Question Summaries

1️⃣ Best coaching advice you’ve gotten

• “It doesn’t have to be about who — it can be about what.”
• Freed her from the pressure to niche by audience; she leaned into values.
• Shifted her entire perspective on what authentic coaching looks like.

2️⃣ What are you still trying to improve about your coaching?

• Learning to embrace silence rather than fill it.
• Recognizing her own “know-it-all” tendencies and stepping back.
• Seeing pauses as productive — where the client’s best thinking happens.

3️⃣ Most outrageous thing you’ve done, tried, or said in a session

• Calling BS when clients hide behind surface-level stories.
• Pushes hard — but only when deep trust exists.
• Trusts her instincts to dance between mentor, consultant, and coach.

4️⃣ What still makes you squirm or uncomfortable?

• Talking about money and “selling” her value.
• Learning to see pricing as respect for her own worth.
• Embracing “Hell yes or Hell no” as her filter — no “Hell maybes.”

5️⃣ Advice for someone new to coaching

• “You have to break yourself open to become a great coach.”
• True learning comes from going inward and unlearning old habits.
• Coaching is an inside-out profession — not a set of tools.

6️⃣ What have you had to conquer on your path to being a great coach?

• Releasing the need to fix others (and her kids).
• Choosing curiosity over control, especially as a parent.
• Accepting that not everyone wants to grow — and that’s okay.

7️⃣ Are you using AI in your coaching practice?

• Uses AI as a thought partner to spark creativity and expand thinking.
• Blends AI with tools like Enneagram and Positive Intelligence for depth.
• Encourages clients to ask AI, “How should I use a coach?”

8️⃣ What have you learned about yourself through coaching?

• A lifelong fascination with human consciousness.
• Rediscovered her teenage love of psychology and helping people grow.
• Realized her impact comes from curiosity, connection, and consciousness.

🎬 Fun Stuff Question

• Guilty pleasure: playing with the snarky “Monday” GPT for humor and insight.
• Loves how it’s both validating and thought-provoking.
• Proof that self-discovery can come with sarcasm.