With the challenges we currently face in our world, the quality of resilience is more important than ever. No matter what your role or position, cultivating resilience is essential. If you want more resilience in your life, then don’t miss today’s show!

Pegah Kadkhodaian is the owner of PK Coaching. She’s a renowned speaker, international trainer, and resilience expert who believes wholeheartedly in the transformative nature of resilience. Pegah is bringing her 7 Pillars of Radical Resilience to us so we can better understand how to rise up, take care of ourselves, and nurture the resilience within us. Pegah’s own mastery of resilience began with the powerful women who raised her: a mother who left revolution-torn Iran when Pegah was three, and an aunt who endured political imprisonment and unspeakable loss. Pegah witnessed the strength of these women who gifted her with the extraordinary ability to nurture thriving out of hardship. Pegah has continued to explore the power of thoughts as a Master Practitioner and Certified Trainer of Neurolinguistic Programming, Hypnotherapy, and Mental and Emotional Release Therapy. Pegah works with individuals in coaching, teaches at corporate events and universities, leads wellness retreats, and hosts the brand-new podcast, Radical Resilience, The Podcast. Her joy is to help clients find the power of radical resilience, to harness and hone it, and to learn to call it their own.

Show Highlights:

●     How resilience applies perfectly in the face of a global pandemic

●     Pegah’s definition of resilience: “Having an inner sense of self-awareness, congruence, and absolute unshakeable calm that no matter what the world throws at you, you are unstoppable”

●     Seven Pillars of Radical Resilience:

○     Radical self-care: Take care of yourself mentally, physically, spiritually, and emotionally

○     Healing the heart: Take time to heal the inner child, wounds, and traumas

○     Learn unconditional acceptance: Say YES to everything, even when it’s uncertain and uncomfortable

○     Reclaim your identity: Uncover your bigger purpose and true essential self

○     Cultivate connection and community: Have a tribe of people who support you, help you, and are aligned with you

○     Cultivate creativity: Continually expand your creations in the world

○     Make joy a daily spiritual practice: Tap into the things that bring you pleasure and make you feel alive

●     The goal of the seven pillars is “to make a well-rounded, harmonious, self-aware, blessed human being”

●     How the deep pain of life helps wake us up to who we are and return us to center

●     How mindset fits into the framework of radical resilience

●     Pegah’s Empowering Paradigms (there are ten in all, but three are especially relevant to the pandemic):

○     Honor and acknowledge that everyone has their own model of the world

○     Seek to understand before you’re understood

○     Recognize that flexibility expands possibility

●     Pegah’s last words to coaches: “Do your own work first.”

Resources:

■     Coach Pegah

■     FB Page Coach Pegah

■     FB Group

■     Instagram @pegahk_radical_resilience

■     Podcast Radical Resilience The Captivate

Coaching can help us be more respectful of one another and curious about others’ experiences. Coaching can help transform our world into a more prosperous, loving, and connected place for individuals and organizations. In this time of global pandemic, the question is, “What can we do to increase awareness and help small businesses grow and thrive?”

Patrick Frazier is an executive coach who brings clients more than 35 years’ experience as a business executive in the technology, banking, and transportation industries. He has served as vice president of operations, director of systems development, and executive coach on high growth company leadership teams. Pat understands how to create award-winning results and cultures. He guides company executives in finding and keeping A-players, getting the right people in the right seats, developing and putting an actionable strategic plan in place, and having the discipline to execute and hit milestones. Pat’s business is The Coaching Authority. You’ll be amazed at the nuggets of information in this interview as Patrick shares Seven Attributes of Agile Growth.

Show Highlights:

●     Observations from working with small to medium-sized businesses: 95% fail to scale up, and 80% fail due to poor execution

●     Patrick’s passion is to help small businesses beat the odds and discover and develop potential, so leaders have the right tools to succeed

●     How we can stack the odds in favor of small businesses to succeed

●     Seven Attributes of Agile Growth:

○     Leadership

■     Leaders have to be well-balanced and the best version of themselves

○     Strategy

■     You should be able to state in a simple sentence what it is that makes your business unique and different

○     Customers

■     Who is your ideal customer? What is your promise to them?

○     Execution

■     What are your priorities, metrics, and communication rhythms?

○     Cash

■     Do you have enough to fuel your growth?

○     People

■     People are the heartbeat of any business. Assess your staff regularly and coach them daily to attract, retain, and develop the best (and let go of the rest!)

