The Bright Morning Podcast with Elena Aguilar

This is an episode you won’t want to miss. Today Elena is joined by her co-author, Lori Cohen, to give you a sneak peek into their forthcoming book: The PD Book: 7 Habits that Transform Professional Development. The book isn’t releasing until May 2022, so for the next five months this episode is the only place you’ll be able to hear about:  10 strategies to shift a moodThe 4 questions that should guide any PD you design, and The 7 habits that transform PD Listen in and pre-order the book today!  Mentioned on this episode: The PD Book (Elena and Lori’s new book!!)Art of Coaching (retired July 2024 and replaced by The Art of Transformational Coaching workshop)December 10th is Elena’s birthday! Wish her a happy birthday by pre-ordering the PD book! Artful Design and Facilitation  Visit https://brightmorningteam.com/podcasts/ for links to everything we mention on the show. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram

Are you interested in strengthening your leadership muscles to support your teammates in engaging in healthy conflict? Are you conflict averse but want to get better at sharing your needs? If so, this episode is for you. Listen in to hear Elena and Bright Morning teammate, Lori Cohen, discuss what makes engaging in conflict challenging for many people, how to strengthen your muscles to engage in healthy conflict, and a sentence stem you can try on today to start to do so.  Mentioned on this episode: 2022 Bright Morning MembershipsArt of Coaching Teams Sentence Stems for Healthy Conflict Visit https://brightmorningteam.com/podcasts/ for links to everything we mention on the show.  Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram Receive weekly wisdom and tools from Elena delivered to your inbox! Sign up at https://subscriber.brightmorningteam.com/resources 

How do you support a client when they are working at capacity and still feeling like a failure because the demands are never ending and time is finite? How do you support a client who has transitioned into a new role and is suddenly experiencing the disorienting reality of being a beginner again? And how do you do that all in the midst of a global pandemic? Today’s coaching conversation provides you with the opportunity to hear how Elena navigated this trifecta with Maria Barker. Maria recently moved from being an instructional coach to a dean of students, and while her commitment to her work has never waned, the joy it used to provide her has diminished. Listen in to hear how Elena and Maria’s conversation unleashes Maria’s inner-wisdom and provides a path forward. Mentioned on this episode: Core values Learn more: listen to episode 29Discover yours: free tool Art of Coaching Teams Visit https://brightmorningteam.com/podcasts/ for links to everything we mention on the show.  Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram Receive weekly wisdom and tools from Elena delivered to your inbox! Sign up at https://subscriber.brightmorningteam.com/resources 

How can we bring some creativity and levity to our coaching conversations? What about helping our clients access their needs? Or connecting them to their power?   In this fourth and final episode of our special four-part First 5 Minutes series, Elena will walk you through how to do just that with one question that opens up your next coaching conversation. In addition to providing you with a new question each week, Elena also walks through how to introduce this new type of question, models what that might look like, pulls back the curtain on why this question works and shares some wisdom on how to artfully put this into action. This episode is for you if: Your conversations are feeling a little flat Your coachee is more compliant than actively engaged  You’d like to learn a new way to open your coaching conversations You like concrete coaching tools!  Opportunities for continued learning: The Art of Coaching (retired July 2024 with the release of Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching)The Art of Coaching (retired July 2024 and replaced by The Art of Transformational Coaching workshop)The Art of Coaching Emotions (Online course) Visit https://brightmorningteam.com/podcasts/ for links to everything we mention on the show.  Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram Receive weekly wisdom and tools from Elena delivered to your inbox! Sign up at https://subscriber.brightmorningteam.com/resources 

