The Curious Coach Podcast: Recent Episodes
Stephen Clements
Exploring the world of professional coaching through interviews, stories and more. Learn how coaching helps clients to unlock their true potential and gain fulfillment in both their personal and professional lives
In this episode, Stephen explores judgments and starts by asking, "Are you judgmental?" and then provides a reflective activity to increase awareness of the judgments we might be making without even realising them!
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This meditation episode invites you to take a moment to ground yourself and then observe your own thoughts like clouds in a sky. As human beings, thoughts are a normal and natural part of who we are, so rather than try to stop thinking, what would happen if we observe them with more distance and in a non-judgemental way.
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This meditation episode invites you to become connect with the part of you that knows why you do what you do, and that's it connected to something bigger. Maybe this is your sense of purpose, or something else - knowing exactly what it is, doesn't matter, simply know that it's there and allow yourself to connect with it.
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Presence is sometimes fleeting. And even no matter how much work you've done to cultivate it, sometimes you can lose it in a moment of stress. In this episode, Stephen shares a recent experience where he lost his presence and defaulted to old patterns. It's a reminder that this is ongoing work for all of us.
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This meditation episode invites you to become grounded and then breathe in three affirmations: I am enough, I am lovable, and I am present.
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We might think our "head" is in charge. However, have you ever found body having a reaction before your head has even had time to "think" about what's going on?
What if, rather than our head being in charge, we were a complex system, or a network of complex systems, of which our head was only a small part? And that our head wasn't in charge?
What might this make possible? In this episode, Stephen talks about the importance of our Autonomic Nervous System and how we've spent years conditioning it to respond automatically given certain circumstances.
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This meditation episode invites you to balance your internal system (your ANS) so you can choose to respond to situations from a place of feeling grounded, resourced and present.
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In this episode of the Leading With Presence podcast, Stephen reflects on how thoughts about identity can distract us from presence. With increased awareness, we can be empowered to reframe our thinking and take back control.
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This meditation episode invites you to balance your breathing and then check in with your head, heart and gut to consider who you really are so that you can become more fully present with yourself and those around you.
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In this episode of the Leading With Presence podcast, Stephen talked about the different modes of attention, introducing the three A's from Steve Taylor and the metaphorical tool by Dan Siegal for increasing awareness of our attention called the Wheel of Awareness.
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This short (7-minute) guided meditation is designed to support you in using focused attention to pause and connect with the present moment through your somatic experience.
The Curious Coach is back with renewed focus and direction. Going forward, we're changing the name to look at how coaching can support leaders who want to become more present within themselves and with those they engage. In this episode, Stephen outlines what to expect going forward.
What would happen if we were in control of constructing our reality? And that we discovered we had more than five senses? Well, guess what.... that's what this week's reflective episode is all about!
Welcome to my world... and it's going to be different to your world!
This week’s self-reflective episode starts with a small question: “Is the digital world making us less human?” and goes from there!
I hope this episode leads to useful self-reflection on what being human might mean to you and how you might demonstrate more of your own humanity in this increasingly digital world!
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I'm back! As I'll explain in this episode, I've been on my own transition over the last year and now I'm back, recharged, re-energised and ready to go! And as you start a new year, what might you be looking to bring into or let go of within your own life?
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This week I revisit strengths - something that was first discussed in Episode 11. This time I'm reflecting on what happens when you overplay a strength and it actually starts to work against you!
Full details and show notes can be found at https://stephenclements.ie/podcast-121/
Emotional Self-awareness is all about becoming aware of your own emotions and feelings, and becoming aware of the events and triggers associated with them. However, what happens when you reflect on the underlying needs that may, or may not, be met - is this what the emotion or feeling is trying to tell you?
We all have dreams and aspirations. However, are they dreams that you're doing something about or simply day dreams? And is it fear that might be holding you back? Fear of failure or even fear of success? Or fear or something else altogether!
More info and full details at https://stephenclements.ie/podcast-119/
What’s the connection between courage and emotional awareness and how does this link to self-worth and who you are? I started to muse this over and that’s how I arrived at this week’s podcast!
