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We all know we should put people first. We all want to put people first, but in the busyness of life, this important value can easily get lost. When deadlines loom and pressures mount, tasks get prioritized over people, and those who matter most often receive the least. In this episode, Brian Dixon, author of the new book People First shares these transformational truths:

• One daily decision that changes everything.
• Two questions, which will impact the lives of those with which you interact.
• Following the people arrow to find direction.
• How to grow your impact and income by putting people before projects.

About Brain Dixon

Brian Dixon is this author of Start with Your People: The Daily Decision that Changes Everything. He has a doctoral degree in education from the University of San Diego. He has consulted with universities, publishers, nonprofits, and hundreds of coaching students to help them clarify their message and serve their ideal audience. As a podcaster, conference speaker and consultant, Brian is passionate about helping high performers thrive in a world of overwhelming options.

Pick up your book along some great bonuses at: www.BrianDixon.com.

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Forming a meaningful connection with potential clients who live halfway around the globe is hard. We can have a compelling website, write brilliant articles, and even post well-designed videos, and those go a long way towards communicating our value and our professionalism. But in this largely virtual world, there’s still a gap. Facebook Live can you help fill that gap.

Listen in, to learn:

• • The benefits of using Facebook Live
• • Simple, yet powerful, ways to use live video
• • Easy ways to help you get started
• • Best practices you need to know before you begin

Best of all, don’t miss the special invitation to learn more about using Facebook for business in a free, two-week Facebook for Business: Beginner’s Bootcamp.

Facebook for Business: Beginner’s Bootcamp – Learn more and register here: www.KimAveryCoaching.com/bootcamp.

If you need a way to say "yes" to the best and "no" to the rest, we have a set of master strategies you can use to give a gracious, guilt-free no. In this episode, we’ll approach the subject from four angles, so you can make sure your "yeses" are good things instead of robbing you of God's things.

Strategies you’ll learn are:

1 – Key reasons why it’s important to say no and stop letting others determine your priorities.

2 – Knowing the specific seasons of saying no so you can be a faithful steward of your talents, gifts and time.

3 – Some primary mindsets which will help you give a polite "no" so that you'll have space and time for rest and recovery.

4 - Soul-feeding: How to parse out when and where to say no so you’ll keep your frustrations, stress and irritability at bay.

Free Download: 10 Ways to Say No Politely and Firmly

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When you and your client set a clear coaching agreement, you’re halfway to a successful call! The Coaching Agreement or agenda is the compass that keeps your session on track, and lets you know when you’ve arrived at your destination. Join us as Sackeena Gordon-Jones helps unpack this critical competency.

In this episode you’ll discover:

• • How setting an agenda helps the client see their own value and potential
• • How to shift the call when the client discovers something outside the agenda
• • How an agenda helps the client manage their expectations for the call

About Sackeena Gordon-Jones

Sackeena Gordon-Jones is an executive and leadership coach, speaker, trainer and organization development consultant residing in Raleigh, NC. She works with leaders who want to realize their professional and personal potential, and achieve both success and happiness. She holds the credential of Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with the International Coach Federation (ICF). Sackeena especially enjoys working with women and leaders who are intentional about bringing their whole life into harmony, while achieving meaningful professional and personal goals. She specializes in transformational coaching and strategic planning. She has coached leaders in the government and the private sectors, throughout five continents.

A leader in the coaching field, Sackeena has served as two-time president of the ICF Raleigh Chapter, leading the chapter to winning the Internationally recognized ‘Breaking Barriers’ award. She is the current Chair of the NC Community Coaching Outreach, leading the chapter to winning the inaugural international ‘Gift of Coaching’ award. Sackeena is also a professional coach trainer, and serves as the director of the Business Coaching Certificate Program at NC State University.

In addition to her coaching experience and credentials, Sackeena has over 20 years of relevant executive level business, leadership and board experience in private, public and non-profit sectors. She has worked with organizations and teams to deliver leadership and talent development focused on creating a sustainable culture of engagement, through leadership agility, emotional intelligence, coaching and communication skills. She has completed advanced studies in leadership, strategy, change management, human development and behavior, theology, neuroscience of coaching, organization development, and Philosophy.

An avid student of Theology, Sackeena completed postgraduate studies in theology through Manhattan Bible College and Tabernacle Bible Institute, before serving alongside her husband, former Pastor of Bethel Christian Life Center and Director of Redeeming the Time Youth Ministries. Sackeena believes we should live on purpose and live fully. She also hosted a radio program “The Abundant Life”, based on John 10:10 “I am come that you might have life to the full”.

When not working, Sackeena enjoys the beach, reading and time with her family. Her favorite quote currently is “Moments Matter”.

You can learn more about Sackeena here:

https://www.transformationedge.com/.

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What is mindfulness, what is it not and why should it matter to Christian coaches? What does the Bible and church history say about mindfulness? What are the components of the practice of Holy Noticing? Those are just a few of the questions we’ll ponder and answer in today’s podcast.

