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If reaching your goals and dreams seems too hard, too long, too painful, or too far out of reach, Bethany Rutledge, author of Courage to Tri, shares why hesitations and doubts are normal but don’t have to stand in the way of your calling. This episode will challenge you to step out of your comfort zone and dare to change one thing.

Discover the courage to:

• Make the shift from extrinsic desires to one intrinsic “why” so you can reap the rewards of relationships that add value to your life and others
• Delve into new and untested things as you turn outcomes into checklists so you can successfully overcome the obstacles that tempt you to give up
• Create sustainable accountability so you can leverage the power of a supportive community that will make your endeavors qualitative, sustainable and worthwhile

About Bethany Rutledge

Bethany Rutledge contributes to triathlon and endurance sports publications regularly such as Triathlete Magazine, Women's Running, IRONMAN, TrainingPeaks, and more. She is the author of the forthcoming book THE COURAGE TO TRI (Meyer & Meyer Publishing).

Once an unlikely endurance athlete, she and husband John are now co-owners of Atlanta Triathlon Club, a large triathlon community in Atlanta, GA. The couple also owns Energy Lab, a unique cycling and coaching studio. Throughout her career as a coach, Rutledge has worked with hundreds of athletes, each with their own inspirational story.

A two-time Kona qualifier, Bethany's personal racing goals vary year to year. Some years she's an IRONMAN addict, some years it's down to exclusively jogging with Bailey. Bethany also co-hosts a weekly podcast "Grit and Dirt," showcasing athletes who've made huge life changes (the grit) and the path that led them there (the dirt).

You can learn more about Bethany Rutledge and Courage to Tri at www.BethanyRutledge.com.

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Sound pretentious? It’s not an oversell. It’s valid. One year after becoming an “adjunctpreneur” one man sought to replace his regular income with coaching income in 365 days. It didn’t happen by dabbling about or attempting osmosis. Tune in to hear about Andy Wood’s personal journey and glean the insights you need to build your own fully sustainable coaching practice.

You’ll hear more about:

• How to get specific and bold about your goals so you can make the shift from skill development to business-building
• How having a “bias for action” helps you answer the question, “What 3 things do I need for my coaching business to succeed?”
• How to make a difference in someone else’s life by being an instrument of growth and transformation
• How to take the mystery out of networking and zone in on value-added relationships, with no hook attached

About Andy Wood:

You won’t find MADISEL in the dictionary… yet. But hang out with Andy Wood for any length of time and you’ll hear about it. MADISEL is an acronym for “Make a difference in Someone Else’s Life,” and that is what has driven Andy for the last 40 years.

Whether as an author, professor, church leader, consultant, coach, or seminar leader, Andy has invested his life in communicating truth with passion and personally encouraging others. He has a Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership, 32 years of pastoral ministry experience, and 14 years’ experience as a university professor, where he has taught more than 10,000 future leaders.

Andy started transitioning into professional Christian coaching in March 2017 and in just over a year has seen 45 clients in various settings. His main focus is on leaders and performance-driven professionals, including business owners, pastors and ministry leaders.

He’s about to celebrate 35 years of marriage to Robin, his wife. Together they have three married children and nine little champions of the heart who call them “Papa” and “Grammy.”

Learn more about Andy Wood at http://www.lifevesting.com/.

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Your life is a story, a rich, robust tapestry of triumphs and tragedies that have helped shape you into the man or woman you are today. Yet, in the coaching relationship, it’s your client who is front and center, not you. So, what role does your transformational story play?

In this episode, Cheryl Scanlan will share:

• The unifying factor in life, ministry, and work
• How to bring your diverse gifts and experience into the work you do
• Ways to blend ministry and work
• A behind-the-scenes peek into the Promised Land Living Process and the difference it is making in many lives (including her own)

About Cheryl Scanlan:

Cheryl Scanlan, MCC, CMCC, BCC is president of Way of Life Coaching, LLC (WOL), a full-service coaching company that is focused on both the professional and personal development of its clients. She is the creator of the Promised Land Living Process and is an Executive, Leadership and Business Development Coach. Cheryl and her husband, Tom, have two grown sons.  She is a Precept Trained Bible Teacher, former Women’s Minister for a church of 5000 and former Care Minister overseeing hundreds of volunteers. Currently, Cheryl is Provost with the Professional Christian Coaching Institute (PCCI).