How do you kindle a sense of power and agency in your coachee when they are feeling deflated or overwhelmed?  In this third episode of our special four-part First 5 Minutes series, Elena will walk you through how to do just that with one question that opens up your next coaching conversation. In addition to providing you with a new question each week, Elena also walks through how to introduce this new type of question, models what that might look like, pulls back the curtain on why this question works and shares some wisdom on how to artfully put this into action. This episode is for you if: Your coachees are feeling powerless or deflated You’d like to learn a new way to open your coaching conversations You like concrete coaching tools! Opportunities for continued learning: The Art of Coaching (retired July 2024 with the release of Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching)The Art of Coaching (retired July 2024 and replaced by The Art of Transformational Coaching workshop)The Art of Coaching Emotions (Online course) Visit https://brightmorningteam.com/podcasts/ for links to everything we mention on the show. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram Receive weekly wisdom and tools from Elena delivered to your inbox! Sign up at https://subscriber.brightmorningteam.com/resources 

How can we instill our clients with confidence in their potential to learn and grow? In this second edition of our special four-part First 5 Minutes series, Elena will walk you through how to do just that with one question that opens up your next coaching conversation. In addition to providing you with a new question each week, Elena also walks through how to introduce this new type of question, models what that might look like, pulls back the curtain on why this question works and shares some wisdom on how to artfully put this into action. This episode is for you if: Your coachees are drained and/or overwhelmed and working from limited resilience reserves You’d like to learn a new way to open your coaching conversations You like concrete coaching tools!  Opportunities for continued learning: The Art of Coaching (retired July 2024 with the release of Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching)The Art of Coaching (retired July 2024 and replaced by The Art of Transformational Coaching workshop)The Art of Coaching Emotions (Online course) Visit https://brightmorningteam.com/podcasts/ for links to everything we mention on the show. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, InstagramReceive weekly wisdom and tools from Elena delivered to your inbox! Sign up at https://subscriber.brightmorningteam.com/resources 

Today’s episode is the first in our special four-part First 5 Minutes series. These short episodes will provide you with all you need to know to incorporate one resilience-boosting question to use in your conversations.In addition to providing you with a new question each week, Elena also walks through how to introduce this new type of question, models what that might look like, pulls back the curtain on why this question works and shares some wisdom on how to artfully put this into action. This episode is for you if: Your coachees are drained and/or overwhelmed and working from limited resilience reserves You’d like to learn a new way to open your coaching conversations You like concrete coaching tools! Opportunities for continued learning: The Art of Coaching (retired July 2024 with the release of Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching)The Art of Coaching (retired July 2024 and replaced by The Art of Transformational Coaching workshop)The Art of Coaching Emotions (Online course) 12 Ways to Boost Resilience in New Teachers (Blog post) Visit https://brightmorningteam.com/podcasts/ for links to everything we mention on the show. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram Receive weekly wisdom and tools from Elena delivered to your inbox! Sign up at https://subscriber.brightmorningteam.com/resources 

Does your life feel like it’s one checklist after another? Are you feeling unbalanced with your energy being spent only on what must get done and not pursuits that fill you up? If so, this is the episode for you. Today we’re kicking off Season 5 of the podcast with some Quarterly Wisdom from Elena. Tune in to hear about an energizing practice that will support you in connecting in meaningful ways with people, places and yourself. Mentioned on this episode: Brainpickings.org Visit https://brightmorningteam.com/podcasts/ for links to everything we mention on the show.  Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram Receive weekly wisdom and tools from Elena delivered to your inbox! Sign up at https://subscriber.brightmorningteam.com/resources  

Today's episode is a Coaches' Corner episode where you have the opportunity to be guided by Elena in your own "coaching" session. Today Elena walks you through five essential questions to assess your resilience reserves.This episode is for you if: You're experiencing   irritation, resentment, caring less about things or shame.You appreciate time and space to reflect on your needs and experiences You want to expand your ability to support others in cultivating their resilience Mentioned in this episode: Cultivating Resilience Intensive: the workshop you need to fill your resilience tank! Onward andThe Onward Workbook: Elena's two books on cultivating emotional resilience The Onward Bookclub: A year-long learning community to cultivate your resilience Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, InstagramReceive weekly wisdom and tools from Elena delivered to your inbox! Sign up at https://subscriber.brightmorningteam.com/resources