We’ve been getting a crash course in navigating the unknown. Like in a super macro way. No effing around, 2020 has us on the edge. The edge of our seats, the edge of our capacities, the edge of evolution. When you’re at your edge, what are the coping mechanisms that pop up first? Distracting or dissociating? The ol’ numb + soothe? Controlling yourself, others or your environment? Fits of fear or flight? Being able to be with uncertainty and navigate the unknown is a skill we can actually develop. But being able to regulate ourselves before our lizard brains take us right on the survival train takes some practice. Right about now, I’d consider it to be top-o-the-list. One night, pre-covid, I was playing the game Hot Seat with a dozen family members. The premise is when it’s your turn to be in the hot seat, you pick a card, share the question and everyone else anonymously submits an answer about you. You choose the winning answer. Points for people who know you well! My … [Read more...]
The “right” next business move. (Coaching for the Collective)
There’s A LOT of advice out there about how to grow and scale your business. If there’s one repeated pattern I’ve noticed with entrepreneurs when they’re at the stage of expanding from a one or two person show into building a team it’s a sense of confusion and overwhelm. What’s the “right way” and which advice should be taken? Meet Erin. She’s an entrepreneur who had to scale WAY BACK in terms of the time she could spend on her business. During the first few months of the pandemic, she and her husband moved, had no child care and she was left with only a small window here and there to devote to her business. Shockingly, not only did her business survive, it’s thriving! Join us as we explore the very cool position she finds herself in, discovering she has a model that runs itself, while also wanting to move into what’s next + hire the right people for smart and intentional growth. This session is one of those coaching/business jamming hybrids, which are pretty common in … [Read more...]
The juggle is real (Coaching for the Collective)
Time scarcity. What causes the experience that there’s not enough time? Is it simply factual, not enough hours for all the things? The responsibilities and commitments, even more intensified during particular seasons of life; the career, the family, all directions, pulling at time. Or is it possible that space, downtime, slower paces are too terrifying to inhabit? That when they seep in, busyness soothes us, so we fill them? This exploration and topic is my motha lovin’ jam. Meet Stephanie. She’s been in business for 14 years so she’s not new to the game of hustle and juggle. She’s established, ahead of the curve in her industry and has created a layered business model that is really taking something to take care of. Add a family to the pot, stir and bake at this pace for the next 20 years! What do we do then, if we’ve got that ‘what’s next’ feeling? You know that feeling? There’s something else calling to us. There are whispers of a new direction or way of … [Read more...]
Taking care of #1 (Coaching for the Collective)
In our more practical moments, perhaps we know that aspiring to “have it all” is unrealistic. And yet, the pursuit of a thriving career, achieving new levels of impact with our gifts, all while cultivating a rich family and community life...yes please. Do you find yourself stretched in all the directions, really wanting to trust that ‘you’ve got this’, but know that if just one more thing gets loaded on your plate, you’re effed? Meet Jeannine. Business owner, mother of two, expanding her capacity to meet the needs of her world while rocking her calling. I’ve worked with Jey one-on-one and she completed my last LEAD group coaching program. Many of the folks on Coaching for the Collective, I met for the first time when we both showed up on zoom. But Jey and I have been playing in this space for a long time together. This one was so powerful and so sweet. Tune in while we peel back layers, looking for the way to ensure she doesn’t abandon the emergent new projects when … [Read more...]
Monetize your creative gifts (Coaching for the Collective)
If you’re feeling ready to pivot into new territory with your gifts, we’ve got a juicy coaching session for you to bear witness to. If what you’ve pursued up until now has felt like you’ve been doing what you’re good at and even contributing in ways that are needed, but aren’t the true territory of your dharma, this session is for you! Meet Opal. She’s a writer and poet and is wondering if she can actually turn this love into a living. Wanting to move out of care work, she doesn’t fully trust the path because the form isn’t clear. How do you move forward with faith, trusting in the value you have to bring and your own Emergent Leadership, particularly when the form of your ‘what’s next’ is unknown? Tune in to find out. Hot tip with this session, we do some practice in the moment that you can follow along with and apply to yourself right away. Cool eh? Get ready to have ALL the permission to own your gifts, follow your dreams and get started, even if you’re foggy … [Read more...]
