Gain insight into the value of coaching at midlife, and create awareness around how you or your clients spend the second portion of your years. Chris and Kim huddle with Halftime Institute’s Jeff Spadafora to help you develop a game plan for that goal.
Regroup and reconsider how to:
About Jeff Spadafora:
Jeff Spadafora is the Director of Global Coaching Services and Product Development for The Halftime Institute. He spent 20 years as a leadership and executive development consultant for Fortune 1000 companies such as Ford Motor Company, Sears & Roebuck, Compuware, Domino’s Pizza, Visteon, Northern Trust Bank, Helene Curtis, and Sky Chefs.
In 2005, Jeff was inspired by Bob Buford’s book Halftime and began his journey of discovering God’s true purpose for his second half. As he worked with his Halftime coach, it became clear that his calling is to help other people discover their calling.
He has coached over 130 men and women through the Halftime Journey and continues to make this a primary part of his ministry. As the leader of The Halftime Institute’s global coaching staff, he is also responsible for recruiting, training, and managing Halftime Certified coaches throughout the world.
In addition to being the lead designer of the Halftime curriculum and one of the primary facilitators of workshops for groups of people embarking on the Halftime journey, Jeff also writes and speaks globally about the issues of life purpose, joy, and kingdom impact.
He lives in Evergreen Colorado with his wife Michelle and 3 teenage children. He enjoys fishing, hunting, skiing, mountain biking and everything else the great outdoors of Colorado has to offer.
You can learn more about Jeff Spadafora and Halftime at http://halftimeinstitute.org/.
Take the guesswork out of defining your coaching niche. In this episode, you’ll learn the three major benefits of niching your coaching practice, as well as these bonuses.
Understand:
FREE copy of the 50+ Hottest Niches in Coaching.
Inside-out change always ripples out to impact our attitudes, our actions, our relationships, and our results. This is the transformation today’s guest, Linda Slaton, experienced when she went through coach training. Now through her book Embracing Purpose, Linda is taking that learning to churches, to prisons, and to the world.
In this episode, you’ll hear how:
Outside-in changes lend short-term support, while inside-out transformation is guaranteed to last.
Good communication involves as much unlearning as it does learning.
The coach-approach to leadership empowers people more profoundly than sound advice.
About Linda Slaton
Mother of four, stepmother of two and grandmother of eight, Linda lives in Little Rock with her husband Dave. Having served as Missional Engagement Pastor for seven years at Fellowship Bible Church, Linda now devotes full time to her God-given purpose–empowering others to find, love and live their purpose based on their unique design.
“Nothing thrills my heart more than to see the people of God come alive as they do the work He’s called them to do. It’s the path to an ever-deepening relationship with Jesus and to the abundant life He came to give,” she says.
As a retreat and conference speaker and a certified life coach, Linda delights in spreading the message of Embracing Purpose to audiences everywhere.
Embracing Purpose is the fruit borne of a long journey that Linda took with God. What started as restlessness and confusion soon became a quest for answers and then, having found them, a deep desire to help other women find theirs. After wrestling with God and learning more about herself than she ever thought she could, God put it in her heart to create a study that would serve as a guide for other women embarking on the same journey. Today, Embracing Purpose has found its way into churches and small groups all across the country. The Spanish version of an early edition of the material (Woman on a Mission) titled Mujer con una Mision is being widely used in Honduras and El Salvador, and soon, in Guatemala. Its reach is ever-increasing as women everywhere start to live the abundant life they long to experience by using their gifts to bless others.
You can visit Linda at http://www.EmbracingPurpose.com.
Greater trust, increased motivation, deeper understanding and a higher level of commitment; these are just a few of the benefits your clients will receive as a result of your active listening.
While being a great listener isn’t a natural skill, it can be learned. Tune into this episode to receive some practical tips you can put to work today.
