By Robbie Swale
Coach’s Journey founder Robbie Swale and a team of hosts interview coaches about how they created a successful business and how they create impact for their clients.
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In this episode, the second in a series diving into The Coaching Business Flywheel and the fundamental parts of a sustainable coaching business, Robbie and Ruth slow down and take a deep dive into connecting with people.
Robbie tells stories about how working with his coaches supported him to develop a connection practice that is authentic to him and supports the growth of his business. They discuss how to connect with others authentically and why connecting with people might in fact be the most fundamental part of a sustainable coaching business.
In this episode, we cover:
Why you DON’T hate connecting with people to support your coaching business, even if you think you do.
How to make it more likely that the connections you make can become clients.
The power of tracking your connections to raise your awareness and change your mindset.
Tactics for how to talk about your coaching business authentically when people ask you ‘What do you do?’
Listen to the first episode in this series here: https://www.thecoachsjourney.com/podcast/75-how-to-grow-your-coaching-business. The next will be out in a few weeks.
To see a diagram of the Coaching Business Flywheel, and read Robbie’s ebook, An Introduction toThe Coaching Business Flywheel,visit https://www.thecoachsjourney.com/the-coaching-business-flywheel
For more information about Robbie, visit https://www.robbieswale.com/
For more information about Ruth , visit http://www.daretorise.co.uk/
Read more about The Coach's Journey at www.thecoachsjourney.com.
Music by My Good Man William: listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4KmeQUcTbeE31uFynHQLQg
To support the Coach's Journey, visit www.patreon.com/thecoachsjourney and to join the Coach's Journey Community visit www.thecoachsjourney.com/community.
THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT THAT YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN:
The first episode in this series, giving an overview of The Coaching Business Flywheel: https://www.thecoachsjourney.com/podcast/75-how-to-grow-your-coaching-business
A diagram of The Coaching Business Flywheel: https://www.thecoachsjourney.com/the-coaching-business-flywheel
Robbie’s ebook, An Introduction to the Coaching Business Flywheel, is available for free here: https://www.thecoachsjourney.com/the-coaching-business-flywheel
The Prosperous Coach and Rich Litvin: https://richlitvin.com/book/
Joel Monk on The Coach’s Journey: https://www.thecoachsjourney.com/podcast/episode-6-joel-monk-conversations-at-the-cutting-edge-of-coaching
Steve Chandler: https://www.stevechandler.com/index.html
The RSA: https://www.thersa.org/
The Coach’s Journey Community: https://www.thecoachsjourney.com/community
The Coaching Business Flywheel Booster Pack: https://www.thecoachsjourney.com/the-coaching-business-flywheel-booster-pack
This episode is a unique chance to get inside a group coaching call with Robbie Swale.
In it, you can hear Robbie coaching David Norris, Joey Owen, Hazel Martin and Alex Swallow, exactly as he would in one of his group coaching programmes for coaches or leaders.
It demonstrates the way that he runs The Coach's Journey Community, which is his flexible, affordable group coaching programme for coaches, designed to support them to create thriving businesses and thrive as they do that. It shows both the practical value of working in this way and the incredible - almost magical - synchronicity that can emerge in work like this.
In particular, we worked together on:
How to finish a year strong, when doing so means you have to go against what society expects of you.
How to be proud of the way we interact with our children rather than ashamed.
Time, boundaries and how not to resent the people we love when they interrupt us.
How to be a professional coach when there are many things buffetting us in our personal lives.
But most importantly, this gives you a chance to feel the multiple levels of learning available in a group experience as a coach: learning from what the coaches bring as clients and how Robbie coaches them (and what you might do similarly or differently).
We hope we might see you on a similar call as part of The Coach’s Journey Community sometime soon - now is a great time to join, as the September and November calls are available to Diamond Members, meaning you can sign up for £20, try it out and if it’s not the right thing for you, cancel any time. Learn more at https://www.thecoachsjourney.com/community.
For more information about Robbie, visit https://www.robbieswale.com/
To find out about the other coaches on this episode, visit the links below:
David Norris: https://www.davidnorriscoaching.com/
Joey Owen: https://joeyowencoaching.com/ and https://freedomtolearn.org.uk/
Hazel Martin:https://www.linkedin.com/in/hazelmartinexecutivecoaching/
Alex Swallow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexswallow/ and http://theinfluenceexpert.com/store/ (where you can get Alex's book about influence)
Read more about The Coach's Journey at www.thecoachsjourney.com.
