CoachMe Podcast

Today I’ll be talking with Work-Life Balance Coach, Betty Lam, CPCC, PCC about her 5 essential Tips to Create more Work-Life Balance.

Betty will be walking you to where you are meant to be…

Are you working 70+ hours a week with hardly any social life?

Has self care become a luxury?

Have you fallen ill due to accumulated stress or an unexpected illness?

If your answers to the above are yes, then Betty is here to help.

In the past, Betty had a taste of all of the above… from work-related stress to a cancer diagnosis… but she survived and thrived. How? She had the determination of a tiger… she worked with Coaches… and the rest is history! Oh yes! Coaches need coaches too!

As your Work-Life Balance Coach, Betty brings along over 10 years of coaching experience to help you succeed in creating a life that you want, without sacrificing you. You can have a beautiful career and check off all the clever, thoughtful items on your bucket list too! Really!

Betty says: “Don't put illness before wellness! A brilliant life is within your reach... let's ignite it!”

Betty’s Coaching Style? She uses a generous dose of good-hearted humour in her coaching sessions. Having a laugh, especially when times are tough, can be such a great relief. Betty sees you as a living, breathing human being, not a robot! Together, you’ll discover your life holistically.

Imagine Betty holding a virtual camera. She captures candid shots of you, zooming in and out, covering all angles. Together, you get curious about what you see, what you hear, as well as what you do not see nor hear. From there, you embrace the essence that you need to create your Future Self together and put you on the path to achieving all your life goals.

One of Betty’s favourite quotes is:

“Happiness is letting go of what you think life is supposed to look like.” by Mandy Hale and she’s still learning from this insight every day.

Her clients seek Betty out to create a path for a better future… one that aligns with their unique values and beliefs. They accept that life comes with challenges but they are not afraid to explore, learn and practice… until they arrive at their “sweet spot” where they can finally heal, strengthen and thrive. But life does not stop at one goal or one vision. It is ever changing! From time to time, her clients would return as their life unfolds and new challenges emerge. Betty has witnessed them approach with new confidence and lightness. They have learnt to live more authentically! That is what we aim at in coaching!

Betty is a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC) via the Co-Active Training Institute (CTI) and holds the PCC certification through the International Coaching Federation (ICF). Betty is currently an Associate Coach at UBC, and a part-time Coach at her own company, Your Intuitive Journey.

Key Takeaway Summary from Season 3, Episode 13:

We learn what an unbalanced life looks & feels like, and what the impact is

Betty shares her top 5 essential tips for more work-life balance

We explore our own individual situations as Betty takes us through a visualization exercise

Resources mentioned during the podcast:

McCall's Patterns

Book: Morrie: In His Own Words by Morrie Schwartz

Book a free initial coaching session with Betty Lam now at CoachMe.global/book.

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In today’s podcast episode, I’ll be talking with Dana Smith, Life Coach for Creatives & Entrepreneurs about ‘Creative Expression as a Path to Wellness’.

Dana is a Certified Coach who works with people who are ready to tap into the power of Creative Flow. She helps her clients connect with their creative life force and use that power to build a life and career that is an expression of their truest self. These people are the visionaries of our new world: activists, artists, scholars, healers, and creative entrepreneurs. 

As a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC), a Registered Massage Therapist (RMT), and a student of yoga, Dana has worked extensively with the body, and is exploring the connection between Creative Flow and health. 

As a lifelong creative, entrepreneur, and inquiring mind, Dana supports her clients in their journey with her unique presence and range in coaching, drawing from the many facets of her experience.

Her natural curiosity, playfulness, and appetite for learning, along with her formal coach training, form the foundation of her work. She believes that everything is possible and that there is always a way forward, all it takes is a bit of ingenuity and a big serving of unwavering commitment to possibility. 

Dana helps her clients incorporate spiritual beliefs, intuitive receptivity, scientific reasoning, and the artful application of it all by accepting guidance from the Creative Muse on their journey. 

Dana’s clients are those who are committed to a new way of being, who are ready to adopt creative living in all aspects of their lives.

Through the coaching process, her clients come to see themselves as whole, potent, magical, and ultimately, as the embodiment of deep wellness. They become a powerfully channeled life force that contributes to creating the world we all long to live in. 

Key Takeaway Summary from Season 3, Episode 12:

We explore creativity and creating and its benefits as a way of living well.