Full details and more: https://stephenclements.ie/podcast-118/
When you're being curious, are you really being curious and open to unlearning, or are you confirming what you already know through your confirmation bias?
Full details: https://stephenclements.ie/podcast-117/
Are you deluding yourself about the regular and decisive action that you're taking when it comes to achieving your dreams and goals? In fact, might it be the exact opposite where you have inaction?
For full details and show notes - please visit https://stephenclements.ie/podcast-116/
In this episode, my reflective challenge is about change, and recognising that change is a constant within our lives – whether we recognise it or not.
Full details and show notes at: https://stephenclements.ie/podcast-115/
In this episode I'm looking for your thoughts on how we're all working harder and harder these days - to the point of overworking and potentially on the path to burnout. And if you're travelling that path, what needs to happen for you to take a different path and make a change?
Find out more at https://stephenclements.ie/podcast-114/
This week my challenge is for your notice and explore the differences between conceptual and embodied self-awareness.
Full details at: https://stephenclements.ie/podcast-113/
Are you being busy rather than productive? This week, after going down the techie rabbit hole of DNS, DMARC, DKIM, SPF, PTR records and more, I realise that all of this was a distraction from actually doing the work that would add more value to the goals I have for my own coaching practice! Have a listen and let me know what resonates with you….
Find out more at https://stephenclements.ie/podcast-112/
This week I’m curious about time. Where do you spend most of your time? Is it reflecting on future events, past events or in the present moment? And what is the emotional energy that you’re creating as a result.
Full details and show notes at https://stephenclements.ie/podcast-111/
This week I ask about courage! If you had the courage, what is it that you'd do?
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This week’s reflective question is about fear and being curious about how that might be holding you back.
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This week’s reflective question was prompted by a friend and coach Paul Smyth from https://possible.ie when he did a recent presentation to a group of coaches on Positive Psychology.
Full details at https://stephenclements.ie/podcast-108/
As we enter into February, have you abandoned your New Year resolutions yet? If so, you’re probably not alone. This week’s reflective challenge is to look at what stopped you and what can you learn so you can try again and have hopefully have a different experience.
Full details at https://stephenclements.ie/podcast-107/
Are you trying to focus on too many things at once? Then this week's challenge is just what you need!
Full details at: https://stephenclements.ie/podcast-106/
Whilst it's great to have a dream about your goals and aspirations for 2021, who do you need to become in order to achieve them? This is my challenge for you this week as we set off with hope into 2021!
More details at https://stephenclements.ie/podcast-105/
Whilst you might be tempted to write off and try to forget 2020 - don't! Let me try to convince you to look back and reflect on the growth you've still managed to achieve!
Full details: https://stephenclements.ie/podcast-104/
This week’s reflective challenge is about minimising and discounting our own achievements and successes.
For full details and more information, please check out the episode homepage at: https://stephenclements.ie/podcast-103
In this interview edition, I got to spend time talking with Michael Cahill, a coach, trainer, facilitator and someone who’s gone on, and continues to travel on, a journey filled with curiosity, learning and understanding – not only about us as humans but also a deep exploration of himself. In this interview, we discover how Michael went from staring out as an equity analyst and then set off another journey. We covered a range of topics that went from different coaching modalities, coaching presence, our left and right hemispheres of our brain, the importance of what beliefs you’re holding about your client, the link between success and love, the unconscious mind and then a sprinkling of mBraining and a small touch on systemic work… and we still had lots more to talk about. Hopefully that might happen in a part 2, in the near future. So, grab a cuppa, sit back, and enjoy this wide ranging conversation – as I had over to Michael to introduce himself.