• To learn more about Promised Land Living visit promisedlandliving.com.
• To receive the 3-part video series on the 7-step shift, email Cheryl directly at [email protected].
• To see the pictures of her teacup and Tom’s self-made prison, visit facebook.com/promisedlandliving

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Whether you need Marriage Coaching or want to become a Marriage Coach, listen in to tap into a radically different way of helping yourself and others. Consider powerful questions such as these, what does your marriage need right now? And what would it look like if your marriage flourished? 

In this episode, we'll dive deep into this distinct way of proactively working with couples by sharing:

• The major differences between Marriage Coaching and Marriage Counseling so you can be clear about what to expect
• How to coach the marriage, not the individual people, so your clients can learn how to coach their own marriage
• How to slow a conversation down so couples can hear each other and agree on action steps
• How to know if a person is a good candidate for marriage coaching and how to make the referral

About Dave & Gayle Deur:

Dave and Gayle have 5 years of training and coaching experience. They are passionate about inspiring and equipping married couples to learn skills that will help them put a plan in place and create agreed-upon action steps to move their marriages forward. Dave and Gayle have a desire to see each couple work as a team to experience more hope, pleasure, purpose, and joy in marriage, while developing practical skills to not only protect their marriage but move it from good to great!

Dave, a pastor, and Gayle, a ministry director, have been working with marriages for 20 years in the local church. They formed their company, Life Focus Coaching LLC in 2012. They coach individuals, as well as married couples and they, are unique in that they often coach marriages together as a couple. They are also involved in pre-marital coaching and are trained and certified as SYMBIS and PREPARE/ENRICH facilitators.

Dave and Gayle live in Holland, Michigan close to the beautiful sandy beach of Lake Michigan. In their free time, Dave and Gayle love to spend time at the beach, traveling, biking, and hanging out with their 3 married children and 11 grandchildren.

Learn more about the upcoming Pre-Marital and Marriage Coaching Course here: https://professionalchristiancoaching.com/pre-marital-marriage-coaching/

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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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If the journey from your calling toward obtaining sustainable compensation has been more of an up and down ride than a straight path, you’re not alone. We’ve been there and we’ve seen the predictable pattern that occurs in the lives and businesses of Christian entrepreneurs. In today’s podcast, we’ll show you how to step off the emotional roller coaster and unfold a practical roadmap you can use to navigate your next steps.

Learn more about: 

• 5 phases of the entrepreneurial journey we identified: from Eager Anticipation to Mount Optimism
• How to identify which stage you’re currently in and how Scripture relates so you can stay encouraged along the way
• What you can do when you hear that little voice say, “Get a real job!” so you can recommit instead of quit
• How to persevere and build the consistency you need to stay on track

You can download your free graphic illustration of the Emotional Roller Coaster of the Christian Entrepreneur at www.KimAveryCoaching.com/emotional.

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If you struggle to run your business and develop relationships in today’s virtual world, we are here to help. Today, Jennifer Britton, author of Effective Virtual Conversations, shares how to break out of the dreaded death by conference call rut and instead create truly engaging groups and conversations.

Along with discovering new ways to work with people virtually, you’ll get added value in learning these important skills:

• How to dissect the ecosystem of virtual learning so you can understand the nine types of learning processes and integrate techniques that keep people engaged
• Three tools to help you make virtual learning more interactive
• Platforms that make virtual communication fun, effective and cater to clients’ needs
• Best practices for virtual one-to-one and group coaching so you can maximize coaching skills and the benefits for your clients

About Jennifer Britton

Jennifer Britton, MES, CHRP, CPT, PCC is the author of Effective Group Coaching (Wiley, 2010) and From One to Many: Best Practices for Team and Group Coaching (Jossey-Bass, 2013). An expert in the area of group coaching and team development and a performance improvement specialist, she founded her company, Potentials Realized, in 2004. Since early 2006, her Group Coaching Essentials teleseminar program, and ICF CCE approved program, has supported hundreds of coaches in the creation and implementation of their own group coaching work.

