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Elena Aguilar
Best-selling author and coaching expert Elena Aguilar shares weekly tips, tools, and wisdom about coaching, leading teams, and designing and facilitating professional development.
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Surprise!
The podcast really is over. But we’re unexpectedly sharing one more episode because I have some unexpected news: I wrote another book.
It's called How to Coach Resistance, and I love it so much that I couldn't resist popping back into your podcast feed to tell you about it.
In this episode, I'll share why I wrote it, what I've learned from years of trying to understand resistance, and read a short passage from the introduction.
Then, if you'd like to keep reading, you can download the introduction for free.
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It’s the final episode of The Bright Morning Podcast! Elena shares a heartfelt thank you and shares how to keep learning and growing with the Bright Morning Team.
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If you’re starting to think about next year—and wondering how to set your team up for a strong start—this episode is for you. Elena shares the three most powerful moves leaders can make now—or over the summer—to lay the foundation for a strong start next year.
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Reflection questions:
- Which of these three moves feels most important for your team next year?
- What would it look like to start small—and lead with intention?
- How can you bring others into your planning process so it’s not all on you?
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If you’re feeling the urge to plan everything right now—but your brain is fried and your energy is low—this episode is for you. You’ll learn a simple tool to distill your insights while protecting your energy—and walk away with a renewed sense of trust in what can wait until fall.
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Reflection questions:
- What have you learned this year that you want to carry into next year?
- What do you not want to forget when fall begins?
- What’s one thing you can let go of for now?
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If you’re ending the year with some disappointment or regret—if things didn’t go quite the way you imagined—this episode is for you. Elena offers support and perspective for leaders whose school year didn’t go quite the way they hoped. You’ll walk away with three questions that can help you re-engage with clarity and compassion.
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Reflection questions:
- What’s the honest story of your year—and what are you learning from it?
- What’s yours to tend to as a leader before the year ends?
- What’s one step you can take this week toward repair, reconnection, or closure?
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If you know that ending the year on a high note is important for your team, but you don’t know how to make it happen, this episode is for you! You’ll learn how to create meaningful closure for your team, hear an example of how one leader used a simple reflection structure to boost connection and morale, and receive guidance for planning a celebration that actually builds trust and community.
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Reflection questions:
- What does it mean to “end well” in your context?
- What tone do you want to leave your team with?
- How can you build closure into your final team meeting(s)?
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If you’re wrapping up the school year knowing you won’t be returning to your current role or organization, this episode is for you. Elena shares how to find clarity and integrity in your final days, how to say goodbye with care, and how to use this moment as a powerful transition point—for yourself and those you’re leaving.
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Reflection questions:
- What do you want to leave behind as you close this chapter?
- What do you want to carry forward?
- How do you want to be remembered by those you’ve worked with?
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If you’re ready to move beyond fixing problems and start coaching in a way that builds trust and motivation, this episode is for you. Elena walks you through how to shift into a strengths-based stance, shares how it transformed her coaching conversations, and offers a three-part structure you can try in your very next session.
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Reflection questions:
- What strengths have you seen in your clients recently—but maybe haven’t named yet?
- What would shift in your coaching if you started each conversation with strengths?
- How can you more intentionally connect strengths to your client’s areas for growth?
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If you’re feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or powerless in the face of things you can’t change, this episode is for you. Elena introduces the Spheres of Influence framework—a powerful tool to help coaches and leaders move from frustration to empowered action.
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Reflection questions:
- What’s one challenge you’re currently facing—and which parts fall inside your sphere of control or influence?
- Where have you been spending your energy—and is it aligned with your influence?
- What’s one small action you can take this week within your sphere of control?
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If you’ve ever wondered why a client isn’t doing what they say they want to do—and you’re tempted to label it as resistance—this episode is for you. Elena introduces the Gaps Framework, a transformational tool for identifying learning needs and understanding client behavior. You’ll hear how to use the framework in real coaching conversations, explore the six types of gaps, and walk away with a powerful lens for action.
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- Join the Coach Learning Library and PLC and start your Introducing the Gaps Framework in a Conversation Skill Session
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Reflection questions:
- When you think about a client who’s struggling, which kind of gap might be present?
- Have you ever misdiagnosed a gap as a will issue when it was actually something else?
- How could this framework support your own growth as a coach?
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What do you do when your client looks at data and shuts down? Or gets defensive? Or spirals into blame? In this episode, Elena explores how to coach through tough data conversations with empathy, clarity, and courage—so that data becomes a tool for growth, not shame.
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Reflection questions:
- What’s your own story about data—and how might it be shaping how you coach?
- How do you typically respond when a client reacts emotionally to data?
- What’s one question you could ask to open up—not shut down—the next data conversation you facilitate?
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If you’ve ever wondered how to make your virtual PD sessions more energizing, more human, and more engaging—this episode is for you. Elena pulls back the curtain on three strategies we use in every session to make online spaces come alive. Plus, you’ll get additional tips and a weekly challenge to build your own facilitation practice.
Keep learning:
- Make your virtual spaces come alive with The Art of Virtual Facilitation workshop
- Transform your design and facilitation at The PD Workshop
- Expand your design and facilitation knowledge with The PD Book
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- Become a Bright Morning Member
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Reflection questions:
- What has been your most energizing experience in virtual learning—and what made it work?
- Which of these strategies feels easy to try in your next virtual session?
- What message do your openings and pacing currently send to participants?
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What does it look like to design PD that honors people’s identities and experiences? In this episode, Elena shares a story of a dignity-absent PD session she once attended, and shows how one tool—the Human-Centered Design Scan—can transform a learning space into one where people feel respected and ready to grow.
Keep learning:
- Transform your design and facilitation at The PD Workshop
- Connect participants across scenes with The Art of Virtual Facilitation
- Expand your design and facilitation knowledge with The PD Book
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Reflection questions:
- When have you felt most respected in a PD space—and what made that possible?
- When have you felt unseen or silenced in a PD session—and how did that affect your willingness to engage?
- What is one shift you could make in your next session to center human dignity?
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If you’ve ever felt the dynamics in a room shift but couldn’t quite name why, this episode is for you. Elena introduces the Power Reflection Map and shares how she used it to design a session that helped a fractured team confront and shift long-standing dynamics. Learn how to use this tool to lead with integrity—and open the door to deeper trust.
Keep learning:
- Transform your design and facilitation at The PD Workshop
- Connect participants across scenes with The Art of Virtual Facilitation
- Expand your design and facilitation knowledge with The PD Book
- Watch The Bright Morning Podcast on YouTube
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- Receive weekly wisdom and tools from Elena delivered to your inbox
- Become a Bright Morning Member
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Reflection questions:
- What kinds of power do you typically bring into the rooms you lead—and how do they shape participant experiences?
- When have you witnessed power being used in a way that built trust—or that undermined it?
- What’s one move you could make to invite more shared power in your next session?
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If you’ve ever felt like your session was “technically fine” but still falling flat, this episode is for you. Elena Aguilar explores why PD facilitators must tune into emotional energy—and how to skillfully respond when the mood in the room isn’t aligned with your intention. You’ll learn 10 practical strategies you can use immediately to shift the emotional tone and create space for meaningful learning.
Keep learning:
- Transform your design and facilitation at The PD Workshop
- 10 Ways to Shift the Emotional Energy in a Room (free tool)
- Connect participants across scenes with The Art of Virtual PD
- Expand your design and facilitation knowledge with The PD Book
- Watch The Bright Morning Podcast on YouTube
- Free community webinars
- Receive weekly wisdom and tools from Elena delivered to your inbox
- Become a Bright Morning Member
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Reflection questions:
- How comfortable are you noticing and responding to emotional energy during PD?
- What emotions do you tend to avoid in group settings—and how might that affect your facilitation?
- Which of these strategies feels most natural to try? Which one feels like a stretch?
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If you’ve ever designed a PD session that had great content—but still didn’t land—this episode is for you. Elena shares a story of how she redesigned a session to prioritize emotional safety and connection—and offers a powerful checklist with examples to help you prepare your own sessions for meaningful learning.
Keep learning:
- Transform your design and facilitation at The PD Workshop
- Five Conditions for Transformational Learning Starter Tool
- Attend The Art of Virtual PD to create connection across scenes
- Expand your design and facilitation knowledge with The PD Book
- Watch The Bright Morning Podcast on YouTube
- Free community webinars
- Receive weekly wisdom and tools from Elena delivered to your inbox
- Become a Bright Morning Member
- Follow Elena on Instagram and LinkedIn
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Reflection questions:
- What conditions were present—or missing—in the last PD session you led?
- How might your session design shift if your first priority was to create the conditions for learning?
- What is one small move you could make this week to build more safety, connection, or clarity in a space you lead?
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If you’ve ever led a PD session that felt great in the moment but didn’t lead to real change, this episode is for you. Elena Aguilar shares the 3 B’s framework—behavior, beliefs, and ways of being—and how to use it to design professional learning that sticks.
Keep learning:
- Transform your design and facilitation at The PD Workshop
- Attend The Art of Virtual PD
- Expand your design and facilitation knowledge with The PD Book
- Watch The Bright Morning Podcast on YouTube
- Free community webinars
- Receive weekly wisdom and tools from Elena delivered to your inbox
- Become a Bright Morning Member
- Follow Elena on Instagram and LinkedIn
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Reflection questions:
- Which of the 3 B’s do you tend to emphasize in your facilitation—and which ones do you overlook?
- Think of a past session. Did it support any shifts in beliefs or ways of being? Why or why not?
- What’s one small change you could make to your next PD that invites people into deeper transformation?
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If you’ve ever walked out of a PD session wondering what the point was, this episode is for you. In this kickoff to our PD podcast series, Elena Aguilar shares a powerful reframe—and a 5-question reflection to help you assess whether your sessions are creating real learning.
Keep learning:
- Transform your design and facilitation at The PD Workshop
- Expand your design and facilitation knowledge with The PD Book
- Watch The Bright Morning Podcast on YouTube
- Free community webinars
- Receive weekly wisdom and tools from Elena delivered to your inbox
- Become a Bright Morning Member
- Follow Elena on Instagram and LinkedIn
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Reflection questions:
- When was the last time you felt truly inspired by professional development? What made it feel different?
- How have your past experiences shaped what you believe PD is supposed to look and feel like?
- What would be possible if we treated PD as a space for transformation—not compliance?
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If you’ve ever found yourself staring at a team member who’s clearly struggling and wondered, “What do I even say right now?”—this episode is for you. Elena explores how to coach team members through the inevitable low points of the school year.
Keep learning:
- Attend Coaching Burnout
- Join the Coach Learning Library and PLC for 24/7 support
- Watch The Bright Morning Podcast on YouTube
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Reflection questions:
- When have you felt a dip in your own energy or hope this year—and how did you move through it?
- What helps you stay grounded and compassionate when others are discouraged or emotional?
- What is one thing you can say this week that might help someone feel seen?
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If you’ve ever been in a conversation where someone starts crying, shuts down, or lashes out—and you weren’t sure what to do—this episode is for you. Elena offers guidance on how to respond when a team member breaks down emotionally during a conversation. Whether you’re met with tears, silence, or anger, you’ll walk away with a grounded strategy for navigating intense moments with presence and care.
Keep learning:
- Attend Coaching Burnout
- Join the Coach Learning Library and PLC for 24/7 support
- Watch The Bright Morning Podcast on YouTube
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Reflection questions:
- What emotions or reactions come up for you when someone becomes overwhelmed during a conversation?
- How might you prepare yourself—emotionally and somatically—for moments like these?
- What’s one line or phrase you can practice now to use in those moments of breakdown?
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If you’ve ever thought, “I don’t know what to say when someone gets emotional,” this episode is for you. Elena introduces the ACE Emotions framework, a three-part process that helps coaches and leaders skillfully navigate emotional intensity—both in themselves and others.
Keep learning:
- Core Emotions tool
- Attend Coaching Burnout
- Join the Coach Learning Library and PLC for 24/7 support
- Watch The Bright Morning Podcast on YouTube
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- Become a Bright Morning Member
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Reflection questions:
- Which step in the ACE framework do you most need to practice right now?
- When has expanding the story helped you or someone else move through a difficult moment?
- How could compassion—toward yourself or others—change the way you coach?
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In this foundational episode, Elena Aguilar shares why understanding emotions is essential for Transformational Coaching. You’ll walk away with a reflective practice to deepen your emotional fluency. This episode sets the stage for a new way to show up—for yourself and your team.
Keep learning:
- Attend Coaching Burnout
- Join the Coach Learning Library and PLC for 24/7 support
- Read Arise. Chapters 7 and 8 dive deep into coaching emotions
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- Become a Bright Morning Member
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Reflection questions:
- What emotions do you find hardest to witness or sit with in others?
- What did you learn about emotions in your own upbringing—and how might that shape how you coach?
- How could honoring emotions more intentionally transform your coaching conversations?
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If you’re looking for a way to start the year with depth and clarity in your coaching conversations, this episode is for you. Elena explores the power of coaching through core values—especially at the beginning of a new year. You’ll learn how to bring values into your coaching conversations to help others reconnect with who they are and how they want to lead.
Keep learning:
- Join the Coach Learning Library and PLC for 24/7 support all year long
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Reflection questions:
- Which of your core values do you want to live into more fully this year?
- How could revisiting values support a client who’s struggling with self-doubt or disconnection?
- What’s one question you can ask this week to bring values into the coaching space?
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If you’re returning from break and feeling like your energy is low but the demands are already high, this episode is for you. Elena shares a practical tool to help you stay anchored when your energy is low and the demands are high.
Keep learning:
- Join the Coach Learning Library and PLC for 24/7 support
- Watch The Bright Morning Podcast on YouTube
- Free community webinars
- Receive weekly wisdom and tools from Elena delivered to your inbox
- Become a Bright Morning Member
- Follow Elena on Instagram and LinkedIn
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Reflection questions:
- What do you most need to remember about yourself in this season?
- What truths help you stay grounded when your energy is low?
- What would your leadership mantra be right now—and how could you keep it close?
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If you’re coming back from winter break and want to start this next chapter with clarity and calm, this episode is for you. Elena shares a powerful ritual to help coaches and leaders return from winter break with clarity and intention.
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- What are you bringing with you into this new year—and what do you want to leave behind?
- Who do you want to be in this next chapter of your work?
- What’s one small action you can take this week to align with that intention?
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Returning from break doesn’t have to mean jumping back into the chaos.
In this special episode, Elena offers three reflection questions to help you re-enter your work with clarity, peace, and power.
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- Who do I want to be as I re-enter my work?
- What do I want to prioritize this season?
- What can I let go of to move forward with more ease?
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How do you leave the year behind and truly rest?
In this special episode, Elena offers five powerful questions to help you reflect, release, and step into winter break with intention.
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- What am I proud of?
- What did I learn?
- What am I carrying that I want to set down?
- What do I want to remember?
- What do I need in order to rest?
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- What am I proud of this season?
- What do I need to set down before stepping into rest?
- What would it look like to come back in January feeling renewed?
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Dreading January? You’re not alone—and neither are your clients.
In this episode, Elena shares how to help educators return from break with renewed clarity, compassion, and a plan they actually want to follow.
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- What emotions do your clients (or you) tend to bring into January?
- What’s one question you could ask to help someone reconnect with their purpose?
- How do you want to feel in the first week back—and what will help you get there?
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December is a blur—but it doesn’t have to be a missed opportunity.
In this episode, Elena shares how to help your clients reflect, celebrate, and close out the calendar year with clarity and pride.
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- How do you usually close out the year with your clients—and what might be missing?
- What would it mean for you to end this year feeling proud and grounded?
- Who in your client roster most needs a moment of reflection and recognition right now?
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Worried about a struggling teacher—and not sure what to tell your admin?
In this episode, Elena shares how to raise concerns with honesty, integrity, and care for everyone involved.
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- What are your current beliefs about updating admin on a struggling client?
- What emotions come up for you in these situations—and what might those emotions be trying to tell you?
- What would it look like to navigate this kind of conversation with both courage and compassion?
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What if your coaching skills could help you navigate Thanksgiving?
In this special episode, Elena Aguilar shares how to bring curiosity, presence, and boundaries to your holiday gatherings—and build connection even across lines of difference.
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- What emotions do you typically carry into holiday gatherings—and where do they come from?
- What coaching skills or stances could support you this week?
- What’s one small action you can take to feel more grounded during your Thanksgiving meal?
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Are you taking too many notes—or none at all?
In this episode, Elena offers a practical and powerful approach to note-taking during coaching conversations. Learn how to take notes that build trust, strengthen your memory, and support your impact.
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- What’s your current approach to note-taking—and how’s it working for you?
- What worries or assumptions do you hold about taking notes during a session?
- What small change could you make this week to align your note-taking with your values as a coach?
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You coached. Now what?
In this episode, Elena explains why the moments after a coaching conversation are where your growth lives. Learn how to build a reflection habit that helps you get better—fast.
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- What’s your current reflection routine—if you have one?
- What emotions do you experience after a challenging or powerful coaching session?
- What’s one reflection question you want to start asking yourself regularly?
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Do I really need to plan for every coaching session?
In this episode, Elena explains how even five minutes of intentional prep can transform your coaching. Learn what to focus on, how to plan efficiently, and why your presence begins before the conversation starts.
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- What’s my intention?
- What do I want them to feel?
- What strengths do I want to highlight?
- What stance do I want to take?
- What’s the most important thing to address today?
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- What do you currently do—if anything—to prepare for coaching sessions?
- How might your coaching conversations change if you spent five minutes planning?
- What planning question from the episode resonated with you most—and why?
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Three months into coaching and wondering if you’re making any difference at all? You’re not alone.
In this episode, Elena shares a reflective process and feedback strategies that will help you see—and strengthen—your coaching impact.
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- What would “having impact” look like for you this year?
- What are three moments from the past few months that brought you a sense of connection, growth, or pride?
- What fears come up when you think about asking your clients for feedback—and what support do you need to move through them?
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Your client keeps canceling. Or giving one-word answers. Or something just feels... off.
In this episode, Elena shares what to do when you’re not connecting with a client—and how to shift from awkwardness to authentic trust.
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Reflection questions:
- When have you sensed disconnection with a client—and what did you do?
- What feelings come up for you when a client doesn’t seem engaged?
- What’s one phrase you could use to open a conversation about your coaching relationship?
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Your client is crying again… or emotionally checked out… or endlessly venting. What do you do?
In this episode, Elena teaches you how to coach emotions when ACE alone isn’t enough. Learn how to show up with compassion, clarity, and courage—even in the trickiest emotional moments.
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Reflection questions:
- What emotions come up for you when a client becomes emotional, detached, or defensive?
- Which of the five tricky scenarios in this episode feels most familiar to you? How have you handled it in the past?
- What’s one small shift you could make in your approach to better support your clients’ emotional experiences?
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When a teacher has 101 gaps to close, where do you start?
In this episode, Elena walks you through how to use the Gaps Framework to lead overwhelmed clients toward clarity. You’ll learn how to name challenges with compassion and co-create a focused, realistic path forward.
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Reflection questions:
- When you feel overwhelmed by a client’s growth areas, what thoughts or fears come up for you?
- What criteria do you use to prioritize where to begin in coaching?
- What’s one coaching gap of your own that you’d like to close this month?
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When our core needs go unmet, we suffer. When they’re met, we thrive.
In this episode, Elena shares a live coaching demonstration of how to help a client recognize and respond to unmet core human needs. Listen in to deepen your understanding and build your capacity to support true transformation.
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Reflection questions:
- Which of the six core needs do you most easily recognize in your clients? Which are harder to spot?
- What need of your own might be influencing how you show up in your coaching right now?
- How might you begin introducing this framework into your conversations with care and intention?
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Limiting beliefs can keep your clients stuck.
In this episode, Elena shares a live demonstration of how to coach someone using the Exploring Beliefs Framework. You’ll hear how to surface disempowering stories, activate new possibilities, and begin the process of transformation.
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Reflection questions:
- What limiting beliefs might your clients be carrying—and how do those show up in your conversations?
- What are you learning about your own beliefs through this framework?
- What do you need to strengthen in your own practice before introducing this work to others?
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When your client jumps to conclusions, the Ladder of Inference can help.
In this episode, Elena demonstrates how to use the Ladder to surface assumptions, expand thinking, and move toward more grounded decision-making.
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- What kinds of judgments or generalizations do you commonly hear in your coaching conversations?
- How might the Ladder of Inference help your clients think more clearly or equitably?
- What do you need to feel confident using this tool in your own practice?
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Want to hear what it sounds like to coach with the Wheel of Privilege and Power?
In this episode, Elena shares a live coaching demo and unpacks how to facilitate identity-based exploration with skill and care. Learn how to introduce this transformative tool and support your clients in building the self-awareness they need to lead for equity.
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- What did you notice about how Elena introduced the Wheel and framed the conversation?
- How do you feel about facilitating identity exploration with your clients?
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Tomorrow’s episode tackles a powerful topic: Using the Wheel of Privilege and Power in your coaching conversations—and today, Elena’s giving you a preview. Plus, for this week only, you can go beyond the podcast and into practice. Follow the link in the show notes for exclusive access to a guided skill session from our Learning Library. Elena will walk you through exactly how to build this skill, step by step—but only for a limited time.
Ready to move from insight to action? Hit play, then head to the show notes.
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Tired of coaching clients stuck in blame, burnout, or helplessness?
In this episode, Elena shares a live demonstration of how to coach someone off the Drama Triangle—and into a place of empowerment. Learn how to identify the roles of victim, villain, and hero, and how to gently invite your clients into transformation.
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Reflection questions:
- Which role on the Drama Triangle do you most often hear in your clients—and how do you usually respond?
- What new language or strategies from the demonstration would you like to try?
- What do you need to reflect on in your own habits or beliefs to coach others off the triangle more skillfully?
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“This isn’t who I want to be.”
If you’ve ever said those words—or quietly thought them at the end of a long day—this episode is your invitation to reconnect with your purpose.
Elena shares how a clear personal vision can help you lead with integrity, coach with confidence, and stay rooted in your values—even in the midst of school chaos. If you’ve been drifting, it’s time to realign.
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Reflection questions:
- What do you want to be known for at the end of this school year? How will your daily choices reflect that?
- Which of your core values feels most urgent to live into right now—and where are you not honoring it yet?
- What symbol or metaphor best captures the kind of coach or leader you want to be this year? Why?
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If your calendar reflects everyone’s priorities except yours, this episode is for you.
Elena shares why so many coaches feel overworked and under-impactful—and how to reclaim your time through an intentional weekly schedule. You’ll hear a story of transformation, learn what to prioritize, and get practical tools to help you stop reacting and start coaching with clarity and purpose.
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Reflection questions:
- If someone looked at your calendar this week, what would they learn about what matters to you?
- What coaching activities give you the highest return on investment—and how often do they appear in your schedule?
- What boundary, block of time, or conversation could you initiate this week to better align your time with your values?
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Your introduction as a coach sets the tone for every conversation that follows.
**But what if you’re not sure what to say—or how to say it in a way that builds trust?
In this episode, Elena shares what most coaches get wrong when introducing themselves and how to craft an authentic, values-based message that lays the foundation for transformational relationships.**
Whether you’re brand new or looking for a fresh start, this is your invitation to lead with clarity and heart.
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- How do you want your clients to feel after their first interaction with you—and what could you say or do to create that experience?
- What parts of your story or identity could help humanize you and build connection with those you coach?
- What assumptions might your clients be holding about what coaching is—and how can your introduction begin to reshape those narratives?
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What if your admin doesn’t understand what coaching is—or worse, expects you to “fix” teachers?
In this episode, Elena shares how to proactively build a strong partnership with your site leader, even when expectations are unclear or misaligned. You’ll learn how to shift from confusion to clarity, reclaim your role, and set the stage for a thriving coaching year.
If you're ready to stop tiptoeing around your admin and start leading with confidence, this episode is for you.
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Reflection questions:
- What assumptions have you made about your admin’s understanding of coaching, and how might those assumptions be limiting your partnership?
- What specific outcome would you want your admin to name at the end of the year as evidence that coaching made a difference?
- What’s one step you could take this week to initiate—or deepen—a values-aligned conversation with your administrator?
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Sometimes, the people we love the most get the version of us we like the least. That’s normal, and we can do better. Our summer break series will help make that a reality by showing you how to apply your coaching moves in your everyday life. Minimal investment, big payoff. That’s our kind of summer!
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Reflection questions:
- Think about a recent miscommunication in one of your relationships. How might asking a clarifying question have changed the outcome? What specific question could you have asked to better understand what the other person was really saying?
- Consider your listening patterns: In which relationships or situations do you find yourself most likely to jump to conclusions without seeking clarification first? What might be driving this pattern—a desire to be helpful quickly, discomfort with uncertainty, or something else?
- Reflect on how it feels when someone truly seeks to understand you before responding. Can you recall a time when someone asked you a clarifying question that made you feel deeply heard? How might you create that same experience for the important people in your life?
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Sometimes, the people we love the most get the version of us we like the least. That’s normal, and we can do better. Our summer break series will help make that a reality by showing you how to apply your coaching moves in your everyday life. Minimal investment, big payoff. That’s our kind of summer!
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Reflection questions:
- Think about a recent conversation that didn't go as well as you hoped. How might asking "How would you like me to listen?" have changed the outcome? What assumptions were you making about what the other person needed from you?
- Consider the different people in your life (partner, children, parents, friends, colleagues). How do their listening preferences seem to differ? Who consistently wants advice, who typically needs empathy, and who usually just wants a sounding board?
- Reflect on your own preferences: When you share something important, how do you typically want others to listen? Does this change depending on the topic or your emotional state? How often do you clearly communicate these preferences to others?
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Sometimes, the people we love the most get the version of us we like the least. That’s normal, and we can do better. Our summer break series will help make that a reality by showing you how to apply your coaching moves in your everyday life. Minimal investment, big payoff. That’s our kind of summer!
Keep learning:
- Watch The Bright Morning Podcast on YouTube
- Get more of Elena telling you exactly how to transform your conversations with our Coach Learning Library and PLC
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Reflection questions:
- Think about your comfort level with different emotions. Which emotions are easier for you to acknowledge in others, and which ones make you more uncomfortable? How might this discomfort influence your ability to create emotional safety in your relationships?
- Consider a recent conversation where someone expressed strong feelings. Before moving to advice or problem-solving, did you take time to acknowledge what they were feeling? If not, how might pausing to say something like "That sounds really frustrating" or "I can see why you'd feel hurt by that" have changed the dynamic?