Full details and show notes can be found here: https://stephenclements.ie/podcast-102/
This episode is something very different. It's a voice guide for doing an activity called Balanced Breathing. Balanced breathing is where we focus on making our inhales and exhales of equal duration. Ideally aiming for breaths of 5-6 seconds in duration. When doing this activity, breath in and out through your nose. Aim to make your transitions from inhale to exhale as smooth and gentle as possible. Doing this for even a couple of minutes, causes our autonomic nervous system to reach a point of balance. This balance creates the optimal state for us tap into our head, heart and gut intelligences. If you’d like to know more about connecting in with your head, heart and gut intelligences, check out mBraining and work of the late Grant Soosalu.
If you'd like to use this audio guide but without the podcast jingle and initial explanation, you'll find a version here for your future listening pleasure: https://stephenclements.ie/bb/
Welcome to the 100th Episode of The Curious Coach Podcast. A massive thank you to all those loyal listeners for making this such a labour of love for me!
This week's reflective challenge is about coherence. Given that the world is currently full of so much separation and division at the moment, where could you benefit from thinking about coherence instead?
Full details: https://stephenclements.ie/podcast-100/
Do you believe that your should find your passion so that you never have to 'work a day in your life'? Or is that something that works for other people? In this mini reflective episode, my reflective challenge is about refraining how your view work, purpose and passion - so that you free yourself from the pressures of trying to align all these things.
For full details: https://stephenclements.ie/podcast-099
Using the metaphor of a car... this week's reflective challenge is about reflecting on how you're currently travelling the highways of life and inviting you to take a pit stop!
For full details, see https://stephenclements.ie/podcast-098
In this mini episode, I incorporate one my hobbies into this mini reflective challenge – photography! And no, my challenge isn’t about asking you to go out and take a stunning picture. Rather, it’s about using the metaphor of photography as a model to reflect upon what’s going on for you.
Further details can be found at https://stephenclements.ie/podcast-097/
In this mini episode, I invite you to do a force field analysis on a project or life goal, reflecting on what might be within your control to change or influence as well as gaining more insight into the forces at play!
Further details can be found at https://stephenclements.ie/podcast-096/
In this full-length interview episode, I had the pleasure of talking with Sonya Shellard, a UK based executive coach, trainer, supervisor, Managing Director, and co-founder #RideTheWave – a professional coach training provider with a coaching model built around the wave metaphor. And you’ll hear that metaphor bubble up all the way through this wonderful conversation. Aside from discovering more about #RideTheWave, we also explored how she left the corporate world and continued her own journey into coaching; her passion for connection, community and diversity, and touch briefly on the Association for Coaching.
Find out more at https://stephenclements.ie/podcast-095/
This week's episode is about unleashing your inner scientist to move from simply reflecting to forming theories, creating experiments and having new experiences.... otherwise known as Kolb's experiential learning theory!
Further details can be found at the showpage: https://stephenclements.ie/podcast-094
This week's mini reflective challenge is about a psychological concept called the locus of control and noticing whether you're internally or externally oriented and what this might mean for you.
Full show notes can be found at htttps://stephenclements.ie/podcast-093
This week's challenge is about two thoughts: Doing the same things over and over again and getting the same results, and experiential learning and doing something new!
Find full details at https://stephenclements.ie/podcast-092
This week's episode is about minding your language! No, it's not what you might think - it's about noticing whether you're using rigid or flexible language... listen to find out more and for full show notes please visit https://stephenclements.ie/podcast-091
This week's reflective challenge is about ANTS! And no, I don't mean those amazing little insects...
Full details can be found at https://stephenclements.ie/podcast-090
In this week's episode my challenge is about reflecting on whether you're surviving or thriving!
Full details at https://stephenclements.ie/podcast-089/
This week's reflective challenge is about the learning experience and recognising those times when we might have forgotten that we're still learners and then beat ourselves up for not getting it right!
Full details can be found at https://stephenclements.ie/podcast/088
This week's mini episode is challenging your to be aware of where you are putting your focus...
Details and show notes at https://stephenclements.ie/podcast/087
Recently I had the pleasure of interviewing Tracy Sinclair. Tracy is an executive coach, coach trainer, coach mentor, coach supervisor and much much more! And if that wasn’t enough, Tracy also serves on global board of the ICF. In our conversation we talked about her own journey from working in the financial services industry by day, whilst supporting drug and alcohol addicts and their families as a counsellor at night; how she then discovered coaching; her own beliefs and thoughts around the potential for coaching to really impact societal change; right through to her writing a book that aims to bring the new ICF competencies to life – and much more!
