Jen-U-ine Conversations

In this episode, Book in 30 Days Coach Linda Vettrus-Nichols interviews Bhavana BP who teaches her clients how they can monetize LinkedIn. Bhavana advises that recruiters don’t just check one’s LinkedIn profile... they look to see how well you showcase yourself through posts, comments, and your overall LinkedIn activities. Therefore, if you want a job it’s important to express yourself. LinkedIn is also a great platform for networking. Some experts say that 70 percent of people ended up in their current position thanks to networking. Others say it's more like 80 to 85 percent. So basically LinkedIn is for networking through personal expression and Thought Leadership, especially if you are looking for a job.

The 3 major events in Bhavana BP’s life, shattered her emotionally and at the same time brought tremendous growth. After losing her father, it felt like her father was sending her a message: “Remember who you are.” As she grieved, Bhavana learned to set healthy boundaries both personally and professionally. She began spending more time with her loved ones. She also journaled and began to see the bigger picture and how all things happen for good. Have a listen as Bhavana shares with Book in 30 Days Coach Linda Vettrus-Nichols how she started to contemplate the positive side of her losses. As well as how she learned to forgive and let go. Above all, these traumatic experiences taught Bhavana who she truly is and that no matter what… to never stop loving and to be grateful for all that she has.

Three major incidents in Bhavana BP’s life left her in emotional turmoil. Bhavana was experiencing intense pain and grief. At times she felt like a borderline lunatic. She was very depressed and was dealing with sleepless nights, tiresome days, and irritable moods. The thought of how she was eating away at her savings gave her a headache. At one point, Bhavana felt there was no more meaning to life. Listen in as Bhavana tells Book in 30 Days Coach Linda Vettrus-Nichols how she got beyond her inner struggles with a new understanding of time and space.

Bhavana BP’s Soul Journey was a series of incidents that happened one after the other. Before Bhavana could even recover from one, there was yet another blow to her heart. The first loss was leaving her job, which brought a financial setback and a roadblock to her career as well as a keen blow to her confidence. She felt that ‘all of her hard work’ was for nothing.

The second loss was when a deep soul connection drifted away from her at the end of a long-term friendship.

The third loss was when her father died. They were very close. He was her Mufasa, and he called her his little Simba. The Lion King was their movie. After his unexpected and almost unbearable death, Bhavana went numb. Jobs and friendships can be replaced, fathers can’t. This was an irreplaceable loss.

Have a listen as Book in 30 Days Coach Linda Vettrus-Nichols and Bhavana discuss mental health and how to recover from trauma.

Meeting people where they are at allows us to accept others outside of our own perspective. Becoming aware of others' life journeys opens us up to understanding them. Acknowledging their past and becoming curious allows us to see what the other person brings to the table. This creates common ground. Catherine believes that the role of a leader is to invoke the serenity prayer… meaning... accept what we can’t change, change what we can, and have the wisdom to know the difference. I know you won’t want to miss this impactful conversation between Book in 30 Days Coach, Linda Vettrus-Nichols and Catherine Fitzgerald.

Having compassion for her emotions, Catherine Fitzgerald believes that when we are controlling our emotions, mind over matter, we are not living at the fullest level where we can experience life. Allowing our deep emotions to come through, keeps us open to the world. Life is easier when we come from a place of acceptance of ourselves. We are no longer so quick to criticize, condemn or be suspicious of another person's motives. Have a listen as Book in 30 Days Coach, Linda Vettrus-Nichols interviews Catherine about her powerful message of love.

The focus of Catherine Fitzgerald’s coaching practice is guiding people to embrace the possibilities of their lives, especially CEO’s. Catherine teaches various opportunities to become better leaders and believes in allowing people to be their full selves, rather than having them bifurcate their lives and say, 'Okay, I'm at work, I can't think about anything at home'. In this episode, Catherine says, “For any of us to think that everything at home doesn't intersect with what we do at work is not being very realistic. Nothing has driven that home more than all of us Zooming from home during the pandemic. How many conversations have you had, where somebody's dog or child came into view?” Have a listen to the conversation between Book in 30 Days Coach, Linda Vettrus-Nichols and Catherine. I know you’ll enjoy this episode.

Do you have a significant photo or memory from your life? For Catherine Fitzgerald it's a photo of the opera house in Sidney, Australia. Catherine took a picture of it when on her very first trip alone, after raising three boys and entering a new chapter of her life. Catherine had been a CEO and had started coaching them. As Catherine looked back over her life, she recognized that she had learned many lessons from one of her brothers who died young and dealt with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). She found that her own vulnerability, while embracing humanity with humility, allowed her to appear more accessible as a leader. When we relate with others from our own humanity, people feel safe to connect with us. People don't really relate to perfection. You won’t want to miss this Jen-U-ine Conversation between Book in 30 Days Coach, Linda Vettrus-Nichols and Catherine Fitzgerald.

The 3 Stages of the Female Psyche isn’t narrowed down to just women. Both sexes run feminine as well as masculine energy and have a female and male psyche. Book in 30 Days Coach, Linda Vettrus-Nichols talks about the human journey and the stages we end up dancing upon. Stage 1 - where we meet The Predator, Stage 2 - where we don’t own our shit and blame others, and Stage 3 - where we are The BITCH (Being in Total Control of Herself/Himself speaking her/his truth from love and authenticity). In order to understand where we come from, we can take a peek at out of body experiences like the one Linda’s client had. Have a listen to this very insightful episode.

Sales is about talking to people and making friends. We sell to our kids everyday. We even sell to our friends. When was the last time you told a friend about a great movie you know they’d love to see or a book they’d love to read. Telling them the outcome of why they’d enjoy your recommendation reinforces that you really do know them. Have a listen as Book in 30 Days Coach, Linda Vettrus-Nichols filled me in on the fact that sales isn’t sleazy, it’s just a conversation.