- Reflect on your family patterns around emotional expression. How were emotions acknowledged (or not acknowledged) in your home growing up? How might this history influence your current approach to emotions in conversations? What small shift could you make to become more intentional about acknowledging others' feelings?
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Sometimes, the people we love the most get the version of us we like the least. That’s normal, and we can do better. Our summer break series will help make that a reality by showing you how to apply your coaching moves in your everyday life. Minimal investment, big payoff. That’s our kind of summer!
Keep learning:
- Watch the Bright Morning Podcast on YouTube and subscribe to our channel
- Get more of Elena telling you exactly how to transform your relationships with our Coach Learning Library and PLC
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- Become a Bright Morning Member
- Follow Elena on Instagram and LinkedIn
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Reflection questions:
- Think about your natural response when someone shares a challenge with you. How often do you immediately focus on fixing the problem rather than connecting with the person? What might this pattern reveal about your own beliefs about helping others?
- Consider a recent situation where someone in your life was struggling with something. If you had focused more on coaching them as a person rather than solving their problem, what different questions might you have asked? How might this have changed the quality of your connection?
- Reflect on times when others have jumped straight to fixing your problems versus times when they've truly seen and engaged with you as a whole person. How did these different approaches impact your sense of capability, confidence, and connection? What can this teach you about how you want to show up for others?
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Sometimes, the people we love the most get the version of us we like the least. That’s normal, and we can do better. Our summer break series will help make that a reality by showing you how to apply your coaching moves in your everyday life. Minimal investment, big payoff. That’s our kind of summer!
Keep learning:
- Get more micro-learning at your fingertips with our Coach Learning Library and PLC
- Receive weekly wisdom and tools from Elena delivered to your inbox
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Reflection questions:
- Think about your comfort level with silence in conversations. When was the last time you intentionally used wait time? How did it feel for you to sit in that silence, and what impact did you notice it had on the other person's response?
- Consider which relationships in your life might benefit most from more wait time. With whom do you tend to rush or fill silences too quickly? What fears or discomforts might be driving this pattern for you?
- Reflect on a time when someone gave you the gift of wait time—when they asked you a meaningful question and then truly waited for your answer. How did that make you feel? What quality of thinking or response were you able to achieve because they created that space?
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Sometimes, the people we love the most get the version of us we like the least. That’s normal, and we can do better. Our summer break series will help make that a reality by showing you how to apply your coaching moves in your everyday life. Minimal investment, big payoff. That’s our kind of summer!
Keep learning:
- Get more micro-learning at your fingertips with our Coach Learning Library and PLC
- Core Emotions (free tool)
- Receive weekly wisdom and tools from Elena delivered to your inbox
- Watch the Bright Morning Podcast on YouTube and subscribe to our channel
- Become a Bright Morning Member
- Follow Elena on Instagram and LinkedIn
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Reflection questions:
- Think about a recent interaction where you weren't at your best. Where was your emotional state before that conversation began? If you had taken 60 seconds to notice, release, and set an intention, how might that conversation have unfolded differently?
- Consider which transitions in your day tend to be the most challenging—perhaps between work and home, or between different roles and responsibilities. How might you build in brief moments of preparation before these transitions to help you show up more intentionally?
- Reflect on your patterns: What emotions or states do you most commonly bring into important conversations without realizing it? What intentions would be most transformative for you to set regularly before engaging with the people you care about most?
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In this episode, Elena tackles a challenge you're likely facing right now: the frantic race to complete year-end responsibilities while a crucial growth opportunity passes you by. Through an authentic coaching conversation, she shows you how to create an intentional summer learning plan when you're the one who always develops others.
Notable moments:
01:19 Context for coaching conversation
03:59 Start of coaching conversation
07:06 Addressing Confidence and Cultural Competence
11:23 Feedback and Communication Skills
16:43 Creating a Summer Learning Plan
21:04 Conclusion and Resources
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Reflection questions:
- What aspects of your coaching or leadership practice felt most challenging this past year? How might intentional summer learning help you address these challenges and return to school with renewed confidence?
- Consider your professional growth over the past few years. Where have you made progress, and what areas still feel like opportunities for development? What would meaningful growth in these areas look like?
- What conditions help you learn most effectively? Do you thrive in collaborative settings, prefer self-directed study, or benefit from structured courses? How might you design a summer learning plan that honors your unique learning preferences while stretching you in new ways?
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Elena reveals how those moments when you suddenly lose composure—whether from a colleague's comment or an unexpected email—aren't signs of weakness but powerful opportunities. Discover how understanding your emotional activation points can actually be the unexpected key to greater job satisfaction and professional effectiveness.
Notable moments:
- 00:31 Exploring Emotional Triggers at Work
- 01:32 Understanding and Recognizing Triggers
- 04:22 Steps to Manage and Explore Triggers
- 09:29 Frameworks for Analyzing Triggers
- 11:07 Practical Examples and Applications
- 14:33 Conclusion and Further Resources
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- Start your Coach Learning Library and PLC subscription – the Exploring Your Triggers Skill Session will help you find so much more fulfillment in your job (and life!)
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- Core Values (free tool)
- Core Human Needs (free tool)
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Reflection questions:
- Think about the last time you were emotionally triggered at work. What physical sensations did you notice in your body, and what emotions arose? How might recognizing these signals earlier help you respond differently in future triggering situations?
- Consider your pattern of triggers over time. Do you notice any common themes or situations that consistently activate you? What might these patterns reveal about your core values or unmet needs in your professional life?
- How do you typically treat yourself when you've been triggered? Do you tend toward self-criticism or self-compassion? What simple phrase of self-compassion could you develop to offer yourself in moments when you're emotionally activated?
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Tired of end-of-year celebrations that only recognize a select few? In this episode, Elena reveals how inclusive celebrations that honor everyone's growth—not just achievement—can transform school culture and build resilience. Through practical examples and actionable advice, she shows how meaningful recognition fills resilience tanks and strengthens communities, especially after challenging years in education.
Notable moments:
00:28 The Importance of Celebrating Successes
02:05 Why Celebrations Matter in Professional Communities
03:52 Elements of Meaningful Celebrations
05:47 A Real-Life Example of Effective Celebration
08:09 Overcoming Challenges to Implement Celebrations
10:19 Building Collective Resilience Through Celebrations
12:07 Invitation to Learn More
13:33 Wrapping Up and Final Thoughts
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Reflection questions:
- Think about your own experiences with end-of-year celebrations in educational settings. Which ones felt meaningful and why? Which ones left you feeling unseen or unacknowledged? What might these experiences reveal about what you and your colleagues need from celebrations?
- Consider the current celebration practices in your school or organization. To what extent do they acknowledge everyone's growth and contributions? Who tends to be recognized, and who might be feeling left out? What small shift could make these celebrations more inclusive?
- Reflect on a moment from this school year when you felt you were living your purpose as an educator or leader. Who knows about this moment? How might sharing this story—and hearing others' stories—contribute to your collective resilience as a community?
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Want to improve your self-awareness, strengthen your relationships, and refine your ability to make choices that align with your values?
That’s what this episode will help you do. Elena shares five questions from her end-of-year reflection for coaches that will help you soak up all of the learning from this year and help you head into summer with clarity and self-appreciation.
Notable moments:
00:43 The Power of End-of-Year Reflection
01:39 Key Reflection Questions
03:54 Start Your Reflection!
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Reflection questions:
- Did you meet your goals for the year? If so, what do you think allowed you to do so? If not, what got in the way?
- What do you think you did that had the biggest positive impact on those you coached? Were there any specific activities that stand out as having been impactful?
- Have you had any big “a-ha” about yourself as a coach? Tell the story of one of those moments.
- Identify a time when you were demonstrating a core value, when you were really living into it. What happened? What did it feel like? What did that moment teach you about yourself?
- What have you learned about what you need in order to thrive as a professional?
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Have you ever been frustrated in a conversation with a manager? If so, this episode is for you! Elena shares how you can use your coaching tools to “coach up,” resulting in more empowered and impactful conversations.
Notable moments:
00:41 Understanding the Concept of Coaching Up
01:57 Benefits of Taking a Coaching Stance
03:34 Personal Experiences with Coaching Up
04:56 Challenges and Possibilities of Coaching Up
06:04 Final Thoughts and Encouragement
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Reflection questions:
- Have you experienced a conversation where you think it would be helpful to “coach up?”
- If you have, place yourself back in that situation. What is one coaching tool or sentence stem that you can see retroactively you could have used to make that conversation feel more productive or hopeful for you?
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The peak-end rule tells us that how a person experiences an ending matters tremendously– that people judge an experience based on how they felt at its peak and its end, rather than the total sum or average of an entire experience. That means that your final conversation of the year is arguably one of the most critical for your coaching relationships. In this episode, Elena demonstrates how to facilitate a conversation that celebrates growth and builds forward momentum.
Notable moments:
- 00:24 Preparing for End-of-Year Conversations
- 02:31 Role Play Demonstration Setup
- 04:31 Jumping into the Conversation
- 05:46 Reflecting on Growth and Achievements
- 08:18 Sharing Success Stories
- 11:45 Shifting Beliefs and Teaching Practices
- 17:54 Addressing Challenges and Regrets
- 19:56 Conclusion and Resources
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- Join the Coaching Learning Library and PLC to access the End of Year Conversations with Clients (and 47 additional sessions + monthly live PLC!)
- The First 10 Minutes (free tool)
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Reflection questions:
- How is this conversation similar or different from the ones you have been a part of in the past?
- What is one question you want to try in your conversations?
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Do you have a client who failed to make meaningful progress towards their goals this year? In this short episode, Elena guides you through how to navigate these painful situations and provides specific techniques and questions to facilitate productive and compassionate end-of-year reflections.
Notable moments:
00:19 Navigating Client Progress Challenges
01:25 Facilitating End-of-Year Reflections
03:15 Probing for Insights and Recognizing Growth
03:40 Sharing Observations with Clients
04:47 Conclusion and Additional Resources
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Reflection questions:
- Do you have a client who has failed to make meaningful progress towards their goals? If so, what is your hypothesis for why that is?
- If you have a client who has failed to make meaningful growth toward their goals, in what areas have they grown? Be as specific as possible.
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Coaching emotions is a foundational ability of a Transformational Coach…and one of the hardest things for many people to do. In this episode, Elena demonstrates how to use the Core Emotions tool in an especially challenging situation–when a client is struggling with external factors like the state of the broader world– but is resistant to talking about their experience.
Notable moments:
00:23 The Importance of Coaching Emotions
01:52 Role Play Demonstration Setup
04:01 Starting the Role Play Conversation
04:43 Exploring Emotions and Their Impact
09:05 Reflecting on Emotional Awareness
18:26 Shifting to the Agenda and Debrief
18:38 How to Continue Learning
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- Join the Coaching Learning Library and PLC to access the Core Emotions Skill Session (and 47 additional sessions + monthly live PLC!)
- Attend Elena’s Coaching for Resilience and Retention workshop to learn how to skillfully guide your clients through challenging moments
- Core Emotions (free tool)
- The First 10 Minutes (free tool)
- Receive weekly wisdom and tools from Elena delivered to your inbox
- Become a Bright Morning Member
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Reflection questions:
- How comfortable and confident are you with coaching emotions?
- Elena shared that most of the time, people share that they don’t want to make someone else uncomfortable; what they’re really afraid of is their own discomfort. Does this apply to you?
- What is one thing you heard Elena do that you would like to try on in your next conversation?
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Cultivating our way of being—how we show up—is the most important work we can do. In this episode, Elena shares the five Transformational Coaching dispositions that will change your conversations—and your life.
Notable moments:
01:18 The Power of Setting Intentions
04:37 Transformational Coaching Dispositions
11:19 Affirmations for the Five Dispositions
Keep learning:
- Join the Coaching Learning Library and PLC to access the Transformational Coaching Dispositions Skill Session (and 47 additional sessions + monthly live PLC!)
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- Attend The Art of Transformational Coaching workshop to cultivate your coaching abilities and way of being
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Reflection questions:
- What dispositions come most naturally to you?
- What dispositions are more challenging for you?
- What is one step you want to take after listening to this episode?
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Not being present is a recipe for unproductive conversations and relationships. Unfortunately, it’s a hard state for most people to be in–especially in a world where much is designed to distract us! In this episode, Elena offers practical strategies to help you return to presence when distracted so you can have the type of impact you hope for in your coaching conversations.
Notable moments:
01:18 The Importance of Being Present
02:31 Defining Presence
07:35 Strategies for Cultivating Presence
10:26 Resources and Final Thoughts
Keep learning:
- Join the Coaching Learning Library and PLC to access the Returning to Presence Skill Session (and 47 additional sessions + monthly live PLC!)
- Read Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching, Chapter 4 for more concrete strategies for returning to presence
- Attend The Art of Transformational Coaching workshop to cultivate your coaching abilities and way of being
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Reflection questions:
- What does it feel like for you when you are in a state of presence?
- What is a situation recently when you were pulled from presence? How did you know?
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Coaching the problem, not the person, is the number one trap that coaches fall into. In this episode, Elena demonstrates how you can use expansive listening to unlock possibilities and empower your client.
Notable moments:
- 01:12 The Power of Expansive Listening
- 02:49 Role Play Demonstration: Default Listening
- 11:10 Role Play Demonstration: Expansive Listening
- 22:09 Conclusion and Resources
Keep learning:
- Join the Coaching Learning Library and PLC to access the Expansive Listening Skill Session (and 47 additional sessions + monthly live PLC!)
- Listening to Your Listening (free tool)
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- The First 10 Minutes
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Reflection questions:
- Which of the two demonstrations felt most similar to your current approach?
- What underlying beliefs and ways of being contributed to the two different approaches?
- What is one move Elena made that you would like to try on in an upcoming conversation?
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How can we bring some creativity and levity to our coaching conversations? What about helping our clients access their needs? Or connecting them to their power?
A replay of our fan-favorite First 5 Minutes series. These short episodes will teach you how to incorporate one resilience-boosting question into your conversations to help your clients get through the spring slump.
In addition to providing you with a new question each week, Elena also walks through how to introduce this new type of question, models what that might look like, pulls back the curtain on why this question works and shares some wisdom on how to artfully put this into action.
This episode is for you if:
- Your conversations are feeling a little flat
- Your coachee is more compliant than actively engaged
- You’d like to learn a new way to open your coaching conversations
- You like concrete coaching tools!
Keep learning:
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How do you kindle a sense of power and agency in your coachee when they are feeling deflated or overwhelmed?
A replay of our fan-favorite First 5 Minutes series. These short episodes will teach you how to incorporate one resilience-boosting question into your conversations to help your clients get through the spring slump.
In addition to providing you with a new question each week, Elena also walks through how to introduce this new type of question, models what that might look like, pulls back the curtain on why this question works and shares some wisdom on how to artfully put this into action.
This episode is for you if:
- Your coachees are feeling powerless or deflated
- You’d like to learn a new way to open your coaching conversations
- You like concrete coaching tools!
Keep learning:
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How can we instill our clients with confidence in their potential to learn and grow?
A replay of our fan-favorite First 5 Minutes series. These short episodes will teach you how to incorporate one resilience-boosting question into your conversations to help your clients get through the spring slump.
In addition to providing you with a new question each week, Elena also walks through how to introduce this new type of question, models what that might look like, pulls back the curtain on why this question works and shares some wisdom on how to artfully put this into action.
This episode is for you if:
- Your coachees are drained and/or overwhelmed and working from limited resilience reserves
- You’d like to learn a new way to open your coaching conversations
- You like concrete coaching tools!
Keep learning:
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A replay of our fan-favorite First 5 Minutes series. These short episodes will teach you how to incorporate one resilience-boosting question into your conversations to help your clients get through the spring slump.
In addition to providing you with a new question each week, Elena also walks through how to introduce this new type of question, models what that might look like, pulls back the curtain on why this question works, and shares some wisdom on how to artfully put this into action.
This episode is for you if:
- Your coachees are drained and/or overwhelmed and working from limited resilience reserves
- You’d like to learn a new way to open your coaching conversations
- You like concrete coaching tools!
Keep learning:
- Join the Coaching Learning Library & PLC for on-demand micro-learning at your fingertips
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What does it look like to incorporate Transformational Coaching into everyday instructional coaching practices? Get ready to see it in action. In this episode, Elena demonstrates how to transform lesson plan feedback from transactional to transformational.
Notable moments:
01:27 Role Play Demonstration Setup
03:35 Feedback on Lesson Plans
07:15 Reflecting on Independent Work
10:02 Planning and Tracking Student Progress
16:37 Engaging Students in Their Learning
20:50 Final Thoughts and Next Steps
Keep learning:
- Join our Coaching Learning Library & PLCand learn everything you need to know about incorporating Transformational Coaching strategies into common instructional coaching supports like providing feedback on lesson plans or co-planning. You’ll also find a video recording of this coaching demonstration and a debrief where Elena shares the thinking behind her coaching moves.
- The First 10 Minutes (tool)
- Read Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching to build your coaching toolkit
- Attend The Art of Transformational Coaching Workshop to grow your coaching skills
- Receive weekly wisdom and tools from Elena delivered to your inbox
- Become a Bright Morning Member
- Follow Elena on Instagram and LinkedIn
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Reflection questions:
- How was this conversation similar to or different from how you approach providing lesson plan feedback?
- What coaching moves did you hear Elena make that would build trust and agency with her coaching client?
- What is one thing you want to take from this conversation and try on in your coaching practice?
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Standardized testing season is upon us, and that means you’re likely to experience some big feelings in your schools and coaching conversations. In this episode, Elena demonstrates how you can skillfully coach a teacher to consider how they want to approach this season.
Notable moments:
01:26 Role Play Setup
03:18 Diving into the Role Play
05:56 Exploring Beliefs and Emotions
14:03 Shifting Perspectives and Finding Solutions
26:07 Reflecting on the Coaching Session
27:28 Continued Learning and Resources
Keep learning:
- Join our Coaching Learning Library & PLC and learn everything you need to know about using Student Surveys with your clients.
- Read Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching to build your coaching toolkit
- Attend The Art of Transformational Coaching Workshop to grow your coaching skills
- Receive weekly wisdom and tools from Elena delivered to your inbox
- Become a Bright Morning Member
- Follow Elena on Instagram and LinkedIn
- Follow Bright Morning on LinkedIn and Instagram
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Reflection questions:
- What Transformational Coaching strategies did you hear Elena utilize in this conversation?
- Elena said in the beginning that she wasn’t going to try to get Antoinette to change her beliefs. What do you think the impact was of this approach?
- What “a has!” or wonderings are you leaving this demonstration with?
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How do instructional coaching and Transformational Coaching work together?
This is a question we hear a lot. In this episode, Elena demonstrates some of the many ways that Transformational Coaching compliments and enhances instructional coaching, resulting in tangible benefits for students and teachers alike. You’ll hear Elena coach a current 6th-grade ELA teacher who has been teaching for 17 years and is looking to push her proficient students to higher levels of knowledge.
Notable moments:
00:38 Episode Overview and Role Play Setup
02:35 Meet Kina: The Coaching Conversation Begins
04:32 Exploring Strategies for Proficient Writers
08:06 Deepening the Learning Process
13:40 Reflecting on Coaching and Teaching Practices
17:43 Implementing New Strategies and Building Community
26:38 Final Reflections and Conversation Next Steps
37:24 Conclusion and Resources
Keep learning:
- Join our Coaching Learning Library & PLC and learn everything you need to know about using Student Surveys with your clients.
- Read Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching to build your coaching toolkit
- Attend The Art of Transformational Coaching Workshop to grow your coaching skills
- Receive weekly wisdom and tools from Elena delivered to your inbox
- Become a Bright Morning Member
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Working with a focal student is one coaching strategy that works just as well with clients who are completely overwhelmed as it does with those who are competent and confident in their role–and it’s pretty darn easy. Listen in to hear what you need to know to try this out in your coaching practice.
Notable moments:
01:52 Introduction to Focal Students
03:03 Step-by-Step Guide to Working with Focal Students
08:26 Ways to Continue Learning
Keep learning:
- Join our Coaching Learning Library & PLC and learn everything you need to know about using Student Surveys with your clients.
- Read Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching to build your coaching toolkit
- Attend The Art of Transformational Coaching Workshop to grow your coaching skills
- Receive weekly wisdom and tools from Elena delivered to your inbox
- Become a Bright Morning Member
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Reflection questions:
- Have you utilized focal students in your coaching practice? Why or why not?
- Do you have a teacher you think could benefit from working with a focal student? If so, what outcomes would you hope from this strategy?
- What questions or wonderings do you have about this strategy?
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Student surveys can help close knowledge gaps about students' backgrounds, close emotional intelligence gaps regarding the experience their students are having in their classroom, and build relational trust. If you have a client who isn’t connecting with their students, this is an episode you don’t want to miss.
Notable moments:
00:32 Introducing a Powerful Coaching Tool
01:03 Case Study: Coaching David
03:04 The Concept of a Third Point in Coaching
06:01 Benefits of Using Surveys in Coaching
08:40 Addressing Concerns About Surveys
10:02 Resources for Continued Learning
Keep learning:
- Join our Coaching Learning Library & PLC and learn everything you need to know about using Student Surveys with your clients.
- Read Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching to build your coaching toolkit
- Attend The Art of Transformational Coaching Workshop to grow your coaching skills
- Receive weekly wisdom and tools from Elena delivered to your inbox
- Become a Bright Morning Member
- Follow Elena on Instagram and LinkedIn
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Reflection questions:
- Are student surveys something you’ve integrated into your coaching practice? If not, what’s held you back? If so, what was your experience?
- Do you have a client who is struggling to connect with students who you think utilizing student surveys would benefit? If so, what is the first step you want to take to make this happen?
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Change is why we coach. And it’s why working with a client who is stuck, resistant, or has hit a plateau can be so frustrating. In these moments, you need to be prepared to take a confrontational stance. That’s what Elena will show you how to do in this episode.
Notable moments:
00:44 Introduction to Today's Roleplay Demonstration
04:12 Exploring Emotions and Reactions
09:41 Considering Next Steps and Solutions
15:20 Final Thoughts and Acknowledgements
Keep learning:
- Join our Coaching Learning Library & PLC and learn everything you need to know about taking a confrontational stance with your clients. You’ll also find a video recording of this coaching demonstration and a debrief where Elena shares the thinking behind her coaching moves.
- The First 10 Minutes (tool)
- ReadArise: The Art of Transformational Coaching to build your coaching toolkit
- Attend The Art of Transformational Coaching Workshop to grow your coaching skills
- Receive weekly wisdom and tools from Elena delivered to your inbox
- Become a Bright Morning Member
- Follow Elena on Instagram and LinkedIn
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Reflection questions:
- What comes to mind for you when considering taking a confrontational stance?
- How did Elena’s demonstration confirm or challenge the ideas you had?
- What is one thing you want to try in an upcoming conversation?
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There is no coaching without trust. But how do you know if your clients trust you?
In today’s episode, Elena demonstrates how to do a trust check-in with your clients so you don’t have to guess or make assumptions. She also masterfully navigates learning that there has been a breach of trust. This episode is a must for every coach and leader.
Notable moments:
01:06 Roleplay Demonstration Setup
02:11 First Roleplay: Assessing Trust
10:27 Second Roleplay: Addressing Trust Issues
18:30 Conclusion and Ways to Keep Learning
Keep learning:
- Join our Coaching Learning Library & PLC and learn everything you need to know about conducting a trust check-in with your clients. You’ll also find a video recording of these coaching demonstrations and a debriefs where Elena shares the thinking behind her coaching moves.
- Read Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching to build your coaching toolkit
- Attend The Art of Transformational Coaching Workshop to grow your coaching skills
- Receive weekly wisdom and tools from Elena delivered to your inbox
- Become a Bright Morning Member
- Follow Elena on Instagram and LinkedIn
- Follow Bright Morning on LinkedIn and Instagram
Support the show:
- Become a Friend of the Podcast
- Rate and review us
Reflection questions:
- What is one thing that surprised you in Elena’s coaching demonstrations?
- What is one thing you want to bring into an upcoming coaching conversation?
- What is one thing you learned about Transformational Coaching as a result of listening to these demonstrations?
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If you are coaching someone who is struggling to learn how to do something new, today’s episode is for you. When growing our skills, the stages of learning are completely predictable, but most people aren't aware of that, and as a result, they can suffer. In this episode, Elena demonstrates how to use the Conscious Competence Ladder, a tool created by Noel Burch, to transform how your clients experience growing paints.
Keep learning:
- Join our Coaching Learning Library and PLC and learn everything you need to know about using the Conscious Competence Ladder with your clients. You’ll also find a video recording of this coaching demonstration and a debrief where Elena shares the thinking behind her coaching moves.
- The First 10 Minutes (tool)
- Read Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching to build your coaching toolkit
- Attend The Art of Transformational Coaching Workshop to grow your coaching skills
- Receive weekly wisdom and tools from Elena delivered to your inbox
- Become a Bright Morning Member
- Follow Elena on Instagram and LinkedIn
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Reflection questions:
- Have you used a “third point” tool in your coaching? If so, what is your experience with it?
- Transformational Coaches always start with themselves. Where are you on the Conscious Competence framework with different elements of your coaching? How does it feel to locate yourself?
- Do you have a client you would like to introduce the Conscious Competence with? How do you anticipate they might respond?
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Resolutions don’t work for the overwhelming number of people, but we know what does! In this timely episode replay, Elena shares the simple, research-based, strategy she used to support her in making 2023 one of her best years yet. Listen in, grab your free resource, and take the first step in making 2025 a great year.
Keep learning:
- Join the Learning Library and Transformational Coaching PLC to gain access to our January Back from Break series, and 44 additional Skill Sessions!
- Core Human Needs free downloadable resource
- Listen to Episode 105: Morning Rituals
- Attend The Art of Transformational Coaching workshop
- Read Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching
- Receive weekly wisdom and tools from Elena delivered to your inbox
- Become a Bright Morning Member
- Follow Elena on Instagram and LinkedIn
- Follow Bright Morning on LinkedIn and Instagram
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- Rate and review us
Reflection questions:
Review the Core Human Needs downloadable resource. Reflect:
- Which of these needs feels most satisfied in your life right now? What does that look like and feel like?
- How do you think your life might be different if these needs were met?
