Does your profitability need a makeover? Today’s show covers simple, yet powerful systems that can help you know your numbers and get out of your way to become the truly profitable coach you want to be. Managing our money and setting up accounts properly are foundational aspects of profitability, and keeping our finances steady amid ups and downs is crucial. Join us to learn more!

Dr. Stan Ward of Influence Coaching works with leaders to help them reduce unnecessary conflict, beat burnout, and create sustainable positive change. As a leadership coach, author, and educator, he has been part of the Texas Coaches Coalition Retreat for many years, bringing his entertainment talents and musical skills to share with everyone. Dr. Stan is all about coaching, leadership, and helping coaches thrive, and he brings that passion to our show today. Catch his previous appearance on the STaR Coach Show in Episode 293, The Power of Self-Care.

Show Highlights:

• Stan’s journey to coaching and mentoring–after a stint in education
• Key systems for profitable sustainability in coaching:
• Bank account structures (personal, operations, taxes, retirement, and emergency)
• Pricing and charging (a formula to figure the numbers accurately based on your “necessary” income)
• Giving yourself permission to prioritize self-care and energy management
• Important questions to ask about serving your clients while sustaining profitability
• Your coaching practice: Hobby or Business?
• Making decisions around business building
• The formula for burnout awareness: Energy in (boosters)--Energy out (drainers) x Time (Think about your work-life balance!)
• Daily ABCs: Author, Build, Care, Develop, and Enjoy.
• Stan’s new group program, The Profitable Coach (a 60-day program). Connect with Stan to find out more through his newsletter.

Resources:

Connect with Dr. Stan Ward: LinkedIn, How to Beat Burnout for Yourself, Your Family, and Your Team, and Ethical Leadership: A Primer

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Do you lead with empathy and kindness? What guides your decision-making process? Our show is packed with interesting information that is top-tier in relevance to what’s happening in the world around us every day. Today’s guest has amazing expertise gained from his unique perspective as a hacker and a social engineer. He’s a trailblazer in the field with much to teach us. Join our conversation!

Chris Hadnagy is the founder and CEO of Social-Engineer LLC, a company specializing in education and training in social engineering. In addition to training law enforcement officers and working with businesses, Chris works with some of the world’s leaders in scientific research in social engineering. He wrote his book, Human Hacking: Win Friends, Influence People, and Achieve Your Goals, which delves into the intriguing world of human interaction and communication. In this conversation, we dive into Chris’ profound insights about how empathy, generosity, and kindness can be harnessed to navigate these complexities in our modern society.

Show Highlights:

• Chris’ path to understanding how we make decisions
• Hackers, strong emotions, and a lack of critical thinking
• Guarding against common scams in today’s world
• Using empathy and kindness in the corporate world
• Unmasking manipulation: “What is your intent?”
• Ways we communicate with others
• Is your company ruled by fear?
• Analyzing possible breakdowns and vulnerabilities to find ways to build strength
• Characteristics of bad culture
• Chris’ learnings about self-awareness
• Final takeaways from Chris

Resources:

Connect with Chris Hadnagy: Website, LinkedIn, Human Hacking: Win Friends, Influence People, and Achieve Your Goals, Facebook, and the Innocent Lives Foundation

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In this episode, we are meeting you where you are in today’s chaos. We will discuss how to show up at your best, no matter what the situation. Are you relying on your intuition as a coach? Join us to learn more!

Grace Calpus is a PCC-certified coach and the owner of Third Eye Coach Development. She is passionate about helping coaches thrive, and her experience goes beyond traditional coaching. She brings a different perspective forward because her path includes time as a craniosacral therapist and energy worker.

Show Highlights:

• Working with your intuition and being present to bring in light, energy, and love
• Simply acknowledging what’s happening with someone means everything to them.
• Knowing when to share your intuition with a client
• The role of coaches in being true to their unique gifts
• Struggles for coaches in showing up in the present moment
• The possibility of what’s next
• Grace’s best tips for developing your inner wisdom
• The “100th Monkey” Effect
• Ways in which Grace works with clients

Resources:

Connect with Grace Calpus: Website, The Insight Advantage Course, and LinkedIn

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A good coach MUST be a good listener. Beyond that, they must be a “disciplined listener.” Today’s guest covers this topic with information and expertise. Join us to learn more!

Mike Reddington is a Certified Forensic Interviewer and the president of InQuasive, Inc. He wrote The Disciplined Listening Method and hosts the Disciplined Listening podcast. Mike shares effective communication techniques derived from interrogation practices. You’ll learn the importance of disciplined listening, strategic observation, and how creating safe spaces can foster openness.

Show Highlights:

• Mike details his path into this line of work from his beginnings as a middle school teacher and coach.
• Myths about interrogation vs. the reality of non-confrontational interrogation
• Key concepts in disciplined listening
• What you DO is more important than what you SAY.
• What is “disciplined listening”?
• “How many questions have I created?” is better than asking, “Do you have any questions?”
• Critiquing diverse pathways and control in conversations
• A key takeaway from Mike: “Prioritize outcomes and maintain situational awareness.”

Resources:

Connect with Mike Reddington and InQuasive, Inc.

Michael Reddington.com

InQuasive, Inc.