I really enjoyed this interview. The depth, the richness and in some ways, how passionate Tracy is for the coaching profession. ‘Evangelic’ is a word that pops up during this interview; and it does seem very fitting.
Full details and show notes can be found: https://stephenclements.ie/podcast/086
Building on last week’s episode where I talked about visioning and dreaming, and then adding in the other two states of resisting and reflecting, I realised this week that there was another state missing: right now! Listen to learn more about this week’s challenge!
Full details: https://stephenclements.ie/podcast/085
In this week’s mini episode: When you think about the words ‘dreaming’ and ‘visioning’ – what comes up? And as you think about the differences, which is it that you do most of?
Full details and further information can be found at https://stephenclements.ie/podcast/084
How do you start your day when the alarm goes off? This week’s mini episode is all about being curious about what happens in that moment and seeing whether you can choose to respond with a different thought.
Full details can be found at https://stephenclements.ie/podcast/083
This week's challenge is all about energy and noticing what drains or recharges your own internal battery.
Full details and show notes can be found at https://stephenclements.ie/podcast/082
Metaphors are something that we use, probably unconsciously, all the time. They’re an essential part of us and can give insights into our inner workings. Take a simple question: how are you feeling? Do you respond metaphorically or with a descriptive feeling. The challenge this week is become conscious of your own metaphors and start to explore them. Have a bit of fun!
Find out more at https://stephenclements.ie/podcast/081
Kurt Lewin, a 20th century phycologist came up with an equations for behaviours. He proposed that our behaviours are a function of our person and our environment. Given the change to our environments in recent times, what, if anything, have you noticed about changes in your behaviour?
Full show notes, transcript and further information can be found on the show page:
https://stephenclements.ie/podcast/080
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Have you ever noticed how we, and others, tend to apply a judgement to emotions; that they’re positive or negative. This week’s challenge, with the help of a battery and a light, is to be curious about what this really means and whether it’s really helpful or not.
Full show notes, transcript and further information can be found on the show page:
https://stephenclements.ie/podcast/079
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Welcome to the latest full-length episode of The Curious Coach Podcast during which I had the pleasure of interviewing Jean François Cousin, an executive coach based in Thailand. In 2019 he was the chair of the global board of the International Coaching Federation (ICF). In 2015 he published a book called Game Changers at the Circus: How Leaders Can Unleash Greatness in Their Organisations. Along the way, he’s also logged over 12,000 hours coaching!
In this extensive interview we’ll hear about some of the mistakes and learnings that he made along the way, the importance of authenticity, finding your niche, how he came to be involved with the ICF and how he missed out on a dream gig which would have involved coaching in the Maldives. We’ll also hear his thoughts on the future of coaching and how this may be disrupted by technology such as AI. In fact, we covered a lot!
Full show notes, and further information can be found on the show page:
https://stephenclements.ie/podcast/078
Imagine you could pull 4,264 pieces of Lego from a big box of Lego over your lifetime – one for each week. What you would build?
Full show notes, transcript and further information can be found on the show page:
https://stephenclements.ie/podcast/077
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This week’s reflective is about procrastination. What’s is it that you have been procrastinating about? This week’s challenge in about reflecting on the reasons you’re procrastinating and then moving beyond it.
Full show notes, transcript, further information and a new video version of the show, can be found on the show page:
https://stephenclements.ie/podcast/076
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This week’s reflective is about social connections in this time of ‘social distancing’. Who are you connecting with? And is this a good time to reach out to someone you’ve not talked to a while?
Full show notes, transcript and further information can be found on the show page:
https://stephenclements.ie/podcast/075
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This week’s reflective episode draws upon Autonomy – one of the five domains from David Rock’s SCARF model. What autonomy do you still have in the current climate?