- Which of these needs do you feel most called to explore? Why are you drawn to that need?
- How could you begin to explore this need? How could you explore your personal history with this need?
- Which actions could you take to explore getting the need met? What's one thing you could do today to take one tiny step towards meeting this need?
In this timely replay, Elena once again becomes the coach in your ear, providing some guidance for how you can think about winter break to ensure it serves you and your needs.
Keep learning:
- Join the Learning Library and Transformational Coaching PLC to gain access to our January Back from Break series, and 44 additional Skill Sessions!
- Attend The Art of Transformational Coaching workshop
- Read Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching
- Receive weekly wisdom and tools from Elena delivered to your inbox
- Become a Bright Morning Member
- Follow Elena on Instagram and LinkedIn
- Follow Bright Morning on LinkedIn and Instagram
Support the show:
- Become a Friend of the Podcast
- Rate and review us
Reflection questions:
- What do you need from your time away from work?
- How do you want to feel when you return?
- Imagine yourself in 20 year. What do you think your future self would want you to do with this time away? What would they tell you to start/stop/keep doing?
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The Peak End rule tells us that people's final experience has an outsized influence on how they remember something. This is great news for our coaching! In this episode, Elena demonstrates how to use the final conversation of the calendar year to send your clients into break feeling empowered and accomplished.
Notable moments:
00:30 Setting the Stage for Role Play Demonstration
02:10 Jumping into the Role Play
16:42 Debriefing the Role Play
22:38 Final Thoughts and Resources
Keep learning:
- Free tool: The First 10 Minutes of a Coaching Conversation
- Join our Learning Library and Transformational Coaching PLC and learn everything you need to know about closing out the calendar year with your clients. You’ll also find a video recording of this coaching demonstration!
- Read Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching
- Attend The Art of Transformational Coaching workshop
- Receive weekly wisdom and tools from Elena delivered to your inbox
- Become a Bright Morning Member
- Follow Elena on Instagram & LinkedIn
- Follow Bright Morning on LinkedIn & Instagram
Support the show:
- Become a Friend of the Podcast
- Rate and review us
Reflection questions:
- What coaching moves did you hear Elena make that built trust?
- What was one thing you heard Elena do that you would like to try in your coaching conversations?
- What is one question you’re left with after listening to this episode?
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Soliciting feedback from your coaching clients has big benefits, including strengthening your practice, building trust, and modeling being a learner. And it can be scary! In this episode, Elena demonstrates how to confidently and clearly ask for client feedback and acknowledge receiving it. As a bonus, you’ll also hear how to open your coaching conversations with a question that builds resilience!
Notable moments:
00:43 Role Play Demonstration Setup
02:55 Part 1: Introducing the Feedback Survey
04:54 Part 1 Reflection
07:55 Part 2: Transitioning to Feedback Acknowledgment
10:39 Reflecting on New Beliefs
14:23 Part 2: Roleplay Reflection
15:36 How to Continue Growing Your Skills in This Area
16:55 Closing Remarks and Acknowledgements
Keep learning:
- Subscribe to our Learning Library and Transformational Coaching PLC to learn everything you need to know about soliciting feedback from clients, including Elena’s feedback survey
- Read Chapter 15 of Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching for more on evaluating the impact of your coaching conversations
- The First 10 Minutes (free tool)
- Receive weekly wisdom and tools from Elena delivered to your inbox
- Become a Bright Morning Member
- Follow Elena on Instagram & LinkedIn
- Follow Bright Morning on LinkedIn & Instagram
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- Become a Friend of the Podcast
- Rate and review us
Reflection questions:
- What has been your experience with feedback?
- Have you explicitly solicited feedback from your coaching clients (or direct reports)? Why or why not?
- What did Elena’s model and Cary’s reflection prompt you to want to do or do differently moving forward?
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Elena addresses one of the most challenging aspects of coaching—navigating confidentiality within an organization. Through a role-play conversation with a school administrator, she demonstrates how to approach situations where a teacher's performance negatively impacts students while maintaining confidentiality.
This conversation is part of our Learning Library skill session, Updating Admin on a Struggling Teacher.
Notable moments:
00:45 Role Play: Addressing Concerns with an Administrator
02:12 Discussing Classroom Observations
04:51 Balancing Confidentiality and Support
16:01 Debriefing the Role Play
21:21 Resources for Coaches
Opportunities for continued learning:
- Learning Library and Transformational Coaching PLC: December Skill Session Updating Admin on a Struggling Teacher
- Attend a The Art of Transformational Coaching workshop with Elena
- Read Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching
- Become a Bright Morning Member
- Become a Friend of the Podcast
Reflection questions:
- What did Elena do prior to this conversation that allowed it to be successful?
- What understandings regarding confidentiality are in place between coach and admin in your organization?
- What questions or next steps does this conversation prompt for you?
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The easiest thing you can do to improve your coaching conversations is to incorporate reflection. In this fan-favorite episode replay, Elena shares the three questions you need to engage in a 10-minute post-coaching conversation reflection that will supercharge your learning.
Keep learning:
- Join the Learning Library and Transformational Coaching PLC to gain access to Reflecting on a Coaching Conversation and 47 additional Skill Sessions
- Attend The Art of Transformational Coaching workshop
- Read Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching
- Receive weekly wisdom and tools from Elena delivered to your inbox
- Become a Bright Morning Member
- Follow Elena on Instagram and LinkedIn
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Reflection questions:
- When will you block 10 minutes in your day to engage in this learning reflection?
- In addition to the three questions Elena shared, are there additional questions you would like to add?
- If intentional reflection is a new addition to your practice, why are you invested in making the time and space to add this in? [Tip: having a clear “why” will make you more likely to not schedule over this time.]
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The winter holidays can include many things: time with family, a break from work…and maybe some casual racism over dinner. In today’s episode, Elena provides a quick overview of her What to Say When You Hear Something Racist framework. This is the content you need for the most essential holiday prep: preparing to disrupt racism. Note: this episode is a timely replay from our What to Say When You Hear Something Racist series.
Keep learning:
- What to Say When You Hear Something Racist (Podcast series + companion guide)
- Coaching for Equity (book by Elena Aguilar)
- Coaching for Equity (Bright Morning workshop)
- Receive weekly wisdom and tools from Elena delivered to your inbox
- Become a Bright Morning Member
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In this replay of a fan-favorite episode, Elena shares a minute-by-minute breakdown of how you should spend the five minutes before you walk into a meeting where you will be coaching. These five steps provide you with the greatest potential for that meeting to be transformative for both yourself and your client.
Keep learning:
- Join the Learning Library and Transformational Coaching PLC to gain access to Planning for a Coaching Conversation and 47 additional Skill Sessions
- Attend The Art of Transformational Coaching workshop
- Read Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching
- Receive weekly wisdom and tools from Elena delivered to your inbox
- Become a Bright Morning Member
- Follow Elena on Instagram and LinkedIn
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Reflection questions:
- How do you currently prepare for your coaching conversations? Which element(s) of your current practice serve you well?
- Elena provided five steps to take in the five minutes before your coaching conversations. Are any of these steps a part of your current practice? Were any of these steps surprising?
- What can you do consistently to carve out the 5+ minutes necessary to prepare yourself to coach? Tip: Get as specific as possible. For example, is there a specific place where you can capture your pre-meeting routine? Are you someone who benefits from accountability and wants to create a tracking system? Is there a location you can consistently return to that would assist in habit formation?
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How do you kindle a sense of power and agency in your client when they are feeling deflated or overwhelmed?
In this fan-favorite replay episode of our special four-part First 5 Minutes series, Elena will walk you through how to do just that with one question that opens up your next coaching conversation.
In addition to providing you with a new question each week, Elena also walks through how to introduce this new type of question, models what that might look like, pulls back the curtain on why this question works, and shares some wisdom on how to artfully put this into action.
This episode is for you if:
- Your clients are feeling powerless or deflated
- You’d like to learn a new way to open your coaching conversations
- You like concrete coaching tools!
Keep learning:
- Join the Learning Library and Transformational Coaching PLC to gain access to 48 additional Skill Sessions that tackle the most essential coaching challenges
- Attend The Art of Transformational Coaching workshop
- Read Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching
- Receive weekly wisdom and tools from Elena delivered to your inbox
- Become a Bright Morning Member
- Follow Elena on Instagram and LinkedIn
- Follow Bright Morning on LinkedIn and Instagram
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- Rate and review us
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We spend most of our waking hours at work. With that level of investment, we better make sure that what we’re doing is working, but too often, we just hope for the best. In this episode, Elena demonstrates how to effectively lead a feedback conversation with an administrator. It also includes a debrief discussing the conversation's dynamics and the significance of vulnerability. Elena also shares what she wishes she would have done with more challenging coach/admin relationships in the past.
Notable moments:
00:47 Setting the Stage: Role Play Context
02:29 Jumping into the Role Play
04:20 Positive Feedback Highlights
06:43 Addressing Critical Feedback
12:25 Reflecting on Feedback and Moving Forward
14:44 Debrief and Insights
25:28 Final Thoughts and Takeaways
Keep learning:
- Join our Learning Library and Transformational Coaching PLC and learn everything you need to know about soliciting feedback from your admin and your clients. You’ll also find a video recording of this coaching demonstration!
- Free tool: The First 10 Minutes of a Coaching Conversation
- Attend The Art of Transformational Coaching workshop
- Read Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching
- Receive weekly wisdom and tools from Elena delivered to your inbox
- Become a Bright Morning Member
- Follow Elena on Instagram and LinkedIn Follow Bright Morning on LinkedIn and Instagram
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Reflection questions:
- Have you solicited feedback from your admin? If so, how did it compare to Elena’s approach? If not, what has held you back?
- During the debrief, Elena discussed the power of narrating your emotions during feedback conversations. Have you tried this before, or would you be willing to try it?
- What is one lingering question you have after listening to this demonstration and debrief?
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How do you coach emotions with a client who doesn’t want to talk about their emotions? That’s what you’ll learn in this episode. In just ten minutes, Elena skillfully supports her “client” to consider the anger he’s experiencing with his administrators in a new light. At the end of the conversation, Elena will share why she made the moves she made and why they work.
Notable moments:
01:01 Introduction to Today's Coaching Demonstration
03:37 Identifying the Client’s Frustrations and Challenges
05:00 Exploring Emotions and Strategies
12:25 Debriefing the Role Play
20:26 Final Thoughts and Takeaways
Keep learning:
- Join the Learning Library and Transformational Coaching PLC to gain access to Beyond ACE Emotions and 47 additional Skill Sessions
- Attend The Art of Transformational Coaching workshop
- Read Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching Chapters 7 and 8 for more guidance on how to coach emotions
- Receive weekly wisdom and tools from Elena delivered to your inbox
- Become a Bright Morning Member
- Follow Elena on Instagram and LinkedIn
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Reflection questions:
- What coaching moves did you observe Elena make that built trust with her client?
- What insights or questions did this demonstration and debrief raise for you?
- How would you describe Elena’s way of being as a coach in this conversation? How did that impact the outcome of the conversation?
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What do you do when a client continues to cancel their meetings with you? That’s what you’ll learn in this episode. Elena demonstrates practical strategies through three role-playing scenarios with Cary, a former teacher. This episode is a must-listen for coaches seeking to enhance their confidence and effectiveness in building productive client relationships.
Notable moments:
02:20 Scenario 1: New Teacher Struggles
11:19 Scenario 2: Fourth-Year Teacher Overwhelm
21:51 Scenario 3: Resistance to Coaching
28:16 Final Thoughts and Debrief
Opportunities for continued learning:
- Learning Library and Transformational Coaching PLC: October Skill Session When You’re Not Clicking With a Client
- Attend a The Art of Transformational Coaching workshop with Elena
- Read Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching
- Become a Bright Morning Member
- Become a Friend of the Podcast
Reflection questions:
- Which coaching moves did you hear Elena make in each of these three situations?
- What questions or ideas are you taking away from this episode?
- Which of the three scenarios would be the most challenging for you to coach? Why is that? What is one step you could take this week to prepare yourself to navigate this more confidently?
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Elena coaches a teacher experiencing frustration after a failed family night in her classroom. She introduces the Gaps Framework to support the teacher in identifying what gaps might have contributed to the disappointing experience, considering both the families and the teacher’s potential needs. The Gaps Framework is designed to expand perspective and identify potential pathways forward, empowering teachers to tackle their areas for growth.
Mentioned on this episode:
- Become a Friend of the Podcast
- The Gaps Framework (free tool)
Opportunities for continued learning:
- Become a Bright Morning Member
- Read Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching
- Learning Library and Transformational Coaching PLC: October Skill Session Introducing The Gaps Framework in Conversation
- Attend a The Art of Transformational Coaching workshop with Elena
Reflection questions:
- If you have used the Gaps Framework with coaching clients before, how was your introduction and use similar and different from Elena’s?
- If you haven’t used the Gaps Framework with coaching clients before, what would you need to feel confident doing so?
- Elena had her client start by diagnosing the gaps families might be experiencing. Why do you think she took this approach?
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Running short on time in your coaching conversations? This episode is for you. Elena, playing the role of a school-based coach, demonstrates how to deftly navigate through the three phases of a coaching conversation—beginning, middle, and end—using skills from her “Arc of a Coaching Conversation” Skill Session. Set your timer and listen in to learn how to open and close your meetings in just five minutes.
Notable Moments:
00:00 Introduction to the Bright Morning Podcast
00:56 Demonstration Setup: Coaching Conversation Phases
02:30 Role-Playing the Opening of the Coaching Conversation
09:46 Debriefing the Role-Play
15:52 Role-Playing the Closing of the Coaching Conversation
23:20 Final Thoughts and Resources
Opportunities for continued learning:
- Become a Bright Morning Member
- Read Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching
- Learning Library and Transformational Coaching PLC: September Skill Session “The Arc of a Coaching Conversation”
- Learning Library and Transformational Coaching PLC: Coaching Demonstration Vault.
- Watch coaching demonstrations, including a full video of the conversation heard in this episode, as well as an alternative version where Elena navigates a client who is emotionally activated and doesn’t want to transition to the next phase of the coaching conversation
- Attend The Art of Transformational Coaching workshop with Elena
- Become a Friend of the Podcast
Reflection questions:
- What moves did Elena make to build trust and connection between her and her client?
- What moves did you hear Elena make that built teacher agency?
- How did this demonstration compare to how you open and close your conversations?
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If you’re leading classroom observations, this is an episode you won’t want to miss. Elena, playing the role of school-based coach, demonstrates how to navigate a client resistant to a classroom observation early in the year.
This coaching demonstration is an extension of our “Preparing for Your First Observation” Skill Session in the Learning Library. Learn more below.
Notable moments:
00:29 Setting Up the Coaching Demonstration
02:38 Starting the Coaching Conversation
03:13 Addressing Nervousness and Concerns
05:02 Exploring the Benefits of Observation
16:10 Debriefing the Coaching Session
20:38 Resources for Coaches
Opportunities for continued learning:
- The First 10 Minutes of Your Coaching Conversation (free tool)
- Read Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching
- Learning Library and Transformational Coaching PLC: September Skill Session “Preparing for Your First Observation”
- Learning Library and Transformational Coaching PLC: Coaching Demonstration Vault.
- Watch coaching demonstrations, including a full video of the conversation heard in this episode
- Attend The Art of Transformational Coaching workshop with Elena
- Become a Bright Morning Member
- Become a Friend of the Podcast
Reflection questions:
- What coaching moves did you hear Elena make in this conversation?
- What is one coaching move you would like to try in your next coaching conversation?
- Elena explicitly states that she is nudging her client to proceed with the observation. What was your reaction to this level of transparency? Is this something you do/would do in your coaching conversations?
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Elena demonstrates how to facilitate an impactful getting-to-know-you portion of a coaching conversation. Playing the role of a school-based coach working with a new coaching client, she models how to integrate a client’s core values into the discussion, learn more about their past experience, and set the tone for openness and connection. And she does it all in less than 15 minutes.
Mentioned on this episode:
- Become a Friend of the Podcast
Opportunities for continued learning:
- Become a Bright Morning Member
- Read Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching
- Learning Library and Transformational Coaching PLC: September Skill Session “Getting to Know Your Clients”
- Attend The Art of Transformational Coaching workshop with Elena
Reflection questions:
- What moves did you hear Elena make that would contribute to building trust in this relationship?
- What questions did Elena ask that you would like to use in your getting-to-know-you conversations?
- What was new or different from what you might have done in conversations similar to this?
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In this episode, Elena (playing the role of school-based coach) and Mike (playing the role of her admin) explore the introduction of a new coaching model within a school district. They discuss the definition and goals of coaching, teacher development strategies, and the implementation of PD cycles. The conversation highlights the importance of aligning coaching with broader school priorities. Key topics include the balance between maintaining confidentiality in coaching relationships, ensuring effective monitoring and evaluation, and fostering a supportive environment for both novice and veteran teachers. The discussion also touches on the need for clear measures of success for the coach and the importance of aligning coaching strategies with desired student outcomes to create positive, intentional, and strategic impacts in the school community. At the end of the conversation, Elena and Mike “pull back the curtain” and share their reflections.
Mentioned on this episode:
- Become a Friend of the Podcast
- Learning Library and Transformational Coaching PLC
Opportunities for continued learning:
- Become a Bright Morning member
- Learning Library and Transformational Coaching PLC: “Partnering with Admin” Skill Session. In ~35 minutes, Elena teaches you what you need to know and provides the resources you need to operate with shared expectations from day one.
Reflection questions:
- What ideas did this conversation spark about what you need to discuss with your admin?
- What parts of this conversation reinforced your understanding of what is required for a strong coach/admin relationship?
- Were there parts of this conversation that raised questions for you that signal you need to learn more? What next step(s) might you take?
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The number one way to make every conversation count is to have a clearly defined coaching goal that matters for students that you and your client are aligned on. In this episode, Elena, playing the role of school-based coach, demonstrates how to lead a conversation with a client where you move from a school-wide directive to a specific goal that motivates an individual client.
This coaching demonstration is an extension of our Determining Your Coaching Focus/Goals skill session in the Learning Library. Learn more below.
Opportunities for continued learning:
- The First 10 Minutes of Your Coaching Conversation (free tool)
- Become a Bright Morning Member
- Read Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching
- Learning Library and Transformational Coaching PLC: September Skill Session “Determining Your Coaching Focus/Goals”
- Learning Library and Transformational Coaching PLC: Coaching Demonstration Vault
- Watch coaching demonstrations, including a full video of the conversation heard in this episode
- Attend The Art of Transformational Coaching workshop with Elena
- Become a Friend of the Podcast
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The beginning of the school year is the ideal time to ground yourself in who you want and need to be in your role this year. Elena provides two exercises to help coaches and school leaders start the year with the clarity they need to thrive.
Mentioned on this episode:
- Become a Friend of the Podcast
- Learning Library membership
Opportunities for continued learning:
- Become a Bright Morning Member
- “Crafting Your Personal Vision” Skill Session (Learning Library)
- Join Elena at an in-person The Art of Transformational Coaching workshop (through Fall ‘24)
Reflection questions:
- What kind of specific outcomes, results, or data would indicate that you were an effective coach/leader/fill-in-the-blank this year?
- Who do the people you support need you to be this year?
- What analogy aligns most with who you want and need to be this year?
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Unclear expectations are a recipe for resentment. Elena shares how coaches and admin can align from day zero and the six things to cover in a beginning-of-the-year meeting.
Mentioned on this episode:
- Become a Friend of the Podcast
- Learning Library membership
Opportunities for continued learning:
- Become a Bright Morning Member
- Join Elena at an in-person The Art of Transformational Coaching workshop (through Fall ‘24)
Reflection questions:
- Who do you want to be in your beginning-of-the-year coach/admin conversation?
- What do you need to know by the end of your beginning-of-the-year coach/admin conversation?
- What feels hard about having this conversation? What feels easy?
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Trying to do all the things is a recipe for burnout. Elena shares considerations for how to create a weekly schedule that sets you up to thrive as a Transformational Coach.
Mentioned on this episode:
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- Learning Library membership
Opportunities for continued learning:
- Become a Bright Morning Member
- Join Elena at an in-person The Art of Transformational Coaching workshop (through Fall ‘24)
Reflection questions:
- Do you have a weekly schedule? If not, what is holding you back? If so, does it prioritize the most high-leverage activities?
- What questions would you need to get answered to have a weekly schedule you feel confident in? Who has those answers?
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The way you introduce yourself to your clients sets the tone for your work together. Elena shares four options to consider and the pros and cons of each.
Mentioned on this episode:
- Join Elena at an in-person The Art of Transformational Coaching workshop (through Fall ‘24)
- Become a Friend of the Podcast
- Learning Library membership
Opportunities for continued learning:
- Become a Bright Morning Member
Reflection questions:
- How have you introduced yourself to clients in the past? What was successful about that approach? What would you like to adjust?
- Of the four options Elena provided for introducing yourself, which are you drawn to? Why is that?
- Who could review your introduction and provide feedback?
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In this episode, Elena demonstrates how to coach a new teacher struggling with classroom culture and not consistently following through with the next steps from their coaching conversations. This is the final episode of our four-part series on how to coach behaviors. But as all Transformational Coaches know, behaviors stem from beliefs, so you’ll also get a masterclass on coaching beliefs!
Mentioned on this episode:
- Become a Friend of the Podcast
- Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching
- Attend an in-person workshop with Elena (through October 2024)
- The Gaps Framework (coaching tool)
Opportunities for continued learning:
- Become a Bright Morning Member
- Attend The Art of Transformational Coaching workshop with Elena!
Reflection questions:
- What about Elena’s coaching resonated with you and your current coaching practice?
- What about Elena’s approach sparked ideas or questions?
- Elena says the art of coaching is the art of nudging without leaving bruises. When did you hear this approach at play during this coaching conversation?
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This is the fourth in a series of five episodes on coaching beliefs. Elena introduces the Teacher-to-Student Interaction Tracking Tool, explains how to utilize it in your observations, and offers a slew of tips that will help you successfully leverage this tool with your coaching clients.
Mentioned on this episode:
- Become a Friend of the Podcast
- Pre-order Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching
- Claim your pre-order bonuses (until July 2024)
- Attend an in-person workshop with Elena (through October 2024)
- Teacher-to-Student Interactions: Tracking Tool (free tool
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Reflection questions:
- Do you currently use a teacher-to-student interaction tracking tool?
- If so, what was affirming or thought-provoking about what Elena shared in this episode?
- If you don’t, what did you learn in this episode that you might want to incorporate into your practice?
- How would you introduce using the teacher-to-student interaction tool to your clients? How do you hope this will support your coaching conversations?
- What are 2-3 questions you would want someone to ask you after sharing the results from this type of tracking tool? What would those questions allow you to do?
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This is the third in a series of five episodes on coaching behaviors. Elena provides an overview of how to use her “Gaps Framework” coaching tool, which prevents us from slipping into fix-it mode and helps you identify the needs of your coaching client(s).
Mentioned on this episode:
- Become a Friend of the Podcast
- Pre-order Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching
- Claim your pre-order bonuses (until July 2024)
- Attend an in-person workshop with Elena (through October 2024)
- Mind the Gap: Identifying Learning Needs (free tool)
- Using the Gaps in Conversation (exclusive free tool)
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Reflection questions:
- Think about a recent coaching conversation…
- How hard or easy is it for you to refrain from jumping to a fix-it mode in your coaching conversations?
- Thinking through “The Gaps Framework”, which gap(s) did your client struggle with the most? How did you know?
- Getting fluent with any tool requires practice. What is your community of practice? If you don’t have one, what is the first step to finding one?
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This is the second in a series of five episodes on coaching behaviors. Elena shares how she prepared for her coaching conversations, including how the coaching stances impact her planning and approach.
Mentioned on this episode:
- Become a Friend of the Podcast
- Pre-order Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching
- Claim your pre-order bonuses (until July 2024)
- Attend an in-person workshop with Elena (through October 2024)
- Episode 179: What You Need to Know About Taking Notes During Your Coaching Conversations
- Coaching Stances and Sentence Stems (free tool)
Opportunities for continued learning:
- Become a Bright Morning Member
Reflection questions:
- Think of three coaching clients. For each, consider which types of coaching stances/questions result in shifts in their behaviors.
- Review the notes from your past three coaching conversations. What insights do you have about the types of questions and stances you take frequently? What stances would you like to take more of?
- What are 1-3 coaching stances and sentence stems you would like to use in your next coaching conversations?
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This is the first of five episodes sharing knowledge and tools to help you coach behaviors. To kick things off, Elena shares the seven factors she considers when creating a coaching plan after an observation.
Mentioned on this episode:
- Become a Friend of the Podcast
- Pre-order Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching
- Claim your pre-order bonuses (until July 2024)
- Attend an in-person workshop with Elena (through October 2024)
- Mind the Gap: Identifying Learning Needs (free tool)
- Episode 29: Coaching Tools for Transformation: Core Values, Mind the Gap and Strengths-Based Coaching
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Reflection questions:
- In this episode, Elena shared the factors she considers when creating a coaching plan. Is there an established set of criteria you use when developing coaching plans?
- If you have a set of criteria, what factors do you currently consider? How are those factors communicated to your coaching clients?
- Of the factors that Elena uses, are there any that you would like to add to your approach? If so, what is your first step in doing so? When will you take that step?
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In this episode, Elena coaches a teacher who is resistant to exploring her emotions. Then she pulls back the curtain to reveal her coaching moves and demonstrates how to guide someone to unpack limiting beliefs. This is the final episode of our five-part series on coaching beliefs.
Mentioned on this episode:
- Become a Friend of the Podcast
- Pre-order Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching
- Claim your pre-order bonuses (until July 2024)
- Attend an in-person workshop with Elena (through October 2024)
- Episode 197: Core Human Needs and Coaching Conversations
- Episode 68: Taking a Confrontational Stance
Opportunities for continued learning:
- Become a Bright Morning Member
- Pre-order Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching
- Attend an in-person workshop with Elena
Reflection questions:
- What part of this conversation felt comfortable for you? Were there parts of this conversation where you felt discomfort?
- Elena managed her desire to try a “quick fix” in this conversation. Were there points in the conversation where you felt a desire to want to “fix” things?
- What is one curiosity you have after listening to this conversation? How might you explore that further?
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If you want to support your clients in releasing beliefs that aren’t serving them, you need to be able to guide them to create new beliefs. That’s what you’ll learn how to do in this episode, the fourth installment of our five-part series on coaching beliefs.
