Coach with Clarity

Once we understand the role that emotions play in our decision-making process, we can start to develop a stronger sense of agency around the decisions we make.

That's one of the key takeaways today's guest, Dr. Aprilia West, shares in her latest book, What You Feel Is Not All There Is.

As a psychologist, coach, trainer, author, and prosocial imagineer, Dr. Aprilia West brings 20+ years of experience working with Fortune 500 companies, U.S. Members of Congress, entertainment industry executives and creatives, tech founders, and global non-profit advocacy campaigns applying contextual behavioral science and positive psychology to maximize wellbeing and peak performance.

I've known April for a few years and I'm so thrilled to welcome her to the show today. One of the things that brought us together is our love of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and how we've incorporated its principles into our work and everyday lives.

After devouring What You Feel Is Not All There Is in one sitting, I knew that her take on this would be something I had to share with you. I believe this book should be on the shelves of every therapist and coach so definitely check it out after you listen to this conversation. Enjoy the episode!

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Do your offers clearly communicate the value your clients will receive? How do you manage the journey from discovery call to onboarding? Which tools are you leveraging to streamline your admin processes?

For many of us, when we're just starting our coaching businesses, our focus is almost totally on coaching. At that point, it's probably not worth it to use a CRM and it's no big deal to manually create and send a PayPal link to our one client. But as we grow and scale, it becomes critical to have support systems in place.

In this episode, I'm sharing the four elements every coach needs in their business, and the frameworks and tools you can use to serve your clients without overwhelm.

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Money: it's vital to our lives yet it can feel so difficult to talk about.

There have been so many times in my business journey where I've been taught practices that didn't sit well with me but I was told that this was what I needed to do to be successful.

Today, Stephanie Cleary is here to share a better way to build your business where you can make a profit, support your lifestyle, and stay in alignment with your personal value system.

Stephanie is a money coach for entrepreneurs and she helps help women and gender-expansive business owners to repair developmental, collective, and ancestral trauma, build self-trust and feel safe in their bodies so they can run successful, businesses that feel good and change the world.

In this episode, we talk about what capitalism is, how we can use pieces of capitalism in our business in a way that supports our clients and allows us to grow a profitable business, and how you can build a thriving business while staying true to your values.

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It's essential to approach the launch process with strategy and intention.

If you're a regular listener of the show, then you'll know I just wrapped up a huge launch of the Coach with Clarity Collective, my accredited membership program where we explore how to deepen our mastery as powerful coaches and how to run a profitable, sustainable coaching business.

Even though this was by no means my first launch, I took a different approach than usual and I learned so much from the process.

In today's episode, I'm sharing the seven lessons I learned from my recent launch. No matter where you are in your coaching journey, I think you'll find that many of these principles are important whether you're launching a program, building out your sales process, or welcoming new one-on-one clients.

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Not all stock photos are created equal.

Back in 2016 when I was just getting started, I designed everything in my business for myself. Pretty quickly, I realized that while I was trying to differentiate myself with photos of lotus flowers and the seashore, there were so many people using the exact same photos I had.

For today's episode, I'm excited to introduce you to a very good friend and colleague of mine, Elle Drouin, who is here to talk about how we can move past this huge stumbling block that prevents many of us from showing up online in the way we would want to be seen. About three years ago I met Elle in a small mastermind program and it's been extraordinary to watch how her business has thrived over the years.

After several years of working as the Director of Marketing & Digital Strategy for e-commerce businesses, Elle decided to launch a business focused on helping other women build their brands with strategic, diverse, and easily accessible visual content. In 2016, she launched Styled Stock Society, a stylish stock photography membership to help business owners show up confidently and market their brand with unique visuals. Since then, Styled Stock Society has flourished and Elle has collaborated with incredible photographers who add new content to the library every single week. She's now the CEO and visionary for the brand, ensuring that they're always creating content that reflects how impactful and brilliant your business is.

In this episode, Elle shares her journey in stock photography, the common challenges that coaches face when using stock photos, and a special offer she's opened up to the Coach with Clarity community for her membership program. Let's do this!

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Have you been wondering if a coaching certification should be the next step in your journey?

Today I'm breaking down the changes to the International Coaching Federation's (ICF) credentialing and accreditation process and what it means for you as a coach.

This episode is an update to episode 25 (https://www.coachwithclarity.com/25), where I walked you through everything you need to know about coaching certifications. Now I'm sharing the updates to the ICF process, how it affects the programs and services I offer (it does in a big way!), and the ways I think it will ultimately make it easier for you to develop coaching mastery and obtain your coaching credential.

If you have any questions about whether a coaching certification is the right next step for you, feel free to reach out to me on Instagram (@CoachWithClarity) or by email ([email protected]). I'm happy to be a resource for you!

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If I could just show up and work with my clients, life would be golden.

Working with clients in any capacity lights me up. But the on-the-business work? Not so much.

Coming out of a long launch season, I've found myself in a self-reflective period and when I sat down to record this episode I ended up going in a completely different direction than I had planned.

Most of us go into coaching because we love helping people achieve their greatest potential. We don't necessarily go into coaching because we want to be business owners or entrepreneurs. For most of us, those are skills that we develop along the way.

Six years into this journey, I'm still learning new ways to approach my work and my business. And part of that means giving myself the space to sort out how I'm feeling, what I'm thinking, and where I want to go next.

Today I'm sharing from a very vulnerable place about the lessons I learned from my recent launch and my approach to working through feelings of being stuck or unmotivated in your business.

I hope that you'll find some benefits in today's show. Enjoy the episode!

If you want to learn more about the resources mentioned in this episode, visit the show notes.

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Whether you're a coach or a clinician, doing your own healing work is an essential part of serving your clients to the best of your ability.

Today I have the distinct pleasure of interviewing author, educator, somatic psychotherapist, and podcaster, Laura Mae Northrup. Laura's book Radical Healership has been such a fantastic read for me and my copy is filled with highlighted passages and notes in the margins of every page. She is also the host and creator of the podcast Inside Eyes, an audio series about people using entheogens & psychedelics to heal from sexual trauma.

There is so much wisdom in Laura's book and she shared so many insights with us in this conversation. In the episode we talk about her perspective on how to create an ethical client-centered healing practice, what it was like for her to birth this book into the world, why embodiment is so important for healing practitioners, and more.

Enjoy the episode!

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Conflict happens within coaching relationships. It's normal.

But for many of us, even the thought of having a disagreement with someone, especially a client, can bring up all sorts of uncomfortable feelings deep in the pit of your stomach.

As a recovering people pleaser, my first thoughts tend to go to wondering if I caused the conflict or simply anger or resentment that it's happening at all.

The truth is that conflict is not only inevitable, but it can actually be helpful.

In this episode, we're talking about the difference between constructive and destructive conflict, what we can do to try to minimize unhelpful conflict in our coaching relationships, and how to navigate conflict when it arises.

Enjoy the episode!

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For many coaches, it's the dreaded S-word. The part of their practice that they wish they could avoid forever. But no matter how we feel about it, sales is an essential part of being in business.

Today I'm joined by dynamic sales expert, Erika Tebbens, who is on a mission to change the way we think about sales. Erika is a sales strategist for rebels who reject the status quo but still want to hit their big goals, be well-paid and well-rested, and don't want to compromise their values in order to get where they want to go.

Through her work as a sales strategist, Erika shares an approach to sales that's grounded in integrity and connection She believes that sales can be easy and even fun once you tap into your natural strengths and gifts.

I hope you get as much from this conversation as I did. Enjoy the episode!

If you want to learn more about the resources mentioned in this episode, visit the show notes.

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