COACHING 123 SERIES
Episode 47
3 minutes - video
Control and trust
We have very much trusted the flow of things with the aim to control ‘less’.
That approach has inspired a new episode of our coaching series, where we discuss the relationship between control and trust.
Hint: they are indeed related but might not be in the way you think 😅
Watch the whole clip to find out and how can you be more intentional about cultivating one or the other - and the consequences of each choice.
Episode 44
3 minutes - video
From fear to opportunity
We are back with a new episode of our series, this time to share an useful strategy that can successfully help us navigate uncertainty and change
When presented with a challenge or an input that sends us into fear response, a part of us feels anxious or stressed due to the potential consequences that this new element could bring.
What if we could view it as an opportunity to explore and expand ourselves and our learning? What if, even if it feels like something we wouldn’t have asked for, it could bring incredible gifts?
Episode 41
4 minutes - video
Patience
Living in a fast-paced society where sometimes it seems there is very little time to slow down, patience is an absolutely underestimated ally.
Things take time to naturally unfold and when we get too used to forcefully do / be things, we might not create the result we want.
When we are able to slow down, we are able to make better decisions and with that, we maximise chances to succeed.
How to create more space to be patient - to trust yourself, the unfolding of things and divine timing
Episode 38
3 minutes - video
Performance vs mindset
How often we measure ourselves and others by what we achieve, we make, we produce?
It feels inevitable specially in business contexts but there is a very important missing point in this conversation which is the mindset driving that result.
Which will make your success last or crumb in no time.
Watch the video to know how to shift the ‘performance’ evaluation to the right mindset to grow and expand - sustainably and resiliently
Episode 35
6 minutes - video
Anticipation
Have you ever experienced a situation where your mind was miles ahead from where you are now? You were looking forward something you wanted to badly but realised your mind was living in a reality that wasn’t real, that hadn’t happened yet?
That’s anticipation. And as much as it can help us create a vision, it can also drawn us into a anxiety spiral, becoming impatient, worried and disconnected from the here and now.
Watch the video to find out how to deal with it as you return to a more centred and balanced self.
Episode 32
8 minutes - video
Sleep & rest
In the last few years, research shows us how both quality and quantity of sleep has dramatically decreased.
Less hours but also less quality of rest. What are the main causes?
- Longer exposures to digital devices (blue light and EMF): laptops, phones, bluetooth and wifi
- Larger consumption of caffeinated foods & stimulants and less consumption of foods that replenish our nervous system
- Less time to rest, recover & wind down. Less physical exercise (to release stress - in moderation, as too much will trigger stress responses)
Watch the video to find out how to create a good sleeping routine!
Episode 29
7 minutes - video
Tuning into presence
What is presence for you? We like to define it as the ability to be grounded, with our full attention and awareness in the here and now, appreciating what’s happening and how we feel. Why presence?
⭐️ Increases productivity
⭐️ Reduces stress and anxiety
⭐️ Boosts creativity and problem solving
⭐️Allow us to be more aligned and connected to who we are, helping us making better and more informed decisions
And more!
Watch the whole video to discover more benefits and how to put it into practice!
Episode 26
6 minutes - video
Decision making
We are back with a popular topic: decisions - easy or difficult? We would say both and neither!
Several factors can influence your capacity to make decisions:
✨ Time
✨ Pressure
✨ Knowledge
✨ Evaluation
✨ Attachment
Watch the whole video and find out how to overcome the challenges and most importantly, learn how to make decisions- in your own time, in your own way, consciously and purposefully
Episode 23
8 minutes - video
Gaining clarity
Anyone in the room who hasn’t struggled with gathering clarity, ever?💡😬
Too much noise, too many inputs, too many variables to take into account and it seems that there is no sufficient time to pause and gather insight and vision.
In today’s video, we share our most effective and favourite strategies to attain clarity. Simple tools to use when you feel overwhelmed, confused and stressed out.
Episode 20
7 minutes - video
Dealing with grief & loss
Life and death are such entwined dimensions yet when it comes to you, an irrational sense of resistance and disassociation from the traumatic event takes over.