○     Systems

■     Use processes that are repeatable and scalable. (Think of the acronym, SYSTEM--”Saves you stress, time, and money.”)

●     Patrick shares other concepts to pay attention to so you can be a company that WINS

Resources:

Website: The Coaching Authority

Free 7 Attributes of Agile Growth assessment: Text: Getacoach to 31996

Free 3-minute coaching session: MeetCoach to 31996

Email: [email protected]

Twitter Name

@CoachFrazier

Linked In Contact/Name

Patrick Frazier See Profile on LinkedIN

The Coaching Authority

The Inside Advantage by Dave Conti

Your Oxygen Mask First by Kevin N. Lawrence

The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick M. Lencioni

Multipliers by Liz Wiseman

Good to Great by James C. Collins

Topgrading by Bradford D. Smart

With every week’s show, I hope to provide a valuable takeaway for you. My desire is that you’ll find a helpful perspective to apply to your coaching skills, coaching business, and leadership style. Today’s show follows that same pattern as we look at the limiting beliefs and self-sabotaging behaviors that keep us from properly valuing our skills, products, and services.

Reese Evans is a Master Manifestation + Abundance Coach and creator of the YES SUPPLY METHOD. Reese is on a mission to teach the world the power of the subconscious mind and the universal laws to create the life you were meant to live. Reese is going to share about her journey and how she was led to the place she finds herself today. Through her path from a job in which she wasn’t happy, she went to create a multiple six-figure company where she can bring coaching forward and teach others her method, which has an amazing ripple effect. Reese will talk about the sabotage we engage in with our mind chatter regarding the sales conversation. We start there, but we branch into other rich topics for you to consider asking a client to work with you.

Show Highlights: 

●     Reese’s story of landing in the coaching profession: from an unhappy job situation to the video blog for entrepreneurs that created a community

●     Reese’s tips about blogging:

○     Look to solve a big problem

○     Know your audience and be intentional about your message

●     Why launching small is the way to go

●     How Reese started coaching people who reached out to her because of her blog

●     How a growth mindset helped Reese to overcome obstacles and accomplish her goals

●     How Reese empowers clients with their mindset and personal identity first---and THEN tackles their behaviors

●     The difference between being a coach and a consultant

●     Problem #1: The societal programming that self-sabotages the sale (“When did we decide that selling is bad?”)

●     The mind shift that needs to happen to ask someone to invest in you

●     Look at allowing someoner to invest in you as a gift or service to them

●     Problem #2: Entrepreneurs haven’t truly fallen in love with their product or service

●     Things to say to encourage people to work with you:

○     Ask about their goals and obstacles

○     Show them how you can help them

●     Realize that whatever you charge will be insignificant to the amount of value that the client will get

●     “Be an example of what can happen when good people get money. Use that money to invest in programs and certifications that allow you to empower more people.”

Resources:

Reese’s website: Yes Supply

Twitter: Yes Supply

Facebook: Yes Supply

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One of my goals for SCS is to bring more confidence and competence to you as you develop the skills and tools that add brilliance to your coaching journey. Today’s show highlights the value of a global community of actively participating coaches.

My guests are Josh Lissauer and George Nuthu, global co-leaders of the ICF’s Ethics Community of Practice. We’ll talk about how you can access valuable resources and learn how the umbrella of ethics affects how we conduct ourselves with sensitivity to cultural differences, maintaining privacy, and showing authentic truth in who we are. We’ll also talk about the benefits of belonging to a global community with specific standards and why we need to understand the code of ethics.

George Nuthu joins us today from Africa. He has volunteered with committees and organizations within the ICF as a global volunteer and consultant. George is a leadership development coach whose mission is to inspire and influence leaders to discover their potential, passion, and performance so their teams can deliver the highest productivity and profitability.

Josh Lissauer is a certified professional coach whose focus is to serve and support the global community in career and life transitions. Josh volunteers at the Long Island ICF chapter.

