The Bright Morning Podcast with Elena Aguilar

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Transformational Coaching in Action - Phase 1: Surface Current Reality: Episode 136 Aug 29, 2022

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In this first episode of our special Transformational Coaching mini-series, we’re diving into Phase 1 of the Transformational Coaching model: Surface Current Reality. A mix of a real-life coaching conversation and Elena pulling back the curtain to share her thought process and what you need to know to put Phase 1 into action in all of your back-to-school coaching conversations.

This episode is for you if you want:

To see Transformational Coaching in action
Guidance for how to kick-off your coaching relationships
To hear how Elena thinks about "coaching cycles"
Help creating your own inquiry question or goal for coaching this year

Mentioned in this episode:

The Phases of Transformational Coaching: Excerpt from Coaching for Equity and The Art of Coaching Workbook
Episode 135: Preparing Myself to Coach: Podcast episode mentioned by Jessica that informed her focus on incorporating a 15 minutes planning block for each coaching conversation

Opportunities for continued learning:

The Art of Coaching 101 (retired and replaced by The Art of Transformational Coaching workshop)
Episode 84: Kicking Off Coaching Relationships in 2021-2022
Episode 85: You Want to Coach for Equity? Start Here

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Limited Series: Starting the School Year Strong Setting Yourself Up to Coach: Episode 135 Aug 22, 2022

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In the fourth and final episode of our four part mini-series, Starting the School Year Strong, Elena shares her favorite tips and tricks relating to the logistical and technical elements of coaching. From how to set-up your coaching notebook, to the 15-minutes a day that can transform your coaching conversations, to how often to meet with your clients. We’ve got you covered!

Listen in, and then hop over to our Instagram this week to engage with supplemental materials to guide you through this critical step in preparing for your best school year yet.

Mentioned in this episode:

Fabriano notebooks
Paper Mate Ink Joy gel pens
The Art of Coaching (retired July 2024 with the release of Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching)
The Art of Coaching Workbook (retired July 2024 with the release of Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching)
Coaching Lenses
Sentence Stems
Four Phases of Transformational Coaching [found in Coaching for Equity and The Art of Coaching Workbook (retired July 2024 with the release of Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching)]
Mind the Gap
- Tool
- Podcast episode explaining the tool
Core values
- Tool
- Podcast episode explaining the tool
Myers-Briggs [more information on how this relates to coaching in The Art of Coaching Workbook]

Opportunities for continued learning:

The Art of Coaching 101 (retired workshop)
Episode 29: Coaching Tools for Transformation
Episode 37: How to ACE Your Coaching Conversations
Episode 43: Spheres of Influence

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Limited Series: Starting the School Year Strong Considerations for a Thriving Coaching Program: Episode 134 Aug 15, 2022

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In the third of our four episode mini-series, Starting the School Year Strong, Elena shares what needs to be crystal clear if you want a thriving coaching program.

Listen in, and then hop over to our Instagram this week to engage with supplemental materials to guide you through this critical step in preparing for your best school year yet.

Mentioned in this episode:

The Art of Coaching (retired July 2024 with the release of Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching)
The Art of Coaching Workbook (retired July 2024 with the release of Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching)

Opportunities for continued learning:

Episode 83: How Do I Set Our Coaching Program Up for Success?

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Limited Series: Starting the School Year Strong The PD You Need: Episode 133 Aug 08, 2022

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In the second of our four episode mini-series, Starting the School Year Strong, Elena shares the considerations you need to take into account to ensure you have the professional development structures to support your learning, and living into the vision you have created for yourself this year.

Listen in, and then hop over to our Instagram this week to engage with supplemental materials to guide you through this critical step in preparing for your best school year yet.

Mentioned in this episode:

Coaching For Equity Transformational Coaching Rubric
Strengths Based Coaching
Mind the Gap
Onward Workbook: Three Good Things activity
The Art of Coaching Workbook (retired July 2024 with the release of Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching)
Episode 105: Morning Rituals to Meet Your Needs
Episode 108: The End-of-Month Routine You Need

Opportunities for continued learning:

Episode 90: Is Your Tank Full?
Episode 104: It’s Time to Get Your Needs Met
Transformational Conversations Accelerator Membership (monthly practice sessions + new tools)

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Starting Strong: The Power of Vision: Episode 132 Aug 01, 2022

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It’s the final week of our podcast summer break and we’re bringing you a replay episode that will help you incorporate an energizing practice that will support you in connecting in meaningful ways with people, places and yourself.

This episode was originally aired in the frenzy of the back-to-school season to help you step away from the checklists and make space for the pursuits that fill you up. We hope revisiting this idea in summer time will provide a little more time to wander and explore.

Mentioned on this episode:

Brainpickings.org

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REPLAY: Quarterly Wisdom: Journey into Wanderland: Episode 131 Jul 25, 2022

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Mentioned on this episode:

Brainpickings.org

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Morning Rituals that Meet Your Needs (Repeat) Jul 18, 2022

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Are you starting the day in a way that serves you and sets you up to have your needs met?

How you spend the first part of your day sets the tone for the day. And how you spend your day is how you spend your life.

If you want to take a more intentional approach to the coming school year, start with your morning routine.

Today’s episode is a fan favorite from January 2022 in which Elena pulls back the curtain on why routines matter, considerations for creating a routine that will best meet your needs, and shares about how she starts her own days.

If you’re ready to turn off auto-pilot or say goodbye to frantic and frazzled, start here.

Mentioned on this episode:

Elena’s personal Instagram account
Nonviolent communication list of needs
10% Happier App
Insight Timer
The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron
This is Your Mind on Plants by Michael Pollan

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What Do You Need to Quit in Order to Stay (Repeat) Jul 11, 2022

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What do you need to quit in order to stay?

We’re on summer break, so this week we’re replaying a fan favorite episode to help you explore what you might need to quit in order to stay…in whatever role or relationship that might not be best serving you right now.

You’ll hear where this question came from, how we answered it back in January answering it, and how this question will support your transformation. Listen in: you need this question in your rotation!

Mentioned on this episode:

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The Art of Coaching (retired July 2024 with the release of Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching)
Episode 37: How to ACE Your Coaching Conversations (Bright Morning podcast episode that goes into depth on the ACE coaching tool)
Art of Coaching Emotions
Episode 105: Morning Rituals That Meet Your Needs (Bright Morning Podcast episode where Elena discusses her morning routine in depth)

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Design Your Summer of Learning (Repeat) Jul 04, 2022

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We’re on summer break so today we’re replaying a timely episode to make sure you have an impactful summer.

Grab your notebook and something to write with; today it’s time to design your summer of learning. Over the next thirty minutes you will:

Get clear on your needs and desires
Identify the conditions necessary for you to thrive
Be guided through the three principles to uncover your “what”

It’s time to get ready for a transformational summer!

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Coaching Joy: Episode 129 Jun 13, 2022

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Exploring our joy (fulfillment, meaning, love, satisfaction, etc.) is a necessary component to cultivating our resilience…and something that requires skill and intention due to our cultural and neurological conditioning towards negativity bias and the phenomenon of toxic positivity.

In this third and final episode of a three-part series on transformational end-of-year conversations, Elena dives into how you can support your coaching clients (or any conversation partner) in exploring their joy.

Mentioned in this episode: