Have you ever reached a point in therapy where you understood your past perfectly, but still had no idea how to build your future? We often get stuck "looking backward" at our traumas, failing to realize that the intuition to change is already living inside us—we just haven't learned how to listen to it yet.

In this solo episode, Charles Turtz breaks down his transformative journey through the MindBodyGreen coaching program and how it shifted his perspective from "fixing" people to empowering them. He shares the specific tools—from the 4-7-8 breathing technique to the power of the "uncomfortable pause"—that helped him transition from a successful but unfulfilled sales career into building an authentic brand and coaching practice.

Therapy often focuses on the present and the past to understand reactions and traumas, while coaching is a forward-looking process centered on actionable steps and future goals. Combining the two can be incredibly powerful for those ready to stop analyzing and start doing.

Mastering the "uncomfortable pause" allows space for others to explore their own thoughts and reveal what isn't being said. By reflecting a person’s tone and emotions back to them rather than jumping in with advice, you allow them to reach their own powerful breakthroughs.

Many high-achievers fall into the trap of trying to solve everyone else's problems as a way to feel useful. True growth happens when you stop providing the answers and start helping people trust their own gut intuition to make their own decisions.

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• 00:01 – The disclaimer you need to hear before we dive in
• 00:30 – The stinging question: "How can you help others if you can't help yourself?"
• 01:20 – Why management was just a "mini-experiment" for what was coming
• 02:20 – The "forward-looking" lens that separates coaching from your past
• 03:20 – When your therapist goes on sabbatical: A blessing in disguise?
• 04:30 – The 80/20 rule of learning that changed everything
• 05:40 – Why you should be terrified of the "silent pause" in conversation
• 06:40 – The hidden messages in someone's tone that you're missing
• 07:40 – A "long, convoluted story" about a favorite color and the truth it hid
• 08:50 – The 4-7-8 breathing trick for instant anxiety relief
• 10:00 – Why your notebook might be the one thing holding you back
• 11:15 – The "gut feeling" you've been ignoring for way too long
• 12:30 – Is your "fixer" personality actually a trauma response?
• 13:30 – The paycheck trap: When success doesn't equal fulfillment
• 14:40 – What "Turts" actually means for your brand story
• 15:50 – Why failing is the most important work you'll ever do