The Disciplined Listening Method book

Disciplined Listening podcast, and LinkedIn

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Expanding our reach, connecting with our audience, and showcasing our expertise are essential goals for coaches. This episode explores strategic business investment and focuses on sponsorship opportunities. We'll delve into critical questions about sponsorship opportunities and provide proven strategies to ensure profitable business growth through being a sponsor of an event. Join us to learn how to make wise sponsorship decisions and invest in your business's future.

Show Highlights:

• Key questions to ask in deciding whether or not to sponsor an event:
• Is this event in alignment with my audience?
• What is the potential return (tangible results) on my investment?
• Does this sponsorship align with my current strategy for business growth?
• What does this event have in the way of demonstrated performance for their sponsors?
• Strategies to maximize your event sponsorship:
• Take advantage of the pre-event opportunities.
• Design a memorable event at your booth or table.
• Use any speaking opportunity to connect your presentation to what you DO and OFFER.
• Implement a strategic follow-up with contacts.
• Maximize your relationships with the event organizers and other sponsors.
• Go back to the basics! Be very clear about your message!

Resources:

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In everyday life and in business, shifts occur that cause us to rethink, reframe, and pivot. Our perspective means everything when we face these shifts, and the opportunity is there to make magic happen. Join us to explore this topic with today’s expert guest!

Kat O’Sullivan is a bestselling author, speaker, changemaker, and transitions coach. Her new book is From Doubt to Do: Navigating Your Pathway to Possibility. She believes that when shift happens, it’s time to make magic happen. In this episode, we dive into the growth opportunities when shift happens and how to establish a framework for embracing shift instead of resisting it. With over 25 years of experience in driving personal and organizational transformation, Kat brings her expertise forward in everything she does.

Show Highlights:

• The facts about shift:
• Shift happens, whether it happens TO us or BECAUSE of our choices.
• Magic CAN happen in shift, but only when we embrace disruption as a BFF.
• Kat’s intentional use of “shift” instead of “change”
• A new perspective on disruption
• Two questions to ask when shift happens:
• “What if it IS possible?”
• “What am I not seeing YET?”
• Kat’s motivation to write From Doubt to Do: Navigating Your Pathway to Possibility
• The importance of having a WHY in making a decision (like packing up and moving to Mexico!)
• Kat’s 4 C’s Framework: Courage, Clarity, Commitment, and Capacity
• Kat’s personal experience in walking through the 4 C’s in moving to Mexico
• Understanding what it means to “learn into the future”
• A key takeaway from Kat: “What if impossible is just a story you are telling yourself?”

Resources:

Connect with Kat O’Sullivan: Website, Facebook, LinkedIn, and From Doubt to Do: Navigating Your Pathway to Possibility

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One question we ALL have as coaches and business owners is, “How do we get more people to work with us?” We must get in front of people with our message. Join us to learn how to use social media platforms to find and convert more clients and customers.

Jason Moss is a multi-six-figure business coach who helps online business owners scale in an ethical, high-integrity way, using marketing strategies that make sense. He started his business in 2016, but he was making about $5K in yearly revenue. With higher aspirations motivating him, Jason spent years refining strategies that actually work, and he’s sharing his wisdom with us. In this episode, he shares practical insight into social media messaging that connects you to your audience and builds a thriving community. You’ll learn Jason’s eight core beliefs that transform potential clients into loyal customers.

Show Highlights:

• Importance of effective messaging in client attraction strategies for coaches and business owners
• Understanding and addressing potential clients' pain points and desires

8 core beliefs about messaging:

1. Pain (Connect to someone’s pain with understanding.)
2. Desire (The “point B” of possibility on the other side of their pain.)
3. Help (The person has to get to the place where they want help.)
4. Cost (They have to weigh the cost of staying where they are vs. the cost of change.)
5. Process (Show proof that you have a road map and steps to follow.)
6. Guide (Connect the person to your expertise and the ability to guide them to transformation.)
7. Objections (What holds someone back from saying YES? Help them reframe.)
8. Timing (Connect them to the moment in which they say, “The time is now.”)

• The role of authenticity in messaging and building trust with potential clients
• Significance of creating awareness of clients' pain and connecting it to their desires
• Facilitating transformation and articulating the benefits of coaching services
• Differentiating coaching processes from past unsuccessful methods experienced by clients
• The power of personal storytelling in creating relatable and engaging content

Resources:

Connect with Jason Moss: Website, YouTube

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Balance is crucial in every aspect of life! Our clients look to us to create the structure and flow of the coaching process, and maintaining boundaries is part of that process. Today’s episode explores the importance of boundaries as a professional coach to create balance, safety, and trust with our clients. We will look at essential boundaries to maintain and workable strategies for their implementation.

Show Highlights:

• Clear boundaries clarify roles and protect the integrity of the coaching relationship.
• Boundaries produce specific benefits for our clients’ empowerment, growth, and autonomy.
• Understanding how to model healthy, professional relationship dynamics
• Kinds of boundaries to set and maintain:
• Time and logistics of availability and structures
• Clear expectations and distinctions of coach/client roles to maintain professionalism
• Emotional boundaries MUST be maintained!
• Best strategies for maintaining boundaries and balance:
• Use clear communication
• Prioritize your professional development.
• Maintain energy levels through self-care practices.
• Actions to take on troubling boundary issues
• Keeping boundaries is KEY!

Resources:

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