Music by My Good Man William: listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4KmeQUcTbeE31uFynHQLQg
To support the Coach's Journey, visit www.patreon.com/thecoachsjourney and to join the Coach's Journey Community visit www.thecoachsjourney.com/community.
THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT THAT YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN:
Watch the video version of this coaching session and follow us on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANwh_WKq9_Q
The David Gemmell story Robbie shared is in full, here: http://www.wisdomofgemmell.com/the-pebble-in-the-moonlight/
The other group coaching call that Robbie mentions is on YouTube is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFBvAVfZrKQ
You can buy the 12-Minute Method books here: https://geni.us/12minutemethodseries
The Coach’s Journey Community: https://www.thecoachsjourney.com/community
The Coaching Business Flywheel is the culmination of Robbie Swale’s seven years of supporting coaches to grow their coaching businesses and five years of interviewing coaches on this podcast. It is his attempt to take all that work and answer the question: how do you grow a coaching business?
In this episode, the first in a series exploring this question and model, Robbie and Ruth slow down to explain how the Flywheel can support you in creating an authentic, sustainable coaching business.
Robbie shares the origin of The Coaching Business Flywheel, and why he thinks this is an important contribution to the field, including what he got wrong when he first delivered talks and workshops about flywheels and coaching businesses.
In this episode, we cover:
The five fundamental things you HAVE to do as a coach if you want a sustainable business (and why no coach can have a business without them).
How a flywheel can be used to create a virtuous cycle in any business, and what that looks like for coaches.
Why this isn’t six easy steps to six figures in six months.
Why practising each element on the Flywheel is desirable regardless of the business outcomes.
The next episode in the series will be out in a couple of weeks.
To see a diagram of the Coaching Business Flywheel, and read Robbie’s ebook, An Introduction toThe Coaching Business Flywheel,visit https://www.thecoachsjourney.com/the-coaching-business-flywheel
For more information about Robbie, visit https://www.robbieswale.com/
For more information about Ruth , visit http://www.daretorise.co.uk/
Read more about The Coach's Journey at www.thecoachsjourney.com.
Music by My Good Man William: listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4KmeQUcTbeE31uFynHQLQg
To support the Coach's Journey, visit www.patreon.com/thecoachsjourney and to join the Coach's Journey Community visit www.thecoachsjourney.com/community.
THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT THAT YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN:
A diagram of The Coaching Business Flywheel: https://www.thecoachsjourney.com/the-coaching-business-flywheel
Robbie’s ebook, An Introduction to the Coaching Business Flywheel, is available for free here: https://www.thecoachsjourney.com/the-coaching-business-flywheel
Robbie’s solo podcast episode about The Coach’s Journey Community and Group Coaching Programmes: https://www.thecoachsjourney.com/podcast/robbie-on-new-work-group-coaching-tcj-communty
Robbie’s solo podcast episode about using The 12-Minute Method to grow your coaching business: https://www.thecoachsjourney.com/podcast/episode-35-robbie-swale-12-minute-method
Robbie’s solo podcast episode bringing together videos about the nuts and bolts of a coaching business: https://www.thecoachsjourney.com/podcast/robbie-on-structure-first-conversations-marketing-price
Robbie’s solo podcast episode bringing together videos about the three key stages of a coaching business: https://www.thecoachsjourney.com/podcast/episode-12-robbie-on-three-of-the-most-important-parts-of-growing-a-coaching-business-commitment-creating-it-and-doing-your-own-work
Jim Collins on the Tim Ferriss Show: https://tim.blog/2019/02/18/jim-collins/
The Prosperous Coach: https://richlitvin.com/book/
Joel Monk on The Coach’s Journey: https://www.thecoachsjourney.com/podcast/episode-6-joel-monk-conversations-at-the-cutting-edge-of-coaching
Phil Bolton on The Coach’s Journey: https://www.thecoachsjourney.com/podcast/episode-2-phil-bolton-from-forensic-accountant-to-the-go-to-career-coach-in-london-and-on-to-work-with-ceos-mds-and-founders
Robbie on The Coaching Inn with Claire Pedrick: https://podtail.com/podcast/the-coaching-inn/s4-episode-11-business-builder-for-coaches-the-coa/
Robbie’s video about The Prosperous Coach Flywheel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2FkyWOIGeQ
Robbie’s talk for Henley Business School Marketing Group for Coaches: https://www.thecoachsjourney.com/podcast/72-creating-clients-and-cultivating-confidence-a-deep-dive-into-coaching-business-growth-robbie-at-the-henley-business-school-coaching-marketing-group
The Coach’s Journey Community: https://www.thecoachsjourney.com/community
Does the coaching industry privilege the boardroom over the community? And is the intrinsic value of our work reflected in our earnings? What is the potential impact coaching can have in communities that often have less access to coaches?