We find out what aspect creativity plays when we do not feel well and how to change that.

We learn practical ways to be more creative and incorporate creating more into our daily lives.

Resources mentioned during the podcast:

Dana’s Weekly Creative Accountability Circle

Book: The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity by Julia Cameron

Morning Pages by Julia Cameron

Book: Drinking from the River of Light: The Life of Expression by Mark Nepo

Book: Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond by Elizabeth Gilbert

Book: You Are an Artist: Assignments to Spark Creation by Sarah Urist Green

Book a free initial coaching session with Dana Smith now at CoachMe.global/book.

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I’ll be talking with Personal Transformation Coach Emilia D’Aversa, CPCC about “Finding Balance & Cultivating A Healthy Mindset”.

If you’re tired of putting yourself last and you want to feel energized, connected, leveled up, and would like to create a powerful mindset that leads to greater fulfillment, then Emilia can support you.

Emilia says that you can expect an authentic, energetic, and down to business approach. Quote: “I believe that, just like you flex muscles in the gym to achieve the desired effect, your mindset is also something you must be working out to see the bold, transformative, and lasting change you want to create in your life.”

Her wish for you is to see how powerful you already are and what bold transformation you can achieve.

Key Takeaway Summary from Season 3, Episode 11:

We explore what a healthy mindset looks like and how we can achieve it.

We find out about the Science behind training our brain to get balanced.

Emilia shares her tips and even guides us through a simple breathing exercise that we can do anytime during the day to get grounded.

Resources mentioned during the podcast:

Book: Positive Intelligence: Why Only 20% of Teams and Individuals Achieve Their True Potential by Shirzad Chamine

Book a free initial coaching session with Emilia D’Aversa now at CoachMe.global/book.

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I’m super happy you’ve tuned in for this special panel episode…

as we explore how to get our mojo back after dealing with the pandemic for more than a year now.

I’m honoured to have the following coaches share their experiences, expertise, and insights with us:

Confidence Coach - Joanna Li, CPCC, ACC

Career & Leadership Coach - Debbie Jones, CPCC, ACC

Leadership & Flourishing Coach - Iris Cai, CPCC, PCC

Early Career & Confidence Coach - Laura Dunn

Key Takeaway Summary from Season 3, Episode 10:

We explore what mojo means to different people and hear real-life examples how our coaches found their own mojo

We get tips and learn about different resources to get us back on track

And, of course, we get to reflect on our own situation with some stand out coaching questions and inquires.

Before we tune in, I’d like to acknowledge that if you’ve been really down for a long time we’d encourage you to seek supplementary support from a therapist on a regular basis.

Let’s hear how we can get our mojo back!

For a complimentary 1st coaching chat, simply go to CoachMe.global/book.

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I’m curious… How healthy is your relationship with money?

If you think there’s room for improvement, then listen in as I’ll be talking with Leadership & Financial Wellness Coach Hellen Yang, CPCC, PCC about how you can change your life with a healthy money mindset.

Hellen helps her clients to confidently navigate their life, career, and finances through a practical and emotionally intelligent approach.

She believes that how you are in a relationship with yourself, directly impacts how you are in relationships with others and the world around you.

Hellen helps her coaching clients:

stay relaxed while facing unknowns,

feel safe,

and courageously take a stand for what matters most to them.

Hellen combines her knowledge of over 12 years of experience in financial planning and services with a coaching approach and:

is a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC) via the Co-Active Training Institute,

holds an accreditation as a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) awarded by the International Coach Federation (IFC),

and also has a certification in Embodied Leadership Core from the Strozzi Institute.

As Hellen’s passionate about helping you lead the life you want, let’s look at what you’ll get from today’s CoachMe Podcast episode about money mindset.

Key Takeaway Summary from Season 3, Episode 09:

We explore what has influenced our current money mindset, how to identify our primary relationship with money, and the impact of that on us and our world

We learn and reflect on our own situation through Hellen’s coaching questions & tips

We find out what we can do to intentionally choose and act upon the relationship we actually want to have with money

Resources mentioned during the podcast:

Book: Broke Millennial: Stop Scraping By and Get Your Financial Life Together by Erin Lowry

Book a free initial coaching session with Hellen Yang now at CoachMe.global/book.

Quote: "We all have a choice! We can start our year in fear and think we'll never be good with money. Or we declare that this year is going to be the best year of our lives and we're going to have the healthiest relationship with money.”