Full show notes, transcript and further information can be found on the show page:
https://stephenclements.ie/podcast/074
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This week’s reflective episode is about reflecting on the uncertain times that we find ourselves currently in.
Full show notes, transcript and further information can be found on the show page:
https://stephenclements.ie/podcast/073
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This week’s episode is about reflecting your superpower! No, not the sort of superpower that you’d find useful in next Marvel movie – something way more useful!
Full show notes, transcript and further information can be found on the show page:
https://stephenclements.ie/podcast/072
This week’s episode is about reflecting on gradual changes that might be happening around and that you might not be aware of.
Full show notes, transcript and further information can be found on the show page:
https://stephenclements.ie/podcast/071
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In this episode I had the pleasure of talking with Dianne McCoy, a professional certified coach with the International Coach Federation. Dianne works as a leadership coach with leaders and teams within organisations and who are facing a variety of challenges. Here, she shares her own coaching journey: one of quiet determination, many challenges and great resilience.
Full show notes, transcript and further information can be found on the show page:
https://stephenclements.ie/podcast/070
how we might compare ourselves to other people and considering comparing ourselves with earlier versions of ourselves instead!
Full show notes, transcript and further information can be found on the show page:
https://stephenclements.ie/podcast/069
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This week’s episode is about reflecting on what steps you need to take, no matter how small, to overcome any fears that are getting in the way of you moving towards your dreams or ambitions.
Full show notes, transcript and further information can be found on the show page:
https://stephenclements.ie/podcast/068
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This week’s episode is about reflecting on what you need to say “no” to, so that you can say “yes” to other, perhaps more important, things.
Full show notes, transcript and further information can be found on the show page:
https://stephenclements.ie/podcast/067
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This week’s episode is about noticing whether there’s any connections with your posture and how you’re feeling!
Full show notes, transcript and further information can be found on the show page:
https://stephenclements.ie/podcast/066
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In this episode I had the pleasure of talking to Eileen Hopkins, a former nurse turned coach, award winning Toastmaster, ACC credentialed coach with the International Coach Federation and soon to be qualified psychotherapist. In this interview we covered a wide range of topics from finding a niche to Eileen’s experience in training to become a psychotherapist, self-care and compassion and much, much more. I hope you find this interview as interesting and inspirational as I did.
Full show notes, transcript and further information can be found on the show page:
https://stephenclements.ie/podcast/065
This week’s episode is an easy one – it’s about something we all do – breathing!
Full show notes, transcript and further information can be found on the show page:
https://stephenclements.ie/podcast/064
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This week’s episode is about reflecting on your habits – all those things that we do without necessarily thinking about them. After a bit of reflection, I bet you’ll find that you have habits than you might realise!
Full show notes, transcript and further information can be found on the show page:
https://stephenclements.ie/podcast/063
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This week’s episode is about reflecting on what things are truly within your own control. It’s a fairly simple question but can be quite complex once we start realising what is, or isn’t, within our own control!
Full show notes, transcript and further information can be found on the show page:
https://stephenclements.ie/podcast/062
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This week’s episode will the last one for 2019 and it’s time to reflect on your achievements over the last year. Wishing you all “Season’s Greetings” and thank you for listening! We’ll be back on the 6th January 2020.
Full show notes, transcript and further information can be found on the show page:
https://stephenclements.ie/podcast/061
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This week’s episode is a continuation of last week’s episode where it takes your vision for your perfect year and looks at the steps you took to achieve it. If you haven’t listened to the previous episode and attempted the journaling exercise in it, please listen to it first! Ideally, give yourself 30 minutes to do this week’s challenge and have on hand a notebook and pen!
Full show notes, transcript and further information can be found on the show page:
https://stephenclements.ie/podcast/060
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This week’s episode builds is similar to last week’s episode, but instead of imaging your perfect life, it asks you to imagine your life one year from now. When you’ve just had the perfect year and achieved all your goals and ambitious that you had for the year! How much fun could that be… letting your imagination run while! Ideally, give yourself 30 minutes to do this week’s challenge and have on hand a notebook!!!