Relentless busyness pulls at all of us, and both coaches and clients feel the weight of it in every area of our lives. In this episode, Dr. Richard Swenson, best-selling author of the book Margin, reassures us that while hurry is epidemic, it doesn’t have to be inevitable.
Do you get to the end of the day, every day, and wonder where the time went? Do you or your clients consistently push yourselves harder than you can possible go? If so, listen in as Chris, Kim, and Dr. Swenson unpack the timely topic of margin.
About Richard A. Swenson, M.D.
Richard Swenson is a physician-researcher, best-selling author, and award-winning educator. He received his B.S. in physics from Denison University and his M.D. from the University of Illinois School of Medicine. Following five years of private practice, in 1982 Dr. Swenson accepted a teaching position as Associate Clinical Professor within the University of Wisconsin Medical School system where he taught for fifteen years.
As a physician-researcher, his current focus is "cultural medicine," studying the intersection of health, culture, faith, and the future. He has written extensively on trends in modern society, including the acceleration of stress, overload, change, complexity, and speed. Six of his books are dedicated to this general topic, and they contain hundreds of practical prescriptions (Rxs) for decompressing the increasing pressures of life.
Dr. Swenson has traveled to over fifty countries, including a year of study in Europe and medical work in developing countries. He has presented widely, including national and international settings, to a wide variety of career, professional, educational, medical, governmental, and management groups, most major church denominations, members of the United Nations, NASA, Congress, and the Pentagon.
Learn more about Dr. Swenson, Margin and his other books at http://richardswenson.org/
Relentless busyness pulls at all of us, and both coaches and clients feel the weight of it in every area of our lives. In this episode, Dr. Richard Swenson, best-selling author of the book Margin, reassures us that while hurry is epidemic, it doesn’t have to be inevitable.
Do you get to the end of the day, every day, and wonder where the time went? Do you or your clients consistently push yourselves harder than you can possible go? If so, listen in as Chris, Kim, and Dr. Swenson unpack the timely topic of margin.
· Decode the myth that says you should do more because others are ahead.
· Learn the importance of the space between your load and your limits.
· Discover the key to banishing burnout so you can live with intention.
About Richard A. Swenson, M.D.
Richard Swenson is a physician-researcher, best-selling author, and award-winning educator. He received his B.S. in physics from Denison University and his M.D. from the University of Illinois School of Medicine. Following five years of private practice, in 1982 Dr. Swenson accepted a teaching position as Associate Clinical Professor within the University of Wisconsin Medical School system where he taught for fifteen years.
As a physician-researcher, his current focus is "cultural medicine," studying the intersection of health, culture, faith, and the future. He has written extensively on trends in modern society, including the acceleration of stress, overload, change, complexity, and speed. Six of his books are dedicated to this general topic, and they contain hundreds of practical prescriptions (Rxs) for decompressing the increasing pressures of life.
Dr. Swenson has traveled to over fifty countries, including a year of study in Europe and medical work in developing countries. He has presented widely, including national and international settings, to a wide variety of career, professional, educational, medical, governmental, and management groups, most major church denominations, members of the United Nations, NASA, Congress, and the Pentagon.
Learn more about Dr. Swenson, Margin and his other books at http://richardswenson.org/
Relentless busyness pulls at all of us, and both coaches and clients feel the weight of it in every area of our lives. In this episode, Dr. Richard Swenson, best-selling author of the book Margin, reassures us that while hurry is epidemic, it doesn’t have to be inevitable.
Do you get to the end of the day, every day, and wonder where the time went? Do you or your clients consistently push yourselves harder than you can possible go? If so, listen in as Chris, Kim, and Dr. Swenson unpack the timely topic of margin.
About Richard A. Swenson, M.D.
Richard Swenson is a physician-researcher, best-selling author, and award-winning educator. He received his B.S. in physics from Denison University and his M.D. from the University of Illinois School of Medicine. Following five years of private practice, in 1982 Dr. Swenson accepted a teaching position as Associate Clinical Professor within the University of Wisconsin Medical School system where he taught for fifteen years.