Mentioned on this episode:
- Become a Friend of the Podcast
- Pre-order Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching
- Claim your pre-order bonuses (through July 2024)
- Attend an in-person workshop with Elena
- Episode 202: How to Coach Beliefs: The Drama Triangle
Opportunities for continued learning:
- Become a Bright Morning Member
- Attend an in-person workshop with Elena
Reflection questions:
- How hard or easy is it for you to stay unattached to outcomes? Why do you think this is?
- What questions might you ask to “nudge” a client to consider adopting a new belief?
- Elena shared that collecting data to share with your client is a helpful tool in helping to shift beliefs. What is your current approach to data collection? Is there anything you would like to adjust in the coming school year?
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In this episode, Elena introduces and demonstrates a new, simple three-step tool for coaching someone who has slipped into a victim mindset. This is episode three of a five-part series on coaching beliefs.
Mentioned on this episode:
- Become a Friend of the Podcast
- Pre-order Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching
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- Attend an in-person workshop with Elena
- Episode 190: How to Use the Ladder of Inference in Your Coaching Conversations
- Elena’s new tool on how to coach beliefs
Opportunities for continued learning:
- Become a Bright Morning Member
- Attend an in-person workshop with Elena
Reflection questions:
- Think about something that is frustrating you right now:
- What beliefs do you hold?
- Are those true? How do you know?
- Are those empowering or disempowering?
- How would you feel if you didn’t hold this belief?
- What would be possible if you abandoned this belief?
- Are you willing to tell a different story?
- How might your own exploration and self-work in this area impact your ability and approach to coaching others?
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Limiting beliefs often accompany frustration. In this episode, Elena provides a framework and tool to help you identify when the person you are coaching has slipped into victim consciousness and what is needed to support them in transitioning out.
Mentioned on this episode:
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- Attend an in-person workshop with Elena
- The Drama Triangle
Opportunities for continued learning:
- Become a Bright Morning Member
- Attend an in-person workshop with Elena
Reflection questions:
- Think about a time when you experienced frustration and…
- Fell into a victim stance?
- Fell into a villain stance?
- Fell into a hero stance?
- For each of those experiences, what would have been different if you had been able to access curiosity?
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If you want to coach the beliefs that drive actions, you need to know and be able to do five things. Elena shares those and much more in this first of a five-part series on coaching beliefs.
Mentioned on this episode:
- Become a Friend of the Podcast
- Pre-order Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching
- Claim your pre-order bonuses
- Attend an in-person workshop with Elena
Opportunities for continued learning:
- Become a Bright Morning Member
- Attend an in-person workshop with Elena
Reflection questions:
- What is a belief that you hold right now about your work?
- What is possible if you hold that belief?
- What actions do you take as a result of that belief?
- How do those actions impact you and other people?
- Is this a belief you want to maintain, or one that might better serve you if you were to release it?
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In this episode, Elena uses the Core Human Needs framework to coach a teacher who is struggling to adapt to a new school environment. At multiple points in the conversation, Elena “pulls back the curtain” and provides insights into her coaching moves.
Mentioned on this episode:
- Become a Friend of the Podcast
- Core Human Needs
- Pre-order Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching
- Episode 183: Try It On: A Confidence Building Sentence Stem
Opportunities for continued learning:
- Become a Bright Morning Member
- Attend The Art of Coaching (Bright Morning workshop)
Reflection questions:
- Consider a current pain point in your life. Which of your core human needs are currently met and unmet? How might you use this framework to consider next steps?
- Consider a client who is struggling. What core human needs might be unmet? How could you use this framework in your next coaching conversation?
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Do you struggle to coach disempowered clients? Do you have teammates who often feel like things are happening to them?
In this episode, Elena shares how coaching ways of being, and in particular, coaching agency is the skill a Transformational Coach needs to help their clients feel better and empowered to get their needs met. You’ll learn two approaches to start utilizing this approach in your coaching conversations.
Mentioned on this episode:
- Become a Friend of the Podcast
- Pre-order Arise: The Art of Transformational Coachingand claim your pre-order bonus offers
- Coaching agency tool created by Elena
- Episode 43: Coaching Tool: The Spheres of Influence
Opportunities for continued learning:
- Become a Bright Morning Member
- Attend a The Art of Coaching virtual workshop or a The Art of Transformational Coaching in-person workshop with Elena
Reflection questions:
- What have you heard in your coaching conversations lately that indicates a client might be experiencing a lack of agency?
- Coaching toward agency requires a foundational belief that a client doesn’t need to be fixed. To what extent is this a deeply held belief of yours?
- Elena shared multiple ways you might invite clients to explore increasing their agency. Which approaches resonated with you? Is there a way you would like to modify one of these to make it more your own?
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Many of us respond to problems by attempting to solve them. Doing so in coaching conversations undermines our client’s agency. In this episode, Elena shares what causes a fix-it tendency and five steps you can take to resist it in your conversations.
Mentioned on this episode:
- Become a Friend of the Podcast
- Pre-order Arise: The Art of Transformational Coachingand claim your pre-order bonus offers
- The Creative ACT: A Way of Being, by Rick Rubin
Opportunities for continued learning:
- Become a Bright Morning Member
- Attend a The Art of Coaching virtual workshop or a The Art of Transformational Coaching in-person workshop with Elena
Reflection questions:
- Recall the last time you slipped into a fix-it tendency:
- What uncomfortable emotions were present for you in this moment?
- What element of your conditioning might have been at play?
- In retrospect, what alternative approach would have better served your client?
- Elena shared five steps you can take to resist the fix-it tendency. Which will be most challenging for you? How can you build your capacity in this area?
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The Core Human Needs is a thinking tool that has had the biggest impact on Elena’s coaching practice over the past 20 years.
In this episode, Elena explains what the core human needs are, what you might hear in coaching conversations to indicate they aren’t being met, and how to respond in those moments. This tool is critical for coaching ways of being.
Mentioned on this episode:
- Become a Friend of the Podcast
- Pre-order Arise: The Art of Transformational Coachingand claim your pre-order bonus offers
- Core Human Needs
- Episode 43: Coaching Tool: The Spheres of Influence
- Episode 37: How to ACE Your Coaching Conversations
- Episode 183: Try It On: A Confidence Building Sentence Stem
Opportunities for continued learning:
- Become a Bright Morning Member
- Attend a The Art of Coaching virtual workshop or The Art of Transformational Coaching in-person workshop with Elena
Reflection questions:
- How do you think/feel/act/communicate when your own core human needs are not being met?
- Think about a client whom you are struggling to support. What types of things are they saying in your conversation? What can those comments tell you about what core human need(s) aren’t being met?
- What do you need to do in order to use the Core Human Needs framework in an upcoming coaching conversation?
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Coaching a way of being is a crucial distinguisher of Transformational Coaching. If you want to be a Transformational Coach, this is something you must know how to do! This is the first episode of a 5-part series that will help you do so.
Mentioned on this episode:
- Pre-order Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching
- Become a Friend of the Podcast
Opportunities for continued learning:
- Become a Bright Morning Member
- Attend a The Art of Coaching virtual workshop or a The Art of Transformational Coaching in-person workshop with Elena
Reflection questions:
- What resonated about this episode? What connections did you make?
- How would you describe your current default way of being when you coach?
- What does the concept of coaching ways of being make you want to do as a coach, as a leader, as a human?
- What kind of actions does this evoke in you or inspire in you?
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The final sneak peek inside Elena’s newest book, Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching.
In this episode, Elena shares what you need to know about coaching emotions–and why you don’t need to be a therapist to do so.
Mentioned on this episode:
- Pre-order Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching
- Claim your pre-order bonus offers
- Join Elena in person at a workshop this fall!
- San Francisco - August 8-9
- Los Angeles - August 26-27
- Austin - September 5-6
- Atlanta - September 12-13
- Minneapolis - September 16-17
- Chicago - September 19-20
- Philadelphia - September 23-24
- New York - September 26-27
- San Francisco - October 3-4
- Chicago - October 8-9
- San Diego - October 24-25
Opportunities for continued learning:
- Become a Bright Morning Member
- Join Elena in person at an upcoming book tour/workshop! Sign up for her Weekly Wisdom newsletter to be the first to know all the details.
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We’re interrupting our regular programming to bring you the third exclusive look inside Elena’s newest book, Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching.
In this episode, Elena shares what you must do to build trust in your coaching relationships–a non-negotiable skill for any Transformational Coach.
Mentioned on this episode:
- Pre-order Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching
- Claim your pre-order bonus offers
- Join Elena in person at a workshop this fall!
Opportunities for continued learning:
- Become a Bright Morning Member
- Join Elena in person at an upcoming book tour/workshop! Sign up for her Weekly Wisdom newsletter to be the first to know all the details.
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Surprise! We’re bringing you another exclusive look inside Elena’s newest book, Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching.
In this episode, you’ll be the first to hear Elena speak about the power of Transformational Listening and what it requires of us.
Mentioned on this episode:
- Pre-order Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching
- Claim your pre-order bonus offers
- Join Elena in person at a workshop this fall!
- San Francisco - August 8-9
- Los Angeles - August 26-27
- Austin - September 5-6
- Atlanta - September 12-13
- Minneapolis - September 16-17
- Chicago - September 19-20
- Philadelphia - September 23-24
- New York - September 26-27
- San Francisco - October 3-4
- Chicago - October 8-9
- San Diego - October 24-25
Opportunities for continued learning:
- Become a Bright Morning Member
- Join Elena in person at an upcoming book tour/workshop! Sign up for her Weekly Wisdom newsletter to be the first to know all the details.
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We’re interrupting our regular programming to bring you an exclusive look inside Elena’s newest book, Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching.
Overwhelmingly, educators are not thriving. This book will help change that reality. Listen in to hear Elena read you the first page of this game-changing text.
Mentioned on this episode:
- Pre-order Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching
- Claim your pre-order bonus offers
- Join Elena in person at a workshop this fall!
- San Francisco - August 8-9
- Los Angeles - August 26-27
- Austin - September 5-6
- Atlanta - September 12-13
- Minneapolis - September 16-17
- Chicago - September 19-20
- Philadelphia - September 23-24
- New York - September 26-27
- San Francisco - October 3-4
- Chicago - October 8-9
- San Diego - October 24-25
Opportunities for continued learning:
- Become a Bright Morning Member
- Join Elena in person at an upcoming book tour/workshop! Sign up for her Weekly Wisdom newsletter to be the first to know all the details.
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**Are you a coach who feels like you’re “between” different groups in your building (admin, teachers, etc.)?
Are you trying to navigate an “us vs. them” mentality at your site?
Are you wondering what your role is in facilitating relationships between teachers and administrators?
If you answered “yes!” to any of these questions, this episode is for you!
Mentioned on this episode:**
- Become a Friend of the Podcast
- Rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts
- Elena’s Weekly Wisdom newsletter
- The Art of Coaching Teams(Book by Elena)
- The PD Book (Book by Elena)
- Onward (Book by Elena)
Opportunities for continued learning:
- Become a Bright Morning Member
- The Art of Coaching Teams (Bright Morning workshop)
Reflection questions:
- Is your site experiencing an us vs. them dynamic? If so, which of the causes that Elena shared feel like they are at play?
- What role do you play in the dynamics at your site that you are not content with?
- What is one shift you’re willing to make in support of shifting your experience?
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We all experience moments in our conversations where our compassion and curiosity reserves are low. We also know that compassion and curiosity are core dispositions for a Transformational Coach. In this episode, Elena tells you exactly what you need to know and do when you find yourself falling short of how you want to show up.
Mentioned on this episode:
- Become a Friend of the Podcast
- Rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts
- The Art of Coaching (Book by Elena, retired July 2024)
Opportunities for continued learning:
- Become a Bright Morning Member
- The Art of Coaching (Bright Morning workshop, retired July 2024)
Reflection questions:
- Think about a time when you struggled to access curiosity or compassion. What was going on with youat that moment? Which of your needs were unmet?
- What gets under your skin? What kinds of behaviors in others close up your curiosity and compassion?
- Why does being compassionate and curious matter to you?
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Do your classroom walkthroughs and data collection lead to empowered teachers and stronger relationships? If not, this is the episode you need. Elena shares what you need to consider and specific steps to take in order to make these (potentially) powerful experiences work for everyone involved.
Mentioned on this episode:
- Become a Friend of the Podcast
- Rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcast
- Rate and review any of Elena’s books on Amazon
Opportunities for continued learning:
- Become a Bright Morning Member
- The Art of Coaching (Bright Morning workshop)
Reflection questions:
- Do you use walkthroughs and data collection as part of your coaching process? If so, what context is provided for your teachers?
- Do teachers have choice and agency over when walkthroughs and data collection occur? Why or why not?
- What did this episode make you want to explore and/or do differently?
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Are your team meetings working for you? If you’re experiencing…
- Underlying tension
- Things that are not being said
- People not listening to each other
- Topics that go way off the agenda
- People dominating the conversation
…a process observer might be what you need. In this episode, Elena shares what you need to know about introducing this powerful role into your team meetings.
Mentioned on this episode:
- Become a Friend of the Podcast
- The Art of Coaching Teams (Book by Elena)
Opportunities for continued learning:
- Become a Bright Morning Member
- The Art of Coaching Teams (Bright Morning workshop)
Reflection questions:
- You can’t have a process observer without having team norms. Does your team have norms? Are they actively known and shared by your group? If not, what is holding you back? What is the first step you could take to help get them into place?
- What has your (and your team’s) experience been with process observers in the past?
- What are you experiencing in team meetings right now that makes you interested in introducing a process observer? What would you hope this results in?
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Are you a coach or leader of color working across lines of racial difference? If so, this episode is for you!
Elena shares what you need to know and have in order to thrive in your role.
Mentioned on this episode:
- Become a Friend of the Podcast
- Coaching for Equity (Bright Morning workshop)
- The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture, by Dr. Gabor Maté
- Coaching for Equity (Book by Elena)
Opportunities for continued learning:
- Become a Bright Morning Member
Reflection questions:
- What comes up for you when you think about coaching across lines of racial difference?
- What structures, systems, and/or supports do you have in place to honor your needs? If you don’t have those in place, what is one step you could take to start getting your needs met?
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The Ladder of Inference is a powerful coaching tool…if you know how to use it. In this episode, Elena demonstrates how to use the Ladder of Inference in a coaching conversation where a coachee has shared a problematic belief. Listen in and get ready to try it out in an upcoming conversation!
Mentioned on this episode:
- Become a Friend of the Podcast
- Ladder of Inference tool
- The Art of Coaching (Book by Elena)
Opportunities for continued learning:
- Become a Bright Morning Member
- The Art of Coaching (Bright Morning workshop)
- The Art of Coaching Emotions (Bright Morning workshop)
- Coaching for Equity (Bright Morning workshop)
Reflection questions:
- Elena started off the episode by sharing that people who want to learn more about using the Ladder of Inference are often experiencing feelings of sadness or fear. When you think about when you’d like to use this tool, what feelings are present for you?
- One of the suggestions Elena makes for using a new tool, like the Ladder of Inference, in your coaching conversation is to show it to your coachee as you walk through it. What could help you to feel more confident doing so?
- Is there a current coachee you would like to use the ladder of inference with? If so, what do you hope is the outcome of that conversation?
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Have you ever found yourself on the receiving end of feelings that make you feel some kind of way? In this episode, Elena walks you through five steps to respond compassionately and productively without co-signing anything.
Mentioned on this episode:
- Become a Friend of the Podcast
- The Art of Coaching (Book by Elena)
- The Art of Coaching Workbook (Book by Elena)
- Coaching for Equity (Book by Elena)
- Coaching for Equity (Bright Morning workshop)
- Core emotions tool
Opportunities for continued learning:
- Attend The Art of Coaching Emotions workshop
- Become a Bright Morning Member
- February Webinar registration (2024)
Reflection questions:
- When have you experienced a coaching (or any conversation) scenario where you experienced feelings like the ones Elena shares she felt in her conversation with “Michelle?”
- In that moment of discomfort, what stories were you telling? About the client? About yourself?
- What is one phrase that feels authentic to you that you can say to yourself when you need to practice self-compassion in coaching conversations?
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Elena hasn’t experienced resistance in her coaching conversations in over a decade. In this episode, she shares her five step process to eliminate resistance in your coaching conversations (...and really, in any conversation). This is the first in a three-part Coaching Resistance mini-series you won’t want to miss!
Mentioned on this episode:
- Attend The Art of Coaching workshop
- Become a Friend of the Podcast
- What to Say When podcast series and free listening guide
- Episode 146: How to ACE Your Coaching Conversations
- The Art of Coaching Emotions workshop
Opportunities for continued learning:
- Become a Bright Morning Member
- Listen to Elena’s What to Say When You Hear Something Racist podcast series and expand your learning with our free listening guide
- Attend The Art of Coaching Emotions workshop
- Listen to Episode 87: Coaching Strong Emotions
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Details can make or break a learning experience, yet are too often overlooked or deprioritized as “logistics.” It’s time for that to change.
In this episode, Elena shares why attending to the details is one of the 7 habits that transform professional development, provides a couple of strategies you can start using right away to better attend to the details, and offers reflection questions to help you in your learning about designing and facilitating PD.
Mentioned in this episode:
- Free Webinar (January 24, 2024)
- The PD Book
- Pre-Order Special Offer (past event)
- Attend a Bright Morning workshop to experience transformational PD!
Opportunities for continued learning:
- Read The PD Book (Elena’s newest book, co-written with Lori Cohen)
- Attend Artful Design and Facilitation
Reflection Questions:
- What are your skills and beliefs around attending to the details?
- What comes up for you around this?
- What value do you see in attending to the details?
- What do you think your skill sets are in this?
- Recall some moments when you were facilitating PD, and things didn't go the way you wanted them to go.
- What role did/might details have played in those challenging moments?
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There are 20 minutes left in your session, and you have an hour's worth of content. What do you do?
Adaptive facilitation is the key to staying calm and skillfully adjusting course when things don’t go according to plan. On today’s episode, Elena brings you along on her adaptive facilitation journey and provides two sets of reflection questions to support you on your own. If you lead teams, groups, or meetings, this is an episode you won’t want to miss.
Mentioned in this episode:
- The PD Book
- Free workshop with Elena on Facilitation Adaptively if you pre-order The PD Book. (past event)
- The Art of Coaching Workbook
- Two sets of reflection questions:
- What comes up for you when things don’t go according to plan? [Tip: consider multiple examples]
- What feelings and thoughts come up?
- What’s the story that you tell? About yourself? About others in the room?
- When you facilitate a meeting or PD session, how do you gather information in the moment about how the folks are doing that you are there to serve?
- What you see? What you hear? What you feel? What you intuit?
- What comes up for you when things don’t go according to plan? [Tip: consider multiple examples]
Opportunities for continued learning:
- Read The PD Book (Elena’s newest book, co-written with Lori Cohen)
- Attend Artful Design and Facilitation
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If you want to lead transformative learning experiences, you must tend to your own transformation. In this episode, Elena dives into one of the 7 habits that transform professional development: knowing yourself as a facilitator.
Mentioned in this episode:
- Blog post: How I’m Preparing My Leadership Team to Lead
- The PD Book
- Two sets of reflection questions:
- What gets under your skin? What are your triggers?
- What do those triggers have to teach you?
- How can you attend to your sore spots?
- Who do you want to be as a facilitator?
- Why do you want to facilitate it?
- If you were to watch a video of yourself facilitating, what do you hope you’d see?
- What do you hope that people who attend the sessions that you facilitate will say about you years later?
- How do you want to feel in the moment when you're facilitating?
- What gets under your skin? What are your triggers?
Opportunities for continued learning:
- Read The PD Book (Elena’s newest book, co-written with Lori Cohen)
- Attend our Artful Design and Facilitation workshop
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Resolutions don’t work for the overwhelming number of people, but we know what does! Today we’re replaying one of the most listened-to episodes in 2023 to help you kick off 2024. In this episode, Elena shares the simple, research-based strategy she used to support her in making 2023 one of the best years yet. Listen in, grab your free resource, and take the first step in making 2024 a great year.
Mentioned on this episode:
- Become a Friend of the Podcast
- Core Human Needs downloadable resource
- Art of Coaching Workbook
- Episode 105: Morning Rituals
- Bright Morning Instagram
Opportunities for continued learning:
- Become a Bright Morning Member
Reflection questions:
- Review the Core Human Needs downloadable resource.
- Which of these needs feels most satisfied in your life right now? What does that look like and feel like?
- How do you think your life might be different if these needs were met?
- Which of these needs do you feel most called to explore? Why are you drawn to that need?
- How could you begin to explore this need? How could you explore your personal history with this need?
- Which actions could you take to explore getting the need met? What's one thing you could do today to take one tiny step towards meeting this need?
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Here’s the secret to ending the year feeling fulfilled and accomplished: reflect and adjust along the way.
Today we’re replaying a listener favorite episode, The End of Month Routine You Need, in which Elena shares what you can do at the end of each month to help you fulfill your goals and vision for the year. We encourage you to take time over break to establish a new habit that will nourish you all year long!
Mentioned on this episode:
- Elena’s newsletter (sign-up!)
- Expand your learning with a Bright Morning membership!
- Episode 105: Morning Rituals that Meet Your Needs (Bright Morning Podcast)
- Onward: Cultivating Resilience in Educators (book by Elena)
- Episode 106: What Do You Have to Quit So That You Can Stay? (Bright Morning Podcast)
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This week the Bright Morning Podcast is on break so we’re replaying timely episodes. Today we’re replaying the first episode in a four-part mini-series on cultivating emotional resilience and coaching emotions. In this episode, Elena is sharing four things that will help you coach for resilience and discuss the power of "self-care" for educators (spoiler alert: it's not all bubble baths and trips to the spa).
Opportunities for continued learning:
- Onward: Cultivating Emotional Resilience in Educators
- The Art of Coaching Emotions workshop
- Expand your learning with a Bright Morning membership!
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Dreading some of your potential holiday conversations? If you’re anticipating resistance to your ideas, activities, or beliefs, this is an episode for you!
Today we’re replaying the first episode in our 3-part mini-series on coaching resistance.
Listen in as Elena shares her 5-step process to eliminate resistance in your coaching conversations (...and really, in any conversation) and be prepared for a much more peaceful holiday season!
Mentioned in this episode:
- Expand your learning with Bright Morning membership!
- Episode 146: How to ACE Your Coaching Conversations
- “The Art of Coaching Emotions” workshop
Opportunities for continued learning:
- Attend “The Art of Coaching Emotions” workshop
- Listen to Episode 87: Coaching Strong Emotions
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In today’s episode replay, Elena once again becomes the coach in your ear, providing some guidance for how you can think about winter break to ensure it serves you and your needs.
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In this final episode of our Try it On Challenge mini-series, Elena shares the three questions you need to engage in a 10-minute post-coaching conversation reflection that will supercharge your learning.
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- Attend The Art of Coaching workshop
- Leave a review on Apple Podcast
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In this episode of our Try it On Challenge mini-series, Elena shares the coaching question you need if you’d like to trust the coaching process and more fully center your coachee and let them take the lead in your conversations. She models what this looks like in action, and provides tips for how to navigate the conversation if things turn unproductive.
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- Attend The Art of Coaching workshop
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To help make our show more accessible to those who are hearing impaired or have a reading preference, we’d love to offer a full collection of polished podcast transcripts. However, doing so costs money and Bright Morning is a small organization, currently producing this podcast at our own expense. As such, at this time, we offer polished transcripts for episodes included in workshop prework and select series.
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We are popping up on your feed to share some exciting news and a special giveaway that we will run for the next two weeks to thank all of your for helping us hit this milestone.
Mentioned on this episode:
- Special Giveaway closes on December 1, 2023
- Become a Friend of the Podcast
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In this episode of the Try It On Challenge mini-series, Elena shares about the power of holding silence in a coaching conversation and provides you with the tips you need to do so with confidence.
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In this episode of our Try It On Challenge mini-series Elena shares a question that can support your coachee to make a choice to release a belief that isn’t serving them. Listen in to learn the power of the sentence stem and hear Elena model what this looks like in action. This is an episode you can’t afford to miss.
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In this mini-episode of the Try if On Challenge, Elena shares a question that will help you and your coachees surface underlying beliefs. You’ll learn when you might want to use this question, what it sounds like in action, and how to be prepared to make the most out of the powerful learning that will result.
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In this Try it On Challenge mini-episode, Elena is sharing one of her favorite questions to ask a coachee. You’ll hear her model it, share how you might modify it, and be prepared to try it on in your coaching practice.
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In this episode of our current mini-series, the Try It On Challenge, Elena shares what you need to know to reduce the talk time you’re taking up as a coach in your conversations. She also provides a few key sentence stems you’ll want to make sure to keep handy to help your coachee take the lead and reap the benefits of your time together.
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This week’s try it on challenge focuses on what you can learn from your client’s non-verbals. Listen in to hear Elena explore the strategy you can use and also model how you might respond in a few more challenging situations.
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Welcome to the “try it on challenge!” This episode kicks off a new mini-series that will provide you with a tool or strategy in each episode guaranteed to improve your coaching. This first episode tells you what you need to know (and try!) related to your non-verbals.
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What’s the purpose of taking notes in a coaching conversation? What notes should I take? Should I send notes that I take to my coachee?
Elena answers these questions and more in this final episode of our beginning-of-the-year mini-series designed with new coaches in mind - but relevant to anyone who engages in coaching.
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Elena shares a minute-by-minute breakdown of how you should spend the five minutes before you walk into a meeting where you will be coaching. These five steps provide you with the greatest potential for that meeting to be transformative for both yourself and your client.
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In this episode, Elena shares the key to setting impactful goals with your coachees, and the secret to making goal-setting, and accountability, a healthy and productive approach. This is a must-listen episode for every coach, and anyone who is responsible for a coaching program.
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- Episode 175: How to Introduce Coaching
- Become a Friend of the Podcast
- Attend The Art of Coaching workshop
- The Art of Coaching (book by Elena)
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In this episode, designed for new coaches at the beginning of the school year, Elena demonstrates how she introduces herself to new coachees and pulls back the curtain on the moves she makes.
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In this episode, the third in a series designed to support new coaches in the beginning of the school year, Elena demonstrates how she introduces coaching to new coachees and then pulls back the curtains on the moves she makes.