Show Highlights:

●     The background of the ICF Communities of Practice and the resources available for coaches

●     How George became a volunteer and then a leader in the Ethics Community of Practice

●     What George gained in meeting with coaches from all over the world

●     From Josh: how ethics support the coaching industry with standards, guidelines, and procedures

●     The value of ethics in providing guidelines for how we should behave as professionals

●     How ethics standards are relevant in today’s world of online interaction

●     How ethics share values with the ICF’s core competencies

●     The confusion when coaches identify themselves incorrectly as “ICF-certified”

●     How a coach can post an ethics question (or find an answer to a question) on the ICF global website

Resources:

Where to find Communities of Practice

Connect with George

Connect with Josh

As coaches, we know how essential it is to build relationships and work one-on-one with our clients. One way to step up your game and get your message across is through public speaking engagements. Speaking to a crowd maximizes your influence far beyond the one-one-one platform. Another benefit of speaking publicly is attracting clients who want to work with you. Join us to learn more!

Anthony Lee is the founder of the Heroic Voice Academy, a communications training company. He’s an expert in preparing clients for high-stakes presentations like conference keynotes or the coveted TEDx presentations, where you want to capture and enthrall an audience in under 18 minutes. The specialties of the Heroic Voice Academy include conference training, investor presentations, and media interviews. Their clients have made significant impact in areas like animal welfare, employee experience, entrepreneur education, mental health, and the future of food. You’ll hear Anthony’s desire to make the world a better place and work with organizations that make a difference. The Heroic Voice Academy offers presentation training programs, executive communication training, and coaching/event production consulting. Anthony offers a free download for SCS listeners to help us have strong communication; see Resources for this episode for more information.

Show Highlights:

●    The story of how Anthony came to where he is today

●    How Heroic Voice Academy prepares leaders for their most important conversations

●    How an opportunity to speak on stage is a chance to get a lot of information across to your audience in a short amount of time

●    Anthony’s “Three V’s” message:

○    Their vision: Where are they going?

○    Their values: What do they care about?

○    Their vow: How can I count on them?

●    The importance of coaches knowing how to engage with others

●    How to apply Anthony’s 3V message to the work of coaching

●    What poor presenters fail to do

●    Anthony’s connection triangle for presenters

●    How expertise and passion help you connect with your audience

●    Why relatability and empathy help you make a connection

●    The role of storytelling in making connections

●    What coaches need to know about connecting through speaking

●    The need to curate information and engage with your audience

●    How to prepare a long-form keynote by having a well-prepared short-form keynote

●    Key questions that a leader needs to answer in any presentation

●    Anthony’s free download on how to construct your message

●    Anthony’s final words of wisdom for coaches:

○    Charge full price and accept multiple currencies

○    Find clients with a vision

○    Find clients who bring out your best

Resources:

Product Giveaway - Slideshare "How to Deliver a TownHall Presentation"

 Other offerings on Anthony’s website:  Heroic Voice

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I’ve been busy setting up interviews for summer episodes, and I’m so excited about what’s coming your way! As I’m setting up a new website for my business, I’m doing a lot of writing, which makes today’s show extremely timely and relevant. How do you feel about the copy on your website? Does it attract the clients you want? Join us as we discuss all things copywriting!

Megan Kachigan is the owner of Megan Kachigan Copywriting. She creates content for coaches that generates revenue and optimizes automation. In today’s show, Megan talks about the importance of writing content in such a way that readers turn into clients. She’ll share five key elements of compelling copywriting, how you can access free templates for writing content, and what to expect should you choose to work with a copywriter.

Show Highlights:

●    Copywriting 101: What is copywriting all about?

●    How copywriting for coaches can help with websites, emails, automated sales pages, and Facebook ads

●    Five essentials for creating content:

○    Use a juicy hook or headline to get readers’ attention

■    Know your audience, their pain points, and their motivation so you can meet them where they are

■    Overcome the fear of being too specific with your niche

○    Create an emotional connection

■    Tell a story to illustrate a problem and a solution that you can provide for them

○    Offer them proof of your work

■    Use testimonials, case studies, graphs, and statistics to remove doubt

○    Tell the benefits and features of working with you

■    Highlight both tangible and intangible benefits

■    Cite the results you’ve gotten for other clients

○    Have a clear call to action (CTA)

■    Be a leader and ask the reader to take the next step with you

●    Why simplicity, authenticity, and clarity are important in all of your content

●    What it’s like to work with a copywriter:

○    How different ranges and levels of services are offered, depending on what you need

○    How the copywriter becomes an extension of you

○    How a customized plan is developed for your business

Resources:

Megan’s website: Megan Kachigan

Free Content Templates available at Megan Kachigan: Free Content Templates

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Here we go! Today’s episode is another informative show with creative ideas to consider as you settle into being a successful and profitable business owner.