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Do you have goals? How on track are you with your goals? Do you still like them or do you find them demotivating?

Today, I’ll be talking with Career & Leadership Coach Debbie Jones, CPCC, ACC about re-energizing your personal and professional goals to get what you truly want.

With a long and varied career in many facets of Human Resource Management, Debbie combines her corporate experience with her passion for helping people achieve their goals, work related or personal.

Debbie is a firm believer that no matter where you are in your career or level of leadership, a coach is there to help you thrive, not just survive! We spend a large part of our waking lives working, which is why it is so important to ensure that we are spending that time doing something that fulfills us.

Based in Vancouver, Debbie has coached clients across Canada and around the world. She has lived in 6 towns/cities, in 4 countries, on 3 continents, and that is the reason she is able to connect so easily with people.

Debbie is a yoga-loving marathon runner who is constantly challenging herself physically by participating in competitions, challenges, and marathons, making her the ideal coach to talk about energizing our own goals.

Key Takeaway Summary from Season 3, Episode 08:

We learn about goals, resolutions, and intentions – which of them work best for actual change and how to go about that with a few practical steps

We find out how to set us up for success with creative and easy ways for accountability and fun along the way

We also discover several reasons why goals fail and what to do to about it.

Resources mentioned during the podcast:

Book: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People - Powerful Lessons in Personal Change by Stephen R. Covey

Book: All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

Book a free initial coaching session with Debbie Jones now at CoachMe.global/book.

Quote: "Having a goal helps us live intentionally. A goal is not a want, wish, or a preference. Having a goal helps you solidify what you want."

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Today I’m talking about Wellness in the Workplace with Leadership and Organizational Coach Kels Davidson, COC.

Kels is certified as an Organizational Coach (COC) from the University of British Columbia.

Her approach to coaching is based on deep connection and exploration. She promises individualised coaching with a commitment of intention and clarity and an “I see you” approach to fostering growth within each person, encouraging them to step into their significance.

Her coaching is real and relatable; with a deeper connection and understanding that each one of us is different, but that we are all entitled to feel worthy and accomplished.

Kels is energized by working with emerging and established leaders to grow their business and deepen their organizational cultures. Partnering with people to dig in and examine their talents, strengths, and gifts, she coaches them to build their career and advance the teams they work with.

Kels believes that, in order to adapt and evolve as our world changes, we need more authentic, imperfect, and wholehearted leaders. She’s excited to help leaders, or aspiring leaders, find their groove and develop their unique style that will make a big impact!

She also believes that impactful leaders need a kick-ass team to be successful. As a leader in organizations for the last 20 years, she builds high functioning and aligned teams who get big results, build relationships, and navigate workplace dynamics. With a value-based approach, Kels brings teams together to construct a workplace culture that will fulfill them and increase productivity.

Wellbeing plays a big part in the workplace culture that Kels helps build.

Key Takeaway Summary from Season 3, Episode 07:

We find out how wellness fits in in the modern workplace and who is responsible for it

We learn what the risks are when we, and especially leaders, do not pay attention to wellbeing in the workplace

And Kels leads us through a coaching tool and insightful questions to identify our current individual ‘wellness at work’ situation to identify areas we each might want to work on

Resources mentioned during the podcast:

Book: Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear

Book: The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin

Book: Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle Paperback by Emily Nagoski PhD

Podcast: Dare to Lead by Brene Brown

Website: MindWell

Book a free initial coaching session with Kels Davidson now at CoachMe.global/book.

Quote: "Is there a sense of wellbeing? If that's there, then you can take that team to the next level. If those pieces are missing then it's really difficult to get the best out of your organization..."

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Laura Dunn, a trained and experienced Early Career & Confidence Coach

… joins us today to share insights, tips, and coaching questions on how we can nurture human connections during the pandemic.

First off, a little bit more about Laura.

Her purpose is to help people find meaningful direction in their lives as early as possible, and to create and navigate the personal changes that come with that. Laura’s approach centres on being real, courageous, and compassionate.

With a decade of HR experience in global organizations, supporting people in their early to mid-career with a focus on leadership development, Laura now specializes in coaching – her happy place!

She trained with leading organization Barefoot Coaching in the UK, and with more than 500 hours of 1:1 coaching, she’s currently in the process of becoming a Professional Certified Coach (PCC), accredited through the International Coaching Federation (ICF).

