Conversations With Coaches

Before we met to record today's episode, Jason asked for a good starting topic to spark the conversation. My first thought was something I'd just recently read in Atomic Habits, by James Clear. The quote, more or less, is:

"When in doubt, stick to the schedule and reduce the scope."

From there, we were off to the races! As the discussion turned to The Line of Choice and how Jason uses it in his coaching, an idea occurred to me:

"I'd rather fail above the line than succeed below it."

You'll have to listen if you want the full context of our lively chat, but I will say that both of us are still thinking about the implications of whether or not that's a true statement...I guess Jason will have to come back on again to talk about where we landed! :)

Jason is the founder of SLI Coaching and Consulting, serving executive leaders and teams by bringing servant leadership into the workplace. He’s also the Associate Vice Chancellor for Leader and Culture Development in the Texas Tech University System.

He's also an award-winning author and has published several articles around accountability in teams, team effectiveness, and bringing servant leadership to teams.

To learn more about Jason: https://www.slicoaching.net https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonweberedd/ To learn more about the podcast, please visit:https://boxer.agency/conversations-with-coaches/

In Claire’s second appearance on the pod, we begin by discussing how she works with her clients on understanding their values and using that understanding as a means to better navigate their work and their life more authentically…and therefore more effectively.

Claire goes on to speak eloquently on her core values, the foundation of her own life as well as her coaching practice. As the conversation evolves, we explore a new value that she’ll be adding to her list - Valuing Your Values. This naturally brings forward the crucial importance of continuing to question your values as you change and grow, so that you can stay in alignment with both your own work/life and the work/life of those around you.

Of course, the metaphors abounded.

We compared this to using the tools of an old-time navigator (compass, sextant, map, the stars) to maintain and adjust your course during life’s long journey. We also considered the optometrist, changing and adjusting lenses for you until your vision “snaps into place” and suddenly what was once opaque and obtuse becomes joyfully obvious.

It was a rather fun conversation, as you can tell. :)

To remind you of who Claire is, she is a Leadership & High-Performance Coach, coaching Executive and C-Suite leaders and their teams to achieve peak performance.

With a track record as an Executive Director & 25 years of experience coaching C-Suite leaders and their teams, she is also is author of the Amazon best-seller Super Neuro You, published in April 2021.

To learn more about Claire: https://leadersaremad.co.uk https://www.linkedin.com/in/clairewaltonchangeagent To learn more about the podcast, please visit:https://boxer.agency/conversations-with-coaches/

Renee is back again already, and she somehow managed to exceed my already-high expectations for our conversation today! There's just so much to unpack from our episode, I couldn't do it justice in this description - but here are a few of the highlights:

- On alignment and fit: Less friction, more flow. - On the personal as foundational: Self-discipline is a form of self-love. - On the one question that will make every decision and endeavor easier: "Will it make the boat go faster?"

We also talk about how Renee has truly exploded out of the blocks in 2023 thanks in part to an exciting new book on Personal Mastery, Unscatter The Chatter.

Seriously, there's a TON to unpack here for such a short episode - do yourself a favor and dive right in. :)

Renee is the CEO of Rise Up Business Coaching Ltd. and a Certified EOS Implementer. She's also a Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA) and helps entrepreneurs unlock their wealth and achieve their life goals – building their life by design!

As a Certified EOS Implementer, Renee helps business owners get in control of their business operations and get what they want, specifically she helps them to:

- Get clear on their vision for the company and ensure that it is shared by all; - Build structure, discipline, and accountability in the business to get traction on the vision; - Develop a healthy, aligned, and cohesive team that rows in the same direction.

As a Certified Value Builder, Renee helps businesses owners understand the drivers of business valuation, assess their business, and build and execute action plans that put them in control of their value-building journey so that they can set themselves up for a lucrative and well-architected exit, on their terms and their timeline.