Mariana Ruiz is a certified business coach and consultant, international bestselling author, and the founder and CEO of The Impact Driven Entrepreneur. Her company is on a mission to transform coaches into thriving CEOs. We’ll talk about building a team for your business with a foundation for documenting each of your processes as you add new team members. We’ll walk through many options, so there will be plenty of food for thought and action steps to take to help your business grow and thrive.

Show Highlights:

●    Mariana’s journey into business

●    Her motivation to impact coaches and consultants

●    How to think like a CEO:

○    Realize that PEOPLE grow businesses, and not just one person

■    At some point, you will need a team

○    Start documenting your processes for everything

■    Break down every task into basic steps

○    Consider how to train others to work for you, even interns

■    They can learn from you while taking some of your workload

●    Considerations in expanding your team by hiring a VA; make sure it’s someone who fits into your culture and is a type-A high achiever

●    How to handle references for potential new hires

●    How to get clear and ask the right questions in interviews

●    The most important qualities to look for with your first hire or intern

●    How to direct and manage your people once they are hired

●    The time and energy investment required to get your business where you want it to be

●    The importance of YOUR brain management---get a coach!

Resources:

Impact Driven Entrepreneur

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Profit First: Transform Your Business from a Cash-Eating Monster to a Money-Making Machine by Mike Michalowicz

As always, we are focused on bringing you great content and shining it forward. In today’s show, we look at a different strength that can impact others significantly with a valuable perspective. Join us to learn more!

Layne Booth is CEO and Business Growth Strategist of The Project Booth, a business consulting company that uses proven metrics and data to bring business owners to the next level in their business. Layne shares how we can strategically plan operations and actually get a visual road map of our forward movement in our business by making data-driven decisions. If this isn’t your forte, then you’ll be grateful that there are people like Layne who speak that language. Layne is passionate about being a guiding light for businesses and helping success-minded business owners eliminate their overwhelm by making good decisions. She also brings forward wisdom about straddling corporate America while starting your own business on the side. This show will be helpful for any of you who are in that place of transition to your own business on a full-time basis.

Show Highlights:

●    Layne’s journey from corporate America to finding joy as an entrepreneur

●    What lit Layne up with passion and purpose

●    How Layne began to question her 60-hour workweeks in the corporate world

●    Balancing a corporate position while launching into an entrepreneurial journey

●    How Layne launched her business in 2017

●    How Layne knew it was time to go out on her own

●    The financial structure to put in place ahead of launching out on your own

●    Why you should start with one client and focus on quick, high-impact wins

●    How to customize a plan to target your client’s struggles

●    The importance of clarity coupled with creativity

●    How to build your core message around one tangible skill

●    What to focus on to help clients leverage their business

●    The ABCs of KPIs in your business: audit and analyze, tie it to the bottom line, and make clear and confident decisions

●    Leveraging your services for maximum profitability

●    Layne’s advice for scaling your business: “Be clear about where you are now and where you want to be.”

●    Layne’s business and what she does to help clients scale to the next million

Resources:

The Project Booth

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Today’s show covers a topic relevant to all aspects of coaching. If you’ve wondered about expanding into mastermind groups, or thought about how that would work for your coaching business, then this is a show you can’t miss.

Ronan Leonard co-founded Trnsform to solve the biggest problem in business, which is how to increase trust. He has pivoted to focus on mid-sized businesses, helping identify underperforming strategies or new growth ideas. He’ll share tips on leveraging your business through different services we offer. We’ll discuss the benefits of mastermind groups, in which you transition from one-on-one coaching to coaching larger groups of people. Ronan brings much knowledge and creativity to our conversation, so join us to learn more.

Show Highlights:

●    How Ronan became interested in masterminds after “stumbling around” in various professions

●    How mastermind groups became Ronan’s sweet spot

●    What a mastermind group is

●    The most powerful aspect of a mastermind group

●    How a mastermind differs from a course

●    Important things to consider about a mastermind group

●    Why it’s OK to have specific expectations of your mastermind

●    How the accountability factor shows up in a mastermind

●    The necessary mindset for a successful mastermind

●    Why relationship building is the key

●    Working on a mastermind group as part of our coaching service offerings

●    What it means to leverage your business

●    How we can get creative with our intellectual property

Resources:

LinkedIn: Ronan Leonard

Websites:

Ronan’s company website

calendly.com/eccountability/return-on-intellect-discovery-call (Book a FREE strategy session)

Twitter: Eccountability