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Join Mark Mathia as he explores the world of positive psychology and coaching. Unlock your full potential and achieve success in all areas of your life. From practical tips to inspiring stories, this podcast will motivate and empower you to embrace your strengths and live your best life. Join us on this journey of personal growth and transformation.
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How Much is Coaching Worth?
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Welcome to the Essentially You podcast, where we delve into the intricate science of happiness and well-being. In this episode, our host Mark Mathia takes listeners on an enlightening journey to comprehend the worth and impact of coaching.
Whether you're an individual interested in hiring a coach, an aspiring coach, or someone seeking to make an impact in others' lives, this episode furnishes the essential understanding of the value proposition that coaching brings. Remember, charging as a coach isn't linked merely to affordability, but rather, it's directly tied to the outcomes and transformations you enable in the lives of those you coach.
Discover how as coaches, we help individuals navigate the journey from being a coaching rookie to a coaching champion. We explore how coaching aids individuals in reshaping their values, resetting their mindsets, nurturing wisdom, taking accountability, and fostering well-being in order to not only survive but thrive in their various fields.
Learn how coaching instills seemingly amplified results based on the size and scope of an individual's dreams, ultimately transforming lives positively at work and home alike.
So tune in, glean priceless insights on truly understanding the value of coaching, and be inspired to shape a world weighed positively in wisdom, possibility, and hope. Let's get out there and coach away!
Saturday Mar 16, 2024
Enhancing Performance and Well-being with Positive Psychology
Saturday Mar 16, 2024
Saturday Mar 16, 2024
Welcome to the Essentially You podcast, where we unravel the science of happiness and well-being, offering insights for coaches and coaching leaders aiming to bring out the best in themselves and their clients. Join Mark Mathia in this enlightening journey of discovery and transformation towards an enhanced personal and professional life.
In this episode, Mark delves into the core principles guiding the profession of coaching. The focus is on the client-centered approach, confidentiality and trust, goal orientation, active listening and powerful questioning, non-directive guidance, accountability and feedback, and continuous learning and development. Likewise, Mark discusses the importance of empathy, strong communication skills, emotional intelligence, and a genuine desire to help others in the success of coaching.
Moving forward, Mark underlines the crucial role of positive psychology in coaching. The discussion extends to the history of positive psychology and its founding assumptions, including founding figures, emphasis on strength, the scientific approach, positive interventions, and the focus on flourishing. Positive psychology, as Mark puts it, is fundamental in understanding motivational factors driving human behavior, fostering deeper relationships, developing resilience, and achieving fulfilling lives —significantly pointing to the relevance of this human science in effective coaching.
Join us in transforming lives one client at a time. Mark invites you to be part of this enriching journey towards thriving life. Subscribe and leave a review if you find these insights valuable.
Saturday Mar 09, 2024
A Strength-Based Coaching Approach
Saturday Mar 09, 2024
Saturday Mar 09, 2024
Welcome to the Essentially You podcast, a platform dedicated to exploring the science of happiness and well-being. Join your host, Mark Mathia, as he provides valuable tools and insights to coaches and leaders aiming to foster positivity and well-being within their organizations. Tune into this engaging and thoughtful episode as we delve into the challenges of employee disengagement, its effects on organizations and how to combat it using a strength-based coaching approach.
This podcast episode serves as a rallying cry to engage organizations in combating the growing issue of disengagement and creating a supportive and productive environment for their employees. Tune in as Mark urges us all to rise to the occasion, reminding us that winning at work through employee engagement is an essential element of success in today's competitive market.
Saturday Mar 02, 2024
How To Elevate Your Coaching Practice Without Leaving Your Day Job
Saturday Mar 02, 2024
Saturday Mar 02, 2024
Welcome to another episode of Essentially You, the podcast dedicated to helping coaches and coaching leaders bring the excellence out of themselves and the teams they lead. In this episode, your host Mark Mathiak, challenges the misconceptions surrounding the professionalization of coaching and shares valuable insights about what it means to be a pro coach.
Becoming a pro coach doesn’t require one to abandon their day job. Climbing to the next level of your coaching career involves clearing up the common myths around the subject, regardless of what your current career is. In this discussion, Mark explores how coaching can be a robust and fulfilling process that helps individuals and teams achieve remarkable results and drive business success.
According to Mark, the path to becoming a pro coach is not necessarily about certification and business acumen, but about loving and understanding people. It's about guiding others to reach their full potential, not giving business advice. To excel in this role, a pro coach needs to develop a deeper comprehension of human motivation and the brain’s working process.
Saturday Feb 24, 2024
Exploring the Power of Coaching for Organizational Growth and Individual Success
Saturday Feb 24, 2024
Saturday Feb 24, 2024
Welcome to Essentially You podcast, the podcast where we delve into the science of happiness and well-being. In this episode, your host, Mark Mathia explores the transformative power of coaching for both personal and organizational growth.
Mark unearths how coaching is more than just providing answers or giving instructions. It is a collaborative process of asking powerful questions that allow individuals to discover and develop their own solutions. Mark highlights the importance of coaching being a mutual practice and partnership requiring continual learning, empathy, and trust construction for successful outcomes.
In this journey of discovery, Mark introduces key insights from influential coaching figures. Mark commences with John Maxwell, the acclaimed leadership expert, who believes that coaching effectiveness hinges on the individuals' growth willingness. Maxwell advocates for investment in leadership to ripple the growth effects down the success ladder.
