With over two decades of coaching to her name, Kala Flynn’s journey began in the early 90s long before the more recent rise of coaching. She trained in counselling and later coaching, NLP, and psychometric assessment tools and has since gone on to become a highly sought-after coach, author, mentor and speaker.

Kala was recruited to participate in Ashridge Business School’s first coaching masters course where she completed the five-year course in just two years. The course was a life-changer for her, opening her eyes to all there was to learn, and she knew she had found the vocation that makes her heart sing. Meanwhile, events in her personal life were challenging and a period of illness and recovery led her to compile much of the knowledge she had gathered over the years into a book - The Power of Human Energy. The book became a hit with 5-star reviews pouring in on Amazon, and today Kala’s programmes, sessions and masterclasses provide an introduction to these ideas and how they may be fruitfully applied within all sorts of settings.  Kala is currently working on her next book provisionally titled The Power of Human Connection. 

In this episode, we talk about:

Diving under the bonnet - the realisation that it's okay to challenge people and coaching isn’t about being nice.

Her journey through the publishing world - traditional publishing vs self-publishing, and where her book took her.

The ins and outs of team coaching - the importance of having fun and managing the energy of the session.

Her personal struggles - how adversity gave her strength and insight, taking her listening and inquiry into deeper places.

Plus, we discuss raising children alone and the joy of always being curious.

For more information about Kala, visit: www.inspirology.co.uk

For information about Robbie’s wider work and writing, visit www.robbieswalecoaching.com.

Music by My Good Man William: listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4KmeQUcTbeE31uFynHQLQg

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Things and people we mentioned (that you might be interested in):

~1: Robert Holden: https://www.robertholden.com/

~29: Relate: https://www.relate.org.uk/ 

~31: Transactional Analysis: http://www.ericberne.com/transactional-analysis/

~34: Saville and Holdsworth: https://www.shl.com/ 

~40: NLP: https://www.nlp.com/what-is-nlp/

~42: Ashridge Business School: https://www.hult.edu/en/executive-education/ 

~45: Eve Poole: http://evepoole.com/

~49: Bill Critchley: http://www.billcritchleyconsulting.com/coach-consultant-executive-london

~ 49: Charlotte Sills: https://www.metanoia.ac.uk/about/our-staff/faculty-1-psychotherapy-counselling/professor-charlotte-sills/

~1.03: Cambridge University Summer Programme: https://www.ice.cam.ac.uk/courses/international-summer-programmes

~1.06: Kala’s Book The Power of Human Energy: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Power-Human-Energy-Unlock-Control/dp/1999645588

~1.13: Waking Up The Workplace: http://wakinguptheworkplace.com/

~1.13: Tony Schwartz: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Schwartz_(author)

~1.15: The Biology of Belief by Bruce H. Lipton: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Biology-Belief-Unleashing-Consciousness-Miracles/dp/1848503350

~1.20: Let’s Get Digital: David Gaughran: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1983680354/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i5

~1.22: Nielsen: https://nielsenbook.co.uk/

~1.22: The British Library: https://www.bl.uk/

~1.32: Robert Holden: https://www.robertholden.com/