Tune in for radical insight on how to:

• • Uncover a unique perspective on the space between moments in life: Holy Noticing

• • Discover a lost spiritual art that requires a state of Christian mindfulness so you can notice things with a holy purpose

• • Learn the art of Holy Noticing—being a person who ponders and yields; reviews and renews relationships; engages the environment; labels and releases emotions; observes and submits thoughts; searches and surrenders; engages the world like Christ.

About Charles Stone:

Charles has served 36 years in ministry, 24 of those as a senior pastor. Over half of those years he served in churches with over 1,000 attenders. He currently pastors West Park Church in London, Ontario, Canada. He founded StoneWell Ministries to serve pastors and churches at large through coaching and consulting.

He has spoken to over 1,200 ministry leaders nationally and globally at pastors’ conferences.

Charles and his wife Sherryl have been married for 36 years and have three children: Heather (34), Joshua (32) and Tiffany (29).

Charles’ education includes the following:

• • Bachelor of Industrial Engineering and a Certificate in Business and Technical Writing from Georgia Institute of Technology (high honors).
• • Master of Divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Ft. Worth, Texas.
• • Doctor of Ministry from Trinity Evangelical Divinity Seminary in Deerfield, Illinois.
• • Executive Masters in the neuroscience of leadership from the Neuroleadership Institute.

On top of his soon to be released “Holy Noticing,” he has written 4 other books:

• • Co-authored with his daughter Heather, Daughters Gone Wild-Dads Gone Crazy (2005, ‘W’ Publishing/Thomas Nelson)
• • 5 Ministry Killers and How to Defeat Them (Bethany House 2010)
• • People-Pleasing Pastors: Avoiding the Pitfalls of Approval-Motivated Leadership Published in January 2014 by InterVarsity Press.  Outreach, Inc. named it a 12th Annual Outreach Resource of the Year Recommendation in the leadership category
• • Brain-Savvy Leaders: The Science of Significant Ministry recently released in May 2015 by Abingdon Press

Learn more about Charles Stone here: https://charlesstone.com.

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The right question asked at the right time in the right way can create new insights, open greater possibilities, and generate tremendous motivation. This kind of powerful questioning is at the core of what we do as coaches. 

• In today’s episode, Michael Powers helps us take this core skill even deeper as you learn how to...
  Move beyond formulaic questions to truly dance in the moment
• Stretch your client by blending both the art and the science of powerful questioning
• Honor the client’s uniqueness by tapping into your own creativity

About Michael Powers:Michael works with others on their next best step upward. With a background that includes engineering, corporate strategy, and marketing, admittedly, he’s a bit of a strange combination of left and right brain thinking. His blend of creative and analytical skills enables him to assess complicated, multi-disciplinary issues, and help create the right path to success. As a marketing and sales executive, he designed and implemented complex corporate strategies, and has a track record of solid results. The companies he has been a part of have grown by more than four times in five years. He’s now focusing his efforts on assisting even more companies to learn how to grow through executive coaching, asking the tough questions, and joining clients across the country as they move their businesses upward. He’s learned to play to his strengths, and help others do the same. Michael feels blessed to be married to his best friend, and a father to four children, ages 26 to 11, two daughters-in-law, and one grandchild. He and his wife have also developed a passion for Haiti. He counts faith, family, and friendships as his greatest treasures. He feels fortunate to have had great mentors along the way and hopes to pass along a bit of what he’s learned to others to help them in their journey. Connect with Michael at www.UpstairsConsulting.com.

Click here for more information on “The Art and Science of Powerful Questions,” the new course at the Professional Christian Coaching Institute.

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We're opening the mailbox and once, again answering your most-asked questions. If you struggle to schedule your weekly calendar if people unsubscribe from your newsletter as soon as you send it out if you're a counselor who's considering adding coaching to your service options: tune in. We've got the answers you need to take action and blaze a career forward!

How to:

• Make the transition from counseling to coaching or add coaching to counseling services, as you take careful consideration to make a clear demarcation between therapy and coaching.
• Avoid the dreaded unsubscribe click as you work through a decision grid that will help you know if your newsletter subscribers are deeply served and highly engaged or what tweaks you may want to make to maintain your list.
• Ask for testimonials in a way that lets prospects know what others have experienced in working with you, so people can get to know, like, trust and hire you.
• Schedule your weekly calendar to maximize your coaching hours, whether you're a full-time or part-time coach, so you can plant seeds today that bring a harvest for the future.

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Career coaching is a popular and in-demand coaching niche, and in today’s episode, we’ll give you a helpful road map with the information you need to start coaching clients. Whether your prospects are jobless or desire a career change, you can help them get the job or career they most want.