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- The Art of Coaching workshop
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Today’s episode is arguably the most important Bright Morning Podcast episode to date. Elena provides the foundational knowledge that you need if you aspire to be a Transformational Coach: the six elements that define her approach to coaching.
Mentioned in this episode:
- Books by Elena
- The Art of Coaching
- The Art of Coaching Workbook
- The Art of Coaching Teams
- Onward: Cultivating Emotional Resilience in Educators
- The Onward Workbook
- Coaching for Equity
- The PD Book
- The Art of Coaching Workshop
- Elena’s weekly wisdom newsletter
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How do you proactively mitigate harm being done in PD spaces, particularly harm experienced by people who identify with a marginalized identity?
How do you respond when harm is done, including in breakout spaces where you might not be present?
In today’s episode, Elena answers these two questions and provides you with the guidance you need to ensure you are designing and facilitating safe-ish spaces.
Mentioned in this episode:
- Episode 141: Microaggressions 101
- Episode 142: Why We Need Affinity Spaces
Opportunities for continued learning:
- Artful Design and Facilitation: Bright Morning workshop
- The PD Book
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It’s back-to-school season so we’re kicking off a mini-series that will help new coaches have an excellent start to their coaching practice. In this episode, Elena shares the six most important things to know if you’re a new coach.
Veteran coaches, you’ll also benefit from some timely reminders. And those of you who oversee coaches and coaching programs will want to listen in - some of the things new coaches need to know, need to come from you!
Mentioned in this episode:
- Attend: The Art of Coaching Workshop
- Read: The Art of Coaching Workbook
- Subscribe: Elena’s Weekly Wisdom Newsletter
- Listen: Episode 134: Considerations for a Thriving Coaching Program
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The reflection you do after facilitating PD has the ability to transform your approach. In this episode, Elena walks you through the four sets of questions that have proven invaluable to her own practice.
Mentioned in this episode:
- Artful Design and Facilitation workshop
- The PD Book
- Become a Friend of the Show
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In this first episode of a three-part series on designing and facilitating transformational PD, Elena “pulls back the curtain” and shares how she prepares to facilitate. Listen in for a detailed list of reflection questions that will help you feel confident and grounded as you walk into the next PD or team meeting you are facilitating.
Mentioned in this episode:
- Artful Design and Facilitation workshop
- Become a friend of the show
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Have you ever led a team meeting that got derailed due to emotional flair-ups?
Elena shares the specific prompts she uses in these daunting facilitation moments, and what’s led to the Bright Morning Team no longer facing this common team challenge.
Mentioned in this episode:
- The Art of Coaching Teams
- The PD Book
- The Art of Coaching Teams workshop
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In the first of this two-part series, Elena pulls back the “Bright Morning curtain” to give you an insider’s look into how we use purpose to drive our team meetings. From 1:1 check-ins, to monthly presenter team meetings, you’ll get the inside scoop into what we do and why we do it.
Mentioned in this episode:
- The Art of Coaching Teams workshop
- The PD Book
- Coaching for Equity workshop
- Become a Friend of the Podcast
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In this final episode of our Hot Topics of Coaching for Equity mini-series Elena shares seven things you can do when you are in a toxic culture, one where there is contagious negativity.
Mentioned in this episode:
- Free Community Webinars
- Episode 68: Take a Confrontational Stance
- Episode 43: The Spheres of Influence
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“What do you do if you’re coaching in a place where your values are misaligned?”
In this episode of our Hot Topics in Coaching for Equity mini-series, Elena takes a coaching stance to help unpack this question and support you in thinking through potential options for taking action.
Mentioned in this episode:
- Free Communinity Webinars
- The Art of Coaching Teams
- Coaching for Equity workshop
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“Is there ever a time when we should consider that someone shouldn't be working with kids…and should we advise supervisors to let them go versus continuing to coach them?”
Elena unpacks this question and provides four potential steps to take when you encounter this challenging reality in this episode of our new mini-series: Hot Topics in Coaching for Equity.
Mentioned in this episode:
- Coaching for Equity
- Coaching for Equity workshop
- Free community webinars
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This is the first of a four-episode Hot Topics in Coaching for Equity mini-series. In this episode, Elena is joined by Bright Morning teammate, Nick Cains. The two discuss how you coach for equity, when even using the word “equity” is prohibited. Elena shares six steps you can take today.
Mentioned in this episode:
- Become a Friend of the Podcast
- 1619 Project
- Other podcast episodes with Nick:
- Episode 9
- Episode 143
- Episode 148
- Coaching For Equity workshop
- The Art of Coaching workshop
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How do you support a client who has “lost their mojo?”
In this coaching conversation, Elena does so by cultivating self-compassion, engaging with curiosity, and gently challenging assumptions. You will also hear the use of trauma-informed strategies that demonstrate how a coach can support a client through an emotional experience without overstepping into the role of therapist.
Listen in for a masterclass on holding space, remaining unattached to outcomes, and trusting the process.
Note: This is the second part of the coaching conversation heard in episode 162. If you haven’t already listened to that episode, you’ll want to start there.
Mentioned in this episode:
- The Art of Coaching Emotions workshop
- The Core Emotions (tool)
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Coaching emotions is the key to Transformational Coaching. And our ACE tool is the key to coaching emotions. In today’s episode, Elena utilizes ACE in a coaching conversation. Listen in to hear how an exploration of emotions can unlock some profound realizations, and can be accomplished in 12 minutes!
Mentioned in this episode:
- ACE framework from Episode 38: How to ACE Your Coaching Conversations
- The Art of Coaching Emotions workshop
- The Core Emotions (tool)
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This is the second episode in our four-part mini-series on coaching for resilience and coaching emotions. In this episode, Elena shares three resilience boosters that are sustaining her right now. Listen in to gain ideas for yourself, and approaches you can take when coaching others.
Opportunities for continued learning:
- Onward: Cultivating Emotional Resilience in Educators
- The Art of Coaching Emotions workshop
- Conscious Leadership Group
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This is the first episode in a four-part mini-series on cultivating emotional resilience and coaching emotions. To kick things off, Elena is sharing the four things you need to know and do if you want to talk about and coach for resilience and discussing the power of “self-care” for educators (spoiler alert: it’s not all bubble baths and trips to the spa).
Opportunities for continued learning:
- Onward: Cultivating Emotional Resilience in Educators
- The Art of Coaching Emotions workshop
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“Why don't you disrupt racist behavior more immediately? Our kids needed change yesterday…”
We get asked a version of this question frequently, so today we’re replaying a listener favorite episode from last year where Bright Morning teammate, Nick Cains, joins Elena to explore how we center transformation (and our own humanity) when disrupting racism in our coaching conversations.
Mentioned in this episode:
- What to Say When You Hear Something Racist (Podcast series + companion guide)
- Coaching for Equity (book by Elena Aguilar)
- Coaching for Equity (Bright Morning workshop)
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What are racial affinity spaces?
Why are racial affinity spaces necessary?
How do you respond when people are concerned about there being racial affinity spaces?
What should I consider if I want to bring racial affinity spaces to my school or organization?
If these are questions you’re curious about, this episode is for you.
Mentioned in this episode:
- Coaching for Equity workshop
- The PD Book: 7 Habits that Transform Professional Development, by Elena Aguilar and Lori Cohen
- The Racial Healing Handbook, by Anneliese A. Singh, PhD, LPC
Opportunities for continued learning:
- Attend: Coaching for Equity (Bright Morning workshop)
- Read: Coaching for Equity (Book by Elena)
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What is a microaggression?
What can you do when you hear, see or experience a microaggression?
If these are questions you are curious about, this episode is for you.
Mentioned in this episode:
- Stamped from the Beginning, by Ibram X Kendi
- Dr. Chester Pierce
- Microaggressions in Everyday Life: Race, Gender, and Sexual Orientation, by Dr. Derald Wing Sue
Opportunities for continued learning:
- Read Elena’s book, Coaching for Equity
- Attend our Coaching for Equity workshop
- Listen to Elena’s What to Say When You Hear Something Racist podcast series and expand your learning with our free listening guide
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If you want to be a Transformational Coach, you must be able to coach emotions.
If you want to coach for equity, you must be able to coach emotions.
The first step to coaching emotions is to acknowledge and normalize them. In today’s episode, Elena shares five ways to do so in your coaching conversations.
Opportunities for continued learning:
- Episode 37: How to ACE Your Coaching Conversations
- Episode 158: What do we mean by "every conversation is an equity conversation?"
- Webinar on Wednesday
- Attend an upcoming Coaching for Equity workshop
- Read Coaching for Equity
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Episode Description | **At Bright Morning, we believe every conversation is an equity conversation (or at least it should be). But what does that mean? In this episode, Elena shares the three things you can do to make this a reality.
Mentioned in this episode: Ladder of Inference*The Art of Coaching Workbook, Exploring Identity Markers & Reflecting on Identity Markers *exercises (pp.16-19)
Opportunities for continued learning: The Art of Coaching Workshop*Coaching for Equity WorkshopThe Art of Coaching *(book by Elena)
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“Can I coach if I’m the boss?”
The short answer is yes. But only if you are clear, intentional, and capable. If you are an administrator, a supervisor, or anyone who is responsible for evaluation who also wants to take a coaching stance, this is an episode you don’t want to miss.
Mentioned in this episode:
- The Art of Coaching Workshop
- The Art of Coaching Teams Workshop
Opportunities for continued learning:
- The Art of Coaching Teams Workshop
- Artful Design and Facilitation Workshop
- Are You a Manager Looking to Coach? Start Here. (blog post)
- Evaluation, Feedback and Coaching: What You Need to Know (blog post)
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You’re in the middle of a team meeting or a work conversation and someone says something that sets you off. How do you respond?
In today’s episode, Elena provides the background information that you need to be able to understand what’s driving your response in those moments, gives you a three-step method to use to respond with intention, and shares an activity you can start using today to increase your self-awareness. If you’re looking to increase your EQ, this episode is for you!
Mentioned in this episode:
- The Myth of Normal, by Gabor Maté
- The Body Keeps the Score, Bessel van der Kolk
- The Art of Coaching Teams (book by Elena)
- The Art of Coaching Workbook (book by Elena)
- The Things that Get Under My Skin (exercise from The Art of Coaching Workbook)
Opportunities for continued learning:
- The Art of Coaching Teams Workshop
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If you want a team that can engage in healthy conflict, one that experiences high levels of investment and low levels of resistance, you need to focus on emotional intelligence (EQ). The first step to doing so is to grow the awareness of your own emotional landscape. Today’s episode provides you with the knowledge and tools to get started.
Mentioned in this episode:
- The Art of Coaching Teams(book by Elena)
- Core emotions (free tool)
Opportunities for continued learning:
- The Art of Coaching Emotions workshop
- The Art of Coaching Teams workshop
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How our conversations end matters. A lot. In this episode, Elena provides 5 tips that will allow you to close your coaching conversations in a way that elicits positive emotions, allows your coachee to tap into their sense of power, and cultivates resilience.
Mentioned in this episode:
- The Art of Coaching Workshop
- The Art of Coaching Teams Workshop
Opportunities for continued learning:
- The Art of Coaching Workshop
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What do you do when a coaching client doesn’t know what to focus on during your time together?
If you want to feel confident in answering that question, this is an episode you won’t want to miss! Elena shares four tips for guiding the conversation when your client has many priorities, maybe even competing priorities that will not only help them figure out where to start, but will also build their decision-making capacity in the long term. If you’re a coach, leader, parent, or anyone who wants to take a coaching stance, this episode is for you!
Mentioned in this episode:
- Sentence stems
- The Art of Coaching Workshop
Opportunities for continued learning:
- Listening to Your Own Listening
- The Art of Coaching (book by Elena)
- The Art of Coaching Workshop
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Today we’re replaying an essential What to Say When You Hear Something Racist episode in which Elena shares her simple framework for responding to racism and demonstrates how she recently put it into action while antiquing (because unfortunately, racism is everywhere).
Mentioned on this episode:
- The Conscious Competence Ladder: Understanding the Learning Journey (Free tool)
- The 3 Ps framework:
- Purpose
- Power
- Possibility
- Listen to the What to Say When You Hear Something Racist podcast series and expand your learning with our free listening guide
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Today we’re replaying the first episode of our, “What to Say When You Hear Something Racist” series. In this inaugural episode, Elena shares the first step you must take if you want to skillfully respond to racism: deepening your understanding of your own identity.
When you know yourself, you'll be able to better understand when you are inclined to step up and take action, or when you might be tempted to step away from something challenging. If you understand your identity experiences, you'll have heightened awareness of your own privilege and responsibility.
The concepts and tools referenced in this episode appear throughout this series, so listen in and then keep going!
Mentioned on this episode:
- How to Understand Race, Racism, and White Supremacy (Chapter 3, Coaching for Equity)
- Exploring Identity Markers (Page 16-19, Art of Coaching Workbook)
- Listen to the What to Say When You Hear Something Racist podcast series and expand your learning with our free listening guide
Continue your learning:
- Read Coaching for Equity (book by Elena)
- Take part in a Coaching for Equity Book Club
- Attend Coaching for Equity 101 (virtual workshop)
- Attend Coaching for Equity Masterclass (virtual workshop)
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Have you ever faced resistance while facilitating? Us too!
In this final episode of our Transformational PD mini-series, Elena is joined by Bright Morning teammate, Maria Dyslin, to discuss and demonstrate how you can navigate resistance as a facilitator before, during, and after your meetings and PD sessions.
Mentioned in this episode:
- The PD Book (Book by Elena)
- Artful Design and Facilitation (Bright Morning workshop)
- The Art of Coaching Teams (Bright Morning workshop)
- Art of Coaching Teams (book by Elena)
- Mind the Gap (free tool)
- Resistance mini-series (Bright Morning Podcast)
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- What do I do when an activity I planned just isn’t working?
- How do I respond to a question that I don’t know how to respond to?
- My agenda is too full but everything is essential! What do I cut?
The answer to these questions and many more are answered in this second episode of our 3-part Transformational PD mini-series. Elena shares 6 Transformational Tips that she’ll pulling on in her practice these days that we bet you haven’t heard before.
Mentioned in this episode:
- The PD Book (Book by Elena)
- Artful Design and Facilitation (Bright Morning workshop)
- Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life, Dascher Keltner
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- What is “transformational PD?”
- How do we make PD joyful?
- What are important considerations for one-time vs. ongoing PD?
- How do we center equity in all of our PD sessions?
- What is Elena’s favorite tool from The PD Book?
Today Elena is joined by Bright Morning teammate, Becky Barstein, to explore these questions and many more in Part 1 of our three-part Transformational PD mini-series. If you design or facilitate adult learning, this is an episode you won’t want to miss!
Mentioned in this episode:
- The PD Book
- Artful Design and Facilitation (Bright Morning workshop)
- The Art of Coaching (Bright Morning workshop)
- Mind the Gap (free tool)
- BIPOC Spaces
Opportunities for continued learning:
- Artful Design and Facilitation (Bright Morning workshop)
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It’s been two months and the teacher you’re coaching still hasn’t implemented the strategies they agreed to. What do you do?
In today’s episode, Elena demonstrates her approach to coaching this type of “resistance” and then pulls back the curtain to explain her coaching moves.
Mentioned in this episode:
- Episode 68: Coaching Tool: Taking a Confrontational Stance
Opportunities for continued learning:
- “The Art of Coaching” Workshop
- “The Art of Coaching Emotions” Workshop
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Did you know a childhood photo or a lunch date can help you coach resistance?
On today’s episode, Elena and Bright Morning teammate, Nick Cains, discuss what they do to prepare themselves to coach resistant clients, and how they tend to themselves as coaches of color who often coach across lines of racial difference. Listen in for concrete strategies and several stories that help bring them to life.
Mentioned on the podcast:
- Core human needs (Bright Morning handout)
Opportunities for continued learning:
- “The Art of Coaching” Workshop
- “The Art of Coaching Emotions” Workshop
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Elena hasn’t experienced resistance in her coaching conversations in over a decade. In this episode, she shares her five step process to eliminate resistance in your coaching conversations (...and really, in any conversation). This is the first in a three-part Coaching Resistance mini-series you won’t want to miss!
Mentioned in this episode:
- What to Say When podcast series and free listening guide
- Episode 146: How to ACE Your Coaching Conversations
- “The Art of Coaching Emotions” workshop
Opportunities for continued learning:
- Listen to Elena’s What to Say When You Hear Something Racist podcast series and expand your learning with our free listening guide
- Attend “The Art of Coaching Emotions” workshop
- Listen to Episode 87: Coaching Strong Emotions
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Resolutions don’t work for the overwhelming number of people, but we know what does! In this episode, Elena shares the simple, research-based, strategy she’s using to support her in making 2023 one of the best years yet. Listen in, grab your free resource, and take the first step in making 2023 a great year.
Mentioned in this episode:
- Core Human Needs downloadable resource
- Art of Coaching Workbook
- Episode 105: Morning Rituals
- Bright Morning Instagram
- Become a Friend of the Podcast
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We’re hard at work preparing amazing episodes for you in 2023, starting with a series on resistance in early January (get excited!). So today we’re coming to you with an ask to help make all that’s to come possible.
Help make the podcast happen:
Become a sustaining member!
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In today’s episode replay, Elena once again becomes the coach in your ear, providing some guidance for how you can think about winter break to ensure it serves you and your needs.
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How can we bring some creativity and levity to our coaching conversations? What about helping our clients access their needs? Or connecting them to their power?
In this replay of our First 5 Minutes series, Elena will walk you through how to do just that with one question that opens up your next coaching conversation.
In addition to providing you with a new question each week, Elena also walks through how to introduce this new type of question, models what that might look like, pulls back the curtain on why this question works and shares some wisdom on how to artfully put this into action.
This episode is for you if:
- Your conversations are feeling a little flat
- Your coachee is more compliant than actively engaged
- You’d like to learn a new way to open your coaching conversations
- You like concrete coaching tools!
Opportunities for continued learning:
- The Art of Coaching (Book)
- The Art of Coaching 101 (Workshop)
- The Art of Coaching Emotions (Online course)
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Today we’re replaying an episode from our First 5 Minutes series. These short episodes provided you with all you need to know to incorporate one resilience-boosting question in your conversations. Listen in and consider adding these to both your work and home conversations.
This episode is for you if:
- Your coachees are drained and/or overwhelmed and working from limited resilience reserves
- You’d like to learn a new way to open your coaching conversations
- You like concrete coaching tools!
Opportunities for continued learning:
- The Art of Coaching (Book)
- The Art of Coaching 101 (Workshop)
- The Art of Coaching Emotions (Online course)
- 12 Ways to Boost Resilience in New Teachers (Blog post)
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**Dr. Dena Simmons, the founder of LiberatED, a collective focused on developing school-based resources at the intersection of social and emotional learning, racial justice, and healing joins Elena in an uplifting conversation about healing, authenticity, imposter syndrome, hope and play. This is an episode for BIPOC educators who have been made to feel like they don’t belong.
Mentioned in this episode:**
- The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness and Healing in a Toxic Culture, Gabor Maté
- Dena’s TED Talks
- The Ways of White Folks, Langston Hughes
- Atlanta
- Abbot Elementary
- Dena’s forthcoming book, White Rules for Black People
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The winter holidays can include many things: time with family, a break from work…and maybe some casual racism over dinner. In today’s episode, Elena provides a quick overview of her What to Say When You Hear Something Racist framework. This is the content you need for the most essential holiday prep: preparing to disrupt racism.
Mentioned in this episode:
- All My Relations (podcast)
Opportunities for continued learning:
- What to Say When You Hear Something Racist (Podcast series + companion guide)
- Coaching for Equity (book by Elena Aguilar)
- Coaching for Equity (Bright Morning workshop)
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“Why don't you disrupt racist behavior more immediately? Our kids needed change yesterday…”
We get asked a version of this question frequently, so today Bright Morning teammate, Nick Cains, joins Elena to explore how we center transformation (and our own humanity) when disrupting racism in our coaching conversations.
Mentioned in this episode:
- What to Say When You Hear Something Racist (Podcast series + companion guide)
- Coaching for Equity (book by Elena Aguilar)
- Coaching for Equity (Bright Morning workshop)
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**What are racial affinity spaces?
Why are racial affinity spaces necessary?
How do you respond when people are concerned about there being racial affinity spaces?
What should I consider if I want to bring racial affinity spaces to my school or organization?
If these are questions you’re curious about, this episode is for you.
Mentioned in this episode: Coaching for Equity workshop The PD Book: 7 Habits that Transform Professional Development*, by Elena Aguilar and Lori Cohen* The Racial Healing Handbook*, by Anneliese A. Singh, PhD, LPC
Opportunities for continued learning: Attend:* Coaching for Equity (Bright Morning workshop)Read: Coaching for Equity (Book by Elena)
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What is a microaggression?
What can you do when you hear, see or experience a microaggression?
If these are questions you are curious about, this episode is for you.
Mentioned in this episode:
- Stamped from the Beginning, by Ibram X Kendi
- Dr. Chester Pierce
- Microaggressions in Everyday Life: Race, Gender, and Sexual Orientation, by Dr. Derald Wing Sue
Opportunities for continued learning:
- Read Elena’s book, Coaching for Equity
- Attend our Coaching for Equity workshop
- Listen to Elena’s What to Say When You Hear Something Racist podcast series and expand your learning with our free listening guide
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Here’s the secret to ending the year feeling fulfilled and accomplished: reflect and adjust along the way.
Today we’re replaying a listener favorite episode, The End of Month Routine You Need, in which Elena shares what you can do at the end of each month to help you fulfill your goals and vision for the year.
Mentioned on this episode:
- Elena’s newsletter (sign-up!)
- Episode 105: Morning Rituals that Meet Your Needs (Bright Morning Podcast)
- Onward: Cultivating Resilience in Educators (book by Elena)
- Episode 106: What Do You Have to Quit So That You Can Stay? (Bright Morning Podcast)
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In this replay of a 2021 episode, Elena pulls back the curtain to provide expert advice on holding spaces for transformation. Today she’s sharing the strategy you need for coaching clients who are experiencing strong emotions.
This episode is for you if:
- You’re looking to strengthen your coaching practice
- You are tempted to go into fix-it mode when your client is struggling
- You don’t know what to do when a client becomes emotional
Mentioned in this episode:
- The Art of Coaching 101: The foundational workshop for becoming a Transformational Coach
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Today we’re replaying an essential podcast episode from last year. In this Coaches’ Corner Elena shows up as your coach and expertly guides you through some exercises and prompts to consider if you are looking to coach for equity.
This episode is for you if:
- You want to coach for equity
- You want to support others in discovering their why for coaching for equity
Mentioned in this episode:
- Friends of the Show
- Mind the Gap (handout)
- 3 Bs: Behaviors, Beliefs and Ways of Being
Opportunities for continued learning:
- Coaching for Equity 101 (workshop)
- Coaching for Equity Masterclass (workshop)
- Coaching for Equity(book)
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The October slump is a real thing for educators, and a time where there are a lot of big emotions at play. To help you navigate this reality, we’re replaying a very early episode where Elena provides an overview of the ACE framework, one of the core strategies for coaching resilience.
The ACE framework is one that has been utilized in many of the coaching conversations episodes, including episode 36: Kathrina Mendez Revisited. If you haven’t already listened to episode 36 we recommend you do so either before or after this episode to support internalizing this approach.
This episode is for you if:
- You have questions about coaching emotions
- You would like to support your clients in growing their resilience
- You would benefit from a framework for processing your own experience and growing your resilience
Mentioned in this episode:
- The Core Emotions (tool)
- Onward (book)
- The Art of Coaching (book)
- The Art of Coaching Workbook (book)
Bright Morning Memberships (learning opportunity)
n this fifth, and final, episode of our special Transformational Coaching mini-series, Elena and Erica wrap-up their coaching engagement. Their conversation beautifully demonstrates the power of Transformational Coaching, and the cyclical nature of this model and our healing and growth.
This episode is for you if you want to hear:
- What it sounds like to take a confrontational stance
- How to help a client explore the 3Bs: behaviors, beliefs and ways of being
- How to navigate resistance, including specific sentence stems
- Transformational coaching in action
Mentioned in this episode:
- The Phases of Transformational Coaching: Excerpt from Coaching for Equity and The Art of Coaching Workbook
Opportunities for continued learning:
- The Art of Coaching 101 (workshop)
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In this fourth episode of our special Transformational Coaching mini-series, Elena begins to move her client into Phase 4 of the Transformational Coaching Model: Build New Practices.
This episode is for you if to hear:
- How you can push a client a little harder once a trusting relationship is established
- How to support a client in making the connections between the shifts in their beliefs and resulting behaviors
- How using the same question each coaching session might be the best choice for a client
- Transformational coaching in action
Mentioned in this episode:
- The Phases of Transformational Coaching: Excerpt from Coaching for Equity and The Art of Coaching Workbook
Opportunities for continued learning:
- The Art of Coaching 101 (workshop)
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Sometimes coaching conversations don’t fall neatly into a framework. Sometimes making progress simply requires making space to process.
In this third episode of our special Transformational Coaching mini-series, we’re bringing you a slightly different type of conversation. One that demonstrates what happens when you trust the process and follow the conversation where the client needs it to go. In Elena’s reflections before and after the conversation, you’ll gain insight into her planning process, as well as the decisions she makes while coaching.
This episode is for you if you want:
- To hear Transformational Coaching in action
- An example of when it’s necessary to depart from the Phases of Transformational Coaching
- To appreciate the value of having reflective space
Mentioned in this episode:
- Three Good Things (exercise inThe Onward Workbook)
- Mind the Gap (tool fromThe Art of Coaching andThe Art of Coaching Workbook)
- Blog post on Mind the Gap written by Elena
Opportunities for continued learning:
- The Art of Coaching 101 (workshop)
- Art of Coaching Emotions (workshop)
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In this second episode of our special Transformational Coaching mini-series, we continue exploring Phase 1 of the Transformational Coaching model: Surface Current Reality and Phase 2: Recognize Impact. Elena coaches the same educator from episode 136 and reveals her thoughts about the process. You’ll hear guidance on how to develop strong relationships with new clients and how to explore behaviors, beliefs and ways of being.
