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...]
Does this add up? Small moves. Big vision.
Have you ever had a vision be so big that any steps you take toward it feel pale, inadequate and like they’ll never add up? Like the reality of your work, efforts, and results are in and of themselves evidence of failure or mediocrity? The enormity of what’s needed, utterly daunting? When the gap between vision and the current manifestation of things is big and when you look around at people who are carrying out such visions, such bigness, such impact, anything that’s in the shadow of that vision can seem so small. Perhaps you tell yourself, those are big things, but what I’m up to feels like small things, not what I imagine will make the leap. And then maybe you add, why are these small things so hard? But here’s the thing with things (so many things!) No one is up to big things. The big things are a cumulation of small things. Small thing after small thing. Making the hard choice, delaying gratification, staying with discomfort, having the difficult conversation, … [Read more...]
Do you need to see a finish line before you can hit your creative stride?
Has this pandemic shocked your creative system? Rhythms have changed. The world has changed. The up and downs of trying to process what’s happening alone can take all the energy! For Robyn, this extra time at home feels like she’s back in her twenties- hangin’ out, lots of time for creative projects- awesome, right? Or panic-inducing. Maybe you’re used to rolling out projects on an assembly line. Deadlines and feedback are what usually keep your creative juices flowing, and now you’re looking for a set of quarantine rules to keep you accountable and engaged. In this mini-coaching session, we explore creativity as a life source. How can we be in dialogue with our creativity so that we can sink into our authentic expression in a time of such immense unknown? Would you love to join me for your own mini-coaching session on Coaching for the Collective? Apply here. … [Read more...]
Got the adapting disease? Know when to disrupt.
You’ve done the training. You know your stuff. You’re called to this. But there’s something in the way. If you’ve ever felt like your sensitivity or attunement to others is holding you back from claiming your seat at the table, this session of Coaching for the Collective is for you. Meet Tui. Chameleon extraordinaire, who observes a space and can adapt herself to meet what’s needed. Do you share that adaptive superpower? At what cost? Join us as we explore the nuances of creating a business practice as an intuitive shapeshifter. We talk about finding and nurturing your own voice, leaning into disruptions, and the genius of sensitivity. Would you love to join me for your own mini-coaching session on Coaching for the Collective? Apply here. … [Read more...]
But what if I suck?
The slugs have decimated my kale and I’m pissed about it. So much effort, love and attention in setting up this little growing paradise and half the plants are gone. This is a metaphor for life, my lovely neighbour. I’m not reaching, stay with me here. Slugs are the small, inner narratives that slowly creep in when it’s dark and eat away at the parts of us that are trying to find the light and grow. They don’t start with the stems. They don’t go after that which is hardy and stable, they go after the leaves. The delicate, new growth that is reaching outward. Call it the inner critic, resistance, habits of lower thought, whatever works for you. What are yours? You suck? You never stick to things? People don’t like you? You don’t have what it takes? You’re a failure? Check it out...just reading those lines, what’s happening in your body? While writing, my belly tensed and I was holding my breath. I re-read them and recoiled, a bit annoyed. And those weren’t even … [Read more...]
I can’t believe I almost got this tattoo
Several years ago, I was planning to get a massive owl tattoo on my shoulder. I’d talked myself into the meaning and significance of this bird and chosen an artist who came recommended by the server at the organic pie shop who had beautiful, vintage butterflies tattooed down her arm. Then I had an awakening. Not the kind that comes from a steady meditation practice or Ayahuasca journey. This awakening happened in the middle of Exposure Home, a basic, trendy home store on Commercial Drive in Vancouver. I saw this cool owl book end in the style I was thinking of for this permanently on my body piece of art. Then I noticed some owl figurines. And an owl clock. And then...there was an owl on the $120 linen throw pillow. Holy shit. I was about to turn my body into an episode of Portlandia and put a bird on it! Owls were freaking everywhere. Owls were on trend. I didn’t have some mystical, witchy connection to owls. Their emerging presence in the shared spaces had worked … [Read more...]
The collapse of life and work. How are we adapting?
Balancing ‘work’ and ‘life’ right now is what one might call a ‘shit show’. I love it. Kind of. I just tried to record a video for you. Twice. Both ended when my toddler started screaming outside my office door. Actually, the first one, I just kept going, because many parents now have a new ‘work soundtrack’ and it sounds like their kids! But then my dog started barking, the distractions became intolerable and I just really wanted to be living BY MYSELF in a hotel room so I could work in peace. As I write this I can hear my husband talking the big kid through his school work in the next room as the little kid is announcing his new fave word ad nauseum.... “no no no no no no no”. But, you know what’s beautiful and exciting about this to me? (hold on, big kid just burst in, I’m going to send him to get me more coffee). Okay, I’m back. Back to my point. And if this is feeling fragmented to read, that’s the point. The culture is really changing around work and … [Read more...]
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