66 - Linda Ford: How I Upleveled My Coaching Business

10/12/20 • 62 min

Does this sound familiar: you know who your ideal client is and you know how to sell but something still doesn’t feel as easeful or enlivening about your coaching practice as you imagine it could? In this conversation with strategic coach Linda Ford, we explore what it means to coach at your personal edge, how to enrol clients who are a Yes to working at that edge, and the adaptive strategies that each of us have that can get in the way of us enrolling our ideal clients. Linda Ford, Ph.D., PCC, is a strategic coach who works with leaders and coaches that want to make a difference. She is a certified Presence-Based Coach® and has a Ph.D. in Human and Organization Systems. Linda helps her clients live into their bigger selves so they can fulfill on what matters most to them, and is the author of the book, “The Fourth Factor: Managing Corporate Culture”. A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/how-i-upleveled-my-coaching-business-with-linda-ford/

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65 - Zak Stein: A Time Between Worlds

In this pivotal moment in humanity’s history, where the old structures are falling apart, how do we orient ourselves? What guidance is available to us, and how can we help people return to an inner source of wisdom? In this conversation with educator and futurist Zak Stein we explore the deeper layers of collapse that are occurring, the socialisation and destruction of civil communication engendered by social media and how we need to adopt a different myth to lead us forward. Zachary Stein Ed.D is a writer, educator and futurist whose work focuses on social justice and education through the lenses of developmental psychology and integral metatheories. During his studies he co-founded a research oriented non-profit - Lectica - that studies reforming large-scale standardized testing. Zak has published in a wide range of outlets and his most recent book is entitled “Education in a Time Between Worlds”. He is the Academic Director of the activist think-tank at the Center for Integral Wisdom, as well as Core Faculty at Meridian University. A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/a-time-between-worlds-with-zak-stein/

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67 - Hetty Einzig: Systemic and Trauma Sensitive Coaching

The primary buffer between stress and trauma is agency. Now more than ever, it matters where we place our attention. But how do we balance attention to self and attention to the world and our role in it in this time of personal and collective crisis? In this conversation with coach and consultant Hetty Einzig we discuss trauma dynamics and resilience, the role of systems thinking in these times, and the two key types of existential crisis and the growth they foster. Hetty Einzig is a Senior Consultant and Lead Facilitator for Performance Consultants. She worked with Sir John Whitmore for over a decade, shaping the field of transpersonal coaching and increasing the reach of coaching in organizations. Hetty has vast experience in the areas of business coaching, transpersonal coaching, organizational and team development, leadership development, transformational leadership, organizational synthesis and emotional literacy. She works globally as a facilitator, inspirational speaker and coach, and has published a number of articles and books. A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/systemic-and-trauma-sensitive-coaching-with-hetty-einzig/