Competency No. 5
Around 4% of the 55,000 + coaches certified with the International Coaching Federation hold the revered status of Master Certified Coach. Why so few? I'm about to find out. Competency No. 5, the podcast, explores how we maintain presence when we coach, lead, and live our lives. We interview coaches and others whose very livelihood depends upon staying calm and present with those they serve. We also chronicle my attempts (as a self-retired professor and global business reporter from New Zealand) to become an MCC coach. This effort requires beaucoup coaching hours, mentoring, and adhering strictly to the ICF's seven core competencies, especially the deceptively tricky Competency No. 5, maintaining presence.
Episodes
31 episodes since 2022
How do we coach, not “perform”? MCC Coach Ben Dooley on managing our evaluators’ judgement
To certify with the International Coaching Federation, the world’s largest nonprofit organization, coaches must submit a recording of a coaching call they deem…well, worthy of certification. The stakes and expense (and the agonizing decision on...
September 13, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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22:51
Clocking off. Kyana Gayden on balancing work, rest, and play
Air Force contract specialist Kyana Gayden finds that it’s the small tweaks in how we spend our time that yields the biggest results when it comes to work-life balance. She also marvels in that fabulous invention: Paid Time Off, which she never...
August 31, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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19:30
Meet Ben Dooley, my new MCC Mentor Coach. Joy (and struggles) with certifying as an ICF master certified coach
Warning: This episode's super ad hoc. This week, I met my new mentor coach, Ben Dooley. He's a former actor (among other things) and now runs his own coaching training academy and helps coaches certify in empowering ways. (I felt so inspired co...
August 16, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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27:54
“I have the best job in the world!” Oliver Singh on hotel ownership and the calm that comes from vacation
Four in ten Americans don’t take their full paid time off (around 46%) of full-time workers according to the Pew Resea...
August 02, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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19:42
"I'm Puerto Rican. I celebrate everything." Anita Rodriguez Cordero on celebrating as we coach
With so much mayhem, worry, and turmoil, more clients struggle to find much to celebrate or to declare a true win. But coaches like my show guest this week, Coach Anita Rodriguez Cordero, set that intention each session to ask her coachees what...
July 19, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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28:58
Why I’ve returned to journaling (and hope to never let it go again)
I’m recently back to journaling most days after a good nine-month hiatus. I’ve missed it so much. For me, journaling feels like emptying my bucket of all that’s within. As I get older, I’ve noticed its importance for my mental and physical heal...
July 04, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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12:45
“Maintaining presence starts with checking in on myself” Live Coaching & Musings with Coach Sophia Casey
My guest this week is my friend and MCC mentor coach Sophia Casey who trains coaches like me to strive to become our very best version of ourselves and with that, our most present. We chat about all the barriers getting in our way, including wa...
June 21, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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45:10
What high school freshmen can teach us about not stressing out
Guess who my podcast guest is this week? It's Jackson James McCullough, my 14-year-old son who I consider a hugely calming influence on me and my life. (I've long wanted to interview this wise young man and he finally said 'yes.' )Join ...
June 06, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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14:54
“Nature’s the one thing that brings us together” Jacqueline Crivello on birding, nature, and truth
I’m one of millions of people globally who not only love bird watching, I love to do so from my garden. What a treat to interview Jacqueline Crivello, an award winning photographer, author, bird feeding store owner, a birder, entrepreneur and e...
May 24, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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21:26
How do I train to become a coach? One coach’s journey
More coachees are asking me each week how to become an International Coaching Federation (ICF) certified coach and how I became a coach, specifically the decisions before me and the training itself. (I’m delighted they ask, because coaching’s a...
May 09, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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16:19
The challenges and joy of certifying as an ICF coach. Two coaches’ musings
Certifying with the International Coaching Federation, the world’s largest nonprofit for professional coaches, challenges many coaches because it’s no easy feat. We must speak only 10% of the time, ...
April 26, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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30:25
How do we stay calm amidst heated emotions? Musings from Coach Karen du Four des Champs
Solar eclipse. Mercury retrograde. New moon. Job layoffs. Overwork. No surprise many of us are losing it at home and at work. But if you’re a mental fitness practitioner with a goal to stay calm and peaceful no matter what, some wa...