To learn more about Renee: https://riseupbc.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/renee-russo-riseupbc/ Other links:Unscatter The Chatter This One Question Will Make Every Decision In Your Life Easier Will It Make The Boat Go Faster (VIDEO) To learn more about the podcast, please visit:https://boxer.agency/conversations-with-coaches/

Yael is sometimes known as The Universe Whisperer. She teaches about the Law of Attraction and how to understand your relationship with yourself, what emotions mean (it's the language of souls), to clean up your vibration, and manifest the life you've always wanted.

In this wide-ranging conversation, Yael and Kevin discuss the many sources of fear and anxiety, identify and explore some of the limiting structures of society (organized religion, standardized education, and many others), and touch on the very personal and amazing journey over the past 20+ years that has brought her and her coaching to our present moment...and continues to guide and energize her as the journey continues.

To learn more about Yael: theuniversewhisperer.me https://www.linkedin.com/in/yaeltwisbwm/ To learn more about the podcast, please visit:https://boxer.agency/conversations-with-coaches/

Simon helps business owners in SaaS and services discover how to be able to run their company more efficiently which results in sales that soar. He created the Strategy Sprints Method that doubles revenue in 90 days by getting owners out of the weeds.

Simon is the CEO and founder of Strategy Sprints which is a global team of certified Strategy Sprints Coaches that offers a customized strategy to help clients gain market share and work in weekly sprints which results in fast execution. He is also a Forbes Business Council Member, a contributor to Entrepreneur Magazine, and a member of Duke Corporate Education.

To learn more about Simon:https://www.strategysprints.com/ Other links: Joint Venture Club: https://www.strategysprints.com/jvc To learn more about the podcast, please visit:https://boxer.agency/conversations-with-coaches/

Dr. Ritter, founder of Live for Yourself Consulting, is a leadership and career coach, Talent Development Executive, values geek, international speaker, online instructor of the course Be the Leader of Your Own Career and Create a Career You Love, and podcaster (The Executive, and The Live for Yourself Revolution), who’s passionate about guiding leaders to be the leader of their own career and create a career they love.

From empowering professionals to get unstuck, to guiding senior leadership on how to stand out from the competition, develop executive presence, and feel confident in being a leader, Ben is an expert in his field and will guide you toward truly living for yourself at work and in life.

In our episode today, Ben shares his long and winding road from undergrad D1 soccer star with dreams of playing pro, to the thriving and impactful coaching business he has today. We explore the intrinsic importance of alignment, the difficulty of taking those first steps toward the life you want (even if you're on the verge of burnout), and how empathy can spark your next evolution.

We also discuss his new course, How To Be The Leader Of Your Own Career And Create A Career That You Love (Without Feeling Overwhelmed, Burnt Out, Or Taking A Pay Cut). Six weeks' worth of coaching peaked into around 2 hours of video and a 25-page booklet. Now that's how you find the time you need to take your next steps!

To learn more about Benjamin: https://liveforyourselfconsulting.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ritterbenj/

To learn more about the podcast, please visit:https://boxer.agency/conversations-with-coaches/

To learn more about the course:

https://drbenjaminritter.thinkific.com/courses/create-a-career-you-love

Mike helps leaders work with the consequences of poor culture & people decisions to advance Authentic Leadership and prosperity. He coaches clients on how to close the gap between probable (the best they can do) and possible (what they are capable of doing). Mike is an expert in human and organization development who works with leaders with technical backgrounds (scientists, technologists, engineers, financiers), helping them excel at what they do while developing leadership skills - including the ability to influence others authentically. And authenticity is at the heart of our conversation today, as Mike talks about how vital showing up authentically is in the workplace. This naturally brought up other core coaching topics like alignment and integrity - we really packed plenty of powerful ideas into our 20-ish-minute conversation. :)

To learn more about Mike:https://www.mike-horne.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikehorne1/ To learn more about the podcast, please visit:https://boxer.agency/conversations-with-coaches/

