The Coaching Life

The Simplicity of Service Can a simple smile and letters of appreciation really be part of service that leads to the creation of a prosperous coaching life? What of the relationship between being an entrepreneur running a business and actually being a coach? Can you show your faith in coaching in a way that enrols clients with no risk to them? In a typically open and honest conversation, Tiago shares what he has seen on his journey from struggling coach to living a prosperous coaching life, create a successful coaching practice among chaos with consistency. Here’s a little more about Tiago By age 17, Tiago had founded his first company, growing from zero to 700,000 followers in two years. At 19, he sold it and began traveling the world. After five and a half months backpacking, he moved back to his home country Brazil and after a few business attempts, got clear on his values and started a coaching practice. He has received coaching from some of the top coaches in the world, and now helps entrepreneurs, leaders and coaches who want to create a big impact in the world. They are ambitious, and want to use wealth creation and business building as a way to get connected with their loving and powerful version of themselves. Tiago now resides in Florianópolis, Brazil, where he hosts VIP Days for his clients and helps them design their business to support a lifestyle of ease, fun and profitability. Find out more at tiagobuhr.com or through Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/tiago.buhr

Episode 072 - Peter Sleigh Being Lived Having built a very successful accountancy business over the last 12 years, Peter transitioned to full-time coaching in 2019. His dedication to being of service is both compelling and inspiring, and he shares with much enthusiasm and openness how his journey is unfolding right before his eyes… Here’s a little more about Peter Peter Sleigh is a transformational coach having graduated from Michael Neil’s SuperCoach Academy in 2019. Peter’s route to transformational coaching came via more traditional coaching through NLP and Diplomas in Personal Performance Coaching and Small Business Coaching with The Coaching Academy. Peter is a Chartered Certified Accountant and has grown an accountancy practice from his back bedroom to a business which employs 10 people in the UK and 15 people in a processing unit in Asia. Peter loves the impact that transformational coaching has on practically everyone’s life and has a real passion for coaching. He is no longer involved with the accountancy business on a day to day basis and dedicates his time to help as many people as possible benefit from seeing the inside out nature of life through coaching and teaching. Peter is married with a 17 year old son. He enjoys working out with his Personal Trainer and watching his football club, Leeds United. You can find Peter on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/peter.sleigh.77

Episode 071 - Regina Kleinhenz Experimenting with Fun If you would like to turn your Podcast idea into a reality, check out how I can support you at philg.com/launchpod Just how much fun can you have building a coaching practice? Is following your joy really a fruitful strategy? Should we listen when we think we won’t enjoy doing something? Do you need to figure out who your ideal client actually is? In this delightful episode my previous client Regina reveals her answers to these questions, shares some of her insights and the impact of our time together on her journey in building a Coaching Life. Here’s a little more about Regina Regina Kleinhenz is a heart-centered coach, speaker, Yoga teacher, former Systemic therapist and teacher. Before she came across the 3 principles in 2017, she thought being a comedienne would be a dream come true, only to find out that that desire had been a coping mechanism owed to a misunderstanding of who she thought she was or needed to be. She likes connecting and working with other people in a humorous way and what she’s most passionate about is seeing the sparkle in people’s eyes (re-)appear, when they get in touch with who they really are. Regina works with individuals but also speaks in organizations, pointing people towards the source of clarity, wellbeing and ease. She particularly enjoys working with entrepreneurs and leaders. The focus of her work lies in - 1:1 coaching for entrepreneurs and leaders - keynotes and workshops pointing towards the inside-out understanding and mental health for companies and institutions - transformational retreats and intensives for individuals and groups She recently became a member of Business Network International (BNI) and is very much looking forward to becoming a certified Clarity Coach through Jamie Smart’s Clarity Academy in 2020. Regina loves Yoga, comedy and improv theater. She now lives in Stuttgart, spending her leisure time with her partner Matthias and his children Jana and Alina. You can find out more about Regina at www.reginakleinhenz.de and https://www.linkedin.com/in/regina-kleinhenz-54b502123/

Being Human It was Amy’s book ’Being Human’ written over six years ago, that introduced me to her work, and whilst she has published another great book since then, her willingness to show, explore and share what it is to be human remains. It seems Amy was destined to be in this work, reading spiritual literature during childhood and being introduced to coaching methodologies in her teen years. In a typically warm, humble and very human conversation, Amy shares the story of her evolution through Psychology training, her own personal challenges, authoring three books, into coaching and running the Little School of Big Change. Here’s a little more about Amy Amy Johnson, PhD is a psychologist, coach, author, and speaker who shares a groundbreaking new approach that helps people find true, lasting freedom from unwanted habits via insight rather than willpower. She is author of Being Human (2013), and The Little Book of Big Change: The No-Willpower Approach to Breaking Any Habit (2016). In 2017 she opened The Little School of Big Change, an online school that has helped hundreds of people find freedom from anxiety and habits and live a more peaceful life. Johnson has been a regularly featured expert on The Steve Harvey Show and Oprah.com, as well as in The Wall Street Journal and Self magazine. Learn more at www.DrAmyJohnson.com.