These questions and many more are explored in this episode of The Coach’s Journey Podcast, by host Alex Whitton and his guest, Association for Coaching master-accredited coach Mark Bixter.
Mark has applied his coaching skills in a wide variety of settings, working with people who are often unable to access coaching, including in prisons and with those in underprivileged communities. In this episode Mark reflects on how he has created a sustainable and accessible coaching business that aligns with his values and the dialogue that is needed about who is and who is not being served by our profession.
When people hear the words “coach” or “life coach”, they often imagine a person who has achieved some kind of perfect alignment and lives in total harmony with the world. But like many coaches, Mark arrived at the profession following a tumultuous period of his life, and his journey is both relatable and moving.
A former actor and food critic and an accredited celebrant, Mark reflects on the ways all aspects of his life have informed his strengths as a listener and also his growth areas, such as challenging his clients when they need it.
As the world untangles itself from the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic, there is important healing work to be done. In this episode of The Coach’s Journey Podcast, trauma-informed wellbeing and resilience coach Jackee Holder maps out the impact of events on our collective consciousness, and points the way forward for our profession.
A true coaching trailblazer, Jackee was among the very first black coaches in the UK and become one of the first black British authors to publish in the self-help genre when she released Soul Purpose in 1999. From earning her degree in government and politics, Jackee moved into youth and community work, where the quality of listening she received from a supervisor altered her perspective on her own career.
Preferring to describe herself as “a human who gets to be on purpose” than as a coach, Jackee’s work is currently focused on the therapeutic benefits of journaling and expressive writing. This work has taken her into her zone of genius, and she describes the remarkable changes that manifest when we are in alignment with our work.
Jackee opens up about her journey to becoming a successful author, leadership coach and coach supervisor, reflecting on the hardships and the breakthroughs that shaped her remarkable life and career.
In this episode, Jackee and host Ruth Saville also talk about:
· How journaling can be harnessed as a growth process
· Moving into coaching without throwing out your old career
· How to skilfully navigate how you show up in the world without losing your sense of identity
· Ways to amplify the work you do in your own time: your personal reading, learning and podcast consumption
Jackee also generously shares advice and guidance to anyone interested in becoming a trauma-informed coach, and suggests key reading that can act as a springboard into this work.
In this episode, Robbie was hosted by the Henley Business School Marketing Group for Coaches, where he shares his personal transition from feeling like a newcomer to fully embracing his identity as a coach.
In his talk and the questions that follow, Robbie uses philosopher Ken Wilber's analogy of enlightenment being akin to having an accident – something you can't force but can become prone to – to set the stage for his approach to making oneself ‘client-prone’ in the coaching business. While you can't make a client to say yes, there are strategies to increase the likelihood that you will accidentally find yourself with a client.
In this episode, Robbie covers:
The Prosperous Coach Flywheel, and how it can create a virtuous cycle that naturally leads to a growing coaching practice.
The importance of creating a body of work, which serves as a powerful tool for connecting with potential clients before they even meet you and how to use the 12-Minute Method to make a body of work without it being time-consuming.
How to navigate money conversations with confidence and integrity, ensuring that clients understand the value of the coaching experience.
Transitioning from gifted sessions to paid clients.
The session concludes with an audience Q&A, and among many things what comes across is that Robbie's approach to coaching is deeply rooted in authenticity, service, and a commitment to personal growth – both for himself and his clients.
To read Robbie’s latest thinking on Flywheels and coachings businesses, including his newly designed The Coaching Business Flywheel,visit https://www.thecoachsjourney.com/the-coaching-business-flywheel
For more information about Robbie, visit https://www.robbieswale.com/
Read more about The Coach's Journey at www.thecoachsjourney.com.
Music by My Good Man William: listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4KmeQUcTbeE31uFynHQLQg
To support the Coach's Journey, visit www.patreon.com/thecoachsjourney and to join the Coach's Journey Community visit www.thecoachsjourney.com/community.
THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT THAT YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN:
Robbie’s 100 Podcasts Challenge: https://www.robbieswale.com/writing/2022/2/4/the-12-minute-method-100-podcasts-challenge
Robbie’s 12-Minute Article: The Second Best Time is Now: https://www.robbieswale.com/the-12-minute-blog/2021/12/15/the-second-best-time-is-now
Robbie’s 12-Minute Article: The Lost Relics of our Art: https://www.robbieswale.com/the-12-minute-blog/2021/12/4/the-lost-relics-of-our-art
Robbie’s ebook, An Introduction to the Coaching Business Flywheel, is available for free here: https://www.thecoachsjourney.com/the-coaching-business-flywheel
Ken Wilber: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Wilber
Jamie Dru: https://www.jamiedru.com/
Robbie on Jamie’s podcast, The Career Climb: https://www.jamiedru.com/post/climb-08-robbieswale
Katie Harvey on The Coach’s Journey (first appearance): https://www.thecoachsjourney.com/podcast/episode-1-katie-harvey-14000-hours-of-coaching-being-part-of-the-uk-coaching-vanguard-and-being-a-generalist-coach
The Prosperous Coach: https://richlitvin.com/book/
Joel Monk on The Coach’s Journey: https://www.thecoachsjourney.com/podcast/episode-6-joel-monk-conversations-at-the-cutting-edge-of-coaching
BetterUp: https://www.betterup.com/
Elizabeth Gilbert and her book Big Magic: https://www.elizabethgilbert.com/books/big-magic/
Giovanna Cappozza on The Coach’s Journey: https://www.thecoachsjourney.com/podcast/episode-20-giovanna-capozza
The 12-Minute Method: https://www.robbieswale.com/about-the-12-minute-method
Druss the Legend: https://davidgemmell.fandom.com/wiki/Druss
David Gemmell: http://www.wisdomofgemmell.com/
Jim Collins on the Tim Ferriss Show: https://tim.blog/2019/02/18/jim-collins/
RUNNING ORDER
~7m - Robbie's Journey to Becoming a Coach
~9m - Making Yourself "Client Prone"
~9m - The Five Habits for Growing a Coaching Business
~10m - Exploring Creativity and Overcoming Challenges
~11m - The Importance of Skilled Coaches in the World
~12m - Robbie's Experience and Earnings as a Coach
~13m - The Influence of "The Prosperous Coach" Book
~15m - The Concept of a Flywheel in Business Growth
~19m - The Prosperous Coach Flywheel Explained
~22m - Detailed Breakdown of the Prosperous Coach Flywheel
~25m - How to Oil the Flywheel for Business Growth
~31m - The Role of a Body of Work in Creating Clients
~31m - The Personal Transformation Through Creating Work
~33m - Susan's Question on Money Conversations
~37m - Strategies for Discussing Coaching Fees
~38m - The 90-Day Money Game Challenge
~39m - The Importance of Creating Powerful Coaching Experiences
~40m - Susan's question on the Value of Coaching
~43m - Xenia's question on Transitioning from Free to Paid Sessions
Marie Quigley approaches coaching in much the same way as she does her passion for global travel: with curiosity, openness and an unquenchable desire to explore.
As a Master Certified Coach who has trained with the likes of Brené Brown, Marie can draw upon a wealth of experience and expertise. In this episode of The Coach’s Journey Podcast she describes the mindsets and skills that have helped her achieve success as a coach, as a co-founder of coach-training business Empower World, and as co-host of her company’s podcast.
Underpinning all of her achievements are the values and wisdom she gained through life-changing moments while travelling the world, and she shares some of the stories that instilled in her a commitment to live in fulfillment – and help her clients do the same.
Marie believes that we have something to learn from everyone, and she reflects on the profound learning opportunities that arise when our coaching clients trust us enough to allow us into their inner worlds.
In this episode, Marie and host Alex Swallow also talk about:
How to distinguish between what our clients want and what we want for them
The changing mirrors we present to others as we learn, develop and grow
Contracting with clients and how to agree upon ways of working that lead to strong coaching relationships
Daring Leadership and Marie’s experience of training with Brené Brown
The different approaches required to develop as a coach and to grow your business
Marie also shares remarkable techniques she uses in coaching sessions that build attunement through bodily communications and deep listening.