This episode is for you if you want:
To hear Transformational Coaching in action
* Direction on how to go deeper into getting to know a new client
* Strategies for unpacking beliefs and the stories we hold about ourselves
* To hear what it sounds like to take an informative and cathartic stance
* To hear about how Elena prepared for this conversation*
Mentioned in this episode:
The Phases of Transformational Coaching: Excerpt from Coaching for Equity and The Art of Coaching Workbook*
* Episode 134: Considerations for a Thriving Coaching Program
* Episode 83: How Do I Set Our Coaching Program Up for Success?**
Opportunities for continued learning:
The Art of Coaching 101 (workshop)
* Art of Coaching Emotions (workshop)*
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In this first episode of our special Transformational Coaching mini-series, we’re diving into Phase 1 of the Transformational Coaching model: Surface Current Reality. A mix of a real-life coaching conversation and Elena pulling back the curtain to share her thought process and what you need to know to put Phase 1 into action in all of your back-to-school coaching conversations.
This episode is for you if you want:
- To see Transformational Coaching in action
- Guidance for how to kick-off your coaching relationships
- To hear how Elena thinks about "coaching cycles"
- Help creating your own inquiry question or goal for coaching this year
Mentioned in this episode:
- The Phases of Transformational Coaching: Excerpt from Coaching for Equity and The Art of Coaching Workbook
- Episode 135: Preparing Myself to Coach: Podcast episode mentioned by Jessica that informed her focus on incorporating a 15 minutes planning block for each coaching conversation
Opportunities for continued learning:
- The Art of Coaching 101 (workshop)
- Episode 84: Kicking Off Coaching Relationships in 2021-2022
- Episode 85: You Want to Coach for Equity? Start Here
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In the fourth and final episode of our four part mini-series, Starting the School Year Strong, Elena shares her favorite tips and tricks relating to the logistical and technical elements of coaching. From how to set-up your coaching notebook, to the 15-minutes a day that can transform your coaching conversations, to how often to meet with your clients. We’ve got you covered!
Listen in, and then hop over to our Instagram this week to engage with supplemental materials to guide you through this critical step in preparing for your best school year yet.
Mentioned in this episode:
- Fabriano notebooks
- Paper Mate Ink Joy gel pens
- The Art of Coaching
- The Art of Coaching Workbook
- Coaching Lenses
- Sentence Stems
- Four Phases of Transformational Coaching [found in Coaching for Equity and The Art of Coaching Workbook]
- Mind the Gap
- Tool
- Podcast episode explaining the tool
- Core values
- Tool
- Podcast episode explaining the tool
- Myers-Briggs [more information on how this relates to coaching in The Art of Coaching Workbook]
Opportunities for continued learning:
- The Art of Coaching 101 (workshop)
- Episode 29: Coaching Tools for Transformation
- Episode 37: How to ACE Your Coaching Conversations
- Episode 43: Spheres of Influence
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In the third of our four episode mini-series, Starting the School Year Strong, Elena shares what needs to be crystal clear if you want a thriving coaching program.
Listen in, and then hop over to our Instagram this week to engage with supplemental materials to guide you through this critical step in preparing for your best school year yet.
Mentioned in this episode:
- The Art of Coaching
- The Art of Coaching Workbook
Opportunities for continued learning:
- Episode 83: How Do I Set Our Coaching Program Up for Success?
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In the second of our four episode mini-series, Starting the School Year Strong, Elena shares the considerations you need to take into account to ensure you have the professional development structures to support your learning, and living into the vision you have created for yourself this year.
Listen in, and then hop over to our Instagram this week to engage with supplemental materials to guide you through this critical step in preparing for your best school year yet.
Mentioned in this episode:
- Coaching For Equity Transformational Coaching Rubric
- Strengths Based Coaching
- Mind the Gap
- Transformational Conversations Accelerator Membership (monthly practice sessions + new tools)
- Onward Workbook: Three Good Things activity
- The Art of Coaching Workbook
- Episode 105: Morning Rituals to Meet Your Needs
- Episode 108: The End-of-Month Routine You Need
Opportunities for continued learning:
- Episode 90: Is Your Tank Full?
- Episode 104: It’s Time to Get Your Needs Met
- Transformational Conversations Accelerator Membership (monthly practice sessions + new tools)
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It’s the final week of our podcast summer break and we’re bringing you a replay episode that will help you incorporate an energizing practice that will support you in connecting in meaningful ways with people, places and yourself.
This episode was originally aired in the frenzy of the back-to-school season to help you step away from the checklists and make space for the pursuits that fill you up. We hope revisiting this idea in summer time will provide a little more time to wander and explore.
Mentioned on this episode:
- Brainpickings.org
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It’s the final week of our podcast summer break and we’re bringing you a replay episode that will help you incorporate an energizing practice that will support you in connecting in meaningful ways with people, places and yourself.
This episode was originally aired in the frenzy of the back-to-school season to help you step away from the checklists and make space for the pursuits that fill you up. We hope revisiting this idea in summer time will provide a little more time to wander and explore.
Mentioned on this episode:
- Brainpickings.org
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Are you starting the day in a way that serves you and sets you up to have your needs met?
How you spend the first part of your day sets the tone for the day. And how you spend your day is how you spend your life.
If you want to take a more intentional approach to the coming school year, start with your morning routine.
Today’s episode is a fan favorite from January 2022 in which Elena pulls back the curtain on why routines matter, considerations for creating a routine that will best meet your needs, and shares about how she starts her own days.
If you’re ready to turn off auto-pilot or say goodbye to frantic and frazzled, start here.
Mentioned on this episode:
- Elena’s personal Instagram account
- Nonviolent communication list of needs
- 10% Happier App
- Insight Timer
- The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron
- This is Your Mind on Plants by Michael Pollan
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What do you need to quit in order to stay?
We’re on summer break, so this week we’re replaying a fan favorite episode to help you explore what you might need to quit in order to stay…in whatever role or relationship that might not be best serving you right now.
You’ll hear where this question came from, how we answered it back in January answering it, and how this question will support your transformation. Listen in: you need this question in your rotation!
Mentioned on this episode:
- Sign-up to receive our exclusive From Rut to River Exploration Guide
- The Art of Coaching (Elena's book that discusses "rut stories" a concept popularized in Robert Hargrove's book Masterful Coaching)
- Episode 37: How to ACE Your Coaching Conversations (Bright Morning podcast episode that goes into depth on the ACE coaching tool)
- Art of Coaching Emotions: February 9-10, 2022 (workshop designed and led by Elena)
- Episode 105: Morning Rituals That Meet Your Needs (Bright Morning Podcast episode where Elena discusses her morning routine in depth)
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We’re on summer break so today we’re replaying a timely episode to make sure you have an impactful summer.
Grab your notebook and something to write with; today it’s time to design your summer of learning. Over the next thirty minutes you will:
- Get clear on your needs and desires
- Identify the conditions necessary for you to thrive
- Be guided through the three principles to uncover your “what”
It’s time to get ready for a transformational summer!
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Sharon McMahon of @SharonSaysSo joins Elena today to discuss a wide-range of topics, including:
- Sharon’s effective approach to combating lies and conspiracy theories with openness and facts
- The power of individual actions, and how you can make a meaningful contribution by doing what you can
- A transformational approach to teaching and learning history (and current day events)
- The perils of teacher appreciation week, and what we should be doing instead
- How focusing on your sphere of influence and control can make or break your experience in the classroom
- What your favorite animal might say about you
Sharon is a former high school government and law teacher on a mission to combat political misinformation by sharing non-partisan facts about the US government and democracy. You may know her from her viral Instagram account @SharonSaysSo where she covers daily headlines and breaks down national political coverage and biases to extract the facts. Her approach helps hundreds of thousands of followers looking for truth and peace in a political climate that is often fraught with lies and divisive rhetoric. At Bright Morning we’re proud Governerds (iykyk), and hope after this episode you will be as well.
Mentioned in this episode:
- Sharon’s Instagram account @SharonSaysSo
- Learn more about Sharon, and the many educational offerings she provides, on her website www.sharonmcmahon.com/
- Sharon’s podcast, including Episode 28: Uncomfortable Conversations with Emmanueal Acho
- The Little Rock Nine
- Photo of Elizabeth Eckford
- Out Beyond Ideas, by Rumi
- Clarissa Pinkola Estes quote
- Unbroken, by Laura Hillenbrand
- Minnesota State Fair Miracle of Birth Center
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Wondering what to read this summer? Look no further! In this episode, Elena shares her top book recommendations for personal growth, professional development, and distraction. She also shares what’s on her to-read list this summer, and is joined by fellow author, Dr. Kimberly Parker to discuss her book (which is one of Elena’s top summer picks!), Literacy is Liberation.
Mentioned in this episode:
Personal Development - If you want to know yourself better:
- 4000 Weeks: Time Management for Mortals, Oliver Burkeman
- The Way of Integrity, Martha Beck
- Bittersweet, Susan Cain
Professional Development:
- 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership, Jim Dethmer and Diana Chapman
- Literacy is Liberation, Kim Parker
- Street Data, Shane Safir and Jamila Dugan
- The PD Book, Elena Aguilar and Lori Cohen
For distraction:
- The Maid, Nita Prose
- A Court of Thorns and Roses, Sarah Maas
What Elena’s reading right now:
- Emotional Inheritance - Galit Atlas
Books Elena wants to read this summer:
- Book Lovers, Emily Henry
- Glory - NoViolet Bulawayo
The Old Drift - Namwali Serpell
- How Beautiful We Were - Imbolo Mbue
Recommended by Kim Parker:
- Heavy, Kiese Laymon
- Well-Read Black Girl, Glory Edim
- Anything by Jacqueline Woodson
- Set Boundaries, Find Peace, Nedra Glover Tawwab
- Victory. Stand!, Dawud Anyabwile and Derrick Barnes
- Anything by Elena Aguilar, especially Onward during
Exploring our joy (fulfillment, meaning, love, satisfaction, etc.) is a necessary component to cultivating our resilience…and something that requires skill and intention due to our cultural and neurological conditioning towards negativity bias and the phenomenon of toxic positivity.
In this third and final episode of a three-part series on transformational end-of-year conversations, Elena dives into how you can support your coaching clients (or any conversation partner) in exploring their joy.
Mentioned in this episode:
- The Art of Coaching Emotions workshop
Opportunities for continued learning:
- Onward: Cultivating Emotional Resilience in Educators
- The Onward Workbook
- Onward Book Club
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There is loss inherent in change regardless of the size or the amount of that change. If this school year was a magical one, or your most challenging yet, the end of the year means loss in some form. The question for us to consider is, how can we honor and learn from that loss?
In this second episode of a three-part series on transformational end-of-year conversations, Elena dives into how you can support your coaching clients (or any conversation partner) in exploring their sadness (insecurity, hopelessness, loneliness, etc.).
Mentioned in this episode:
- The Core Emotions (coaching tool)
Opportunities for continued learning:
- The Art of Coaching Emotions workshop
- Onward: Cultivating Emotional Resilience in Educators
- The Onward Workbook
- Onward Book Club
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Anger is a part of all of our lives. It has the potential to be a catalyst for change, an insight into our needs, and a source of wisdom. Yet too often it’s thought of as a “bad” emotion and avoided at all costs.
In this first episode of a three-part series on transformational end-of-year conversations, Elena dives into how you can support your coaching clients (or any conversation partner) in processing their anger (disappointment, resentment, frustration, etc.).
You’re 20 minutes away from better coaching conversations.
Mentioned in this episode:
- Art of Coaching 101 workshop
- The Art of Coaching Workbook
- The Art of Coaching Emotions workshop
- Onward: Cultivating Emotional Resilience in Educators
- The Onward Workbook
- Onward Book Club
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Today’s episode offers ten specific strategies you can use when you need to be “on” but are currently in a mood. If you’ve experienced this in the past, you know just how challenging it can be…and thanks to these suggestions for Elena, next time you’ll be prepared with the strategies you need.
These strategies and much more can also be found in The PD Book, which is releasing this week!!!
Mentioned in this episode:
- The PD Book
- Pre-Order Special Offer: including free mini-workshops with Elena and Lori! Learn more at brightmorningteam.com/the-pd-book-pre-order-bonus/
Opportunities for continued learning:
- Read The PD Book (Elena’s newest book, co-written with Lori Cohen)
- Attend Artful Design and Facilitation 101
- Attend Artful Design and Facilitation Masterclass
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Details can make or break a learning experience, yet are too often overlooked or deprioritized as “logistics”. It’s time for that to change.
In this episode, Elena shares why attending to the details is one of the 7 habits that transforms professional development, provides a couple of strategies you can start using right away to better attend to the details, and offers reflection questions to help you in your learning about designing and facilitating PD.
Mentioned in this episode:
- The PD Book
- Pre-Order Special Offer: including free mini-workshops with Elena and Lori! Learn more at brightmorningteam.com/the-pd-book-pre-order-bonus/
- Attend a Bright Morning workshop to experience transformational PD! Learn more at https://brightmorningteam.com/upcoming-events/
Opportunities for continued learning:
- Read The PD Book (Elena’s newest book, co-written with Lori Cohen)
- Attend Artful Design and Facilitation 101
- Attend Artful Design and Facilitation Masterclass
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There’s 20 minutes left in your session and you have an hour's worth of content, what do you do?
Adaptive facilitation is the key to staying calm and skillfully adjusting course when things don’t go according to plan. On today’s episode, Elena brings you along on her adaptive facilitation journey and provides two sets of reflection questions to support you on your own. If you lead teams, groups or meetings, this is an episode you won’t want to miss.
Mentioned in this episode:
- The PD Book
- Free workshop with Elena on Facilitation Adaptively if you pre-order The PD Book. Learn more at brightmorningteam.com/the-pd-book-pre-order-bonus/
- The Art of Coaching Workbook
- Two sets of reflection questions:
- What comes up for you when things don’t go according to plan? [Tip: consider multiple examples]
- What feelings and thoughts come up?
- What’s the story that you tell? About yourself? About others in the room?
- When you facilitate a meeting or PD session, how do you gather information in the moment about how the folks are doing that you are there to serve?
- What you see? What you hear? What you feel? What you intuit?
- What comes up for you when things don’t go according to plan? [Tip: consider multiple examples]
Opportunities for continued learning:
- Read The PD Book (Elena’s newest book, co-written with Lori Cohen)
- Attend Artful Design and Facilitation 101
- Attend Artful Design and Facilitation Masterclass
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If you want to lead transformative learning experiences, you must tend to your own transformation. In this episode, Elena dives into one of the 7 habits that transform professional development: knowing yourself as a facilitator.
Mentioned in this episode:
- The PD Book
- Pre-Order Special Offer: including free mini-workshops with Elena and Lori! Learn more at brightmorningteam.com/the-pd-book-pre-order-bonus/
- The Art of Coaching Workbook (vision exercise on page 37-39)
- Two sets of reflection questions:
- What gets under your skin? What are your triggers?
- What do those triggers have to teach you?
- How can you attend to your sore spots?
- Who do you want to be as a facilitator?
- Why do you want to facilitate it?
- If you were to watch a video of yourself facilitating, what do you hope you’d see?
- What do you hope that people who attend the sessions that you facilitate will say about you years later?
- How do you want to feel in the moment when you're facilitating?
- What gets under your skin? What are your triggers?
Opportunities for continued learning:
- Read The PD Book (Elena’s newest book, co-written with Lori Cohen)
- Attend Artful Design and Facilitation 101
- Attend Artful Design and Facilitation Masterclass
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In less than a month The PD Book will be out in the world! This is the book you need if you lead teams, groups and/or professional development of any kind. Today Elena is giving us all a treat by reading from the introduction. Listen in to learn all about what's inside The PD Book, and then go pre-order your copy!
Mentioned in this episode:
- The PD Book
- Pre-Order Special Offer: including free mini-workshops with Elena and Lori! Learn more at brightmorningteam.com/the-pd-book-pre-order-bonus/
Opportunities for continued learning:
- Read The PD Book (Elena’s newest book, co-written with Lori Cohen)
- Attend Artful Design and Facilitation 101
- Attend Artful Design and Facilitation Masterclass
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- How do you respond when young students say something racist?
- What do you do when you are the one who has said something racist?
- How do you address an entire community pushing against equity work?
Today we’re wrapping up our special What to Say When You Hear Something Racist series with a listener questions episode. Listen in to hear our answers to these questions and several more.
Mentioned in this episode:
- The Art of Coaching (book by Elena)
- Onward: Cultivating Emotional Resilience in Educators (book by Elena)
- Marshall Rosenberg and non-violent communication
- The Person You Mean to Be, Dolly Chugh
- The PD Book: 7 Habits that Transform Professional Development (forthcoming book by Elena and Lori Cohen)
Opportunities for continued learning:
- Read Coaching for Equity
- Attend Coaching for Equity 101 or Coaching for Equity Masterclass
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We’re busy working to put together our What to Say When You Hear Something Racist Listener Questions episode, so today we’re replaying one of our favorite shows from August 2021, Episode 85: You Want to Coach for Equity? Start Here. This episode will help you tie together the content from What to Say When to your coaching practice. It’s intricately connected.
Mentioned in this episode:
- Friends of the Show
- Mind the Gap (handout)
- 3 Bs: Behaviors, Beliefs and Ways of Being
Opportunities for continued learning:
- Coaching for Equity 101 (workshop)
- Coaching for Equity Masterclass (workshop)
- Coaching for Equity(book)
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The last episode of our limited series, What to Say When You Hear Something Racist, wrapped up last week and today Elena is back with an invitation for listeners: get all of your What to Say When… questions answered!
Mentioned on this episode:
- Submit your questions here (https://bit.ly/WTSWquestions)
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In the final episode of our limited series, What to Say When You Hear Something Racist, Elena shares recommendations and resources to continue this critical work.
Mentioned on this episode:
- Books:
- How the Word is Passed by Clint Smith
- Stamped: Racism, Antiracism and You by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi.
- The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together by Heather McGhee
- How We Can Win: Race, History and Changing the Money Game That’s Rigged by Kimberly Jones
- White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin Diangelo
- The Person You Mean to Be: How Good People Fight Bias by Dolly Chugh
- Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor by Layla Saad
- Coaching for Equity: Conversations that Change Practice by Elena Aguilar
- Onward: Cultivating Emotional Resilience in Educators by Elena Aguilar
- Onward Workbook: Daily Activities to Cultivate Your Emotional Resilience and Thrive by Elena Aguilar
- Learning Experiences:
- Black, Indiginous, and People of Color Professional Learning Community
- Coaching for Equity 101 workshop
- Additional Resources:
In this episode of our limited series, What to Say When You Hear Something Racist, Elena is joined by Stacey Goodman to discuss the additional considerations the two are mindful of as people of color engaging in conversations that address racism.
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How do you hold compassion and curiosity when you experience racism? When do you draw boundaries around people who say racist things?
These are a few of the questions we explore in today’s episode where Elena is once again joined by her teammate, LesLee Bickford, who shares a very personal story about how she responded to racism expressed by her family.
Mentioned on this episode:
- Facebook is a Doomsday Machine (An Atlantic article that expands on LesLee’s mention of how Facebook is destroying society)
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In this episode of our limited series, What to Say When You Hear Something Racist, Elena demonstrates specific sentence stems and responses you can use.
Mentioned on this episode:
- Here’s What to Say (handout with sentence stems and sample responses)
- The Three Ps (handout of Elena’s framework)
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In today’s episode of our limited series, What to Say When You Hear Something Racist, Elena dives into the third (and final) P in her 3 P’s framework for responding to racism.
The third P is Possibility. And in this episode you’ll hear how to evaluate the possibility in a situation and how doing so will help you determine both what to say and whether you need to say something in that moment, or perhaps at a later time.
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In this episode of our What to Say When You Hear Something Racist limited series, Elena guides you through how to reflect on power dynamics that are present in a situation in which you hear something racist. Listen in to hear the three types of power dynamics commonly at play, how your identity markers add complexity that must be considered, and how an awareness of both can help you find a springboard to open up the conversation.
Mentioned on this episode:
- The PD Book: 7 Habits that Transform Professional Development (Book by Elena and co-author, Lori Cohen, releasing in May 2022)
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Effectively responding to racism requires you to act with a clear purpose. In this episode of our What to Say When You Hear Something Racist limited series, Elena shares a process for you to get clear on your purpose for saying something, including the five categories of purposes you’ll likely be drawing from.
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Elena shares her simple framework for responding to racism and demonstrates how she recently put it into action while antiquing (because unfortunately, racism is everywhere).
Mentioned on this episode:
- The Conscious Competence Ladder: Understanding the Learning Journey (Free tool)
- The 3 Ps framework:
- Purpose
- Power
- Possibility
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“We can’t go forward unless we look backwards”
In today’s episode, Elena shares the three vital reflection questions you must ask and answer for yourself as you reckon with your own history of experiencing racism. This reckoning is the fourth and final foundational element to prepare you to respond effectively when you hear something racist.
Mentioned on this episode:
- The Art of Coaching (book by Elena)
- The Art of Coaching Teams (book by Elena)
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How can people build knowledge around what racism is and build the accompanying skillset to identify racism in our daily lives?
Today Elena is joined by her teammate, LesLee Bickford, to explore this question first through story-telling and then through unraveling the many steps along a learning journey.
Mentioned on this episode:
- Coaching for Equity 101 (Bright Morning workshop)
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In the second episode of our new, “What to Say When You Hear Something Racist” series, Elena shares the next step you must take if you want to skillfully respond to racism: engage with your own emotions.
There is no way that we are going to transform our schools, our communities and our world without encountering emotions. Today Elena is sharing the three steps that will prevent our emotions from hijacking our actions so that we can learn from the wisdom they have to offer.
Mentioned on this episode:
- Coaching for Equity 101 and Coaching for Equity Masterclass (Bright Morning workshops)
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In the first episode of our new, “What to Say When You Hear Something Racist” series, Elena shares the first step you must take if you want to skillfully respond to racism: deepening your understanding of your own identity.
When you know yourself, you'll be able to better understand when you are inclined to step up and take action, or when you might be tempted to step away from something challenging. If you understand your identity experiences, you'll have heightened awareness of your own privilege and responsibility.
The concepts and tools referenced on this episode will appear throughout this series.
Mentioned on this episode:
- How to Understand Race, Racism, and White Supremacy (Chapter 3, Coaching for Equity)
- Exploring Identity Markers (Page 16-19, Art of Coaching Workbook)
Continue your learning:
- Read Coaching for Equity (book by Elena)
- Take part in a Coaching for Equity Book Club
- Attend Coaching for Equity 101 (virtual workshop)
- Attend Coaching for Equity Masterclass (virtual workshop)
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Today Elena is dropping into your feed to introduce a new limited series we’ll be sharing during the months of February and March, 2022: What to Say When You Hear Something Racist.
Listen in today to hear more about what to expect, and then tune-in on Monday for the first full episode!
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Here’s the secret to ending the year feeling fulfilled and accomplished: reflect and adjust along the way.
If you’ve set a goal or an intention for this year, or if you’ve identified a word to guide you, then you don’t want to miss this episode. Today, as we continue our January series designed to set you up to have a fantastic year, Elena shares the end of month routine you need to help you fulfill those visions.
Mentioned on this episode:
- Elena’s newsletter (sign-up!)
- Episode 105: Morning Rituals that Meet Your Needs (Bright Morning Podcast)
- Onward: Cultivating Resilience in Educators (book by Elena)
- Episode 106: What Do You Have to Quit So That You Can Stay? (Bright Morning Podcast)
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Do you struggle with decision making fatigue?
Do you want to make decisions with confidence, knowing they are aligned with what matters most and will support your vision and goals for the life you want to live?
If so, listen in today as Elena shares the three step decision-making process that will help set you up to live with intention and thrive this year.
As a bonus, this process is one you can add to your Transformational Conversations toolkit to help guide others through once you internalize it for yourself.
Mentioned on this episode:
- Bright Morning Instagram (find all prompts from this episode and join the conversation!)
- Core Values (free tool)
- Episode 29: Coaching Tools for Transformation: Core Values, Mind the Gap and Strengths-Based Coaching (Bright Morning Podcast episode that further explores core values)
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What do you need to quit in order to stay?
This week we continue our January episodes focused on helping you get set-up to have a fantastic year. Today Bright Morning COO and podcast producer, LesLee Bickford, joins me and we dive into the juiciest question I’m asking and answering so far in 2022. You’ll hear where this question came from, how we’re currently answering it, and how this question will support your transformation. Listen in: you need this question in your rotation!
Mentioned on this episode:
- Sign-up to receive our exclusive From Rut to River Exploration Guide
- The Art of Coaching (Elena's book that discusses "rut stories" a concept popularized in Robert Hargrove's book Masterful Coaching)
- Episode 37: How to ACE Your Coaching Conversations (Bright Morning podcast episode that goes into depth on the ACE coaching tool)
- Art of Coaching Emotions: February 9-10, 2022 (workshop designed and led by Elena)
- Episode 105: Morning Rituals That Meet Your Needs (Bright Morning Podcast episode where Elena discusses her morning routine in depth)
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Are you starting the day in a way that serves you and sets you up to have your needs met?
How you spend the first part of your day sets the tone for the day. And how you spend your day is how you spend your life.
If you want to take a more intentional approach to 2022, start with your morning routine.
In today’s episode, Elena pulls back the curtain on why routines matter, considerations for creating a routine that will best meet your needs, and shares about how she starts her own days.
If you’re ready to turn off auto-pilot or say goodbye to frantic and frazzled, start here.
Mentioned on this episode:
- Elena’s personal Instagram account
- Nonviolent communication list of needs
- 10% Happier App
- Insight Timer
- The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron
- This is Your Mind on Plants by Michael Pollan
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Have you been dreading the first day back to work after the break?
Or are you feeling refreshed and looking forward to the year to come…while feverishly hoping you can maintain that energy and optimism?
In this first episode of season 7 of the podcast, we’re focusing on the feelings that come up when you return to work after some time away and how you can get your needs met on a more regular basis. The tools shared will support both your personal transformation and your coaching conversations.
Mentioned on this episode:
- Join us on Instagram to get the reflection questions and join the conversation!
- Nonviolent Communications resources:
- Feelings and Needs
- 4-Step Process
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What if your identity is a prison?
This is one of several questions Elena explores with her guest, author Kute Blackson. Kute’s most recent book, The Magic of Surrender: Finding the Courage to Let Goaims to help readers harness the power of relinquishing control to discover more purpose and meaning in their lives. Listen in to hear more about Kute’s fascinating path to finding his calling and hear concrete ways you can work to uncondition yourself to hear your truth.
Mentioned on this episode:
- The Magic of Surrender: Finding the Courage to Let Go (Kute’s book)
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Would you benefit from an infusion of energy, healing and joy?