Episode 069 - Phil Goddard 6 Essentials for a Prosperous Coaching Life There are so many things at play in building a coaching practice and creating your own coaching life. In this episode Phil outlines six essential elements that come up most commonly in conversations with other coaches, a notebook is recommended because there’s gold in them there hills… Mastering these essentials will have you well on the way to creating you own Prosperous Coaching Life. Here’s a little more about Phil: Phil Goddard helps people create easy, prosperous and loving personal & professional relationships. He is an internationally renowned life & relationship coach, speaker, leadership consultant, and lover of life and humanity. A published author he is also the host of The Coaching Life Podcast. His work centres around transforming relationships and leadership through developing a deeply grounded understanding of the principles behind our human experience and the nature of how our experience of life is created. With humour and sincerity, he combines over twenty-one years in corporate leadership with fourteen years as a professional coach, to help organisations build harmonious and highly productive teams, and individuals to live their most loving and joyous lives. He has coached Hollywood actors, international models, journalists, artists, authors, film directors, corporate executives, and numerous business owners, leaders and entrepreneurs, and can often be found on the Greek Island of Zakynthos, where he holds exclusive coaching immersion retreats for individual clients. He challenges his work on happiness by following a few English sports teams. You can find out more about Phil at philg.com and connect with him on Facebook via fbphil.com

Starting Out & Enjoying What You Do In this conversation Giles brings his light-heartedness, humour and immense enthusiasm for coaching and shares what it’s been like for him at the very early stages of his coaching career. Surely a successful career as a surgeon, working in IT and also getting paid to ride a bicycle are the perfect foundation for becoming a successful coach… Or is it simply about enjoying what you do? Here’s a little more about Giles: Giles left a career as a qualified surgeon to pursue a dream of riding his bike for a living. From medical writing to policy advising, Health IT consultancy to keynote speaking, cycle journalism to shop-keeping with his wife, his way of being in life has always been fuelled by the simple concept of “More of what you like, less of what you don’t.” He now lives and writes and runs a heart-centred coaching practice in the Brecon Beacons, Wales, walking side by side through life with others determined to be themselves and “enjoy what they do”. He speaks regularly to audiences interested in personal change, writes at facebook.com/gilespcroft and hosts the “Enjoy What You Do” Community over at facebook.com/groups/enjoywhatyoudo Given his roots, Giles is passionate about the wellbeing of NHS staff and—with an ever-growing group of like-minded people—is on a mission to bring the inside-out understanding to healthcare professionals throughout the service. If you would like to be a part of that, then email him at: hello@gilespcroft.com You can connect with Giles on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/gilespcroft

Living by the Laws of Creation Could there really be a single misunderstanding of how creation works that keeps us from what we want? Dominic has been coaching for eleven years, and in this extended episode shares how he has created a very successful coaching practice, without plans or complex strategies, by simply using what appear to be the laws of creation. Here’s a little more about Dominic: Dominic Scaffidi’s purpose is to “awaken greatness.” As a certified executive coach, he fulfils this purpose by partnering with individuals to point them back toward the unlimited potential and possibility of who they really are. By accessing their own innate wisdom, clients are supported to take on important professional and personal goals. In 2008, following a 20-year corporate career, Dominic founded HR Possibilities to provide three core services: 1) Individual Executive Coaching for senior leaders, entrepreneurs and high performing individuals. 2) Team Coaching for senior executive teams 3) Training for leaders and people managers to learn “how to be a Great Coach rather than a good boss.” Dominic has worked with leading edge, global organizations across a variety of industries. He is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) credentialed through the International Coach Federation and has been awarded two Prism awards for excellence in coaching within organizations. He is also grounded in the Three Principles and certified as a transformative coach through Michael Neill’s coach academy. You can find out more about Dominic at https://www.hrpossibilities.com and https://www.linkedin.com/in/dominicscaffidi

