over 10 years of experience working as a licensed counselor, teaching, and supporting people at all stages of their lives and careers, Nicole specializes in helping people create joy in their work lives.

On today's call, Nicole shares the inspiration and goals behind her new 6-month coaching program which helps people create their dream job roadmap and we explore different approaches she can use in her marketing to bring more students to the course.

If you've been thinking about creating your own course or if you have a course and you're looking for ways to increase your enrollment and get more eyes on what you're doing, then I think you are going to find terrific value in today's episode.

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I'm going back to square one.

One of the very first topics I covered on the podcast was breaking down what we mean by "coaching". We explored several definitions from pioneers in the field, but at the end of the day, I have to admit that I don't feel like any of them fully represent my approach to coaching.

At first, I remedied that by cobbling together parts of different definitions but as I started writing my next book, I had the audacious idea to create my own definition of coaching. That's what I'm sharing with you on this episode.

Today we're talking about why I wanted to expand on the existing definitions of coaching, what it really means to be a Coach with Clarity, and how a Coach with Clarity approaches the coaching relationship.

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Most of us have been affected by trauma in some way, whether we ourselves are trauma survivors or through someone we're connected to. That's why I believe that as coaches, it's our ethical obligation to be trauma-sensitive so that we can show up and serve our clients powerfully and safely.

If you're not familiar with the term trauma-sensitive or you're wondering what it looks like to be a trauma-sensitive coach, this episode is for you. I'm joined by Lisa Kuzman, the go-to expert for all things related to trauma-sensitive coaching.

Lisa Kuzman is an outdoor-loving, craft-beer sipping, leadership coach for people of influence who wants to make trauma-sensitive education just as exciting as a 6-figure launch. She is also a former clinical social worker with 15 years of mental health experience. As a trauma survivor herself, Lisa's mission is to share the power of her knowledge and understanding with as many people as humanly possible.

In the course of the episode, we talk about trauma and indirectly reference sexual assault and sexual abuse. This can be a triggering topic so I want to give you the opportunity to choose if, when, and where to listen to this interview.

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Mindset work is so much more than uncovering and reframing limiting beliefs.

I have a lot of thoughts when it comes to mindset and I wrote about many of them in my book, ACT On Your Business: Braving the storms of entrepreneurship and creating success through meaning, mindset, and mindfulness. I'm really proud of this book and I also found that since publishing it in 2019, my understanding of each of the three M's has continued to grow and develop.

Today we're wrapping up our three-part series about the three M's by talking about the third and last M, which is mindset.

As coaches, many of us incorporate mindset work in our client practice and it can be an integral part of our work. I want to take a step back and talk a little bit about what mindset really is and how it's being misused in the coaching industry.

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There's way more to the concept of meaning than just knowing what your values are.

In my book, ACT On Your Business, I wrote about the Three M's (meaning, mindset, and mindfulness) as the pillars around which you can build a profitable, sustainable business and a joyful, fulfilling life.

Last week, we dove into the first of The Three M's, mindfulness, and for part two of this series, we're exploring the concept of meaning in our lives.

In my book and in past podcast episodes, I've spent a lot of time identifying and describing our values. While this is important information that we need to have when we are exploring meaning, we can't stop there.

In this episode, I'm sharing the four common mistakes I see when it comes to exploring meaning in our lives and how you can avoid them.

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Over the next three weeks, we're going to be taking a deeper look at The Three M's: meaning, mindset, and mindfulness, starting with today's episode on mindfulness.

This series represents an evolution in how I talk about and practice the three M's in my business and my life since I wrote my book, ACT On Your Business: Braving the storms of entrepreneurship and creating success through meaning, mindset, and mindfulness.

When we talk about mindfulness, the first thing that comes to mind is often meditation. And while meditation can be a wonderful mindfulness practice, there are many other ways to practice mindfulness that, for a lot of us, can even be better than meditation.

I'm sharing what mindfulness looks like for me and the mindful experiences I incorporate into my life. I hope you'll take inspiration from what I'm sharing and find mindful experiences that work for you.

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If you've been listening to the podcast for a while, and especially if you listened to our Getting Started Series, you know that we have spent a lot of time talking about your coaching niche and how you can really connect with your ideal client.

Today, however, we're going to approach things from a slightly different perspective.

Rather than look at the questions of what you do, I want to look at through the lens of who you are.

So, in this episode, we're taking some time to examine the five primary coaching styles and how they relate to the type of coach you want to be.

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