Mike Toller works as a professional coach and psychodynamic psychotherapist, supporting individuals privately and in organisations, and training people to bring coaching skills and mindsets into their personal and professional lives.
That makes him the perfect person to answer one of the big questions that coaches ask and get asked: what is the difference between coaching on the one hand, and counselling and psychotherapy on the other?
In this new format, an excerpt from Episode #32, you can hear Mike and Robbie exploring that big question.
As Robbie says in the introduction to this episode, the clarity of what Mike talks about here has changed how Robbie thinks and talks about the difference between coaching and psychotherapy (and counselling). It just might do that for you, too.
Listen back to Episode #32 in full here, for Mike’s story and many amazing ideas and tips for you and your coaching business: https://www.thecoachsjourney.com/podcast/episode-32-mike-toller.
For more information about Mike, visit https://www.clarenormancoachingassociates.com.
For more information about this episode’s host, Robbie Swale, visit https://www.michaeltollercoaching.co.uk/
Read more about The Coach's Journey at www.thecoachsjourney.com.
Music by My Good Man William: listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4KmeQUcTbeE31uFynHQLQg
To support the Coach's Journey, visit www.patreon.com/thecoachsjourney and to join the Coach's Journey Community visit www.thecoachsjourney.com/community.
BIOGRAPHY FROM MIKE
Mike was born in Germany and moved to the UK when he was six years old. He lived in Oxfordshire, Leeds and Norfolk with his parents and three brothers. When he was 19, he studied Linguistics in Cambridge, and then moved to London.
Mike first worked for a graduate recruitment startup, then followed a passion for writing and made a leap to publishing, editing travel guides. In his spare time, he put on clubnights for fun and later took the plunge and left his job as an editor to turn the nights into a successful events company.
Realising he wanted his work to be more fulfilling and align directly with his values and wider goals, Mike began a process of self-reflection and worked with some amazing mentors, who inspired him to take his career into his own hands and choose a new direction. He made a plan for change, and in 2010 began training as a psychotherapist.
Along the way, he decided to develop a portfolio career and trained as a coach in 2014. He also co-founded The Coaching School, a centre of excellence for coaching committed to training and supporting the next generation of outstanding coaches.
Mike now works as a professional coach and psychodynamic psychotherapist, supporting individuals privately and in organisations, and training people to bring coaching skills and mindsets into their personal and professional lives.
Myles Downey has been practising coaching for more than 40 years. His book, Effective Modern Coaching, has sold more than 330,000 copies and is a recommended read on many coaching training courses.
In this episode, Myles returns for his second appearance on The Coach’s Journey Podcast, with the questions asked by Robbie and Neil – doubling the hosts in order to double the insight!
We dive deep into the nuances of coaching, exploring themes of self-actualisation, performance, and the delicate balance between directive and non-directive coaching, leveraging Myles’ experience coaching senior executives and leadership teams across the globe.
This episode coincides with the release of a new edition of Effective Modern Coaching, which has enabled him to fine-tune everything he has learned about effective coaching over the last 40 years, including through founding The School of Coaching in 1996, the first institution in Europe to focus solely on the development of coaching skills for coaches, managers and leaders.
The episode is a treasure trove of insights for new and experienced coaches alike. Myles' wisdom provides a deep dive into the art and science of coaching. Whether you're a seasoned coach or just starting your journey, this episode offers valuable perspectives on how to elevate your practice and truly make a difference in your clients' lives.
In particular, we talk about:
Pushing back against the culture contagion of compliance: how we get engineered in society and lose the capacity to trust ourselves.
Performance coaching and self-actualisation: how to align personal expression with professional performance.
Tim Gallwey’s Inner Game and its influence on Myles and Neil, including diving into Gallwey’s Self One and Self Two.
Construing, constructs and creating our maps of reality (and how non-directive coaching makes all the difference).
‘Transcend and include’ as an underpinning principle in our development as coaches and that of our clients.
Proposing: the delicate balance required to offer suggestions to our clients without imposing them.
Plus, we talk about whether the shine has come off coaching and other changes Myles has noticed over his decades in the industry, and Neil invites Myles to get into the business-building parts of his work: how he structures engagements, how his sales process looks and more...
