Coffee House Coaching

  1️⃣ Best Coaching Advice Received “Your presence is a present.” Presence is active, not passive — it requires intention and effort. Yoga and meditation built her ability to refocus repeatedly. Being fully seen and heard is itself support.   2️⃣ What She’s Still Improving Choosing what thread to follow when clients offer many entry points. Prioritizing the question that creates the greatest impac...

1) Best coaching advice you’ve gotten “It doesn’t have to be anything.” Let go of outcomes to make room for discovery. Presence creates space clients rarely experience. Coaching works precisely because nothing is being driven.   2) What are you still trying to improve about your coaching? Communicating the value of coaching in the marketplace. Calling in the right people, not everyone. Refining th...

Question-by-Question Highlights 1) Best coaching advice you’ve gotten Coaching is more about listening than talking Ask multiple layers of questions before offering insight Let clients uncover their own answers Resist the urge to jump in early 2) What are you still trying to improve about your coaching? Slowing down despite decades of experience Asking more follow-up questions Avoiding knee-jerk s...

Question-by-Question Highlights 1) Best coaching advice you’ve gotten Don’t be attached to the client’s outcome Presence improves when control is removed Client commitment matters more than coach frustration Missed actions are data, not failure 2) What are you still trying to improve about your coaching? Leaning more into somatic awareness Asking “where do you feel that?” more often Trusting body...

1. Best Coaching Advice You’ve Gotten Ask more questions instead of charging in with solutions. Slow down the instinct to “fix”—curiosity beats expertise. Socialize ideas rather than bulldozing with brilliance. 2. What Are You Still Trying to Improve? Reducing compound questions (her version of the coaching filibuster). Releasing the impulse to control the conversation. Allowing clients to answer...

 8 Questions + 1 Fun Stuff Summary 1️⃣ Best Coaching Advice Come empty — show up without your agenda or rucksack of tools. Be nothing for your client; let their story lead. The less you bring, the more emerges. 2️⃣ What You’re Still Improving Deepening the art of listening to understand , not respond. Using somatic awareness — grounding, feeling feet, breath, and body connection. Staying present i...

Highlights: Operating from the Zone of Excellence to the Zone of Genius Memories of her wonderful son Benjamin Working with clients with a big legacy perspective Learning to say no and opening up space for her "perfect" client Tuning in to her clients There is no such thing as impossible Advice on working deeper with clients Can't take anyone deeper than you've gone on yourself...

https://www.victoriawobber.com/ Tory Wobber brings so much energy to this podcast and she provides a perspective on her coaching niche and how she became a coach Highlights from my conversation with Tory Moving to and coaching in Mexico / Coaching PHd's looking for jobs in industry (this is what tory did) / Paying it forward, then formalizing / Consulting vs coaching / Grieve the loss of thei...

Highlights: Started coaching at age 5, yea I know Corporate outsider Licensed Psychotherapist Finding his Niche early on www.blackexecutivemen.com Therapy vs coaching Jewels clients see themselves in him Passionate about growth and professional success Clarity and the puzzle pieces, getting them all on the table His Process = Clarity / Decisions / Actions Working with his own coach to get the conf...

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-i...

. Best coaching advice you’ve gotten? “What would it take to let it go?” – helped her shed self-limiting beliefs. Learned during a Georgetown fishbowl coaching session. Empowered her to define herself and step into a bigger space. 2. What are you still trying to improve? Contracting with clients to avoid misalignment. Daily work on presence—removing the “static.” Asking, “Are we still in the right...

  1. Best coaching advice you’ve gotten? Learn to be comfortable with silence —it creates space for clients to process. Silence isn’t emptiness, it’s presence that can be more powerful than words. Listening deeply reveals both verbal and non-verbal cues.   2. What are you still trying to improve about your coaching? Not jumping in too quickly when clients pause or hesitate. Allowing clients the ti...

Highlights: 🎭 Pioneers in using improv for coaches—it’s transformative and energizing! 🙌 Believes that who you are is what makes your coaching truly impactful. 🎤 Betsy’s comedic roots bring improv and humor into the mix—because coaching can be FUN! 🗣️ Experimented with "3 Word Coaching"—small, impactful, and powerful. ⏱️ Tried the “Interrupting Experiment”—a fresh take on communicatio...

