Jen-U-ine Conversations

Dorrit Karlsen Heart Guide says, “We know EVERYTHING, it’s inside our DNA, no need to Google.” Linda Vettrus-Nichols says, “As women, we get all up in our heads and get all crazy.” We get caught in what author Steena Marie calls Thought Loops. The things we have in our heads, those thoughts, are something that we have picked up from everywhere. It’s learned behavior. In today's society we are bomb...

Once Dorrit Karlsen was healed up and loved up, she was able to take care of her infant grandson. When it comes to marriage, Dorrit talks about how we take our spouses for granted. She wants others to understand that love is not enough: Love is like a fireplace and if we don’t put in those logs of closeness, communication, and the little things... the fire will die. In this episode, Dorrit shares...

From exhaustion to full blown burnout, Dorrit Karlsen ended up in a hospital bed in fetal position crying for two weeks. Dorrit was so ill she couldn’t work for 7 years; she was merely existing. Finding just the right resources, she was able to turn her health and emotional state around. Dorrit learned ‘me first’ the hard way and now enjoys helping others improve their lives. Have a listen as Book...

In this episode, Book in 30 Days Coach Linda Vettrus-Nichols interviews Bhavana BP who teaches her clients how they can monetize LinkedIn. Bhavana advises that recruiters don’t just check one’s LinkedIn profile... they look to see how well you showcase yourself through posts, comments, and your overall LinkedIn activities. Therefore, if you want a job it’s important to express yourself. LinkedIn i...

The 3 major events in Bhavana BP’s life, shattered her emotionally and at the same time brought tremendous growth. After losing her father, it felt like her father was sending her a message: “Remember who you are.” As she grieved, Bhavana learned to set healthy boundaries both personally and professionally. She began spending more time with her loved ones. She also journaled and began to see the b...

Three major incidents in Bhavana BP’s life left her in emotional turmoil. Bhavana was experiencing intense pain and grief. At times she felt like a borderline lunatic. She was very depressed and was dealing with sleepless nights, tiresome days, and irritable moods. The thought of how she was eating away at her savings gave her a headache. At one point, Bhavana felt there was no more meaning to lif...

Bhavana BP’s Soul Journey was a series of incidents that happened one after the other. Before Bhavana could even recover from one, there was yet another blow to her heart. The first loss was leaving her job, which brought a financial setback and a roadblock to her career as well as a keen blow to her confidence. She felt that ‘all of her hard work’ was for nothing. The second loss was when a deep...

Meeting people where they are at allows us to accept others outside of our own perspective. Becoming aware of others' life journeys opens us up to understanding them. Acknowledging their past and becoming curious allows us to see what the other person brings to the table. This creates common ground. Catherine believes that the role of a leader is to invoke the serenity prayer… meaning... accept wh...

Having compassion for her emotions, Catherine Fitzgerald believes that when we are controlling our emotions, mind over matter, we are not living at the fullest level where we can experience life. Allowing our deep emotions to come through, keeps us open to the world. Life is easier when we come from a place of acceptance of ourselves. We are no longer so quick to criticize, condemn or be suspiciou...

The focus of Catherine Fitzgerald’s coaching practice is guiding people to embrace the possibilities of their lives, especially CEO’s. Catherine teaches various opportunities to become better leaders and believes in allowing people to be their full selves, rather than having them bifurcate their lives and say, 'Okay, I'm at work, I can't think about anything at home'. In this episode, Catherine sa...

Do you have a significant photo or memory from your life? For Catherine Fitzgerald it's a photo of the opera house in Sidney, Australia. Catherine took a picture of it when on her very first trip alone, after raising three boys and entering a new chapter of her life. Catherine had been a CEO and had started coaching them. As Catherine looked back over her life, she recognized that she had learned...

When we give advice, ask yourself who the advice is for? When someone is in emotional distress or just needs some clarity, it's usually split between two things: giving advice that makes us feel good or that makes them feel good. When we lead from ‘I want to feel good’ it’s really easy to miss the fact that the advice was not what the other person needed and we weren’t really listening to them. Th...

So when it comes to giving advice ask yourself this question, "How will this advice help?" For intention aligned impact, you can also ask yourself these questions: "Is my intention aligned with the outcome?" In other words, is it answering their needs or mine? "How does giving this advice make me feel? Icky? Imposter Syndrome icky?" Most likely yes, because it’s so out of your league and you have...

When it comes to giving advice, how does asking ourselves Why, Where, and What questions reduce tension between us and the person asking us for advice? How do these questions gently move others towards a solution? Have a listen as Book in 30 Days Coach Linda Vettrus-Nichols interviews copywriter Madison Reid. Linda mentions that advice that isn’t asked for is like rape, and giving advice when we h...

Madison Reid is a highly skilled and in tune copywriter. When it comes to giving advice, Madison understands the value of hitting the "pause" button before responding. Her mantra is 'step back and listen, the answers will come’. The depth and breadth of her hands-on knowledge makes Madison wise beyond her years. She is living proof that we really can let our pasts make us better, not bitter. Have...

You don’t need this, you don't need that. You are enough. Know yourself. What keeps you going? What kind of breaks do you need? Book in 30 Days Coach Linda Vettrus-Nichols keeps a Pleasure List. Linda threw out her goals, tapped into her vision, and always knows her next step for moving her life and business forward. Nimisha Kunnath Chatterjee poses a very important question and created an acronym...

As Nimisha Kunnath Chatterjee was going through the transformation stage of being shy to enlightening herself on who she is as a gift to the world, she realized her own gift. When we see ourselves as a gift, we take better care of ourselves and we show it to others. Book in 30 Days Coach, Linda Vettrus-Nichols brings up an important point in regards to how we don’t always see what others see. You...

In this Jen-U-ine Conversation, we learn from NLP Practitioner Nimisha Kunnath Chatterjee that the power to set our own identity comes from within. Namisha says, “We have the power to set our own identity and allow it to actually ‘be who we are’. Forget about the world and the time. Enjoy others in the moment. Experience the human connection. We are new everyday and our past doesn’t define us.” Ha...

Generally shy and introverted, Nimisha Kunnath Chatterjee has always been passionate about relationships and the human connection. Nimisha is also interested in psychology and human behavior. Have a listen to this Jen-U-ine Conversation as Book in 30 Days Coach Linda Vettrus-Nichols chats with Namisha about playing the role that we are not .