The Coaching Life

With his often beautifully-simple wisdom, in this episode Robert inspires coaches and transformation professionals to explore and talk about love and happiness in organisations. Robert’s impact on my own life and that of my clients is immeasurable, so I was especially grateful that he agreed to do this interview with me so that I get to share with you someone who has helped me greatly understand love, happiness, and life. I could have selected almost anything he said as the opening audio snippet, not least his summary at the end of the episode. I hope you enjoy this as much as we did creating it. Here’s a little more about Robert: Robert Holden, Ph.D., is Director of Success Intelligence and The Happiness Project. His work on psychology and spirituality has been featured on Oprah, Good Morning America, a PBS special Shift Happens!, and in two major BBC-TV documentaries, The Happiness Formula and How to Be Happy.  Robert coaches and mentors people from all walks of life. His corporate clients include Dove & Real Beauty Campaign. He teaches a 5-day Coaching Lab for the Soul-Centered Professional Coaching Program at University of Santa Monica. He teaches Leadership & Enneagram for clients like Google and IBM.  He is a Fellow of The Leadership Trust. He runs a private Coaching Mastermind Group for coaches. Robert is a best-selling author of Happiness NOW!, Shift Happens!, Authentic Success, Be Happy, Loveability, Holy Shift: 365 Meditations from A Course in Miracles, and Life Loves You, co-written with Louise Hay.  He is an official contributor to Oprah.com. Robert hosts a weekly show on Hay House Radio called Shift Happens! He posts daily on www.facebook.com/drrobertholden.  He is currently writing his first book of poetry Disappearing into Love. www.robertholden.org

One conversation I had with Carolyn Freyer-Jones at Steve Chandler’s ACS Coaching Prosperity School a few years ago was worth the entire fee for the school, demonstrating how conversations do change lives. And Carolyn has been doing that for over 15 years. Maybe there is something in this conversation that will help change yours, as she talks about owning all her experiences, including all the bumpy or messy ones, and demonstrates to us her loving dedication to being of service, irrespective of any fear. You can connect with Carolyn on Facebook at www.facebook.com/carolyn.freyerjones Her website is www.carolynfreyerjones.com/ And details of her latest program for women is here: www.selfmasteryforwomen.org/

In this episode, Lynette Allen, who I met on my iPad, talks very openly about some massive life changes, breakdowns, authenticity and honesty. She also talks with much passion about her her work in empowering women, including her daughter, about the importance of being unprepared for coaching sessions, changing plans and her ever-changing mad, passionate rollercoaster of a life. Okay, I didn’t really meet her on my iPad, but it’s not far from the actual truth that I reveal in this episode. Here’s a little more about Lynette and her work: Labelled an ‘Activist’ on Social Media, Lynette’s unrivalled experience in developing women meant that her ‘Increase your Power & Influence’ programmes are now delivered all over the UK and Europe. She works tirelessly to help women recognise and utilise their power in order to influence and direct their personal and professional lives. As an authority on developing women, Lynette has worked with numerous companies such as Proctor & Gamble, Bemis, UK Power Networks and MasterCard. Her experience means she has worked with women all over the world on topics surrounding female advancement. Her flagship programme addresses these issues head on and reaches 100’s of women each year. http://www.herinvitation.com/ https://www.lynetteallen.co.uk/

My notes from my last conversation with John had a simple heading: Wow! And this interview also reflects that. John talks about the magic of coaching and creating, his intense curiosity about others, about life, his commitment to his personal journey and his desire to create a more connected and loving world. I found this conversation personally inspiring, and loved how John reflected that back to me, such is his vision and his curiosity and love for the person in front of him. This one is definitely worth taking the time to listen to. You can connect with him here: http://jpmorganjr.com/ A little more about John: My vision is a more connected and loving world. I create this by challenging leaders to discover a whole worldview and to embody a radically deep personal integrity. I have been 'coaching'​ and 'speaking'​ since the late 90's and this work became my profession in 2009. I have supported numerous leaders to grow their organisation by growing themselves. I have been invited to share my ideas on human connection on the TEDx stage, at a private event attended by billionaires I spoke about creating a borderless world and the University of Cambridge Psychology department has researched the impact of my leadership on students. Previous to my current work I built a property business and then a web company serving non-profits. I travelled and lived nomadically, coached human rights leaders, funded development of a kids library in Cambodia and studied with spiritual teachers. To this day I am engaged in an often obsessive pursuit of knowledge and experience in the art and science of being human.

For the first episode of 2017, Dave Kibby offered to interview me, to show the story behind the interviewer. Dave showed up in his usual colours, with his usual humour and warmness, and unsurprisingly we ended up talking about love quite a bit… I hope you enjoy this one! http://www.philg.com http://fbphil.com http://www.philg.com/liberty

Irreverent priestess with a humongous heart. A modern medicine woman using deep coaching, creativity, intuition. Wild Artist Allison is simply one of my most favourite people on the planet, and I LOVED recording this episode! I couldn’t have a Podcast and not invite her as a guest, and I’m releasing this a week ahead of schedule because I just can’t sit on it any longer! Allison is the one person that I often suggest people check out when they talk to me about their own concerns around how they show up in the world, and whether they can make any kind of living through their own creativity and by freely expressing theirselves. Allison does exactly that, with zero filters. She lights up my Facebook feed every day in rich colour, in both pictures and words, and shows it all! She is also one of the most creative people I have ever met. Hold on to your seats and enjoy the ride! She doesn’t hold back! You can find Allison on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/allisoncrow and her website here: www.allisoncrow.com

Recording this one was a lot of fun! Dave and I have developed a beautifully honest friendship since connecting at the start of this year. In this episode, he shares very honestly about his journey this year, how he handled some times of despair and has come out the other side energised and in love with what he is doing. And he’s doing some amazing things. Dave is an executive coach currently coaching a number of CEOs of big multi-national companies. He spent twenty years of his previous life in two careers, as a school teacher and then in to business where he became CEO fo a small, privately owned PLC that became hugely successful on Dave’s arrival after many previous years of stagnation.  During this time, Dave learnt the art of using professional honesty to change the performance of others and he hasn’t looked back. You can connect with Dave on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/dave.kibby

Kamin has an incredible career story to tell of her move into coaching. She is the U.S. Navy's first female African-American helicopter pilot and has a background in information technology, web development and online merchandising and served as a Vice President of Global Website Operations at a billion-dollar company. She is also the award-winning author of the Amazon bestseller Increase Your Abundance Starting Today and her newest book The Wealth Transformation Journal. You can find out more about Kamin here: http://www.kaminsamuel.com/

Piers has been coaching for over 16 years, and is ‘just getting on with it’ serving individuals and organisations with work grounded in the 3 Principles. Among the many riches of this conversation Piers talks about business development, the importance of value in how we serve our clients, and why he does this work. You can find out more about Piers at http://www.piersthurston.com/

Karen is a powerhouse of Love! You’ll really get a sense of who she is in this episode. Her practice is focused on one-on-one deep coaching with high-performing executives, entrepreneurs, and business coaches who are committed to their success, ready to uncover their hidden potential and make their own unique difference in the world. Karen's deepest purpose is to awaken more love, kindness and care inside the workplace. You can find out more about here at www.KarenDavisCoaching.com