Is excellence your enemy?
For years, I found myself in the same pattern. I’d be pursuing a vision or goal, something right on the edge of a whole new territory of creativity, genius, and impact. I’d feel electric with possibility. Then I’d get sick. I’d pull back. Daunted and disheartened, I just wouldn’t have the energy for it. Especially the pieces that felt vulnerable, risky, hard. I assumed I’d just taken on too much. I first caught the pattern when I read The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks. One of the concepts he unpacks is what happens when we try to make the leap from our zone of excellence to our zone of genius. I’d read the book because several clients referenced it when hiring me to help them make that leap, I figured I should know what they were talking about. Moving from the zone of competence to the zone of excellence, well that just takes time, intention and hard work, yeah? But moving from excellence to genius...now you have something to lose. Your zone of excellence is, well, excellent. You … [Read more...]
Lighten the load (New Coaching for the Collective)
If you’ve never had this experience, I’ll be shocked… You have a vision for something you want to create. You care about it, deeply. You know it will make a difference. You know it’s yours to pursue. And then...you think about what it will take to actually make it happen and...rush of fear...it’s going to be so haaaaaard. We can absolutely be simultaneously inspired, fired up and ready to rock, while anticipating the grind ahead with heavy fear. So how to lighten the load? Especially when the work is in a territory that is charged, full of challenge and grit, like racial justice. Meet Holiday, anti-racism educator, meditation teacher and integral coach. She just completed Designing Impact, the first module of our upcoming LEAD program, which brings a special twist to this episode of Coaching for the Collective. Holiday generously brings forward her newly created Impact Statement and together we work it until she transforms the fear and heavy lifting into excitement and … [Read more...]
Overriding your instincts? Coaching for the Collective
Can you trust your instincts? Do you make decisions and lead your work and life from that which feels aligned with what you're called to do? Or do you find yourself overwhelmed by the noise, people pleasing or picking up what's not yours to carry? Meet Julia. When the pandemic struck, it became clear that the career she was embarking on wouldn't be possible in the near future. Inspiringly, she pivoted and started her own business! Now as she builds her body of work, she's looking to sharpen her instincts for alignment, to cut out the noise and advice of others. This episode of Coaching for the Collective is so tender as Julia discovers that actually, her instincts for right action are right on. There's something far more vulnerable thwarting her that I know so many people will resonate with. Tune in to find out. Thank you, Julia, for your fullhearted dive into this process! Would you love to join me for your own mini-coaching session on Coaching for the … [Read more...]
Are you playing to the critics? New Coaching for the Collective Episode.
Are you just totally confident and comfy in certain contexts, but frozen, over-thinking and self-criticizing in others? Does it feel baffling that you can go from being in-the-flow, aligned and clear one minute to blank and blocked the next? In this episode of Coaching for the Collective, we explore the phenomenon of being able to freely jam when in conversation and relationship, but how a blank page brings forth all the demons! What if they don’t like it? What if it isn’t good enough? What if this exposes me? Are you editing your message before you even begin? Anticipating how others will receive us is a (genius) protection mechanism to keep rejection at bay- and it doesn’t have to stop you from doing your best work. Join Jerry and me as we explore her tender experience as a new business owner with a ton of heart to share. We touch on ways to discern your true audience, how to work with your tendency to fear judgement, and how to ride that uncomfortable edge of being … [Read more...]
Future proofing your partnership? New Coaching for the Collective
This episode of Coaching for the Collective was so fun to record because I got to jam with TWO values centered entrepreneurs who are taking their friendship to the next level: Business Partners. What could go wrong, right? There are so many that caution forming business partnerships with friends or loved ones. But when done well, this can be a way to truly merge vision, values and genius to co-create something extraordinary! Not only do we cover some practical ways to future proof a partnership (which can totally apply to other relationship agreements btw!), we also explore how to embed your values and mission into your processes and communication. AND...for anyone who has ever been afraid that your heart centered, soft skills will come off as too wooey and want to be able to translate the value you offer in practical terms to a client...we cover that too! Carla and Heloisa, thank you both for the great conversation and for offering such heart and transparency so … [Read more...]
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