The Life Coach School Podcast

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#20: Lessons Learned from Steven Pressfield Aug 28, 2014

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What would change if you approached your life like a professional? In this episode, I share lessons from Steven Pressfield’s Turning Pro, The War of Art, and Do the Work on overcoming resistance and showing up for what matters. Whether you’re building a business, working on weight loss, or pursuing a creative goal, these ideas will help you recognize distractions, examine your excuses, and practice habits that move you forward.

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What You Will Discover:

Why resistance can show up when you’re ready to grow beyond your comfort zone.
How to distinguish repetitive habits that keep you stuck from practices that create progress.
Why showing up and doing the work - even without immediate success - can strengthen your self-respect.

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Hosted by Master Coach Brooke Hicks, previously Brooke Castillo, The Life Coach School Podcast explores how your thoughts shape your feelings, actions, and results. Discover practical insights on self coaching, thought work, mindset, emotional management, self confidence, overcoming procrastination, achieving goals, and life coach training and certification. Learn how to use the Model to understand your patterns, think deliberately, and create a life that you’re excited to live.

#19: Thought Management Aug 21, 2014

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You’ve started noticing your negative thoughts. Now what? You don’t need to beat yourself up for having them or pretend to believe positive affirmations that feel ridiculous. In this episode, I explain how thought management works, from understanding your thinking with compassion to deliberately practicing thoughts you actually believe. We’ll explore how to stop automatically reacting to your feelings and start giving your mind a useful direction.

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What You Will Discover:

Why allowing your thoughts and feelings is an important step toward changing your patterns.
How neutral thoughts can bridge the gap between negative self-talk and believable positive thinking.
How to use questions, goals, and daily practice to focus your mind on what you want to create.

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#17: How to Solve Any Problem Aug 07, 2014

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What if the problem is not actually the problem, but the way you are thinking about it? In this episode, you'll learn how separating facts from thoughts can change the way you approach challenges and give you more control over your emotional experience.

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What You Will Discover:

Why focusing on the solution instead of repeatedly focusing on the problem can change how you respond.
How your thoughts and feelings influence the actions you take when facing a problem.
Why taking responsibility for your own emotional experience gives you more power to solve problems.

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#16: Massive Action Jul 31, 2014

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Are you learning everything about achieving your goals without actually applying any of it? I love a good book or training, but consuming information can become a place to hide. In this episode, I explain the difference between passive action and massive action: continuing to take action until you get the result you want. We’ll talk about handling setbacks, changing your approach, and honoring your commitment to yourself when you want to quit.

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What You Will Discover:

How to recognize when you’re consuming information instead of creating results.
Why obstacles and failed attempts are reasons to regroup and try a different approach.
How a 30-day action commitment can help you practice following through on your goals.

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#15: Other People’s Opinions Jul 24, 2014

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How much of your life are you spending trying to get other people to like you? You can twist yourself into whoever you think they want, and you still can’t control their opinions. In this episode, I explore how people-pleasing and fear of criticism keep you from showing up as yourself. We’ll talk about giving yourself approval and allowing other people to have their opinions without making them determine your self-worth.

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What You Will Discover:

Why different people can have completely different opinions of the exact same you.
How to handle criticism without hiding, attacking, or giving up on your goals.
How seeking your own approval can help you build confidence and more authentic relationships.

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#14: Overcoming Anxiety Jul 17, 2014

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Are you getting anxious about feeling anxious? I know that cycle well. In this episode, I share my experience with anxiety and the self-coaching tools I use to work through it. We’ll explore how resisting, reacting to, or avoiding anxious feelings can add to your discomfort and how actively accepting them can help you change your relationship with anxiety.

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What You Will Discover:

How to recognize and name anxiety without judging yourself for feeling it.
How a thought download can help you understand the thinking behind your worry.
Ways to practice allowing anxiety by describing physical sensations and focusing on your breathing.

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#13: Success vs. Happiness Jul 10, 2014

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Many people out there strongly believe that happiness comes from a certain level of success that they will achieve at some point in their life. In reality, the relationship between happiness and success is much more complicated than that. It is extremely important to understand this delicate relationship. Tune in to learn how you can achieve the mindset for living a full, joyful life you deserve.

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What You Will Discover:

How to define success on your own terms and understand why you want it.
Why fear and self-doubt during goal setting don’t mean you’re heading in the wrong direction.
How to measure your success by how you show up rather than what other people do.

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#12: Boundaries Jul 03, 2014

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Most often people get confused about what boundaries are and what they are not. In this episode, we will set the record straight by looking at the differences between this amazing tool for creating intimacy and simply setting expectations for other people. Tune in to learn how we can prevent others from violating important spaces in our lives and how to do it from the place of love.

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What You Will Discover:

The difference between setting a boundary and expecting someone to follow your manual.
Why a boundary’s consequence needs to be an action you’re willing to take.
How to communicate and uphold personal boundaries from a place of love and self-respect.

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#11: The Manual Jun 26, 2014

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Whether we know it or not, most of us have manuals that we have "written" for other people in our lives on what they should do and how they should behave. On this episode of The Life Coach School, you will learn how you can let go of all your rules and control attempts towards everyone you have manuals for and lead a life full of long-lasting and conflict-free relationships.

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What You Will Discover:

How to identify the meaning you attach to someone following—or ignoring—your expectations.
The difference between making a request and trying to control another person’s behavior.
How letting go of your manual can help you understand other people and reduce relationship conflict.

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#10: Byron Katie Lessons Jun 19, 2014

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You don’t have to believe every thought your brain offers you. Byron Katie taught me that, and her work completely changed my life. In this episode, I share the lessons from her teachings and her book, Loving What Is, that have most influenced my coaching and the Self Coaching Model. We’ll explore how questioning your beliefs and accepting reality can help you experience more peace in your everyday life.

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What You Will Discover:

How to recognize the difference between facts and the painful stories you tell yourself.
Why accepting your past doesn’t mean approving of everything that happened.
How staying in your own business can reduce the stress of trying to control other people.

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