To listen to Myles’ first appearance on The Coach’s Journey Podcast, visit https://www.thecoachsjourney.com/podcast/episode-31-myles-downey
For more information about Myles, visit www.mylesdowney.com or find him on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/mylesdowney
For more information about Robbie Swale, visit www.robbieswale.com and for more information about Neil Mackinnon, visit www.neilmackinnon.net.
Read more about The Coach's Journey at www.thecoachsjourney.com.
Music by My Good Man William: listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4KmeQUcTbeE31uFynHQLQg
To support the Coach's Journey, visit www.patreon.com/thecoachsjourney and to join the Coach's Journey Community visit www.thecoachsjourney.com/community.
Things and people we mentioned (that you might be interested in):
Myles' previous appearance on The Coach's Journey Podcast: https://www.thecoachsjourney.com/podcast/episode-31-myles-downey
Myles on The Edge of Coaching Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0EWTGZa8XnMF1n13Q76wSr?si=YF9zAEILScCunFai85RIaQ
The Inner Game of Tennis by Timothy Gallwey: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Inner-Game-Tennis-ultimate-performance/dp/1447288505/
The Inner Game of Music by Timothy Gallwey: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Inner-Game-Music-Timothy-Gallwey/dp/1447291727
The new edition of Effective Modern Coaching: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Effective-Modern-Coaching-principles-successful/dp/191595116X/
David Clutterbuck: https://clutterbuck-cmi.com/
Aristotle Onassis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristotle_Onassis
Enabling Genius by Myles Downey: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Enabling-Genius-Myles-Downey/dp/1910649538
Academy of Executive Coaching: https://www.aoec.com/
Mihaily Csikszentmihaly: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mihaly_Csikszentmihalyi
Roberto Assagioli: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Assagioli
The Craftsman by Richard Sennett: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Craftsman-Richard-Sennett/dp/0141022094
Jennifer Garvey Berger on The Coach's Journey Podcast: https://www.thecoachsjourney.com/podcast/episode-42-jennifer-garvey-berger-the-answer-to-either-or-is-both
The Prosperous Coach book: https://richlitvin.com/book/
BIOGRAPHY FROM MYLES
Myles Downey is one of the leading executive coaches in Europe, with global experience (Europe, North and South America, Asia-Pacific, UAE). He has worked across the C-suite in many prestigious organisations over the last 30 years, in a wide variety of industries, including Banking and Financial Services, Manufacturing, Oil and Gas, Professional Services, Tech and the Public Sector.
Myles is a recognized authority on Performance, Coaching and Leadership and the author of three classics in the coaching and performance arena: ‘Effective Modern Coaching’, ‘Effective Coaching’ (between them 300,00+ books sold); ‘Enabling Genius – a mindset for success in the 21st Century’; ‘The Enabling Manager - how to get the best out of your team’ published in July 2022.
Myles has deployed his performance coaching programs with the Senior Coaches of the England Rugby Team and with the New Zealand Elite Rugby Coaches.
Myles has been a speaker at many leadership conferences, including the BBC’s Conference for its top 400 senior executives, the McKinsey Global Partners Conference in Singapore and the ICF Global Conference in Malmo, to name a few. After 33 years living in London, Myles now lives in Norfolk, England. He was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1959. Myles plays for Norfolk Veterans Tennis team and competes occasionally on the ITF Masters Tour.
Clare Norman is a master certified coach with the International Coaching Federation, whose latest book, The Transformational Coach, maps out a journey to coaching mastery that begins with unlearning the old beliefs and mindsets that are not serving you or your clients, in order to reset and replace them with a new set of thought patterns.
In this episode of The Coach’s Journey Podcast, Clare shares some brutally honest financial advice for coaches and talks through the developments in contracting, process and values that helped her go from coaching internally in a large corporation to building and running her own business as a coach, coach trainer and supervisor.
Clare also flies the flag for mentor coaching, telling host Neil Mackinnon why she believes it is the best way for a coach to “sharpen their edge”, and she generously shares wisdom on how new coaches can successfully position themselves in a fast-changing industry.
In this episode, Clare and Neil also talk about:
Getting your name ‘out there’ as an independent coach
Why coaching bodies matter and what they can do for us
How to lead an ethically sound, mentally healthy coaching practice
The power of experiencing different organisational cultures and their values
Achieving sustained change through shifting mindsets rather than skillsets
Clare also shares examples of the unhelpful mindsets we, as coaches, need to unlearn in order to be of service to our clients and ourselves (there are a total of 83 of these mindsets listed in her book!).
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