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...]
Which direction will fulfill the dream?
What if your project, business, creative works, areas of life even, were each a living being all their own? Their own needs and aspirations, their own timing, their own life cycles. How might you relate to them differently? How might you listen? How might you take care of and steward them? Meet Jennifer. An actor, performance artist and teacher. She’s bringing a lot of heart and discernment to her ‘what’s next’, qualities we could all use right about now. If you’re multi passionate, have several initiatives on the go and feel like you don’t know which to prioritize, watch this session of Coaching for the Collective. If you’re also rocked sideways by what to focus on in this pandemic, this session is for you. We explore the tension of pursuing passion and making a living, grief and letting go, heeding the season that you’re in (the topic of next week’s workshop) and ritual to help put down to pursue what’s ripe for you. Thank you, Jennifer, for this conversation! For … [Read more...]
The inner committee harshing your dreams?
Do you have a dream or project that you want to pursue but the inner committee shuts you down before you can even begin? Have we got a conversation for you! This was such a moving session. I’m so grateful to Gloria for sharing her struggles with getting to the page to write her novel. After a lifetime of abandoning her own dreams and following what others deem appropriate and responsible, as well pleasing and caring for everyone but herself, it’s time to rewrite her identity and write the book. How does she start to listen to what matters to her and pursue that, especially as it threatens what she’s been taught is good and right? If you’ve lived a life where the external messages have not only been internalized, but have pressured you to show up in a particular way, we’ve got some new paths and practices for you. Join us and learn how to leverage the external world to lovingly hold you accountable to your dreams as well as how to meet and build your inner landscape to … [Read more...]
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