As a physician-researcher, his current focus is "cultural medicine," studying the intersection of health, culture, faith, and the future. He has written extensively on trends in modern society, including the acceleration of stress, overload, change, complexity, and speed. Six of his books are dedicated to this general topic, and they contain hundreds of practical prescriptions (Rxs) for decompressing the increasing pressures of life.
Dr. Swenson has traveled to over fifty countries, including a year of study in Europe and medical work in developing countries. He has presented widely, including national and international settings, to a wide variety of career, professional, educational, medical, governmental, and management groups, most major church denominations, members of the United Nations, NASA, Congress, and the Pentagon.
Learn more about Dr. Swenson, Margin and his other books at http://richardswenson.org/
Do you wonder how you could make the switch from your current work to something more fulfilling? Does the thought of marketing overwhelm you? Do you wonder where Jesus is as you seek to live our your calling? If so, you’ll want to tune into part two of Kim Avery’s story.
Discover:
About Kim Avery
Kim Avery MA, PCC, is Founder and President of Kim Avery Coaching, a coaching and mentoring firm that helps Christian coaches market successfully and coach masterfully.
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Professional Certified Coach, Board Certified Coach and trains coaches at the Professional Christian Coaching Institute and is the co-host of the popular podcast Professional Christian Coaching Today.
Kim’s mission is to help Christian coaches succeed so they can equip others to live Christ-saturated, joy-filled and purpose-driven lives. You can learn more about her endeavors at www.KimAveryCoaching.com.
Kim is happily married to her husband Ron, and they have two beautiful children, Bethany and Jonathan, two granddaughters, and a poodle named Bob. The Averys enjoy running, biking, hiking, and ministering to the community in which they live.
You can get her free report, What I Wish I’d Known About Marketing a Coaching Business at www.kimaverycoaching.com/business.
Journey to Joy
Do you want more joy in your life? Do you long to experience Christ’s promises in a deeper way? If so, you’ll want to hear Kim Avery’s story of her journey from sorrow to joy and the priceless treasures she’s discovered along the way.
Discover:
About Kim Avery
Kim Avery MA, PCC, is Founder and President of Kim Avery Coaching, a coaching and mentoring firm that helps Christian coaches market successfully and coach masterfully.
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Professional Certified Coach, Board Certified Coach and trains coaches at the Professional Christian Coaching Institute and is the co-host of the popular podcast Professional Christian Coaching Today.
Kim’s mission is to help Christian coaches succeed so they can equip others to live Christ-saturated, joy-filled and purpose-driven lives. You can learn more about her endeavors at www.KimAveryCoaching.com.
Kim is happily married to her husband Ron, and they have two beautiful children, Bethany and Jonathan, two granddaughters, and a poodle named Bob. The Averys enjoy running, biking, hiking, and ministering to the community in which they live.
You can get her free report, What I Wish I’d Known About Marketing a Coaching Business at www.kimaverycoaching.com/business.
Pastor Turned Coach
How do I make the leap of faith from my stable full-time work to pursue God’s call to be a life coach? Today, Chris and Kim discuss that important topic with Steve Cromer, a pastor turned coach.
If you sense coaching may be a good fit for you, but doubts keep you from taking a faith-step forward, this is the episode you don’t want to miss!
You’ll be inspired by:
About Steve Cromer:
After 30 years of serving as a pastor of Southern Baptist Churches in NC, VA and SC, Steve now serves the Lord as a Leadership and Life Coach, helping to reawaken energy, clarity and joy in those who lead at work, in the home, and in social settings.
Steve coaches leaders and teams from across a broad spectrum of industries. With his background in both family systems theory and brain-based coaching, his specialty is helping those who lead to learn to navigate the emotional processes at play in every human system. This increases the leader’s influence, while decreasing anxiety, stress and burnout.