Full show notes, transcript and further information can be found on the show page:
https://stephenclements.ie/podcast/059
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This week’s episode is inspired by the owner of Coaching Development, Colin Brett, who ran a Positive Psychology masterclass for graduates of their Irish coaching programme in Portlaoise at their most recent alumni day. It was a truly amazing session and I hope you enjoy reflecting on your ideal life and what this means for you.
Full show notes, transcript and further information can be found on the show page:
https://stephenclements.ie/podcast/058
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This week’s episode is about milestones and reflecting on their importance as we travel through this journey of life!
Full show notes, transcript and further information can be found on the show page:
https://stephenclements.ie/podcast/057
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Interview with MCC coach Benita Stafford-Smith, an executive coach and coach supervisor, originally from Canada and now living and working in Oman. In this episode we covered a wide range of subjects including Benita’s own coaching journey, coach supervision, team coaching, the challenges of coaching through an interpreter and much, much more.
Full show notes, transcript and further information can be found on the show page:
https://stephenclements.ie/podcast/056
Please let me know whether you enjoyed this interview and any thoughts or feedback.
This week’s episode revisit’s the question of what success means to you and starts by asking, how do you measure that success? This is a very deceptive question and when you peel back the layers, it can impact behaviours and cause of interesting reflections!
Full show notes, transcript and further information can be found on the show page:
https://stephenclements.ie/podcast/055
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This week’s episode asks a deceptively simple question about how you’re feeling. Are you up to giving it a go?
Full show notes, transcript and further information can be found on the show page:
https://stephenclements.ie/podcast/054
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This week’s episode is all about promises. Are you aware of all the promises or commitments that you’re making to yourself every day?
Full show notes, transcript and further information can be found on the show page:
https://stephenclements.ie/podcast/053
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Hello and welcome to this weekly mini-episode of the Curious Coach podcast. This week’s episode is inspired by a tree and I offer two questions for you to reflect on as a result!
Full show notes, transcript and further information can be found on the show page:
https://stephenclements.ie/podcast/052
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In this episode I had the pleasure of interviewing Clare Norman. Clare is based in the UK and is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with the International Coach Federation (ICF). Aside from being a coach, she's also a coach supervisor, coach mentor and much, much more.
Full transcript and further information can be found on the show page:
https://stephenclements.ie/podcast/051
This week’s episode is all about accountability. How do you go about holding yourself accountable for all the things you want to start or stop doing in your life?
Full show notes, transcript and further information can be found on the show page:
https://stephenclements.ie/podcast/050
This week I went to coach supervision and I discovered a useful blind spot. That got me thinking about other blind spots and how to go about shining a light on them.
Full show notes, transcript and further information can be found on the show page:
https://stephenclements.ie/podcast/049
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This week I reflect on changes. How often do we put off making changes, and then figuring it will always be quicker than we plan and forgetting to give ourselves time to adapt to the changes!
Full show notes, transcript and further information can be found on the show page:
https://stephenclements.ie/podcast/048
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This week I came to the realisation that I’m living a self-fulfilling prophecy: If I let fear hold me back from realising my dreams and aspirations, then they’ll never come true. So this week’s question is for you to reflect on what’s holding you back from achieving your own dreams?
Full show notes, transcript and further information can be found on the show page:
https://stephenclements.ie/podcast/047
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This week I noticed a things whilst playing Scrabble – well, the smartphone version called Words With Friends. That lead me to ponder some interesting questions…
Full show notes, transcript and further information can be found on the show page:
https://stephenclements.ie/podcast/046
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This week’s I noticed some irony whilst breaking my own routine and taking the dog for a walk! Which lead me to a reflective question about rushing around in circles…
Full show notes, transcript and further information can be found on the show page:
https://stephenclements.ie/podcast/045
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This week’s reflective question is noticing and reflecting upon the routines within your life. Are they helping you achieve your goals or holding you back?