Lori is just as sharp and insightful as I remembered from our first chat, and we had another excellent talk in today's episode. We focused a great deal on the lessons and skills we've all learned through the pandemic, and how important it is to use our newfound insights to shine a light on all the reasons why certain ways of working are still massively important. The connection and creativity of in-person work, the camaraderie that comes from sharing space together, and making sure that we don't "throw the baby out with the bathwater" as we negotiate the different strengths and weaknesses of remote and in-person work. I almost let Lori go after that conversation...but then I thought of another question I wanted to hear her take on. And she sure didn't disappoint! Lori and I went on to discuss the power of "structured communication", and how our systems for working together as teams (meetings, standups, agendas, tasking out, recording results, reviews, etc.) allow for everyone to bring their best work to the table, and keep your business "running on rails". In case you don't remember Lori from her last episode, she's an expert in professional empowerment; she motivates teams to maximize their capacity for excellence. She inspires by supporting clients in the discovery of their true potential. Lori enjoys meeting new people and is fascinated by their uniqueness. She’s open-minded and passionate about helping individuals to identify and enhance their strengths.

To learn more about Lori:https://www.linkedin.com/in/loriwindischirvine/ To learn more about the podcast, please visit:https://boxer.agency/conversations-with-coaches/

Darren Kanthal is back! To the surprise of no one, our conversation today was excellent. We covered all sorts of topics - his experiences and evolution as a Positive Intelligence coach, the importance of identifying and naming certain attributes within yourself, and the role of gratitude as an additive and restorative influence. We even explore the analogy of skin as a great way to talk about being both permeable and protective! Darren’s actually got an exciting new webinar coming up very soon (1/31 at 12PM Mountain Time, check the link below to register). On top of that, he’s launching a new PQ cohort program in early February (2/8) that you’re going to want to learn more about. Darren is an experienced executive career coach who combines a passion for developing leaders with deep expertise in the career process. He helps leaders to get clear on where they are in their career, where they want it to go, and how to get there as a trusted coach and advisor who advocates for them, their future, and their happiness. Darren coaches based on real-world experience and provides practical tools, tips, and best practices to reach new and exciting levels of success and achievement.

To learn more about Darren: https://www.TheKanthalGroup.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/darrenkanthal/ Other links: Webinar Registration: https://thekanthalgroup.com/webinar-registration/ POD Registration: https://thekanthalgroup.com/positive-intelligence/ To learn more about the podcast, please visit:https://boxer.agency/conversations-with-coaches/

Lynne Jacob is back! She was gracious enough to take some time to chat with me from Aculpulco - which is a great place to spend a January if you ask me. :)

In fact, that was at the heart of our discussion today! We talked about how she's been running her thriving coaching business for decades now, mainly without an office of any kind (except for a brief period, which didn't last). Long before the age of Zoom calls and video conferencing, Lynne was developing the systems and techniques to run and grow her business from anywhere she wanted.

She was ahead of the curve then, and she still is now.

Lynne shares some of her experiences and lessons from operating her business from around the globe. She's also an excellent storyteller, which you'll catch some of in this all-too-brief conversation.

Aside from our two Conversations, here's a little bit more about Lynne:

She's an international speaker, Business Advisor, Performance Coach, and the world's leading “butt-kicker” for CEOs and managing directors of start-ups as well as seasoned enterprises throughout Canada, the U.S., Europe, and Australia.

Lynne has worked and lived in Canada, Belgium, and Korea. She’s fluent in English and French.

A passionate leader with a strong competency to integrate business functions in an international environment, she's known for helping her clients find and unlock their untapped layers of potential and set clear strategies and direction.

Lynne’s expertise includes international B2B marketing, sales management, route-to-market, organization building, team development, and driving culture change in various industries and disciplines.

Lynne helps her clients rapidly develop robust strategies and follow through on realistic execution plans, developing businesses into profitable, focused, and successful entities.

To learn more about Lynne:https://mljinternational.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynne-jacob-mlj-international/ To learn more about the podcast, please visit:https://boxer.agency/conversations-with-coaches/