The Courage to Love When her idyllic and dream life fell apart suddenly in October 2017, Leighann began a process and journey of grief, healing, and re-emergence, which she shares in this moving conversation. With much to handle in the aftermath of the sudden passing of her fiancé whilst they were together on the other side of the world, and then embarking on travelling to twelve different countries as she reconnected with her passion for this work, Leighann shares with us some of her challenges along the way, and how her courage to love has carried her through. Here’s a little more about Leighann: By age 25, Leighann had created her dream life. She was a yoga teacher, a psychology graduate, a highly trained coach with top-ranked schools, had a thriving coaching practice, and was engaged to the man of her dreams. She and her fiancé were in Thailand to work with a client in October of 2017 when her fiancé suddenly died next to her at age 28 with no warning - and her dream life was gone in an instant. For the next year and a half, Leighann embarked on a new healing journey, and traveled and lived in 12 different countries, redefining her life, identity, heart, and soul. Now, she's still in love with the service of coaching, and aspires every day to be the embodiment of the lessons she learned from grief and trauma. She believes that, if you choose, tragedy can be the invitation to a higher level of existence. You can find out more about Leighann at https://www.leighannamanda.com https://www.instagram.com/the.wholeness.coach https://www.facebook.com/leighann.amanda1

Just Play Everyone has a book in them. This episode is for you if you’d like to get that book out. It’s also for you if you have a message or understanding to share with the world. Nick shares his journey from being a teacher and head of music at a school, to best selling author and coach to musicians. In yet another raw and honest conversation, he shares his own personal process of how his book came into fruition and how he created a fanbase that has helped him get his message into the world with credibility that appeals to his target audience. Here’s a little more about Nick: Nick Bottini is a multi-instramentalist, consultant and performance coach. He studied at Leeds University, the Franz Liszt Hochshule Für Musik in Weimar, and the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester. He has worked s a freelance musician, as well as Head of Music in London Schools. As a workshop leader and public speaker he has shared the Inside-Out understanding of the mind with musicians, international sportspeople, business people and many others. For ten years he has worked at various levels in the music industry from school children to adult beginners, to child prodigies, competition winners, music college students and top professionals. Nick lives in East London with his wife, Polina, and their cat, Kasya. You can find out more about Nick at www.nickbottini.com

The Nature of Beliefs - A Conversation with Amir Karkouti And why sharing your understanding of the principles (or indeed anything) may be unhelpful... In this episode I share a conversation I had with my dear friend Amir, for his WTF Are The Principles Group. Let’s look at the nature of beliefs and the role they play in our interpretation of the world. We’ve seen some passionate debates around these parts, strong opinions, gentle pointing, all usually with an undercurrent of ‘so long as you're pointing to truth it’s all cool.’ I like that sentiment too. But are we pointing to truth? Or have we been hoodwinked by an unintentional magic trick that appears to have swept aside our beliefs only to instil another? Let’s explore... Here’s how Amir introduced this conversation: Alright folks, I am excited about this one! You may have seen him as the host of "The Coaching Life" Podcast where he interviewed some of the top coaches in our industry. You may have read his books Musings on Love and the sequel More Musings on Love. You may have seen him jump in and answer a question on Facebook from a completely different space that blew you away. Well, you will finally get a chance to listen to him speak and share with us. I am going to give you a personal bio even though his bio is posted below. I have known Phil since the beginning days of my coaching career. We have done workshops together and he has become a very good friend. One thing that separates Phil from so many is that he embodies what he shares. His personality, his love of life, and his generosity seeps in every facet of his existence. Whenever we spend time together I feel like I got bathed in a spiritual bath. He is incredibly human and has a talent to see what most of us don't see about how amazing we are! You can find Amir's group on Facebook via welovesyd.com Here's a little more about Phil: Phil Goddard is an internationally renowned life & relationship coach, speaker, leadership consultant, and lover of life and humanity. He is a published author and the host of The Coaching Life Podcast. His work centres around transforming relationships and leadership through developing a deeply grounded understanding of the principles behind our human experience and the nature of how our experience of life is created. With humour and sincerity, he combines over twenty-one years in corporate leadership with fourteen years as a professional coach, to help organisations build harmonious and highly productive teams, and individuals to live their most loving and joyous lives. He has coached Hollywood actors, international models, journalists, artists, authors, film directors, corporate executives, and numerous business owners, leaders and entrepreneurs, and can often be found on the Greek Island of Zakynthos, where he holds exclusive coaching immersion retreats for individual clients. He challenges his work on happiness by following a few English sports teams. Phil can be contacted via philg.com and found on Facebook via fbphil.com.