Mark then converses on Daniel Harkavy, CEO of Building Champions, stating that coaching needs to be strategic, accountable, and occur in a mentor style. Mark further emphasizes the importance of having a mentor mindset to facilitate lasting relationships, growth, and development.
Valuable insights are also gleaned from Henry Cloud, a clinical psychologist and respected author. Cloud emphasizes the importance of timing and the need for a goal-oriented process in coaching. His theory supports the idea that coaching becomes more effective when it aligns with an individual's readiness for change.
Mark concludes the episode by discussing ways of effectively incorporating coaching in organizations aspiring for growth. Identifying obstacles, clear goal setting, determining the type of coaching, and involvement of all stakeholders are key to establishing a successful coaching culture within an organization.
Join Mark Mathia in this inspirational episode of Essentially You and glean crucial coaching insights that can lead to personal and organizational growth and success.
Saturday Feb 17, 2024
The Power of Forward-Thinking
Saturday Feb 17, 2024
Saturday Feb 17, 2024
Welcome to the Essentially You podcast, where the crux of the conversation is about adopting a proactive coaching approach. Mark Mathia, seasoned coach and host, discusses the power and benefits of proactive coaching and its value in creating a culture of positivity and well-being. Delve into this episode to explore the transformative aspects of forward-thinking leadership in professional or personal settings.
Mark opens the discussion articulating the importance of helping others proactively to circumvent challenges before they occur by anticipating situations and providing forward-thinking solutions. He contrasts reactive coaching, which is more emotionally charged and crisis driven, with proactive coaching that aims at preventing problems and enhancing resilience and preparedness in the workplace.
For those interested in enhancing their coaching approach or keen to adopt proactive leadership practices, this episode provides a wealth of guidance and practical insights. As Mark poignantly puts it, turning coaching into a proactive practice can make a profound difference in helping others live the life they aspire and to create a positive and robust culture in their organizations.
Saturday Feb 10, 2024
Essential Preparation Tips for a Successful Coaching Relationship
Saturday Feb 10, 2024
Saturday Feb 10, 2024
Welcome to the Essentially You podcast.
This episode delves deep into how preparation for coaching sessions is a key to successful coaching relationships. Various tools and techniques are outlined, such as making three points of contact before the first session, providing a coaching agreement, asking clients to complete questionnaires, setting boundaries, and creating a safe space for open communication.
This episode emphasizes the inherent value of coaching as an effective tool for personal and professional growth. It underscores how important it is to make clients feel comfortable and well-prepared for their first session. By following these rudimentary yet essential steps, you can build solid, successful coaching relationships that support your clients or the talent you serve in achieving their goals to the best of their abilities.
Saturday Feb 03, 2024
The Centered Executive
Saturday Feb 03, 2024
Saturday Feb 03, 2024
Join the 'Essentially You' podcast with Mark Mathia as he delves into the world of executive coaching, sharing key practices to boost leadership effectiveness. Learn to navigate the complexities of business environments, make informed decisions under pressure, and bring out the best in your organization with the right coaching strategies.
Whether you're in the throes of a real crisis or just battling the everyday challenges of business, the practices explored in this episode can greatly enhance your crisis-response, decision-making processes, and overall leadership effectiveness. Above all, feel inspired to lead with courage, empathy, and resilience amid any challenge, and pave the way toward thriving outcomes.
Saturday Jan 27, 2024
Harnessing the Power of Growth Mindset in Crisis Management
Saturday Jan 27, 2024
Saturday Jan 27, 2024
Welcome to Essentially You, a podcast dedicated to delving into the science of happiness and well-being, providing new insights for coaches and leaders. In this episode, host Mark Mathia explores the concept of growth mindset, introduced by psychologist Carol Dweck, and its transformative impact on crisis management.
Navigating the tricky waters of business and leadership often feels like an overwhelming challenge. In these moments, Mathia encourages applying a growth mindset, the belief that intelligence and abilities are not fixed but can be improved with hard work. Dweck's research revealed that individuals who embrace effort and growth outperform those who believe in inherent, unchangeable traits.
Adopting a growth mindset in crisis management reframes challenges as growth opportunities rather than insurmountable obstacles. It promotes optimism, solution-oriented thinking, and motivates teams to strive towards a common goal. Mathia emphasizes the positive impact of leading by example and proposes practical ways to adopt a growth mindset, including embracing challenges, learning from mistakes, seeking feedback, focusing on progress (not perfection), and continuous learning.
Mathia uses the example of Nelson Mandela, who held onto his beliefs and used his imprisonment time to learn, grow, and prepare for his leadership role, demonstrating the potential of a growth mindset in overcoming adversity. The benefits are clear: fostering resilience, innovation, and empowering the team by transforming challenging situations into growth opportunities.
Fear and worry are only useful when they motivate action, and maintaining a growth mindset ensures they don't overtake our faculties. This episode challenges you to adopt these principles and get after it as your work awaits. Emphasizing growth and progress over perfection, Mark Mathia encourages stepped and planned development to create a cohesive and driven team, prepared to navigate through any crisis effectively.
Saturday Jan 20, 2024
From Burnout to Bliss: A Climb to Success in 2024
Saturday Jan 20, 2024
Saturday Jan 20, 2024
As coaching leaders, we have a crucial role in promoting wellbeing. Our wellbeing and happiness have a significant impact on our colleagues and our organization's financial success. Therefore, we should strive to create a positive environment where our colleagues and we can focus on our physical, mental, and emotional health.