I want to shed some light about the part of us that is still shining, still joyful, still hoping. It doesn’t have to disappear completely to allow the grief, sadness and pain appear. They can both coexist.
Episode 17
7 minutes - video
Finding Joy
Today we discuss about how to bring joy to our lives. Have you ever felt disconnected from that sparkle within?
We explore ways where we become disconnected from that initial motivation that led us to take action.
How do we bring it back? 🔥
Watch the whole video to find out
Episode 14
8 minutes - video
Navigating change
Here we are back with a new episode. This time, we tackle the concept of navigating change.
What is change? How can it be motivated from different aspects and environments?
And most importantly what tools can we draw from to find internal ‘certainty’ and clarity moving forwards?
Watch the whole video and let me know if you resonate with this
Episode 11
8 minutes - video
Resilience
What is resilience? Most of us might have associated it with ‘toughness’ and the ability of pushing through.
Unfortunately this definition doesn’t involve any emotional intelligence nor elements of sustainability for our mental, emotional or physical wellbeing. Watch the video to learn about my alternative vision
Episode 8
8 minutes - video
SMART Objectives
Whether you want to use it for your personal or professional life, it helps us to:
🔥 Be more specific with how we define our objectives
🔥 Quantify and measure its success
🔥 Making sure they are achievable and realistic
🔥 Appropriately planned and defined on a timeframe
Episode 5
7 minutes - video
Working with anxiety
We all suffer from it - it’s a human response to unexpected or challenging events - and when sometimes can be a great motivation to keep going, some of us suffer from it on a daily basis, making our lives almost unbearable. We cover some of its causes, its effects on the body and ways to work around it
Episode 46
4 minutes - video
From resistance to allowing
This one is about finding alternative muscle and repositioning our control mindset to situations when pushing through won’t get us anywhere.
- How many times we have struggled letting go?
- Are we aware of the attachments and storylines that our narratives contain that make allowing so difficult to access?
Find out in our video strategies to change gears when required as we truly assess what the real situation requires.
Episode 43
4 minutes - video
Redefining progress
💪🏻 what is progress?
💪🏻 how do we measure it?
Oftentimes we see it as an upward and lineal trend, almost impossible to stay still or be in the moment. With the associated spectation that if we pause, if we stop, we aren’t making progress.
I seem to differ from that perspective: what if progress is doing what’s uncomfortable and that is precisely being still, and from that there will come learning that on its own is progress?
Watch the video to find out!
Episode 40
4 minutes - video
Success vs. happiness
It’s quite something to realise how many of us condition our happiness, our peace, our sense of wellness by achieving something - a deadline, a project, a job, a partner, a house, anything really.
So what happens when we don’t get what we want? We question ourselves and everything that we are.
What if we shifted that fixed mindset into one that delves in our trust, confidence and capacities so we aren’t attached to the outcome - we aim to control only what is our responsibility- as we trust that what will unfold, is in the right direction?
Episode 37
4 minutes - video
Overthinking vs reflection
Are overthinking and reflection the same thing? How can we tell we are doing one or the other?
The key factor is the intention and what’s fuelling that process. Is it fear, lack of trust or confidence or curiosity, exploration and creativity?
One of them fuells learning & growth, the other diminishes our trust ourselves 🧠
Which one would you say is which?
Watch the video to find out!
Episode 34
6 minutes - video
Inner Child & Narratives
So many of us live ‘adult’ lives not really realising the inner child is very much alive and within us. If we neglect the ‘needs’ and are not aware of its narratives - ways we see the world based on past experiences - we might become completely hijacked out of nowhere from them.
In this video we invite you all to reconnect with that sweet, tender part within and learn from its experiences as we integrate it in our adult form.
A lot of the inner sabotage and impostor syndrom draws from the lack of understanding, recognising and integrating those experiences that created a negative outcome.
Watch the video and let us know how do you plan to go on a date with your inner child!
