COFFEE WITH NICOA: Creating A LIFE BY DESIGN.

Are you tired of always carrying everyone else's " STUFF "? ( heads up I don't say stuff in this episode! LOL )  What if you had a practice or skill to learn to be present and not " take on " the burden of other's emotional challenges and or obligations? Listen in to understand the concept of Engaged Detachment and reflect on how that might be showing up in YOUR...

Doing "the work" is hard! And talking about doing the work can be hard, too! And yet when it works, it works and that's exactly the takeaway today with one of Nicoa's clients TRISHA BOWKER as she shares her own struggles, cynicism and eureka "aha" moments that are getting her slowly but surely embedded in her ideal LIFE BY DESIGN! Listen in and realize, you're no...

Nicoa is wondering if she's just old school ( probably ) or accurately highlighting a real need for understanding the power of communicating A Sense of Urgency ! She takes a look at a bit of a convoluted example where, not only did she get triggered by a Gen Zer's initial response to a task request, she ultimately takes responsibility for communicating her needs more effectively to colla...

What an honor to have the amazing journalist, communications expert, mother, partner and friend PAGE FEHLING enthusiastically and vulnerably share her Life By Design in this episode!  Page has actually ALWAYS LOVED her life and her job! WHAT ?! Who does that?! She shares how her natural strengths enabled a very fulfilling life in the broadcast world and how she has, finally , shifted out on her ow...

Nicoa really pushes you to look at your effort in creating your LIFE BY DESIGN by asking you to ACT AS IF in this weekly Espresso Shot. What does that mean and why don't people actually do it more often? LISTEN IN and then go off and ... ACT AS IF, Y'all! WHAT DID YOU THINK? TEXT ME! Support the show Follow COFFEE WITH NICOA on Instagram   @CoffeeWithNicoa & on TikTok @NicoaCoach for...

"Don't be so BITTER! Life is SWEET!" says Nicoa's guest Stephanie Vlad , MA, LPA, PMH-C, RYT-200, Psychologist who shares so much about her approach to her LIFE BY DESIGN in her VERY FIRST PODCAST ! In her bold and  wise way, Stephanie easily shares her journey and why it is so important to her to make a difference in the world. She helps people feel heard and seen by role mode...

What a delightful pause and unique Espresso Shot for YOU today - Nicoa just wants to remind you that yes, YOU ARE ENOUGH ! Listen in and sit in the knowing that your life is valuable just because YOU ARE HERE !  WHAT DID YOU THINK? TEXT ME! Support the show Follow COFFEE WITH NICOA on Instagram   @CoffeeWithNicoa & on TikTok @NicoaCoach for insights into HER LIFE BY DESIGN! LIFE BY DESIGN RETR...

Nicoa holds space for her friend, fellow podcast host of " On This Walk " and former President of the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching (i PEC ) Luke Iorio . She is honored to hear his views of his Life By Design , or as he says Living By Design and digs deep into his and everyone's " ...1,000 step journey " recognizing his own conditioning until one day he...

What DOES it feel like to be YOU ?! Has anyone ever asked you that question before? Join Nicoa as she invites you, yeah YOU , to look in the mirror and spend time asking yourself this question and WHY it matters in creating your LIFE BY DESIGN !  WHAT DID YOU THINK? TEXT ME! Support the show Follow COFFEE WITH NICOA on Instagram   @CoffeeWithNicoa & on TikTok @NicoaCoach for insights into HER...

Wait For It... Take One, Take Two ...You're gonna get ALL THINGS KATE ANLYAN of @YasuHomeCo in this fun DOUBLE EPISOD E! The authentic, brave, enthusiastic and creative Katie shares with us her totally interesting LIFE BY DESIGN. She taps into her own self-awareness all while changing careers from Fashion to Interiors, moving from CA to NC, and doing this at the SAME TIME she and her husband...

Nicoa shoots it straight in this episode! What DO YOU WANT ?  When you don't like what you see this Espresso Shot helps focus you in another direction. Yep. Stop looking over there, look somewhere else! A satisfying Life By Design is all up to YOU ! WHAT DID YOU THINK? TEXT ME! Support the show Follow COFFEE WITH NICOA on Instagram   @CoffeeWithNicoa & on TikTok @NicoaCoach for insights i...

Time to question everything about fitness! ' Why do you do what you do?'   became part of Dominique Geary's personal education around how we see fitness in our life, how we understand cause and effect and how our identity often gets tied to strict rules that may not actually be serving us or society! LISTEN IN as Dominique and Nicoa talk about the way we exist inside our natural env...