Full show notes, transcript and further information can be found on the show page:
https://stephenclements.ie/podcast/044
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This week’s reflective question is about your inner child! When was the last time you let it out to play? Just when did life get so serious?
Full show notes, transcript and further information can be found on the show page:
https://stephenclements.ie/podcast/043
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This week’s reflective question is about emotions! In fact, can you describe the difference between feelings and emotions? And how good are you at describing and labelling your emotions?
Full show notes, transcript and further information can be found on the show page:
https://stephenclements.ie/podcast/042
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This month I was honoured to interview Karen Dean. Karen isn’t just an amazing MCC coach, she’s also an author, creator of an online coach supervision app and a really interesting human being. Not only that, if you listen to the very end, you’ll also get a special bonus, where Karen read two stories from her latest book that she co-authored with Sam Humphrey.
Useful links:
Karen Dean on LinkedIn
Karen’s supervision app: memycoach.com
Karen’s coaching business: www.diabololimited.com
Book: Coaching Stories by Karen Dean and Sam Humprey
Full transcript and further information can be found on the show page:
https://stephenclements.ie/podcast/041
This week’s reflective question is all about timing time to reflect on what you’re saying ‘yes’ to in your life and whether this is moving you towards your goal. And whilst you’re saying ‘yes’ to things, what are you saying ‘no’ to?
Full show notes, transcript and further information can be found on the show page:
https://stephenclements.ie/podcast/040
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This week’s reflective question is all about looking back along the road and your journey so far. How are you different today from when you started out?
Full show notes and further information can be found on the show page:
https://stephenclements.ie/podcast/039
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This week’s reflective question is all about right now. If time is a constant, why does it seem to speed up and slow down all the time? And what about the present moment… not the past, not the future, but right now. What are you going to use this moment for?
Full show notes and further information can be found on the show page:
https://stephenclements.ie/podcast/038
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This week I caught a cold and found it quite challenging to speak, wondering what sound, if any, would come out of my throat – but this got me thinking about times, when, it’s actually a really good idea to deliberately pause before taking action.
Full show notes and further information can be found on the show page:
https://stephenclements.ie/podcast/037
From Ireland to Dubai, PCC to MCC, developing mastery to AI, the evolution of coaching and the challenges of coaching in a multidenominational environment and much more... this episode really has it all! In this episode I had the pleasure of a face to face interview with Linda McLoughlin, coach, trainer and newly elected ICF global board director – and a great ambassador for our wonderful coaching profession.
Full show notes and further information can be found on the show page:
https://stephenclements.ie/podcast/036
This week I learned a valuable lesson – when recording an interview, make sure you’ve enough space left on your recording device. But this got me thinking. On my recording device, I had many hours of old recordings that I just hadn’t bothered clearing out – so my memory card became full with stuff that wasn’t useful anymore. Was this a metaphor for other stuff in my life?
Full show notes and further information can be found on the show page:
https://stephenclements.ie/podcast/035
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Welcome to this week’s mini-episode and curiosity challenge is about reflecting on what you love and appreciate about yourself? As humans, we are truly amazing and complex. We have many wonderful qualities and gifts that we bring to the world – so this week’s reflective question is simply a way to help us realise just how amazing we truly are. We’re all really good at being our own self critics and identifying all the things don’t love about ourselves – so let’s take time instead to identify the things that we do love and appreciate about ourselves.
Full show notes and further information can be found on the show page:
https://stephenclements.ie/podcast/034
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Welcome to this week’s mini-episode and curiosity challenge is about reflecting on what does success mean to you? It’s such an interesting question: not only is it a useful reflective question but it’s also a great example of how we can easily make assumptions!
Full show notes and further information can be found on the show page:
https://stephenclements.ie/podcast/033
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Welcome to this week’s mini-episode and curiosity challenge is about reflecting on what you been putting off because you’re afraid of pushing yourself a little outside of your comfort zone?
Full show notes and further information can be found on the show page:
https://stephenclements.ie/podcast/032
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Welcome to this week’s mini-episode and curiosity challenge is about reflecting on what you should let go of at the end of each day before you head off to sleep. It’s inspired by one of the agreements from Don Miguel Ruiz’s excellent book: The Four Agreements.
