REALIFE Conversations for Christian Coaches EP.372 - Coaching in a Digital World: Tools, AI, and Staying Present
In this episode of Real Life Conversations for Christian Coaches, I sit down with Erica Vinson for a real, honest conversation about how technology has changed coaching—and how it hasn’t.
We’ve both been coaching long enough to remember dial-in phone lines, paper notes, and simple scheduling. Now we’re navigating Zoom calls, AI tools, automated systems, and more options than ever before.
But here’s what I keep coming back to:
Technology has changed how we coach.
It has not changed why we coach.
In this conversation, we talk through what we’re seeing in the coaching space right now, including the shift from phone to video, how we think about scheduling and rhythms, and the growing presence of AI in coaching businesses.
We’re not offering a step-by-step guide or telling you what tools to use.
We’re inviting you into discernment.
We talk about:
- How coaching platforms have evolved over time
- Why phone coaching still holds value
- How to use scheduling tools without losing margin
- What role AI can (and cannot) play in coaching
- Creating guardrails for your digital presence
- Why coaching remains an inside-out practice
If you’re feeling overwhelmed by all the tools available—or unsure how to move forward with clarity—this conversation is meant to steady you.
You don’t need every new tool.
You don’t need to panic about AI.
You do need to stay present, grounded, and aligned with your calling.
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Teresa McCloy is the founder and creator of the REALIFE Process®, a framework designed to empower individuals and groups with the tools, training, and community needed for personal and professional growth. Through the REALIFE Process®, Teresa is on a mission to help others grow in self-awareness, establish sustainable rhythms, and enhance their influence and impact by integrating faith and work into their everyday lives. She lives with her husband of 42 years on their 5th generation family farm in central Illinois and enjoys great coffee, growing beautiful flower gardens and traveling as much as possible.
About Erica Vinson:
Erica Vinson helps clients walk through defining moments with confidence and courage enabling them to move forward in freedom and embrace fearless living. As an ACC Credentialed and Certified Professional Life & Leadership Coach, she uses wisdom from all 3 Centers of Intelligence to help clients gain deeper self-awareness and grow in relationships with others both personally and professionally. Erica is a certified REALIFE Process® Master Coach, an ©iEnneagram Motions of the Soul Practitioner, and has a certificate in Spiritual Transformation through the Transforming Center. She lives in the Metro East St. Louis area and enjoys spending quality time with friends and family, golfing, tennis, boating/water skiing, traveling, is a bit of a technology nerd and loves learning!