1. Best coaching advice you’ve gotten? Burnout revealed his limits — realizing boundaries are essential. Reframing resilience: strength isn’t always pushing through. Knowing your edges can actually serve you as a coach.   2. What are you still trying to improve about your coaching? Building consistency in reflection practice. Shifting from second-guessing to learning and growth. Allowing grace and...

1. Best coaching advice you’ve gotten? “People are not problems to be solved” – coaching isn’t fixing. Coaching is about creating space, not offering solutions. 2. What are you still trying to improve about your coaching? Letting go of the need to perform; embracing emergence. Staying longer in the not knowing, resisting the urge to advise. 3. Most outrageous (or courageous) thing you’ve done in a...

Episode Summary: Michelle Bennett 1. Best Coaching Advice Received “Make the implicit explicit.” Pause the moment and name what’s not being said. “When the student is ready, the teacher appears.” Use client frustration to invite reflection and reframe. Moments of tension are often invitations for deeper understanding, not obstacles. Great coaching is about holding space and gently guiding insight—...

  Best coaching advice received?   What happens in a session is not about the coach.  Notice what’s happening without making it personal—it's all data.  Still improving?   Mastering detachment from being hijacked by emotions.  Working to feel deeply without getting stuck in the goo.  Most outrageous moment?   Dropping an F-bomb in a session with a lawyer (and surviving).  Using metaphor and c...

Bullet Point Summary by Question 1. Best coaching advice you’ve gotten? Stay in the not knowing longer—it’s where insight lives. The best space we can offer clients is presence without answers. 2. What are you still trying to improve? Deepening her presence; slowing down “Wi-Fi brain” to mountain mode. Coaching is being, not doing—and clarity comes from deep listening. 3. Most outrageous thing you...

Summary of the 8 Questions + 1 Fun One (Bullet-pointed format with 2 bullets per question) Best coaching advice you’ve gotten?   “What story are you telling yourself?” reframes judgment into curiosity.  Helped him suspend his own bias and deepen client understanding.  What are you still trying to improve about your coaching?   Striving to truly listen to learn , not to solve or project.  Inspired...

🔹 8 Questions + 1 Fun Stuff Summary Best Coaching Advice   “Just be you”—a reminder from Pete’s wife and lifelong inspiration.  Sit beside your client, not across from them—coaching is a shared space.  Still Improving   Constant self-doubt: "Am I bringing value?"  Uses woodworking and nature to ground and recenter himself.  Most Outrageous Thing   Rode in a truck all day with a road cre...

 Bullet Point Summary of the 8+1 Questions: Best coaching advice?   Reflect back what you observe—words, metaphors, body language—and ask for more.  What are you still trying to improve?   Staying in coaching mode vs. defaulting to consultant or problem-solver. Uses physical/somatic shifts to reset.  Most outrageous thing you’ve done in a session?   Asked a highly credentialed male surgeon when he...

The Great Eight Answers 1. Best Coaching Advice Ever Received: “You cannot give to others what you have not first cultivated within yourself.” Eric lives this. From journaling to marriage counseling to feedback loops with his kids, he believes the inside work fuels the outside impact . 2. What He’s Still Improving: He’s intuitive and strategic but admits he can “wing it” too much. He’s learning to...

The Great Eight – Breakdown Best Coaching Advice Ever Received   Be fully present—it’s their time, not yours.  Meditation helps her access deep listening and minimize distractions.  She watches for “thinking ahead” as a signal that she’s drifting.  What She’s Still Improving   Continually working to stay present.  Resisting the instinct to solve problems or add her own ideas.  Coaching is about ho...

 The Great Eight – Question-by-Question Breakdown: Best Coaching Advice Ever Received   Let go of the “pure coaching” textbook ideal.  Trust your gut—bring more of yourself into the session.  Coaching isn’t about doing it “right”; it’s about making connection relevant.  What He’s Still Improving   Balancing being the expert with staying in inquiry.  Constantly evaluates post-session notes to spot...

  1. Best Coaching Advice Ever Received Don’t give advice—facilitate the client’s best thinking. Tempting as it is, offering solutions disempowers clients. Coaching should affirm that the answers are within the client. Advice-giving is ego’s playground; humility is the path. A coach’s real job is to create space, not control the outcome.   2. Advice for Being a Good Client Treat coaching like your...