Episode 31
6 minutes - video
Capacity to receive
And whether it comes from a place of lack, need, us getting in own our way, we really struggle to create changes we desperately want, just because another part of us is working against that focus.
The importance of this work is identifying what’s in the way, from a receiving perspective (deservingness, good enough, imposter syndrome…) or the giving - are we giving unconditionally, are we trusting or doubting intentions?
We cover all of this and more in our new episode, hoping we are inspiring some thoughts and shifts for you to take it deeper into introspection and reflection.
Episode 28
7 minutes - video
Taking Control
Who doesn’t feel the urge or need to get a grip of a situation or an outcome that is not unfolding in the way we wanted?
Being too resistant or fixated on controlling circumstances and people around us cause unnecessary stress, anxiety and seriously compromise our capacity to generate results, create healthy relationships and all in all, have a chilled existence 👍🏻
Watch the video to find out how we can deal with our need to control and how we can find ways to navigate that urge.
Episode 25
5 minutes - video
Likes vs shoulds
A quick one today about how much time / energy in our day we dedicate to things we feel we ‘should’ vs those we ‘like’
When our joy fades away from what we do, it becomes meaningless. How often do we allow ourselves to do / be what we like or do / be what we think we should?
Watch the whole video to find out more and let me know how are you in your should/like balance today!
Episode 22
7 minutes - video
Spirituality
Today we want to cover the intersection between spirituality and coaching. When we work on a cognitive level, exploring the patterns, beliefs, narratives we only cover the story of our ‘current life’ - however as we open our understanding to the many lives before us and those from our ancestors, the possibilities to explore are endless!
Watch the video to learn more
Episode 19
8 minutes - video
Feeling stuck
Today we wanted to share a very relevant and actual topic that most of us are experiencing at the moment. Feeling stuck.
Due part to external circumstances- lockdown - but also reflecting internal states of being - what is happening within me that doesn’t allow me to flow, to move forward?
We discuss the significance of being stuck and ways to get out of it, while exploring the possibilities that it presents to us
Episode 16
8 minutes - video
Implementing change
Today want to share an in-depth approach to the curve of change and the different phases we go through.
Specifically reflecting on how this year has brought several and even concurrent waves of change that has left us exhausted, overwhelmed and lost.
Watch the whole video to understand how to manage and cope with several change avenues and most importantly, find the time to digest what they are bringing along
Episode 13
8 minutes - video
Productivity
We are back with another episode of our coaching series. Today we discuss the concept of ‘productivity’ and the effects that it has on our mental and physical body. Especially when we are navigating uncertainty and embracing change, exploring our conditioning and how do we understand productivity can be a catalyst to attain a healthier balance in our lives
Episode 10
9 minutes - video
Mindfulness
Today we cover how to bring mindfulness and presence not only in the coaching space but into our lives, relationships and all aspects of our existence, celebrating Mental Health Awareness month breaking the stigma around it and opening up conversations to share experiences around it.
Episode 7
7 minutes - video
Creating new habits
We might get really motivated about implementing a new goal or achieving an exciting milestone but after a few days, something might come up that ‘distracts’ us from the so desired goal. Find out in this video how to overcome it with two simple strategies.
Episode 45
4 minutes - video
Expectations
Fresh baked episode where we debate:
expectations yay 👍🏻 or nay 👎🏻
- who do they serve?
- do we really need them?
- are they helping us succeed?
As always not a black or white answer but an invitation to explore how we use these reference points and mental goalposts.
In other words, are they supporting our growth or are they diminishing our value?
Watch the video to find out!
What’s your take on expectations?
Episode 42
5 minutes - video
Unpackning stress
Most of the approaches around stress provide tools to manage it better, but actually are we looking at the contextual and systemic narratives that created those expectations in the first place?
85% to 95% of the conditions that GP’s are evaluating atm are stress related according to the latest research - yet there is a massive elephant in the room we aren’t addressing: the impossible expectations we have about ourselves, reinforced by our workplaces and society about ‘doing’.
Watch the whole video to find out how to unpack this!