That is what we’re hoping to provide you with today’s episode - a replay of one of our favorite How to Feel Better resilience strategies: make and create.
This topic feels very timely as many of us head into a break where we (hopefully!) have a little more space to slow down and get in touch with our needs. More time to find some spaciousness, and perhaps some healing.
If you like this episode, consider checking out our full (and free!) How to Feel Better program. Enjoy!
Mentioned on this episode:
- Bright Morning Episode 18: Art, Memory and Healing with Indrina Allegra
- How to Feel Better (Free, self-directed learning series)
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In today’s episode, Elena becomes the coach in your ear, providing some guidance for how you can think about winter break to ensure it serves you and your needs.
The 2021-2022 school year has been a beast for educators everywhere. This is your time to center your needs, and Elena is here to help you do just that.
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This is an episode you won’t want to miss. Today Elena is joined by her co-author, Lori Cohen, to give you a sneak peek into their forthcoming book: The PD Book: 7 Habits that Transform Professional Development.
The book isn’t releasing until May 2022, so for the next five months this episode is the only place you’ll be able to hear about:
- 10 strategies to shift a mood
- The 4 questions that should guide any PD you design, and
- The 7 habits that transform PD
Listen in and pre-order the book today!
Mentioned on this episode:
- The PD Book (Elena and Lori’s new book!!)
- Art of Coaching 101 (blended learning experience with Elena)
- December 10th is Elena’s birthday! Wish her a happy birthday by pre-ordering the PD book!
- Artful Facilitation and Design Masterclass (virtual workshop with Lori)
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Are you interested in strengthening your leadership muscles to support your teammates in engaging in healthy conflict?
Are you conflict averse but want to get better at sharing your needs?
If so, this episode is for you.
Listen in to hear Elena and Bright Morning teammate, Lori Cohen, discuss what makes engaging in conflict challenging for many people, how to strengthen your muscles to engage in healthy conflict, and a sentence stem you can try on today to start to do so.
Mentioned on this episode:
- Friends of the Show
- 2022 Bright Morning Memberships
- Art of Coaching Teams Masterclass
- Sentence Stems for Healthy Conflict
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How do you support a client when they are working at capacity and still feeling like a failure because the demands are never ending and time is finite?
How do you support a client who has transitioned into a new role and is suddenly experiencing the disorienting reality of being a beginner again?
And how do you do that all in the midst of a global pandemic?
Today’s coaching conversation provides you with the opportunity to hear how Elena navigated this trifecta with Maria Barker. Maria recently moved from being an instructional coach to a dean of students, and while her commitment to her work has never waned, the joy it used to provide her has diminished. Listen in to hear how Elena and Maria’s conversation unleashes Maria’s inner-wisdom and provides a path forward.
Mentioned on this episode:
Core values
+ Learn more: listen to episode 29
+ Discover yours: free tool
* Art of Coaching Teams Masterclass*
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Have a hard-to-shop-for person on your list? Love hearing about gifts that other people love? Looking for an escape from it all?
If so, this episode is for you! Today Elena and Bright Morning COO and podcast producer, LesLee Bickford, are sharing what they hope to receive and plan to give to others this holiday season. We’re covering gifts for friends, families and co-workers, including the perfect gift for your educator friends!
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Kimberly L Joneswent viral when she brilliantly used a Monopoly analogy to explain how 450 years of breaking the social contract in our country leads to civil unrest.
But before those 2 million+ YouTube views and appearances on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, she and her co-author, Gilly Segal, were making headlines as best selling authors of I’m Not Dying With You Tonight, and have since released a second YA must-read, Why We Fly.
On today’s episode, the two join Elena in a conversation around what it takes to build a trusting partnership, how books can be used to forge a more just society, what they’d change in education, and what is giving them hope for a better future.
We strongly recommend watching Kimberly's 6-minute video before tuning in.
Mentioned on this episode:
- I’m Not Dying With You Tonight (book by Kimberly and Gilly)
- Why We Fly (book by Kimberly and Gilly)
- How Can We Win (Kimberly’s video that went viral)
- How We Can Win (Kimberly’s forthcoming book available now to pre-order book)
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How can we bring some creativity and levity to our coaching conversations? What about helping our clients access their needs? Or connecting them to their power?
In this fourth and final episode of our special four-part First 5 Minutes series, Elena will walk you through how to do just that with one question that opens up your next coaching conversation.
In addition to providing you with a new question each week, Elena also walks through how to introduce this new type of question, models what that might look like, pulls back the curtain on why this question works and shares some wisdom on how to artfully put this into action.
This episode is for you if:
- Your conversations are feeling a little flat
- Your coachee is more compliant than actively engaged
- You’d like to learn a new way to open your coaching conversations
- You like concrete coaching tools!
Opportunities for continued learning:
- The Art of Coaching (Book)
- The Art of Coaching 101 (Workshop)
- The Art of Coaching Emotions (Online course)
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How do you kindle a sense of power and agency in your coachee when they are feeling deflated or overwhelmed?
In this third episode of our special four-part First 5 Minutes series, Elena will walk you through how to do just that with one question that opens up your next coaching conversation.
In addition to providing you with a new question each week, Elena also walks through how to introduce this new type of question, models what that might look like, pulls back the curtain on why this question works and shares some wisdom on how to artfully put this into action.
This episode is for you if:
- Your coachees are feeling powerless or deflated
- You’d like to learn a new way to open your coaching conversations
- You like concrete coaching tools!
Opportunities for continued learning:
- The Art of Coaching (Book)
- The Art of Coaching 101 (Workshop)
- The Art of Coaching Emotions (Online course)
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How can we instill our clients with confidence in their potential to learn and grow?
In this second edition of our special four-part First 5 Minutes series, Elena will walk you through how to do just that with one question that opens up your next coaching conversation.
In addition to providing you with a new question each week, Elena also walks through how to introduce this new type of question, models what that might look like, pulls back the curtain on why this question works and shares some wisdom on how to artfully put this into action.
This episode is for you if:
- Your coachees are drained and/or overwhelmed and working from limited resilience reserves
- You’d like to learn a new way to open your coaching conversations
- You like concrete coaching tools!
Opportunities for continued learning:
- The Art of Coaching (Book)
- The Art of Coaching 101 (Workshop)
- The Art of Coaching Emotions (Online course)
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Today’s episode is the first in our special four-part First 5 Minutes series. These short episodes will provide you with all you need to know to incorporate one resilience-boosting question to use in your conversations.
In addition to providing you with a new question each week, Elena also walks through how to introduce this new type of question, models what that might look like, pulls back the curtain on why this question works and shares some wisdom on how to artfully put this into action.
This episode is for you if:
- Your coachees are drained and/or overwhelmed and working from limited resilience reserves
- You’d like to learn a new way to open your coaching conversations
- You like concrete coaching tools!
Opportunities for continued learning:
- The Art of Coaching (Book)
- The Art of Coaching 101 (Workshop)
- The Art of Coaching Emotions (Online course)
- 12 Ways to Boost Resilience in New Teachers (Blog post)
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Does your life feel like it’s one checklist after another? Are you feeling unbalanced with your energy being spent only on what must get done and not pursuits that fill you up? If so, this is the episode for you.
Today we’re kicking off Season 5 of the podcast with some Quarterly Wisdom from Elena. Tune in to hear about an energizing practice that will support you in connecting in meaningful ways with people, places and yourself.
Mentioned on this episode:
- Brainpickings.org
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Today's episode is a Coaches' Corner episode where you have the opportunity to be guided by Elena in your own "coaching" session. Today Elena walks you through five essential questions to assess your resilience reserves.
This episode is for you if:
- You're experiencing irritation, resentment, caring less about things or shame.
- You appreciate time and space to reflect on your needs and experiences
- You want to expand your ability to support others in cultivating their resilience
Mentioned in this episode:
- Cultivating Resilience Intensive: the workshop you need to fill your resilience tank!
- Onward andThe Onward Workbook: Elena's two books on cultivating emotional resilience
- The Onward Bookclub: A year-long learning community to cultivate your resilience
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This week we are replaying an earlier coaching conversation with Kathrina Mendez, a teacher in California we first met in episode 2.
This was the second coaching conversation between Elena and Kathrina. In it Elena uses the ACE framework discussed in last week’s episode as she supported Kathrina in her quest for growing self-compassion and implementing power doses of self-care.
If you haven’t already listened to last week’s replay of the How to ACE Your Coaching Conversations episode, we encourage you to do so before or after you listen in to this conversation.
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- Cultivating Resilience Intensive (learning opportunity)
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This week we are replaying an earlier coaching tools episode where Elena provides an overview of the ACE framework, one of the core strategies for coaching resilience.
The ACE framework is one that has been utilized in many of the coaching conversations episodes, including one we will be replaying next week: Virtual Reality: Confronting Self Doubt.
This episode is for you if:
- You have questions about coaching emotions
- You would like to support your clients in growing their resilience
- You would benefit from a framework for processing your own experience and growing your resilience
Mentioned in this episode:
- Cultivating Resilience Intensive (learning opportunity)
- The Core Emotions (tool)
- Onward (book)
- The Art of Coaching (book)
- The Art of Coaching Workbook (book)
- Bright Morning Memberships (learning opportunity)
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This is a Behind the Designs episode in which Elena pulls back the curtain to provide expert advice on holding spaces for transformation. Today she’s sharing the strategy you need for coaching clients who are experiencing strong emotions.
This episode is for you if:
- You’re looking to strengthen your coaching practice
- You are tempted to go into fix-it mode when your client is struggling
- You don’t know what to do when a client becomes emotional
Mentioned in this episode:
- The Art of Coaching 101: The foundational workshop for becoming a Transformational Coach
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On today’s episode Elena coaches an instructional coach who works at a school that is the top performing high school in the state where despite their considerable success, students of color are being underserved. While this reality is known and discussed at the district and school-wide level, disparities are not being addressed at the individual classroom level. Elena’s coachee wants to change that and asked to be coached to figure out what is holding her back and how to consistently coach with an equity lens. Together the two discuss 7 foundational steps to take to begin building her foundation for coaching for equity.
This episode is for you if:
- You want to coach for equity
- You struggle to center equity in your coaching conversations
- You are supporting others who want to center equity in their work
Opportunities for continued learning:
- Coaching for Equity 101 (workshop)
- Coaching for Equity Masterclass (workshop)
- Coaching for Equity(book)
- 5 Reasons Why People Don’t Want to Change Their Beliefs (blog post)
- Secrets to Equity Work: How to Coach Beliefs (blog post)
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In this Coaches’ Corner episode Elena shows up as your coach and expertly guides you through some exercises and prompts to consider if you are looking to coach for equity.
This episode is for you if:
- You want to coach for equity
- You want to support others in discovering their why for coaching for equity
Mentioned in this episode:
- Friends of the Show
- Mind the Gap (handout)
- 3 Bs: Behaviors, Beliefs and Ways of Being
Opportunities for continued learning:
- Coaching for Equity 101 (workshop)
- Coaching for Equity Masterclass (workshop)
- Coaching for Equity(book)
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- Mind the Gap
- 3 Bs: Behaviors, Beliefs and Ways of Being
- Coaching for Equity (book)
- Coaching for Equity 101 (workshop)
“What should my kick-off conversations look like?”
In this short Behind the Design episode Elena walks us through how kick-off conversations with clients provide the opportunity to lay the foundation for Transformational Coaching. She shares some unique considerations, and some specific questions, for kick-off conversations taking place this 2021-22 school year.
This episode is for you if:
- You are a coach looking to kick-off powerful coaching relationships with your clients
- You are a team leader looking to kick-off powerful relationships with your team members
Mentioned in the episode:
- Friends of the Podcast
Opportunities for continued learning:
- The Art of Coaching(book)
- The Art of Coaching Workbook (book)
- Questions for a First Meeting (handout)
- Art of Coaching Masterclass (workshop)
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How do you approach a coaching role in a new (largely undefined) coaching program? Today Elena shares her advice for what you need to consider on the front-end to set your coaching program up for success.
Note: This is a “take two” episode. The originally released episode was a coaching conversation on the same topic that has been removed at the request of the coachee.
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- Friend of the Podcast
- Art of Coaching Masterclass (workshop)
- Spheres of Control: Overview and Framework, Coaching Tool Episode
- The Art of Coaching Workbook
Opportunities for continued learning:
- You can’t have a Coaching Program without a Structure (article in Educational Leadership)
- Considerations When Launching a Coaching Initiative (blog post)
- First Steps for a New Coach (blog post)
- The Art of Coaching(book)
- Coaching for Equity(book)
- The Art of Coaching Workbook (book)
- Art of Coaching 101 (workshop)
- Art of Coaching Masterclass (workshop)
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Today on the podcast Elena coaches a former principal turned regional administrator in a power packed 30-minute conversation. The two thought they were going to be focusing on navigating conflict but you’ll hear how with one insightful question the focus shifts to providing the space to reflect on the past turbulent year and what is possible when emotions are explored and we root in our individual and collective experiences.
This episode is for you if you:
- Coach leaders
- Are a leader
- Want to hear what a transformational conversation sounds like (hint: the client is doing the heavy lifting)
Mentioned in this episode:
- Mind the Gap (handout)
Opportunities to grow your leadership:
- Art of Coaching 101 (workshop)
- Art of Coaching Teams 101 (workshop)
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Today Elena pulls back the curtain on three of her own experiences navigating conflict: with a co-worker, a managee and a manager. She shares her top three tips and one important awareness to hold if you are looking to skillfully navigate conflict in your life and relationships.
This episode is for you if:
- You’re a conflict avoider and want to grow your skills to engage more confidently
- You jump into conflict but it doesn’t always turn out the way you want
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This week Elena is in conversation with Trisha Moquino, the founder of Keres Children's Learning Center (KCLC) in Cochiti Pueblo, NM. KCLC is a Keres-language revitalization school that uses an intergenerational approach to immersion and dual-language with Montessori pedagogy. It is one of very few schools in the country that provides children with the opportunity to learn through their heritage language. And a few years ago it didn’t exist.
In this conversation Trisha graciously teaches about the history of displacement and war on Native peoples and also beautifully shares the pressing need to support Indigenous people today in reclaiming their children’s education and honoring their heritage in school systems.
Mentioned in this episode:
- Learn more about Trisha: The Indigenous Cheerleader
- Learn more about the Keres Children’s Learning Center
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This is a Quarterly Wisdom episode. Today Elena explores two foundational understandings that are essential if you want to have conversations that allow for transformational and deep connection. First, what the phrase “every conversation counts” means and how it is a core belief of every Transformational Coach. Next, what a Transformational Coach must believe about their role relative to their coachee and what we often see getting in the way of that being a reality.
This episode is for you if:You are committed to being a Transformational Coach Your conversations sometimes feel transactionalYou find yourself giving a lot of advice or telling people what to do more than you’d like...or think you should be in your coaching conversations
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our final week on break from recording new episodes we’re replaying one of our favorite mini-episodes from Elena’s How to Feel Better program. Earlier this spring we aired daily episodes for this four week program and today we’re bringing you one that is relevant all year long: How to Make Changes that Last. If you’re looking to make behavioral changes in pursuit of the life you want to live, this is the episode you need today.
While the program has concluded, you can access all episodes and the weekly guides at any time by signing up here.
In this repeat of this mini-episode Elena walks you through the second Feel Better exercise in the How to Feel Better Week 2 Program Guide: “Reflect on Last Year" as we journey through week 2 in the four week program.
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We’re taking a short summer break on the podcast. Over the next three weeks we’ll be replaying a few of our favorite mini-episodes from Elena’s How to Feel Better program. Earlier this spring we aired daily episodes for this four week program and today we’re bringing you one that is relevant everyday: How am I Feeling?
While the program has concluded, you can access all episodes and the weekly guides at any time by signing up here.
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In this episode Elena talks with Dr. Nicole Evans, former principal and current Executive Director of Urban Education and Student Engagement at Harris-Stowe State University. The two explore how Dr. Evans pursued a commitment to making equity “the plate” and not an add-on during her time as principal of City Garden Montessori, a public school in St. Louis Missouri.
This episode is for you if:
- You’re ready to move past admiring the many and complex problems perpetrating inequities and begin creating something different.
- You want to hear the story of how one principal lived into the calling of what Dr. Bettina Love calls “freedom dreaming.”
- You’re working to create more inclusive and welcoming spaces for all students and families.
- You’ve considered if it’s time to leave an organization or a role where you are experiencing oppression.
You can find full show notes, including everything mentioned on the show here.
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- Embracing Equity Leadership Residency program
- Our Liberation is Bound Together (blog post co-written by Dr. Evans)
- All-Inclusive+ Bright Morning Membership (Opportunity for more connection with Elena and a years worth of professional development!)
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This is a different type of episode, one where we unpack a coaching conversation. If you listened in on Monday, you know Elena coached a white leader around working across lines of racial difference, specifically around where to draw a line in cross-racial relationships when behavior has become problematic.
It is possible to create boundaries with cultural competence and humility, yet too often that doesn’t happen. Oftentimes the approach skews to dominance or things running amok. Both of these are failures of leadership. In this episode, Elena and her Bright Morning teammate LesLee Bickford dive into the challenge of white leaders striving to work against white supremacy culture while still providing the leadership needed to run healthy teams where everyone is able to thrive.
Listen in to explore what matters most in these complex and critical situations and hear an example of what it might sound like to open up the conversation with your teammate when you are expressing your concerns.
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This is a coaching episode. Today Elena coaches a school leader, who identifies as white, as she considers how she wants to lead through ongoing interracial conflict with one of her team members. This conversation illuminates many pressing questions for conversation, including when you draw a line between creating space for people to speak their truth and enabling a toxic work environment.
This episode is for you if:
- You are interested in exploring issues of race, equity and working across lines of racial difference
- You benefit from observing and analyzing coaching conversations to grow your own coaching toolkit
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The Art of Coaching Teams (book by Elena)
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Onward Book Club
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Coaching for Equity 101: July 21-22, 2021
Coaching for Equity Masterclass: June 22-24, 2021
The Art of Coaching Teams 101 Workshop: June 30, 2021
Today’s episode is the first of its kind, designed to provide you with some of the benefits of working with your own Transformational Coach. We’re calling these the “Coaches’ Corner,” during which Elena expertly holds the space and provides you with prompts for reflection.
Grab your notebook and something to write with; today it’s time to design your summer of learning. Over the next thirty minutes you will:
- Get clear on your needs and desires
- Identify the conditions necessary for you to thrive
- Be guided through the three principles to uncover your “what”
It’s time to get ready for a transformational summer!
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Elena is in conversation with Crystal Echo Hawk. Crystal is an enrolled member of Pawnee Nation in Oklahoma and the founder of IllumiNative, a nonprofit working to increase the visibility of—and "challenge the negative narrative about"—Native Nations.
Listen in to learn more about what Crystal believes to be the greatest threat to Native peoples, hear a specific call-in to educators, learn about a tv show you might be missing out on that you don’t want to miss, and much more.
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- Rutherford Falls
- About IllumiNative and the many projects/issues they are taking on
- Follow IllumiNative on Instagram
- Article in Elle Magazine on Crystal’s response to Deb Haaland’s appointment as Secretary of the Interior
- People Magazine article on Crystal and the work of IllumiNatives taking on racist mascots
This is a Behind the Design Episode, the first in its kind that pulls back the curtain on the decisions we make to create the conditions for transformation. Today Elena applies the five habits necessary for all conversations and learning spaces where our goal is to connect, reflect and honor growth to end-of-year conversation.
This episode is for you if: You’re looking to grow your design and facilitation toolkit You will be leading end-of-year conversationsYou want to support others in engaging emotions and would benefit from some expert tips in how to skillfully do so
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Artful Design and Facilitation Masterclass (learning opportunity)Friends of the Podcast (way to support Elena’s work and hear extra episodes in your private feed)Rate and review the podcast
This is a “What Do You Say When…” episode, the first of its kind designed to explore some of the most commonly asked questions we receive from coaches and managers looking to support others in those moments when they feel stuck. On today’s episode, Elena pulls back the curtain on how she thinks about and responds to the common refrain of, “I don’t know how…”
This episode is for you if:
- You’re curious how “I don’t know how…” is the sign of a powerful awareness on the part of your client
- You appreciate mental models and want to hear the three paths Elena considers going down when this refrain pops up in her coaching conversations
- You are quick to offer solutions but have noticed that your client is often hesitant to take them, or they don’t seem to solve for the issue at play
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Friends of the Podcast
Newsletter sign-up
Mind the Gaps
Bright Morning social media: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram
This is a coaching tool episode. Today Elena takes you behind the scenes to explore how and why she uses the confrontational stance in her coaching conversations. This stance was used repeatedly in episode 67, so we suggest listening in to that coaching conversation if you haven’t already.
This episode is for you if:
- You could benefit from a quick primer on the difference between facilitative and directive coaching
- You’re curious about the 5 things taking a confrontational stance can accomplish
- You want to hear more about what goes into being successful when utilizing the confrontational stance
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- Friends of the Podcast
- The Art of Coaching
- The Art of Coaching Workbook
- The Coaching Stance Activity (download)
- Bright Morning Memberships
This is a coaching conversation. In this episode Elena coaches a veteran school-based coach seeking to increase the impact of their coaching sessions. Together they explore who defines the terms of a coaching conversation and what is needed to step into your fear when you realize a change in course is needed.
This episode is for you if:
- You want to hear powerful uses of the confrontational stance
- You are a coach in a systems where coaching isn’t well defined
- Your internal commitment to equity isn’t yet consistently matched by your practice
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Mind the Gap
The Art of Coaching
Blog on Coaching Framework/ Program that Elena wrote
Coaching for Equity
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This is the final episode of our special edition How to Feel Better podcast series. Today Elena gets us ready to engage in the final two exercises in the Week 4 Guide: What Has Helped You Feel Better? and the Week 4 Wrap Up.
Listen in as we celebrate whatever part of the program you took part in and embrace a, “what I did was enough” mindset. Because you are always enough.
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In this mini-episode of the Feel Better program, Elena walks you through the fourth exercise in the Week Four How to Feel Better Guide: A Post-Pandemic Plan. It’s time to start thinking about what we want to start, stop and keep doing in the post-pandemic world...and Elena has the tool to help you get to it!
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Note This is the correct version of the episode that was originally released on April 20, 2021 . Sorry for the confusion.
In this episode Elena walks you through the second episode in the Week 4 How to Feel Better Guide: How to Make Lasting Change. Tune in to hear the 15 lessons you need to know if you are looking to make behavioral changes in your pursuit of feeling better and crafting the life you want to live.
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In this mini-episode of the Feel Better program, Elena walks you through the third exercise in the Week Four How to Feel Better Guide: Letting Go. Get ready to let go of what is holding you back so you are able to step forward into the life you want to lead.
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In today’s episode, Elena kicks off the fourth and final week of her free How to Feel Better program. This week we move to action and lay the foundation to feel better well beyond the end of this time-bound program.
This episode is for you if:
- You are experiencing hope intermixed with fear
- You have a tendency to put others first and deny your own wants and needs
- You want to look forward and create the life you want to lead
- You’re ready to feel better
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The Ultimate Career Change Checklist for Job Seekers at Any Age
In this mini-episode Elena walks you through the final Feel Better exercise in the How to Feel Better Week 3 Program Guide: “Make and Create" as we conclude our exploration of Step 3: Commemorate.
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Bright Morning Podcast Episode with Indira Allegra
In this mini-episode Elena walks you through the fourth Feel Better exercise in the How to Feel Better Week 3 Program Guide: “Honoring Heroes and Human Resilience" as we continue our exploration of Step 3: Commemorate.
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Arundhati Roy’s article, The Pandemic is a Portal
In this mini-episode Elena walks you through the third Feel Better exercise in the How to Feel Better Week 3 Program Guide: “Rest. Grief is Exhausting." as we continue our exploration of Step 3: Commemorate.
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In this mini-episode Elena walks you through the second Feel Better exercise in the How to Feel Better Week 3 Program Guide: “What's the Story You Want to Tell?" as we begin our exploration of Step 3: Commemorate.
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In today’s episode, Elena kicks off week 3 of her free How to Feel Better 4-week program. This week we move from reflection into intentional action.
This episode is for you if:
- You want support negating the long-term effects of trauma
- You want to "move on" with intentional action
- You’re ready to feel better
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Friends of the Podcast (Support Elena’s work)
How to Feel Better (free program!)
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In this mini-episode Elena walks you through the fourth and final Feel Better exercise in the How to Feel Better Week 2 Program Guide: “Connect with Others" as we close out week 2 in the four week program.
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In this mini-episode Elena walks you through the third Feel Better exercise in the How to Feel Better Week 2 Program Guide: “Cultivate Perspective" as we journey through week 2 in the four week program.
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In this mini-episode Elena walks you through the second Feel Better exercise in the How to Feel Better Week 2 Program Guide: “Reflect on Last Year" as we journey through week 2 in the four week program.
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In this mini-episode Elena walks you through the first Feel Better exercise in the How to Feel Better Week 2 Program Guide: “Have Your Emotions to Tea" as we embark on week 2 in the four week program.
In today’s episode, Elena kicks off week 2 of her free How to Feel Better 4-week program. What is the second step you need to take if you want to start feeling better? Explore.
This episode is for you if:
- You are ready to engage with your emotions and want to do so in a healthy way
- You would like some coping strategies to navigate intense emotions
- You’re ready to feel better
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- Friends of the Podcast (opportunity to sponsor Elena's work)
- National Domestic Violence Hotline (if you do not feel safe at home)
- Dr. Nicholas Christakis on the Ten Percent Happier podcast
- Bright Morning Team Instagram account (follow along!)
In this mini-episode Elena walks you through the forth Feel Better exercise in the How to Feel Better Week 1 Program Guide: the “Energy Check-In." Listen in to learn more and celebrate your growth over the first week of the four week program!
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In this mini-episode Elena walks you through the third Feel Better exercise in the How to Feel Better Week 1 Program Guide: the “What do I Want to Feel” checklist.
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In this mini-episode Elena walks you through the second Feel Better exercise in the How to Feel Better Week 1 Program Guide: the “Name Those Feelings!” and the corresponding Core Emotions tool.
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In this mini-episode Elena walks you through the first Feel Better exercise in the How to Feel Better Week 1 Program Guide: the “How am I Feeling?” temperature check.