A sought-after motivational speaker and workshop leader, Steve has spoken to multiple regional events for a Fortune 500 company, the SC Women’s Lawyer Association, and has led workshops for NC state government officials, medical centers and church organizations.
Credentialed by the International Coach Federation (ACC), Steve is a Certified Executive and Leadership Development Coach, a Certified Brain-Based Success Coach, and a Professional Life Coach (all by ICF aligned schools). He is an Authorized Partner of Everything DiSC©, and an Authorized Partner of Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team, using these tools to increase awareness, skills, influence and cooperation among leaders and teams.
Steve is married to the former Geneva Richardson, and together they have four sons, three daughters-in-law and three grandchildren. Having lived throughout the southeast, he currently resides in Myrtle Beach, SC.
You can reach Steve at steve@stevecromercoaching.com or 843.602.1923.
Master-Full Coaching with Michael Pfau
Listen in on a professional grade, Master-full coaching session; then take away Chris and Kim’s tips for integrating the techniques into your own practice. Since coaching is caught as well as taught, you’ll be able to fill your net with valuable skills, sure to serve your clients well.
In this episode, you’ll learn how to:
Create Successful Change
Coaching is integral to creating successful change. Listen in as Chris and Kim unpack a simple model founded by organizational psychologist, William Howell: The Four Phases of Learning. You can apply it to your own life and use it with your clients, today!
In this episode, you’ll uncover the importance of:
Coaching care-givers of special needs persons is as much challenging as it is rewarding. Join Chris and Kim as they interview Kaleen Marshall and revel in how God leads ordinary people to extraordinary things.
In this episode, you’ll hear discussions around:
When business excellence marries Biblical values, amazing things happen. Join Chris and Kim as they interview Greg Leith and discover how to redeem and retake the Monday through Friday marketplace for God.
In this episode you’ll hear discussions around:
About Greg Leith:
Greg's life mission statement focuses on his life passion, which is “to strengthen the great leaders, ideas and organizations of our time so the kingdom causes of Christ can be exponentially accelerated”. He is the CEO of Convene,
His career spans corporate Fortune 500 enterprises, franchise operations, non-profit and associations and academic sectors. Greg has served the persecuted church with food, brought relief and created long term jobs in Orissa, India, assisted faith based mission agencies in China with mission and strategy, planted house churches in Nepal, helped envision and begin a School of Journalism in Haiti and crisscrossed Canada speaking on marriage with Family Life. Greg is married to the love of his life, best selling author and life coach Shelley Leith They’ve managed to break a multi-generational chain of divorces and have been married for over 35 years.
Shelley and Greg love leading intentionally in their family and attempted to create a family and home that is a grace filled safe refuge on most days as well as a place full of forgiveness when they miss God’s mark. Their currently empty nest is located in Southern California close to the canyons and foothills of south Orange County.
Your brand is more than a recognizable logo. It embodies who God created you to be and who He designed you to serve. You need to make sure your brand is a clear and authentic reflection of that.
When people talk about you, they are going to fill in the blank with something. They will say, “You know [insert your name here], she’s the one who…” In a sense, whatever they fill in that blank with is your brand.
Join us for this episode where we will discover:
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What would it be like for you to engage in meaningful, purposeful, and profitable daily work? How can you cultivate a Kingdom mindset of abundance that translates into a God-honoring lifestyle for you and those you love?
Today’s guest, Dan Miller, author of the popular book 48 Days to the Work You Love, answers these questions and more as he shares how he draws on God’s unlimited resources to fill his cup and then serves others from the overflow of His abundance.
Specifically, Dan address these three themes, illustrating each topic with stories from his life:
Other key takeaways include:
To learn more about Dan, visit 48days.com. If you’re interested in joining a community of creative entrepreneurs, visit Dan’s secondary site at www.48days.net. One final resource you can find on Dan’s site at www.48days.com/clients is his free download, 10 Tips for Getting Your First Coaching Client.