Tune in to learn how to:

• Reach out to the 2/3 of the workforce is not engaged or excited about their work
• Explore 3 primary areas in which you can work with your clients and get paid to do more than career coaching
• Employ practical tools that bolster effective career coaching, so you can provide the best services to your clients
• Find the specific clients who hire career coaches, so you can launch your new niche

About Evelyn Kaufman:

Helping others design a career and life they can be passionate about is what Evelyn enjoys most. She is energetic, yet thought-provoking Coach having received training from the Institute of Life Coach Training, and the Career Coach Academy. She is a Certified Life Coach, Certified Career Management Coach, and Certified Career Direct Consultant. Evelyn has over 30 years of experience in the corporate and business world and holds an MBA.

With a desire to help others be the best they can be, Evelyn developed a program called The GPS Coach™. This program helps professionals create intention, focus, and strategy in order to reach their career destination. GPS stands for Get Positioned for Success.

As a Trainer and Workshop presenter, her topics include Why Can’t You be Normal, Like Me? Living Your Mission, Career Branding, and Avoiding Career Derailment. Evelyn works with a variety of local businesses, national companies, and non-profit organizations including: Interpersonal Healthcare Solutions LLC, UPS, The Center for Non-Profit Excellence, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Necole’s Place, Worthington Fire District, and Ford Assembly Plant.

Evelyn is a member of the International Coach Federation, ICF Ohio Valley Coaches, and Christian Coaches Network.

Giving back to her community, Evelyn has served as a volunteer senior arbitrator for the Better Business Bureau and worked with middle school children with Junior Achievement.

Evelyn is very active in her church having served in the New Member ministry and Care ministry for a number of years. She lives with her husband, Gerald in the Louisville Metro area.

Connect with Evelyn at: www.thegpscoach.com, or get her Free Career Assessment at https://www.thegpscoach.com/free-career-assessment/.

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We're putting ICF Core Competency #10: Planning and Goal Setting into context for you today. You may already know it's the coach's responsibility to make sure the client's agenda and plans stay on course throughout the coaching relationship. But do you know about the primary tools you can use to help you and your clients stay on track? Not only can today's episode bolster your ability to develop and maintain an effective plan throughout the coaching relationship, but it will also help you gain the confidence you need to master ICF Core Competency #10.

Get measurements in place to make sure your clients achieve what they want with:

• 1 critical tool, which helps clients set the agenda before the next session begins so they can obtain clarity
• 3 simple questions people pay a lot of money for that will give you an effective framework for each coaching session
• Additional tools that foster planning and goal setting, keeping you in coach mode and out of consultant mode, so you can facilitate learning and results for your clients

About Bryan Brown

Bryan Brown, MDiv, PCCis the President and Founder of Coaching To Lead, LLC. With 25 years experience in developing leaders, Bryan enjoys increasing the capacity and confidence of emerging leaders as well as coaching established leaders to maximize their influence. Bryan also enjoys using his experience to work with teams on strategic planning and team development.

Bryan studied Human Resource Management at Samford University then received his M.Div. from Birmingham Theological Seminary. As a missionary, pastor, entrepreneur, husband and father, he has learned to apply the principles of Biblical leadership and team development in multiple contexts.

Bryan currently serves as the International Leadership Director at Perimeter Church in Atlanta, working with pastors and church leaders who seek to ignite movements of Life on Life Missional Discipleship around the world. In this role, he has the privilege to regularly train and coach leaders in Australia, South Africa, and Brazil among others. Bryan also engages leaders through his private coaching practice, www.coachingtolead.com, to clarify and intentionally pursue their callings. His passion and experience is coming alongside leaders to accelerate their growth and influence, while at the same time maintaining their personal health and enjoying the opportunities before them.

He has been happily married to Jackie for 22 years. Together they have three children –Abbie, Lindsey and Barker – and live in Johns Creek, Georgia, a northern suburb of Atlanta.

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Retirement funding… fun? It can be! It can also be scary without the support of an employer, but we’ve got plenty of tips and tools for you today to help you be prepared for your “golden years.”

Listen today as Jay Parks shares all about:

• how to make great financial choices for your retirement so you don’t have to worry about the future 
  
  
• how to get started with a retirement account and stop wasting money
  
  
• how to focus on the benefits of investing today so you can reap rewards later
  
  
• how to differentiate the best accounts from the good accounts do you can maximize your funds

About Jay Parks

Jay D Parks, President of Jay D Parks & Associates CPA’s, PC, specializes in unique and innovative plans for entrepreneurs and their financial success.  He believes in an approach that looks for opportunities to create the pathways to reach the business and personal goals that are unique to each individual. Jay is active in working with you to determine where you are today and where you want to be in the future. This goal setting is not limited to your accounting and tax needs but also expands to other areas such as debt reduction, estate preservation, revenue enhancement and any area that would help you achieve your financial goals.  Jay wants to help you develop that healthy relationship with money that God called us to live out.

Jay is putting the finishing touches on his first book, “BucketWise”.  This book is an accumulation of 30 years of experience helping small business owners achieve their goals. The objective of the book is to help you identify and begin to design simple life and financial hacks that provide simple solutions to some of the challenges that our finances can present. He speaks regularly to small business organizations locally as well as nationally.  Jay is passionate about helping others develop that healthy relationship with money that you have always longed for.

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