FUN ?! How do you foster more FUN in your Life By Design? Time to take another espresso shot of thoughtful reflection around your LIFE BY DESIGN ! How intentional are you at fostering fun, or anything for that matter? Love ? Joy ? Seriously pause and listen to Nicoa’s thoughts and seasoned advice based on real life experience for inspiration to creating a more fulfilling life.  WHAT DID YOU THINK?...

* TRIGGER WARNING * SUICIDE * ADDICTION * RESOURCES BELOW * Join Nicoa as she holds space and engages with the beautiful soul Laura Solomon who shares some traumatic life circumstances that have shaped HER way of Being and HER Life By Design ! As the mother of a recovering addict and a compassionate, informed intake detox counselor and Trauma Specialist, Laura has seen the miraculous transformatio...

This Espresso Shot is really no surprise. Nicoa takes a moment to just acknowledge that yes, LIFE CAN SUCK sometimes! Even a Life By Design !  Take a moment to reflect with her about sitting with what SUCKS and then figure out a way to move on... knowing that 'feeling good' matters more than sitting in what SUCKS in order to find satisfaction in your life! REMEMBER , it's not that y...

Nicoa's friend and award winning realtor in Raleigh, NC, USA Nancy Grace is always LOOKING FOR THE GOOD! She brings a high level of CAFFEINATED ENERGY to this episode for all to enjoy! Nancy is skilled at designing her life seasonally including motherhood and then on-ramping back into work after kids! She is proud to share her PHILOSOPHIES around her marriage, her career, and the power of bou...

Join Nicoa as she talks with her childhood friend Missy Palmer Joplin who has demonstrated that life is going to come at you no matter what, no one's coming to save you so you might as well get out ahead of it! Listen in as she shares her own flexible, intentional Life By Design in partnership with her husband while raising two kids! She OWNS her Life By Design and has some awesome nuggets of...

What's the mood y'all? If you didn't say " amazing, awesome or outstanding" then yep, it's time for something completely different in your LIFE BY DESIGN ! You're gonna like taking this creative Espresso Shot to get you going, believe me . And oh please DO TELL how YOU decide to shake things up this week! WHAT DID YOU THINK? TEXT ME! Support the show Follow COFFE...

Forget what the world says, I'm doing it my way ! Life By Design lessons from a global GEN Zer ? You bet. This Coffee With Nicoa episode highlights Frederic Schnur's  viewpoint, mindset and real life tactical applications to create a life on his own terms. TAKE NOTE! What do you want? How is what you're doing getting you what you want? Are you truly WILLING to do what it takes to ge...

Either you're in or you're out in this thing we call LIFE ! Down this shot of Espresso thoughtfully as Nicoa describes the process she has learned that always keeps her on track and moving toward what she wants in her LIFE BY DESIGN . Apply this thought process to figure out where in your own life you need to decide if you're choosing Door #1, Door #2 or Door #3. You'd be surpr...

In this episode, Nicoa interviews one of THE MOST influential people in her life ! Listen in as she gains better insight and shares her own personal self reflection with someone close to home. His self described untraditional Life By Design journey begins on the banks of Whiskey Creek, takes him to the seas of the Caribbean and ultimately back to the Port City in this dialogue of reflection and re...

This is a LOVE BY DESIGN Espresso Shot: Sometimes we all pick fights, RIGHT ?! But do you know WHY you're picking a fight? Do you even realize you ARE picking a fight? This Espresso Shot does a deep dive on MY PERSONAL self reflection and self work around why I get triggered in relationship. I hope it encourages YOU to not only see YOURself, but motivate you to keep doing the work around your...

Nicoa is so excited to share this episode where she interviews the phenomenal Maari Casey,  Founder and CEO of Uncompany , wife, mother and sister to an amazing brother who happens to have Downs Syndrome . Maari shares her whirlwind of a life story throwing her and her husband, literally, for an absolute loop and how coming up for air she was led to design a solution for herself, and her family, t...

In today's Espresso Shot , find out the first step to finding fulfillment in your life. Nicoa provides examples from her Human Resources career and her own personal Life by Design journey.  Listen in as she shares her FAVORITE QUESTION s he asks her clients at the end of every coaching session.   How  would YOU answer this question?  WHAT DID YOU THINK? TEXT ME! Support the show Follow COFFEE...

In this episode, Nicoa spends time with Kyle Mitchell who is a mental health advocate, international/ TEDx speaker , author of the book 10 Minutes to Feel Less Anxious , and social media influencer ( Social Anxiety Kyle ) who is passionate about solving the problems associated with poor mental health in the world.  Listen as Kyle shares HIS story and how he came up with three key methods to reliev...