Full show notes and further information can be found on the show page:
https://stephenclements.ie/podcast/031
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From banking to entertainment, a detour into HR consultancy, a brief period learning to make chocolate before starting her own business and becoming a coach. Valerie O’Hanlon is a life and career coach having founded her own company, Clarence Consulting back in 2014. She then qualified as a coach in 2015 and went on to win the ICF Ireland career coach of the year in 2016. I had the pleasure of talking with her recently to get her insights and advise for those just starting out on their own coaching journey.
Further information and show notes can be found on at https://stephenclements.ie/podcast/029
This week’s mini episode is in the form of a reflective question. And, depending on how you like to reflect, you might like to have a pen and a blank sheet of paper handy to capture your own thoughts and reflections.
So, what’s the question I here you ask… How do I measure my success?
Full show notes and further information can be found on the show page:
https://stephenclements.ie/podcast/028
Welcome to this week’s mini-episode and curiosity challenge is about learning and reflecting on all the new things you’re learning each and every day.
This week’s mini-curiosity challenge is about noticing how you respond to things that you can’t control or change – are you accepting or resentful in these situations?
Full show notes and further information can be found on the show page:
https://stephenclements.ie/podcast/027
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Welcome to this week’s mini-episode and curiosity challenge is about learning and reflecting on all the new things you’re learning each and every day.
This week’s mini-curiosity challenge is about storytelling and becoming aware about the stories we tell ourselves.
Full show notes and further information can be found on the show page:
https://stephenclements.ie/podcast/026
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Welcome to this week’s mini-episode and curiosity challenge is about learning and reflecting on all the new things you’re learning each and every day.
This week’s mini-curiosity challenge is about noticing and being curious about triggers and the reactions that they can cause within you to people, situations, sounds or even smells.
Full show notes and further information can be found on the show page:
https://stephenclements.ie/podcast/025
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In this episode I hear from three coaches, from three different parts of the world, on three different journeys into the world of professional coaching.
Josh Daniel is PCC credentialed coach with the ICF. He’s a career coach based Dallas in the USA who specialises in transitions, in particular helping army vets transition into careers after service.
Paula Sheridan recently graduated as a coach and has just launched her own coaching company called unwrapping potential.
María Marinaro Colonna is an experienced coach who recently moved from Venezuela to Spain and, despite having 18 years of experience, finds herself effectively having to start again and build a new business network.
Each of them shares their learnings, challenges and advice for others who are considering travelling a similar path. We cover a wide range of subjects such as the business aspects of coaching, finding your niche, being comfortable talking about money and how, marketing yourself and how, even with many years of coaching experience, you can still find yourself having to start again.
Show Notes:
- Josh Daniel on LinkedIn
- Paula Sheridan – Unwrapping Potential
- María Marinaro Colonna on LinkedIn
Full show notes and further information can be found on the show page at https://stephenclements.ie/podcast/024
If you have a coaching story that you'd like to share for potential inclusion on a future episode of the podcast, please don't hestiate to get in touch by dropping me an email to stephen@stephenclements.ie
Welcome to this week’s mini-episode and curiosity challenge is about learning and reflecting on all the new things you’re learning each and every day.
Watch out for our next full length episode which is also due out this week featuring interviews with three coaches from three different parts of the world on three different stages of their coaching journeys.
Full show notes and further information can be found on the show page:
https://stephenclements.ie/podcast/023
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Welcome to this week’s mini-episode and curiosity challenge is about self-care and reflecting on how you’re taking care of your own physical and mental well-being.
Full show notes and further information can be found on the show page:
https://stephenclements.ie/podcast/022
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Welcome to this week’s mini-episode and curiosity challenge. This week’s curiosity challenge is about reframing questions, such as ‘Who am I’ to something much more powerful that can generate forward momentum and be transformative!
Full show notes and further information can be found on the show page:
https://stephenclements.ie/podcast/021
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