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In today’s episode, Elena officially kicks off her free How to Feel Better 4-week program. Here’s a spoiler: the first step of how to feel better is that you need to feel.
Many of us have been taught to “manage” or “control” our emotions. In the workplace we have learned that emotions are unprofessional and have no place. In this episode, Elena exposes the historical context that has led to this detachment from our emotions and the wisdom of our body. She provides the first step to reconnect with our emotions on the pathway to healing and feeling better.
This episode is for you if:
- You’re ready to take one step today to stand against oppression
- You’d like a sneak peek into one of the four(!) books Elena is writing right now
- You’re ready to feel better
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- Feel Better (Free 4-Week Program): Sign-up to get all resources Elena mentioned in today and will be sharing in the upcoming daily episodes.
This week Elena dives into what is behind the current phenomenon of hearing so many people expressing the desire to want to “feel better” right now and how she’s meeting this need with her new (free!) Feel Better program. Listen in to hear more about what emerging from this moment in time requires of us, and the incredible opportunity it presents for collective healing. And then sign-up for the Feel Better program and get excited for Elena to guide you through the process, step-by-step, beginning next Monday!
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- Friends of Porcast
- Feel Better registration
- Art of Coaching Teams 101
- All-Inclusive/+ memberships
This is a coaching conversation. In this episode Elena once again coaches Huber Trenado, a teacher (who is also a former student!) who we met in Season 1: Episode 13 of the podcast. This time around Elena supports Huber to codify his learnings from a year of virtual teaching that brought many surprises in terms of the amount of joy and success he and his students managed to find. They explore an often unidentified culprit in our struggles with change, how to stand in your power, and the need to capture and share our learnings on how to best serve students...even when that defies a popular narrative.
This episode is for you if:
- You want to hear a masterful example of paraphrasing.
- You, or others you support, struggle with change.
- You want to better support others (or yourself!) to stand in their power.
Full show notes can be found here**.
Mentioned in this Episode:**
- Episode 13: Creating Classroom Community in a Pandemic
- Friends of the Show (support Elena’s work)
- All-Inclusive+ Membership (become a part of Elena’s inner circle)
- The Art of Coaching
- Onward
- The Art of Coaching Workbook
This week is a grab bag episode and Elena is joined by Rebecca Ume Crook and the two explore how to honor your creativity and also your call to be of service in the world.
This episode is for you if:
- You’re looking for ways to create more beauty in your life.
- You want to explore how the act of creation can fuel both your spirit and your daily work.
- You’re curious to learn new ways to connect with your creative energy and build your own creative ritual.
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Mentioned in This Episode:**
Rebecca’s Instagram
The Art of Gathering
Morning Pages
The Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Flow
Ministry for the Future
Octavia’s Brood
Caste
The Beauty of What Remains
Luster
Coaching for Equity Masterclass
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In this power-packed mini-episode Elena provides guidance on how The Spheres of Influence can be engaged right now as a critical resilience boosting strategy. Listen in to grow your coaching toolkit and hear how to artfully utilize the Spheres of Influence alongside the complimentary tools of Identifying Bright Spots and Strengths-Based Coaching.
This episode is for you if:
- You’re looking for a tool to use when people are feeling powerless (hint: if someone is complaining, this is for them!)
- You and/or your coachees are riding a wave of uncertainty and anxiety and would benefit from regaining some control.
- You want to hear more about the intersections of different coaching moves and tools.
Find full show notes, including links to everything mentioned in the show here**.
Mentioned in this Podcast:*Friends of the Podcast* (Opportunity to support Elena’s work)**
Spheres of Influence (Printable tool)
Books by Elena:
- The Art of Coaching
- Onward
- Onward Workbook
Episode 42 : A Lonely Role with Adam Morales (Coaching Conversation podcast episode)
On the Bright Morning Podcast: This week is a coaching conversation. Continuing on with our theme for this season, Elena is catching up with a coachee from season one. This week she's joined by Adam Morales who recently made an unexpected mid-year move into being the principal. Beyond the specifics of Adam’s situation however, this is an episode that addresses how you coach someone when what they are saying isn’t matching up with how they are physically showing up.
This episode is for you if:
- You are a leader or coach leaders. I guarantee some of what Adam is navigating will deeply resonate!
- You're interested in experiencing more directive coaching stances and moves.
- You want more ways to incorporate celebrating progress and helping yourself and others practice self-care in addition to focusing on everyone else.
- You're experiencing people saying they're "good" and you're wondering if there might be more to explore and process.
Find full show notes and links to everything mentioned on the show here.
This is a different kind of episode. Not an interview or a coaching conversation, but rather a candid talk between two colleagues as we explore how we are processing and responding to the recent rise in overt hate crimes committed against members of the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities around our county. Elena is joined by Bright Morning Podcast producer and COO, LesLee Bickford. Together we explore what holds us back from speaking out against injustices and how we can release those tethers and stand in solidarity.
This episode is for you if you:
- Have ever failed to respond to injustice and want to do better in the future.
- Benefit from hearing others discuss how they process complex and emotionally charged topics.
- Want ideas for how to engage and stand with members of the AAPI community during this moment of increased racialized violence.
Find full show notes and links to everything mentioned on the show here.
Elena is joined by Bright Morning Senior Associate, Lori Cohen, for an Ask Me Anything episode. The two respond to your questions related to coaching for equity and a few other coaching topics.
This episode is for you if:
- You’re curious to hear thoughts on how colleagues should "hold each other accountable" for being anti-racist at school.
- You want to be prepared with an answer to the question, “why do we need to focus on racial equity as the priority for pursuing educational justice for students?”
- Are wondering how to get started with equity work with your team.
The conversation covers these topics and much more!
Find full show notes, including everything mentioned here.
Has a meal ever changed your life? Do you have food traditions that have shaped who you are? Has the sense of taste opened your eyes to a culture in a way that has transformed your understanding of another people? In this week’s grab bag episode Elena is joined by co-host Chiara Kupiec and the two explore meals that expanded their cultural horizons and opened them up to learning about others in ways that transcended language or shared history.
This episode is for you if:
- You want to hear more about how food carries culture, tells stories, connects us to ancestors and place and history.
- Food is your love language and you delight in hearing others talk about meals that transformed their relationships.
- You want to listen in on a conversation between friends filled with warmth and doses of hope for memories to come.
Find full show notes, including everything mentioned here.
In this episode Elena talks with Andrew Mandel about lessons learned from his experiences developing leaders for social change first in the education and non-profit spheres and now as a rabbinical student seeking to grow Jewish communities that live out the Biblical call for justice. Together they explore living in a divided land, building coalitions, cultivating a daily accountability practice in pursuit of justice and much more.
This episode is for you if:
- Are experiencing burnout or despair in your activism and would benefit from space to rejuvenate and celebrate progress.
- Appreciate and find wisdom in considering today’s struggle within a broader historical perspective.
- Want to learn more about how we can leverage values as a pathway to understanding, and moving forward, together.
In this episode Elena provides an overview of the ACE framework, one of the core strategies for coaching resilience.
The ACE framework is one that has been utilized in many of the coaching conversations episodes, including last week in episode 36: Kathrina Mendez Revisited. If you haven’t already listened to episode 36 we recommend you do so either before or after this episode to support internalizing this approach.
This episode is for you if:
- You have questions about coaching emotions
- You would like to support your clients in growing their resilience
- You would benefit from a framework for processing your own experience and growing your resilience
Mentioned in this episode:
- Cultivating Resilience Intensive (learning opportunity)
- The Core Emotions (tool)
- Onward (book)
- The Art of Coaching (book)
- The Art of Coaching Workbook (book)
Bright Morning Memberships (learning opportunity)
In this episode Elena once again coaches Kathrina Mendez, a teacher in California we first met in episode 2 where the conversation centered around drawing boundaries, practicing self-compassion, and imagining possibilities.
Seven months later Kathrina finds herself in a different context, confronting new challenges of teaching virtually during a pandemic. Listen in to hear about the quest for growing self-compassion and implementing power doses of self-care to support Kathrina in being the teacher she wants to be - for herself, and her students.
Mentioned in this episode:
- Become a Friend of the Podcast!
- February Resilience Intensive
**Welcome to Season 2 of the Bright Morning podcast! In this “Quarterly Wisdom Episode,” Elena shares the word that she hopes will encapsulate her hopes, vision and values for 2021, and the mantra that she’ll use to guide her behavior. She also shares what her 2020 word was and how she wrestled with it.
This episode is for you if:**
- You’re thinking about what the start of a new year means to you, and you’re wanting to set goals, intentions or commitments.
- You ache to feel more grounded in your core values and you want to live those values.
- You’re looking for ways to continue engaging clients or anyone in further reflection on their values.
This week we’re replaying one of our favorite episodes from season one of the podcast. In this episode Elena talks to Garret Bucks, an educator and organizer of white people looking to organize their friends, neighbors and colleagues for racial equity. Elena and Garret explore the role of white people and how to leverage the tools of Transformational Coaching in this moment of creation where we have the ability to reimagine a better, more just world.
This episode is for you if:
- You identify as white, know other white people and are looking for ways to dismantle white supremacy.
- You’re curious about how Transformational Coaching can be leveraged in all areas of your life.
- A dose of hope for a better future and practical tips for how to engage in conversations that bridge our divides sounds gr
Our next season of the Bright Morning Podcast kicks off in January with all new episodes. Elena will once again be coaching clients and pulling back the curtain on her coaching moves...but this time it will be a little different. Instead of introducing new clients with each episode, the clients you met in season one will be back so you can see how the coaching relationship evolves over time. To kick things off, we’ll listen in on Elena’s second coaching conversation with Kathrina Mendez, a teacher Elena coached in season one around drawing boundaries, practicing self-compassion, and imagining possibilities.
In preparation, we’re replaying the initial episode with Kathrina from season one so you’re ready to go. Enjoy!
Resources:
- An Analysis of the Coaching Strategies used in the Conversation with Kathrina, https://brightmorningteam.com/blog
Is there someone whose story should be shared on our podcast? Someone who has stepped into their courage and reclaimed a part of themselves? Send me an email: podcast@brightmorningteam.com
This week Elena and her friend, Maia Heyck-Merlin, discuss what topped their list of what they watched, read and listened to in 2020. Maia is the CEO of the Together Group and the author of The Together Teacher and The Together Leader.
This episode is for you if:
- You love hearing about and receiving recommendations of media to consume
- You’re looking for recommendations of what to binge over break
- A fun conversation between friends feels like a nice break
For links of everything mentioned (there’s a lot!), check out the full show notes here**.
Mentioned in this Episode
What’s New at Bright Morning in 2021**
Bright Morning Memberships
The Durrells in Corfu (PBS/Amazon Prime)
Lovecraft Country (HBO)
Normal People (Hulu)
World on Fire (PBS)
The HBO Lovecraft Country Podcast
The Undoing (HBO)
The Great British Baking Show
Olive Kitteridge
The Talented Miss Farwell
The Great Believers
Get a Life, Chloe Brown
Take a Hint, Dani Brown
The Kiss Quotient, Helen Hoang
The Bride Test, Helen Hoang
Red, White and Royal Blue
Rosie Reads - Instagram account
The Vanishing Half, Brit Bennett
The Guest List, Lucy Foley
Gone Girl, Gillian Flynn
The Hate U Give, Angie Thomas
The Floor is Lava (Netflix)
The Tom Gates series, Liz Pichon
Malcolm in the Middle (Netflix)
The Good Place (Netflix)
Sabrina (Netflix)
Lost in Space (Netflix)
Santa Clarita Diet (Netflix)
Money Heist (Netflix)
Picard (CBS)
Maia’s Punch Needle Cat
I May Destroy You (HBO)
The Watchmen (HBO)
**In this new type of episode, Elena answers your questions! Listeners sent in dozens of questions including some about how to coach teachers who are exhausted and frazzled, how to deal with getting difficult feedback on your coaching, and how to engage adult learners deeply so they’ll want to keep coming back for more. Elena’s husband, Stacey, asks her the questions and shares his insights in a couple of places. You’ll also hear about a recent coffee-related discovery that Elena has made.
Mentioned in this episode:**
What’s New at Bright Morning
Episode 29
The Art of Coaching Teams
Coaching for Equity
John Lewis documentary
Elena’s 2014 article on gathering feedback on your coaching
Linda Cliatt-Wayman is best known for her 2015 TED Talk, “How to Fix a Broken School” in which she shared the story of how she led the transformation of a Philadelphia high school. In this episode, Elena uncovered how Principal Wayman became the seemingly fearless force of a leader that she appears to be, who her primary influences were, and how she’s navigated changes she couldn’t control.
This episode is for you if:
- You crave inspiration to be an anti-racist leader for equity.
- You need a reminder that courage is hard. And leading doesn’t always (or often) feel good.
- You want a new role model.
Mentioned in this show:
- How to Fix a Broken School? Lead Fearlessly, Love Hard TED Talk
- Global Teaching Prize profile
- Linda Cliatt-Wayman’s website
This episode is the first of a new kind you can expect ongoing: Coaching Tools for Transformation.Two of the questions we receive most often during our trainings are, "how do you know what tool to use?" And, "how do you use X tool?" so we have created these episodes to support you in developing and deepening your coaching toolkit.On todays episode Elena dives into three approaches she utilized in episode 28 when she coached Naomi on her pursuit of building an anti-racist school. You'll hear her talk through how and why she decided to pull on three of her foundational tools: Core Values, Mind the Gap and Strengths-Based Coaching.If you haven't already listened to episode 28, you'll want to do so either before or after you listen to this episode for a fuller learning experience.Bright Morning’s upcoming events
Episode 28: Where to Start in Pursuit of an Anti-Racist School
How do we structure our school, during distance learning and beyond, in an anti-racist way?
How do we build trust between the adults in our community so we can achieve that?
In today’s episode Elena coaches Naomi Yokota, a second year assistant principal in Los Angeles, as she explores these timely and critical questions.
In this episode, Elena talks with a dozen friends and colleagues about their reactions to the Biden/Harris win. You’ll hear from past podcast guests including Zaretta Hammond, Nick Cains, Huber Trenado and Helen Park Truong, as well as from Elena’s husband, Stacey Goodman, and others. We discuss hope, cautious euphoria, exhaustion, and the whole range of emotions.
This episode is for you if:
· You are still processing the election and want to continue reflecting on it.
In this Grab Bag episode, Elena and her co-host, laura brewer, talk about how to prepare for the election, what’s giving them hope and bringing them joy, what they’re reading, and how they’re practicing radical self-care. For listeners who know Elena as a coach or interviewer, you’ll get a glimpse into who she is on a more personal level and how she’s really feeling these days.
This episode is for you if:
- You’re looking for ideas and support to prepare for and manage election week
- You’re looking for more ideas to boost your resilience
- You’re curious about what’s going on with Elena’s eyebrows
Mentioned in this Episode:
laura brewer, co-host
Fat and the Moon: face oil, body oil, and face mist
The de Young Museum in San Francisco
Stacey Goodman - Elena’s husband, the artist
How to Make Love podcast, Episode 56 - laura’s podcast
Being with Dying, by Joan Halifax
Braiding Sweetgrass, Robin Wall Kimmerer
This week, Elena talks to Garret Bucks, an educator and organizer of white people looking to organize their friends, neighbors and colleagues for racial equity. Elena and Garret explore the role of white people and how to leverage the tools of Transformational Coaching in this moment of creation where we have the ability to reimagine a better, more just world.
This episode is for you if:
· You identify as white, know other white people and are looking for ways to dismantle white supremacy.
· You're curious about how Transformational Coaching can be leveraged in all areas of your life.
· A dose of hope for a better future and practical tips for how to engage in conversations that bridge our divides sounds great.
Mentioned in this episode:
· Coaching for Equity: Conversations that Change Practice - chapter 6
· The Barnraisers Project (Garret's training organization)
· The White Pages (Garrett's substack)
Continued learning:
· Interrupting Inequities 101 Workshop
· Coaching for Equity Masterclass
· Equity Leadership Summit
· The Art of Coaching Across Lines of Difference
In this episode, Elena brings her coaching skills to an intimate conversation with Bright Morning teammate Helen Park Truong. This conversation addresses both experiencing heartbreak and finding a path to empowerment while parenting in a white supremacist culture. Tune in to hear Elena pull back the curtain on her coaching moves and demonstrate how Transformational Coaching is an approach to apply in any and all conversations where we are striving to deepen our connections, grow our resilience and lead with our values.
As the superintendent of the Boston Public Schools, Tommy Chang led several groundbreaking initiatives to create equitable experiences and outcomes for that city’s children. In this conversation with Elena, Tommy shared his first traumatic experience in an American school, his journey into leadership, and how he thinks about his role as an Asian American leader in the anti-racism and anti-Blackness movement.
Show Notes:
For more about Tommy Chang
Black Lives Matter. An Open Letter from Asian Pacific Islander American Education Leaders
adrienne maree brown, Emergent Strategy
Viet Thanh Nguyen
Yuri Kochiyama
Grace Lee Boggs
In this episode, Elena coaches Adam Morales, an assistant principal from Arizona. on working across lines of racial of racial differences.
Go here to register for the free webinar on October 9, 2020, on coaching across lines of racial difference.
Elena talks to leader and educator Tiffany Cheng Nyaggah about courage and the journey that led her to working with teachers in Kenya.
Dignitas
Article by Elena about Tiffany and Dignitas
Observing Instructional Coaching in Kenya, a blog post by Elena
What do American Coaches and Kenyan Coaches Have in Common?a blog post by Elena
In this episode, Elena coaches Isao Osuga, a veteran high school math teacher, as he contemplates career paths and what he really wants in life. This conversation went into places that neither Elena nor Isao expected!
On our first Bright Morning Book Club episode, Elena and Rebecca talk about Zadie Smith’s most recent book of essays, Intimations, and her 2012 novel, NW. Topics include why we read, parachuting into characters, the challenges of these times we live in, and more. There are spoilers!
In this episode, Elena has a conversation with artist and writer Indira Allegra. Indira shares how their performative practice responds to this current moment, honors ancestors, and works toward healing the community and the self.
Indira’s website
San Francisco Chronicle article, “How can we mark this moment?”
James Baldwin
Nina Simone
Gunta Stölzl
Pamela Djerassi
Paul Robeson
Josephine Baker
Wilma Mankiller
Lorraine Hansberry
Felix Gonzalez-Torres
This week, Elena coaches Abigail Brown, a first-year teacher in Indianapolis. While in some ways Abigail is dealing with typical new teacher challenges, she’s also (as we all know) beginning her career in an unprecedented situation. Elena coaches Abigail on prioritizing, getting clear on her values and the impact she wants to have, and on self-care.
On this episode, Elena interview Traci Thomas, the host of the podcast The Stacks, about her love of nonfiction, her favorite and least favorite interviews, and her experience with imposter syndrome. Elena loves Traci’s podcast and wanted to know who the woman behind the mic was—and now she knows!
Show Notes
The Stacks podcast
Kiese Laymon
Breathe, Imani Perry
Blood in the Water
Jacqueline Woodson
Jason Reynolds
Ibram X. Kendi
Damaris B. Hill
The Nickel Boys, Colson Whitehead
Ta-Nehasi Coates
Jesmyn Ward
Roxane Gay
Still Processing podcast, Jenna Wortham and Wesley Morris
Ira Madison III
Jesus Land
A Thousand Lives
Emma Copley Eisenberg
Savage Appetites
Business Insider list of books
Thick, Tressie McMillan Cottom
The Four Agreements
In this week’s episode, Elena coaches Pearl Garden, a long time educator, who is contemplating new job aspirations. Elena found this to be a challenging conversation, but you’ll need to listen to the episode first to hear why!
Our guest this week is Tim’m West, an educator, author, poet, hip-hop artist, and the host of the Brave Educator podcast. Tim’m shared stories about growing up in Arkansas, the origin of his name, grappling with vulnerability, and joy.
Show Notes
Authors & Others Mentioned:
James Baldwin
Nella Larsen
Jean Toomer
Marlon Riggs
Melvin Dixon
Aimé Césaire
Kiese Laymon
Tim’m’s website: https://www.braveeducator.com/educator
Brave Educator Podcast
Deep Dickollective
In this episode, I coach Huber Trenado, a teacher (who is also a former student!) on the first steps to fulfill his vision for a virtual classroom where students feel loved and accepted. We also explore what to do in those moments when his confidence lapses and how he can manage anxiety.
Show Notes
Padlet – a virtual platform for collaboration
The Art of Coaching Workbook
Practicing Using the Facilitative Stances
On today’s episode, I talked with Caitlin Schwarzman about the 18 months she spent with her family at sea on the sailboat that they’d built. We talked about courage, maternal anxiety, big storms, and the impact this experience had on her teenage kids.
Show Notes:
Caitlin’s sailing blog
Sea People, by Christina Thompson
Find Your Purpose and Thrive course at Bright Morning
In this episode we hear how Keiko Elizabeth, a former teacher, pursued a calling to be an actress. She also describes returning to the site of the Japanese internment camp where her father was born, how her passion for acting began, and a daily empathy practice that helps her access courage.
Show NotesKeiko’s website: https://keikoelizabeth.com/
Instragram: @imkeiko
Keiko mentioned the following places and people:
Tule Lake Segregation Center also see this site
Letticia Kratz, Life Coach
Ava DuVernay – writer, producer, director and distributor of independent film
Dominique Morrisseau – Playwright
Danai Gurira – Actress and playwright
Breonna Taylor
Diana Castle’s The Imagined Life
Elena reads from her new book Coaching for Equity. You can preorder it here.
In this episode, I coach Nick Cains, an educator in Tulsa. We explore strong emotions including anger and betrayal, drawing boundaries, and asking for affirmation. And I reflect on coaching across lines of racial difference and holding space to process the violence of racism.
SHOW NOTES
Coaching for Equity, by Elena Aguilar
Coaching Across Lines of Racial Difference, online course
Coaching for Equity Masterclass
This week, Lori Cohen interviews Elena about her forthcoming book, Coaching for Equity. Elena discusses the dedication, talks about her writing habits and how she changed through writing this book, and reflects on cancel culture.
Show Notes:
Coaching for Equity
Tre Johnson’s June 2020 article, “When black people are in pain, white people just join book clubs,” has been read by some 300,000 people.In this conversation, Tre shares why he writes, tells stories of his grandfather and Prince, and defines liberation.
SHOW NOTES:
· Tre Johnson’s website
· “When black people are in pain, white people just join book clubs”
· “As Black Philadelphia protests injustice, I’m reclaiming my power”
· “Here’s What It’s Like to Have a Teacher Think You Can’t Write Because You’re a Black Boy From Trenton”
· Black Panther
In this episode, I coach Aneesha Jacko, a Director of Early Childhood in the NY Department of Education. My questions lead Aneesha to recognize the ways in which she's held back from expressing herself fully as a leader and lead to make a commitment to change that.
When Prentis Goodman arrived at Princeton University, in 1982, he found a massive Confederate flag hanging in his dorm. Prentis, a gay, black man from Memphis, Tennessee, confronted his roommate. This is the story of what happened next, and what happened 35 years later when they reconnected.
Resources:
- Excerpt from Coaching for Equity, by Elena Aguilar (Jossey-Bass, 2020) on https://brightmorningteam.com/blog/
Is there someone whose story should be shared on our podcast? Someone who has stepped into their courage and reclaimed a part of themselves? Send me an email: podcast@brightmorningteam.com
In this episode, I coach Jill, a leader who is committed to racial healing, but who works in an organization that doesn’t want to talk about race. As in all of the coaching episodes, you’ll hear me pause the conversation and share my thinking at several points.
Resources:
- Coaching for Equity, Elena Aguilar (2020)
- How to be an Antiracist, Ibram X. Kendi
- Developing a Theory of Action, https://brightmorningteam.com/blog
Is there someone whose story should be shared on our podcast? Someone who has stepped into their courage and reclaimed a part of themselves? Send me an email: podcast@brightmorningteam.com
Zaretta is a former writing teacher turned equity freedom fighter. She’s listened to her inner wisdom for many decades and continues to put herself in situations where she’ll have new learning opportunities—which she says is a way to “disrupt” herself. It’s also how she lives her life’s purpose.
Resources:
- Zaretta’s website
- Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain, Corwin (2014)
- Lovecraft Country, Matt Ruff (2017)
- Is there someone whose story should be shared on our podcast? Someone who has stepped into their courage and reclaimed a part of themselves? Send me an email: podcast@brightmorningteam.com
In this episode I coach Kathrina Mendez, a teacher in California, around drawing boundaries, practicing self-compassion, and imagining possibilities. At several points in the conversation, I share my reflections and explain my thinking process.
Resources:
- An Analysis of the Coaching Strategies used in the Conversation with Kathrina, https://brightmorningteam.com/blog
Is there someone whose story should be shared on our podcast? Someone who has stepped into their courage and reclaimed a part of themselves? Send me an email: podcast@brightmorningteam.com
Our names can encompass the core of who we are. They can also carry our ancestors and ethnicity. For 30 years, Ja Young Ahn went by the name, Lisa. In an act of courage, Ja Young reclaimed her birth name and along with it, a sense of power and belonging.
Ja Young is an organizational consultant and leadership coach. You can learn more about her on her Linkedin Profile
Resources:
- The Art of Gathering, Priya Parker (2018)
- The Name Jar, Yangsook Choi (2003)
- Beyond Inclusion, Beyond Empowerment: A Developmental Strategy to Liberate Everyone, Leticia Nieto (2010)
- “Creating inclusive spaces begins with saying each other’s names,” https://brightmorningteam.com/blog
Is there someone whose story should be shared on our podcast? Someone who has stepped into their courage and reclaimed a part of themselves? Send me an email: podcast@brightmorningteam.com
The Bright Morning podcast, hosted by Elena Aguilar, explores the many ways we can cultivate courage. Elena is a coach, educator and author. She is also the CEO and founder of Bright Morning Consulting, an education consulting firm. In some episodes, Elena has conversations with guests who reveal the risks they've taken and the courage they've built. On other episodes, Elena masterfully coaches her guests towards fulfilling their life's purpose. These intimate and authentic conversations inspire listeners to listen to their own callings and take action in their lives. But they provide even more: they model how we can have conversations that count, and how we can guide others to listen to their inner voice and cultivate courage. Listeners will use these communication skills with their colleagues, clients and loved ones. This is a podcasts about listening and being fully present with other people, and it's a podcast about how we live a fulfilling, meaningful life.