Episode 39
3 minutes - video
The one on lay offs
As many of you might be aware, we are experiencing an intense change going through corporations at the moment. Financial results aren’t as good as expected and many firms are choosing to let people go, cut down (or even off) on development and learning initiatives, creating a context of uncertainty, despair and fear behind.
Sharing this video to provide some positive outlook for both companies and individuals. Change will inevitably happen, it’s about how we empower ourselves to take ownership of that process and focus on what it’s important for us
Episode 36
5 minutes - video
Curiosity vs experience
How much experience (our own or someone else’s) dictates and influences what we are currently living?
How much is narrowing down new perspectives and ways to see and experience the world?
What if we brought in a beginner’s mind, an open and curious approach instead?
We aren’t saying that experience is not valuable - it is indeed! - but sometimes if we rely too much on it we might be missing on new views and discoveries that curiosity is ready to show us!
Episode 33
7 minutes - video
The art of Suffering
Suffering is intrinsically connected to joy and happiness. Without experiencing it, we cannot transform it into a positive learning.
BUT it’s a bit but! The key difference is our approach to it.
✨ Do we give in?
✨ Do we resist it?
✨ Do we avoid it?
That’s when it becomes the problem! With awareness, presence - key principles of mindfulness - we are able to identify it, to dial down its intensity in order to ‘listen’ to it without being absolutely hijacked by our alerted systems, we then can investigate its function, regardless of its nature: physical, emotional or mental.
Episode 30
8 minutes - video
Make NY resolutions work
The NY resolution series about not only how to set goals but most importantly why they fail - and how we can overcome that.
Whether you are into starting the year with plans, changes and best intentions or not, goal setting is a powerful tool to stay focused and make sure our vision has a strategy to be brought to reality.
No matter how great your framework is, if the foundations aren’t supporting you. And here is where we get into gold digging and true transformational work. Watch the whole video to know how!
Episode 27
6 minutes - video
Saying NO
Today we are touching on a very thought provoking theme which is a fundamental enabler to build sustainable and healthy relationships - with yourself, with others, at work and in your personal life.
How often do you say no?
How often saying yes to someone means that you are saying no to your own needs?
We can’t really emphasise enough the value of learning to say no to set boundaries - so everyone is clear about where we stand and from then, build trust and understanding- instead of expectations that haven’t been clarified.
Episode 24
9 minutes - video
Celebrate your wins
A lot of us feel uncomfortable sharing our successes and wins as we don’t want to come across ‘too braggy’ or not to incommode others. But celebrating your wins not only helps you to build a stronger and more solid practice and foundation to challenge your doubts, fears (imposter syndrome) and other bumps along the road - expanding your bandwidth to grow - but also leads the way for others to do the same and shift the narrative to a space where we can all sustain our value as we share collective and support others.
Episode 21
8 minutes - video
Rewiring the patterns
Today we touch on a very important matter when we are driving change. For it to be successful and long-lasting, we need to rewire not only our thinking but also how the whole body has registered previous experiences as ‘normal’ therefore for the new habits to truly ‘stick’ we need to provide new pathways beyond the mental, including the emotional and physical.
Episode 18
9 minutes - video
Creativity
What do you understand by being creative? Do you need to be all crafty and artistic to be creative? Not really!
Creativity is an inherent attribute to all beings that sometimes is underused and underestimated as we prioritise our mental bodies over any other source of finding answers.
In the video, we cover ways to connect with your creative self as well as how to introduce it in your daily routines, relationships, work and your whole life!
Episode 15
6 minutes - video
Cultivating self-trust
n a year that has shown us our capacity to be resilient and overcome challenges, it’s a great opportunity to harness on those learnings and nourish our inner worth and trust in ourselves.
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We’ll be sharing our 3 favourite ways to increase it, watch the video to know more!
Episode 12
7 minutes - video
Inner knowing vs external validation
We discuss the differences between the capacity to connect with your ‘inner knowing’ - your intuition, your gut, the heart wisdom, the body intelligence vs the drive to find validation, acceptance and recognition in the external world. how important is to nourish and provide space, time and care for the ‘inner-knowing’.