Until next time, keep raising the standard and changing the world.
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About Dan Miller:
Dan Miller, President of 48 Days LLC, specializes in creative thinking for increased personal and business success. He believes that meaningful work blends our natural skills and abilities, our unique personality traits and our dreams and passions. Dan is active in helping individuals redirect careers, evaluate new income sources, and achieve balanced living. He believes that a clear sense of direction can help us become all that God designed us to be.
Dan is the author of the widely acclaimed 48 Days To The Work You Love and No More Mondays. He writes regularly for many popular magazines and web portals, including CBN.com, Crosswalk.com, In Touch, AARP and Success magazines and the Zig Ziglar newsletter. He has been a guest on CBS’ ‘The Early Show,’ MSNBC’s ‘Hardball with Chris Mathews,’ 700 Club’s Living The Life and Fox Business News with Dave Ramsey Show…to hit some highlights. He hosts a weekly podcast that is consistently ranked #1 under Careers on iTunes. Dan is also a frequent speaker and guest on popular radio programs like Moody Broadcasting, Crown Financial, Janet Parshall’s America, American Family Radio, and Prime Time Chicago. He also has an online community with over 14,000 “eaglepreneurs”!
In today’s episode, featuring special guest Susan Whitcomb, PCC, we will discuss the science of gratitude and how to activate it in your life and the lives of your clients. We will also examine specific applications to Christian coaching.
In this episode, you will learn:
If you would like to connect with Susan Whitcomb and learn more about the training she offers, visit TheAcademies.com. Also, don’t forget to stop by ProfessionalChristianCoachingToday.com to pick up your free Align Your Life Assessment.
Until next time, keep raising the standard and changing the world!
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About Susan Whitcomb:
Susan Whitcomb is the Founder and president of The Academies, which specializes in brain friendly coach training for corporate and executive coaching. She is the author of 7 books and has developed an extensive coach-training curriculum approved by the International Coach Federation. Susan has a gift for taking complex neuroscience principles and making them understandable and applicable to every-day coaching. She has studied personally with thought leaders from the Academy of Brain-Based Leadership and the Applied Neuroscience Institute, where she became the only Licensed NeuroPositive Coach from that organization to also be awarded the Master Level designation. She is on a mission to equip coaches to “Change Minds For Good!”
In the previous podcast, Chris talked about the challenges and obstacles he faced after shutting down his successful counseling practice to move his wife and children cross-country to the family farm and launch a private coaching practice.
Shortly after relocating, Chris was struck by a debilitating illness that took years to diagnose. He entered a “dark night of the soul” that took a toll on both he and his family. But instead of allowing difficult circumstances to harden their hearts, they served to strengthen their faith and resolve. During these difficult years, God inscribed valuable life lessons on Chris’ heart, which he shares with us today.
Chris identifies five critical beliefs that shaped his life and decisions during these years:
How might these key takeaways mold your life and coaching practice?
If after listening to today’s broadcast, you’re asking yourself, “So, what’s next?” or “How can I do a similar examination of my life and priorities?” download the “Align Your Life Inventory” for free. Just go to our website, ProfessionalChristianCoachingToday.com, and enter your name and email below the masthead. Signing up for this free resource will also add you to our mailing list and keep you up-to-date on new topics and podcasts.
Until next time, keep Raising the Standard and Changing the World!
Today we sit down with our show’s host, Christopher McCluskey, to hear his story as he has dared to answer the song of his heart, a song place there by God.
Raised in a healthy Christian family, Christopher McCluskey was blessed beyond measure. But that didn’t make his path any easier as he faced countless challenges and overwhelming obstacles to answer God's call on his life—a call that has not only touched his professional and personal life but also the lives of thousands.
Chris’s story offers important life lessons we could all learn from:
Be sure to tune in for part two of Chris' story next week and learn how the worst—and the best—was yet to come.
