The Scattered People (Carol Williams)

03/02/22 • 29 min

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We all have felt at some point that we are on a hamster wheel, just can’t seem to focus or follow through, but for a lot of people, it’s a way of life. Carol Williams is the founder of Efficient Productivity Systems, a company that helps bring focus and clarity to entrepreneurs who are neurodiverse or just have difficulty creating organization and productivity in their lives.

In this episode, Melinda and Carol tackle the issues behind the unstructured behavior of the clients that Carol calls the “scattered people”. Carol breaks down the layers of her signature system, The Productivity Success CakeTM, and both she and Melinda share useful tools and tips to help clients turn chaos into peaceful productivity.

• In this episode we discuss:

Why some clients get overwhelmed and unfocused and how to recognize that behavior.
The importance of accountability and live check-ins with unfocused clients.
How to work with procrastination using mini challenges and mini deadlines.
How to help clients using bridging and transition planning.
The Productivity Success CakeTM system and how to use it when working with unfocused clients.
The importance of celebrating small victories.
How coaches can help create a space for change through listening and compassion.
Why onboarding clients can help them be more successful in your program.

“It’s baby steps and bite-sized pieces and reminders.”
“At the end of the day, great coaching has to do with great listening and intuition.” – Carol Williams

Carol Williams is a Certified Executive Coach with 18 years experience in the design professions as a project manager. In 2009, Carol struck out on her own, combining her passion for psychology and her project management experience. What has resulted from this transition is a beautiful manifestation of her true self, empowering business owners to own their greatness. She helps those with AD/HD get out of their own way, to live the life of their dreams while having the business of their dreams. Her motto is, “If I can do it, you can too.”

When she’s not powerfully serving her coaching clients, Carol speaks professionally and plays in the outdoors near her home in Sutton, NH. She loves art, design, and dancing.

•Resources or websites mentioned in this episode:

Mirasee
Coaches Console
Carol’s website
Carol’s LinkedIn
The Productivity Success CakeTM Quiz

•Credits:

Guest: Carol Williams
Host: Melinda Cohan
Producer: Cynthia Lamb
Executive producer: Danny Iny
Scripted and assembled by: Michi Lantz
Audio Post Supervisor: Evan Miles, Christopher Martin
Audio Post Production: Post Office Sound
Music soundscape: Chad Michael Snavely

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• Music and SFX credits:

•Track Title: Clouds

Artist Name(s): Acreage

Writer Name: Marshall Usinger

Publisher Name: BOSS SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTIONS

•Track Title: Coastline Dream

Artist Name(s): Wild Sky

Writer Name: Adam Simons

Publisher Name: BOSS SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTIONS

•Track Title: Coo Coos

Artist Name(s): Dresden, The Flamingo

Writer Name: Matthew Wigton

Publisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTION

•Track Title: Stars & Trees

Artist Name(s): Outside The Sky

Writer Name: Dustin Ransom

Publisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTION

•Episode transcript: The Scattered People (Carol Williams) Coming soon.

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• In this episode we discuss:

Why some clients get overwhelmed and unfocused and how to recognize that behavior.
The importance of accountability and live check-ins with unfocused clients.
How to work with procrastination using mini challenges and mini deadlines.
How to help clients using bridging and transition planning.
The Productivity Success CakeTM system and how to use it when working with unfocused clients.
The importance of celebrating small victories.
How coaches can help create a space for change through listening and compassion.
Why onboarding clients can help them be more successful in your program.

“It’s baby steps and bite-sized pieces and reminders.”
“At the end of the day, great coaching has to do with great listening and intuition.” – Carol Williams

When she’s not powerfully serving her coaching clients, Carol speaks professionally and plays in the outdoors near her home in Sutton, NH. She loves art, design, and dancing.