April 12, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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39:19
“Kindness is my legacy from adversity” Magdalena Kranz on luxury fashion and feeling happier with less
My interview with Chicago-based fashion consultant and stylist, Magdalena Kranz, kicks off a series of ad hoc interviews across my two podcasts. (I also host the Sage Sayers on Apple podcasts). I love that dear Magdalena takes us from h...
March 28, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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14:20
“I’m loving this new creative space.” Coach Malvika Joshi on the joy of entrepreneurship.
Building your own venture can bring a whirlwind of creativity, problem solving, and joy from building something you love. Partner it with coaching and certifying as a coach and you’ve endless surges of energy and happiness. This becomes the lif...
March 15, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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33:03
“Yoga helps us notice our feet have toes.” Yasna Garcia Da Rosa on certifying as a yoga instructor
If you’ve practiced yoga, you know: This ancient practice stills our busy mind and grounds us in our bodies while building stamina and strength. Yasna García da Rosa ACC (Associate Certif...
February 29, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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24:55
The Lost Sunglasses. The stress of losing lovely things
Losing my first Tom Ford sunglasses in New Zealand’s Pacific Ocean at Ohope Beach on New Year’s eve this year reminded me that the fear of falling back financially never really leaves us. That's the fodder for this week’s podcast episode. ...
February 16, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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17:06
More trust is vital for mastery of coaching
In this week’s musings, reading from my musings on Medium, I’m sharing what I’ve learned from completing 2:10 of the required mentor sessions with my MCC mentor coach as I strive to certify as a Master Certified Coach with the International Coa...
February 01, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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15:41
Growing things gives us inner strength: Pamela Currall on finding peace in her garden
Such a lovely way to launch season two for Competency No 5, my podcast focused on finding calm when we coach, lead, and live our lives. Meet Lady Pamela at the Sea, AKA Pamela Currall, a retired practice nurse in New Zealand. She’s also...
January 18, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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17:07
I find calm, confidence, and joy from playing flute: Emma Zhou
Boston-based project manager Emma Zhou has long found joy, calm, and courage from playing flute. What began as a hobby in her undergraduate studies in China has now become part of her personal branding and a delightful activity she maintains al...
December 21, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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19:53
How Do Active Minds Learn to Meditate? Helio Fujita Knows
If your mind wanders too much for you to effectively meditate, then this week’s interview might delight you. My guest is Helio Fujita, an HR executive based in Switzerland. And (among other things) he’s a student at a prestigious UC Berke...
December 07, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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20:28
How Feeling Thanks Boosts My Presence and Business
This week is Thanksgiving in America. I love that this country I’ve made home stays one of a few nations around the world devoting an entire holiday to giving thanks. (How lovely. And perhaps more countries can follow suit?) As a mental...
November 23, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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12:43
Using Candor and Presence to Speak and Challenge the Truth
We have my dear friend and peer coach Sathya Sethuraman back with us this week to discuss with me a curious dynamic that comes up for coaches when maintaining presence: The occasional but powerful need for radical candor. In this context we mea...
November 10, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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30:33
Celebrating 5,250 Individual Coaching Hours: Lessons and Tactics
This week, I’ve reached 5,250 individual coaching hours, which more than doubles the 2,500 individual hours the International Coaching Federation asks for coaches certifying as a Master Certified Coach. MCC certified coaches make up only 4% of ...
October 27, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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12:50
Riptide Adventures. A Tale of Trust and Presence
Anyone who knows me well knows that Lake Michigan, the world’s fifth largest lake, is my happy place here in Wisconsin bringing me calm, clarity, gratitude, and creativity. One visit can bring powerful shifts in perspective and unlocks big idea...
October 13, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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13:42
Taming Our “Monkey Brain” When We Coach. An interview with Coach Sathya Sethuraman
My guest this week is Sathya Sethuraman, a financial Services and insurance industry strategist and thought leader who's served for 20+ years as a trusted advisor to Fortune 100 global insurance and financial service firms. Sathya’ s also my fr...
September 28, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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24:02