Laura helps people build clarity, confidence, courage to make desired changes, and to navigate those changes with resilience. In her coaching, Laura is known to create a gentle calmness while also challenging her clients where they need it the most.

This all leads me back now to today’s topic: Nurturing Human Connection During A Pandemic.

Key Takeaway Summary from Season 3, Episode 06:

We learn how human connections have shifted in three core ways as a result of the pandemic

We discover ideas and perspectives to help us nurture connection in times when traditional ways of connecting are more limited

We explore the concepts of loneliness and solitude, and how solitude plays a key role in enhancing human connections

Resources mentioned during the podcast:

Book: Together: The Healing Power of Human Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World by Vivek H Murthy M.D.

Laura’s own blog on the topic: https://www.coachingwithlaura.co/post/5-tips-for-coping-with-loneliness-in-a-pandemic

Activities to Increase Your Happy Hormones Document: https://coachme.global/s/Activities-to-Increase-Your-Happy-Hormones-by-Laura-Dunn.pdf

Book a free initial coaching session with Laura Dunn now at CoachMe.global/book.

Quote: "... belonging is important and something we need in our lives... We might feel like we are lacking connection in some form that might manifest itself as loneliness or even overwhelm."

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We teamed up with StartUp Grind Beijing to support entrepreneurs, founders, and business owners on how to thrive and scale up with a global mindset.

We recorded this session live during an event with StartUp Grind Beijing in which we:

First shared insights and facts entrepreneurs face right now during the pandemic but also in the near new future of work

Went on to have an interactive, insightful, and thought provoking panel discussion 

And concluded with a workshop for participants of the event.

For confidentiality reasons of the participants, we will not publish the workshop part here but have the entire slide deck available for you below so you still get maximum value. https://coachme.global/s/StartUp-Grind-Bejing_Global-Mindset.pdf

I’d like to specifically thank everyone at StartUp Grind Beijing for collaborating with us for this truly global experience that got us up in the middle of the night here on the Canadian West Coast, and engaged participants who were ready to experience the event in different time zones while joining us from 4 different continents.

This event’s stars who co-created the content, and shared their insights, expertise, and general amazingness, have my special thanks:

Tiffany Elsener - Virtual Coach For Conscious Leaders 

Dana Smith – Creativity Coach

Karen Flynn – Entrepreneur & Business Coach

Hellen Yang  - Leadership & Financial Wellness Coach

If you’re an entrepreneur, founder, or business owner, and want to tackle the many challenges head-on, why not get a coach on your side to support you. 

For a complimentary 1st coaching chat, simply go to CoachMe.global/book.

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For this week’s podcast I’ve teamed up with certified Entrepreneur and Success Coach Ingrid Timmermans, CPCC.

Ingrid stands for the full potential of her clients. She will collaborate with her clients to get them back into the flow of a thriving entrepreneur business! For Ingrid it’s all about getting her clients excited and energized so their new business and that all important money comes in. During her coaching sessions with struggling or exhausted entrepreneurs, Ingrid focusses on:

- helping her clients attract more money by shifting their money mindset

- supporting them to make decisions from their intuition, to create a flow in their business

- building trust in themselves and their leadership skills and

- getting them feeling energised by creating a healthy work-life balance

This all leads us to today’s episode topic in which Ingrid shares her top 7 tips to be a successful entrepreneur.

Key Takeaway Summary from Season 3, Episode 04:

We learn how to get out of our own head by changing our mindset, stop procrastinating, and becoming an energized entrepreneur with a thriving business.

We get to experience a live visualization that involves Oprah.

We also cover Ingrid’s 7 top tips to be a successful entrepreneur – no matter at what stage our business is in.

Resources mentioned during the podcast:

Book: You Are a Badass at Making Money: Master the Mindset of Wealth by Jen Sincero

Ingrid has shared her top tips in a document, which you can download here: https://coachme.global/podcast-blog/7-tips-successful-entrepreneur-ingrid-timmermans-s03e04

So, if any of this resonated with you as an entrepreneur and you’d like a deep dive in these topics to see what’s possible for you, I’m inviting you to book an initial free coaching chat with Ingrid.

Book a free initial coaching session with Ingrid Timmermans now at CoachMeVancouver.com/book

Quote: “I cannot wait to share this with everybody… I strongly believe that if you follow these tips ... you'll build yourself up.”

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