•Resources or websites mentioned in this episode:

Mirasee
Coaches Console
Carol’s website
Carol’s LinkedIn
The Productivity Success CakeTM Quiz

•Credits:

Guest: Carol Williams
Host: Melinda Cohan
Producer: Cynthia Lamb
Executive producer: Danny Iny
Scripted and assembled by: Michi Lantz
Audio Post Supervisor: Evan Miles, Christopher Martin
Audio Post Production: Post Office Sound
Music soundscape: Chad Michael Snavely

• Music and SFX credits:

•Track Title: Clouds

Artist Name(s): Acreage

Writer Name: Marshall Usinger

Publisher Name: BOSS SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTIONS

•Track Title: Coastline Dream

Artist Name(s): Wild Sky

Writer Name: Adam Simons

Publisher Name: BOSS SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTIONS

•Track Title: Coo Coos

Artist Name(s): Dresden, The Flamingo

Writer Name: Matthew Wigton

Publisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTION

•Track Title: Stars & Trees

Artist Name(s): Outside The Sky

Writer Name: Dustin Ransom

Publisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTION

•Episode transcript: The Scattered People (Carol Williams) Coming soon.

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VILLAINS and SUPERPOWERS™ (Lori Wayne)

Change is hard for everyone, and resistance is normal, but when resistance is a result of self-sabotage, coaches need to dig a little deeper to help clients call out the villains responsible. Often these patterns of behavior are so ingrained that clients have a hard time spotting them. Fortunately, certified business coach Lori Wayne and host Melinda Cohan have a lighthearted solution to what can be a weighty issue.

In this episode, filled with insight and practical advice, Melinda has an in-depth and fun conversation with Lori about how to spot and call out these self-sabotaging villains along with proven methods to reverse their effects. We all have skills, insights and gifts (our superpowers) in direct opposition to every villain. As coaches, it’s our job to guide our clients to see that the power to grow and change is always within them.

Click here for a FREE bonus PDF guide to The Coaches Console’s VILLAINS and SUPERPOWERSTM (scroll to the bottom of the page in the link to get your free copy).

“Let it be safe to let something just go that we think is 80% good; done is better than perfect. ”
– Lori Wayne

Lori Wayne, the founder of Lori Rochelle Wayne LLC, is in the business of empowering people to take action for change and growth in their lives, careers, and businesses. Lori has been a corporate coach and has managed sales training nationally for a Fortune 500 Company, and runs multiple profitable businesses of her own. In addition to being an ACES Coach at Mirasee, she’s also a certified Business Building Coach with Coaches Console and a member of the Coaches Console Core Team. She’s the program manager for the Coaches Console high-end business building coaching programs, including the 2020 Maximum Impact Mastermind Program and the Accelerator Program.

Lori loves the breakthrough work she does with her clients integrating practical strategies for financial success with personal growth. She believes that all things are possible and that we really can have it all – great relationships, careers and businesses that we love, financial abundance, hobbies and interests that we are passionate about, and the time and money to pursue them.

Lori volunteers her time to build homes with Habitat for Humanity. She loves working in her garden, going to antique auctions, and riding her horses (the farther, the faster, the better) in the mountains of Colorado. And she is a perpetual learner of new things and is currently learning how to do Cowboy Mounted Shooting.

Resources or websites for this episode:

Credits:

Guest - Lori Wayne
Host - Melinda Cohan
Producer - Cynthia Lamb
Executive producer - Danny Iny
Writer - Michi Lantz and Melinda Cohan
Assembled by - Michi Lantz
Audio Post Supervisor: Evan Miles, Christopher Martin
Audio Post Production by Post Office Sound
Music soundscape: Chad Michael Snavely

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Music and SFX credits:
•Track Title: Clouds

Artist Name(s): Acreage

Writer Name: Marshall Usinger

Publisher Name: BOSS SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTIONS

•Track Title: Coastline Dream

Artist Name(s): Wild Sky

Writer Name: Adam Simons

Publisher Name: BOSS SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTIONS

•Track Title: Coo Coos

Artist Name(s): Dresden, The Flamingo

Writer Name: Matthew Wigton

Publisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTION

•Track Title: Stars & Trees

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“I think the industry is at a place now, especially from a corporate and organizational perspective, that letters behind our names matter.”

– Rick Tamlyn

Guest Bio:

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Rick developed a training methodology called The Bigger GameTM, that has inspired leaders to step up to the plate and take charge of their business and personal futures. He is also the author of Play Your Bigger Game. You can download the first chapter for free using the link below.

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