Conversations With Coaches

Todd is the first three-timer on the Conversations with Coaches pod, and I can't think of a more fitting person to have been the first to break that barrier. :) In our episode today, we basically pick up right where we left off, like old friends reconnecting. As always, we touched on more than a few meaty topics in our chat. We were especially focused on gratitude, and how it fuels resilience. Let me refresh your memory about Todd. He is a Christian, husband, dad, athlete, coach, and 30-year veteran of the United States Navy. He’s held positions in corporate HR, been CEO of a start-up, and now co-owns a CrossFit gym and his own coaching business. Todd is an avid reader and loves spending time with his wife, Amy. He has a real passion for making people and organizations better. His best days are helping others have their best day.

To learn more about Todd:https://www.peoplealwaysmindset.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/todd-sullivan-1727b118/ To learn more about the podcast, please visit:https://boxer.agency/conversations-with-coaches/

In this recurring series, Kevin explores some of the brightest ideas and insightful lessons that his guests have shared with him on the podcast, and why they’ve continued to inspire him ever since. Now now, before I let your mind wander on the meaning of this episode title, let me say that this is 100% based on juggling. ;)If you’ve ever tried to learn how to juggle, you’ve probably found yourself tossing things into the air and lunging around trying to catch them. If you were to hire a juggling coach, they’d probably tell you very early on that the key to learning how to juggle is to focus on the throw, and not the catch.So, what are you trying to accomplish right now that has you lunging and lurching around? And might it be a matter of focusing your efforts are the wrong part of the process?

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In this recurring series, Kevin explores some of the brightest ideas and insightful lessons that his guests have shared with him on the podcast, and why they’ve continued to inspire him ever since. This is really just a different way of saying something that I think every coach knows. Coaches are experts at asking the right questions and guiding their clients to the right answers. Any teacher worth their salt also knows this in their bones. There’s nothing quite like that moment of discovery to really cement a new revelation in someone’s mind.It can be challenging to remain patient in waiting for that moment to come, but it is key if your coaching is going to truly deliver on its promise.

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In this recurring series, Kevin explores some of the brightest ideas and insightful lessons that his guests have shared with him on the podcast, and why they’ve continued to inspire him ever since. This is a fantastic flip of a quote I’ve seen quite a bit in recent years. You always see this as, “What would you do if you knew you could not fail?” It’s meant to guide you toward taking action on what matters most to you.Oddly enough, I think the opposite question has perhaps an even greater influence in that direction…what would you do if you knew that you WOULD fail? What is worth doing regardless of the outcome?

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Graham is the founder of Pikkal & Co – an award-winning, AI-powered, data-driven B2B podcast agency in Singapore. He is a published author on the subject of The Digital Transformation of Communication, with works including “The Human Communication Playbook” and “The Mobile Youth: Voices of the Connected Generation”

(Host's note - I discovered just before we hit record that it's pronounced "pickle", and that delighted me for reasons I can't entirely explain.)

In this episode, Graham talks about how he's always been a storyteller, and how that passion has led him to help so many others find their own storyteller within. We also discuss the critical importance of vulnerability in today's world, and why it's less important to "know your why" than it is to simply begin.

(Host's note 2 - Don't worry, we also explain what the heck stand-up comedy has to do with science, and what that has to do with being "great on podcasts" and becoming a better and more effective coach.)

To learn more about Graham:https://grahamdbrown.com/

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In this recurring series, Kevin explores some of the brightest ideas and insightful lessons that his guests have shared with him on the podcast, and why they’ve continued to inspire him ever since.

A balance that many people wrestle with professionally is how to present themselves as an authority in their field while also maintaining the vulnerability that allows them to show up authentically as themselves in all of their work. I think part of this might stem from an old mis-defining of what the very concepts of authority and vulnerability mean.

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When many of us are faced with problems, we tend to take on a more pessimistic and negative mindset rather than a positive one. We let ourselves feel down and broken…to the point that it becomes difficult to get back up again.

It’s not easy, but finding a way to face your challenges with a positive mindset always pays off in the long run – and you’ll see it in your results. 

In this episode of Conversations with Coaches, Darren shares a bit about his coaching journey and talks about his “Positive Intelligence” coaching program that helps people have a more positive outlook when facing problems.

Darren is an experienced executive career coach, combining a passion for developing leaders with deep expertise in the career process. To learn more about Darren: www.candidcareercoaching.com To learn more about the podcast, please visit: https://boxer.agency/conversations-with-coaches/

In this recurring series, Kevin explores some of the brightest ideas and insightful lessons that his guests have shared with him on the podcast, and why they’ve continued to inspire him ever since.

A balance that many people wrestle with professionally is how to present themselves as an authority in their field while also maintaining the vulnerability that allows them to show up authentically as themselves in all of their work. I think part of this might stem from an old mis-defining of what the very concepts of authority and vulnerability mean.

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

James Foo Torres is a renowned Public Relations Strategist, host of a top podcast, and an international bestselling author. He is best known as Foo, Founder & CEO of Imperium Authority.

Foo always aspired to be an entrepreneur and run his own business. Born and raised in Puerto Rico, his firm is popular in America and gaining international notoriety. In the last few years, Imperium Authority has helped accelerate the growth of a wide spectrum of brands and companies in various markets.

The special sauce is leveraging a journalistic ‘AP-style’ of writing to create newsworthy content and marketing strategies for brands in all major industries, from technology to finance, business strategy, and NFTs.

In today's episode Foo shares his passion for entrepreneurship, the importance of trust and authority, and the joy he finds in the creativity of business.

To learn more about James: https://www.imperiumauthority.com/

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In this recurring series, Kevin explores some of the brightest ideas and insightful lessons that his guests have shared with him on the podcast, and why they’ve continued to inspire him ever since. I’ve often found a great deal of inspiration from the process of stand-up comedy. Most of us only think of or see the big shows, the spotlight performances. What we DON’T see is all the work that goes on before that. All the rewrites and the bombs and the jokes that don’t connect.

I think there’s a lot for a coach, and really any entrepreneur, to learn from what I like to think of sometimes as the “science of standup”.

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