An award-winning program designer, Jennifer is dedicated to supporting groups, teams and organizations in the areas of leadership, teamwork and performance. She is the recipient of the Prism Award for Excellence in Coaching for her support to the Scarborough Hospital (ICF Toronto, 2016) and the 2017 Award of Excellence – Curriculum Design (i4PL) for Coaching and Mentoring: Partnering for Performance and Growth a project with the Scarborough and Rouge Hospitals focusing on coaching and mentoring skills training, and the development of a coaching culture.

She draws on almost three decades of experience as an experiential educator and former manager with the United Nations and other humanitarian organizations, with a global client list that spans government, corporate and non-profit sectors, from financial services, to education and healthcare

Jennifer is considered a thought leader in the field of coaching groups and teams. Her first book, Effective Group Coaching (Wiley, 2010), was the first to be published on the topic globally, and has been well received by coaches all over the world and is used as a text and/or recommended resource for many coach training programs. She also speaks internationally to groups on topics related to coaching, leadership, teamwork, virtual learning, and capacity building. Her second book, From One to Many: Best Practices for Team and Group Coaching (Jossey-Bass, 2013) has also been widely embraced by the coaching community. Her 2017 book, Effective Virtual Conversations, has found its way into the hands of multiple global learning teams and organizations who are looking to virtualize their conversations - from sales teams, to consumer-packaged goods, to the public sector. An avid writer, Jennifer will be releasing the Coaching Business Builder: Workbook and Planner during summer 2018. It’s part workbook to get clear on your business, part undated planner to capture your thoughts, plans and actions!

Jennifer has supported a wide range of clients through coaching, training and speaking services including the Ontario Provincial Police, agencies of the UN, the Canada Public Sector School, multiple banks and hospitals, as well as many different business schools.

Credentialed by the International Coaching Federation, Britton was originally trained and certified by the Coaches Training Institute.  She has also completed advanced coaching training in the areas of ORSC and Shadow Coaching. A Certified Performance Technologist (CPT), Britton holds a Masters of Environmental Studies (York University) and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology (McGill).

Jennifer divides her time between just north of Toronto in East Gwillimbury, Ontario, and beautiful Muskoka, where she enjoys her next passion - the outdoors. If you join her programs in the summer, chances are, you'll join her lakeside.

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How often do you rush into action as soon as you hear of a problem? It’s common for coaches to want to offer a solution, but it’s imperative to consider all six stages of change in order to provide effective coaching. Today, we’ll walk you through a model that can support people in the decision-making process of behavioral changes—a tool you can begin implementing at your next coaching session!

Tune in to understand more about:

• How people change and sustain over time, so you and your clients don’t become microscopically focused on completing tasks
• How to encourage decisions that flow out of a state of being so the doing (action) is maintainable and not rushed
• How to linger and listen through the cyclical stages of change and meet clients where they are in taking the next right step

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If coaching is so powerful, then why is it so hard to grow your business? While intellectually it seems as if our business growth should take off like a rocket ship, practically it rarely turns out that way.

Today, we’ve got 3 truths to inspire and equip you as you press towards your long-term business goal:

• Within Christian coaching, you have a community that will hold onto your vision for you even when you can’t see it yourself
• You have a unique journey which is accomplished through training, not trying
• You have an identity, when lived from the inside out, will position you to make bold choices with eternal impact

31 Day Prayer Challenge: To join the Prayer Challenge and have access to all its free resources, go to www.KimAveryCoaching.com/prayer.

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What is your purpose? Why are you here? Who did God create you to be? These are big and important questions…for coaches and clients.

Join us as we take a deep dive into today’s focus: Clarifying Life Purpose. We’ll tackle the most-asked questions around this topic and you’ll glean valuable insights:

• Know how to discover your own life purpose so you can uncover the obstacles keeping you stuck.
• Define how you want to live your purpose out, on a daily basis, and begin to find meaning and hope.
• Learn practical ways to help your clients do this important work.

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