Until then, keep Raising the Standard and Changing the World!
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Today, we’re listening in on an entire coaching session from beginning to end and offering commentary on key points in the conversation, including a dramatic shift that happened halfway through the session.
In this pre-recorded session, leadership coach and Professional Christian Coaching Institute faculty member Charles Hooper, MDiv, PCC, coaches Rebecca, a student volunteer from a Coaching Essentials training class, around a shift in mindset.
In this episode, you’ll get answers to your questions about:
As we’re making this inaugural launch of the podcast, could you help us by providing your feedback? If you believe in Christian coaching as we do, we would appreciate your honest review and rating on iTunes.
And be sure to pass this podcast along to a friend.
Until next week, keep Raising the Standard and Changing the World!
In this second part of a two-part series, John Ramstead continues his amazing story by sharing the surprising turn his life took after his near fatal accident and how God’s faithfulness provided for him every step of the way.
Listen in and be inspired by:
About John Ramstead:
John has been married for 25 years to his best friend, Donna, and has three incredible boys. It has been three years since a near-fatal accident changed the trajectory of his life. Without the incredible support of God, his family and amazing friends he would not be the person he is today.
As he recovered, John sought discernment as to why God saved him and what He now wants him to do. God gave John a clear new calling: pour the life he’s been given into other leaders to equip and inspire them for work in His Kingdom.
John’s deep faith and his many years as a Navy fighter pilot, entrepreneur, Fortune 500 leader and board chair have been redirected into an amazingly successful coaching practice and popular leadership podcast.
Learn more about John at www.EternalLeadership.com.
From Navy’s Top Gun to industry’s top salesman, today’s guest, Christian coach John Ramstead, was definitely living the dream for which so many strive. Yet deep inside, he was filled with a smoldering discontent.
In this first episode of a two-part series, listen in as John shares candidly about the accident that should have ended his life, a level of pain beyond description, and an overwhelming experience with the personal and unconditional love of God that changed his life forever.
Don’t miss this extraordinary account of…
About John Ramstead:
John has been married for 25 years to his best friend, Donna, and has three incredible boys. It has been three years since a near-fatal accident changed the trajectory of his life. Without the incredible support of God, his family and amazing friends he would not be the person he is today.
As he recovered, John sought discernment as to why God saved him and what He now wants him to do. God gave John a clear new calling: pour the life he’s been given into other leaders to equip and inspire them for work in His Kingdom.
John’s deep faith and his many years as a Navy fighter pilot, entrepreneur, Fortune 500 leader and board chair have been redirected into an amazingly successful coaching practice and popular leadership podcast.
Learn more about John at www.EternalLeadership.com.
In today’s episode, we’re taking a closer look at the term Professional Christian Coaching by addressing each component of the name and answering three important questions: What is coaching? What makes it professional coaching? What makes it Christian professional coaching?
In this episode, you’ll learn:
As we’re making this inaugural launch of the podcast, could you help us by providing your feedback? If you believe in Christian coaching as we do, we would appreciate your honest review and rating on iTunes.
And be sure to pass this podcast along to a friend.
Until next week, keep Raising the Standard and Changing the World!
Hosts Christopher McCluskey and Kim Avery celebrate 15 years of distinctly Christian coaching and the 5th anniversary of the Professional Christian Coaching Institute while casting an expanded vision for the future.
This broader view extends beyond addressing the needs of professional Christian coaches to speak to areas of interest to all of God’s people. So whether you are a professionally trained coach seeking to grow or someone just interested in applying coaching to your personal, professional, or ministry life, there’s something here for you.
Here are just a few of the exciting topics we have lined up for future shows:
As we’re making this inaugural launch of the podcast, could you help us by providing your feedback? If you believe in Christian coaching as we do, we would appreciate your honest review and rating on iTunes.
And be sure to pass this podcast along to a friend.
Until next week, keep Raising the Standard and Changing the World!