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Where is your confidence on a scale of 0 to 100%? Do you want a higher score? What is possible if you move towards 100%? I coach Missy Ozeas to move into the BIG confidence that comes from owning WHO YOU BE. Fully. No more holding back or second guessing. Listen in to create your OWN shift into full acceptance. Stop minimizing your gifts and move into your bigger purpose! MY GUEST: Missy Ozeas THE SCOOP: Today is all about getting out of your own way - moving into your biggest, brightest confidence that comes from owning who you are. No apologies, no questioning or second guessing. Just pure, marvelous YOU. The place of freedom, clarity, joy. The problem is that most of us TOTALLY get in our own way - we ARE our own worst enemy. The self doubt, the questioning, the holding back. The heart of my coaching today is to help Missy step into her FULL power and potential. Missy is many things - a background in film and television, a passion for helping people through various non-profits, including her amazing Los Angeles based Giving Express and for the past 2 years, a thriving energy healing practice. MissyEnergyHealing.com As you will hear, Missy is confident in her abilities and training as an energy intuitive and transformation guide. She KNOWS it’s her path. Knows she makes a huge difference in people’s lives. The doubt or lowered confidence creeps in when Missy bumps up against people who don’t understand what she does, perhaps are skeptical, people who might question. And that’s when Missy gets in her head and is less than her full, glorious self.  I see this all the time with my clients. How easy it is to question your worth, your right to be and do what you are born to do. All because someone, usually not even a lot of someones, just don’t get it. Or because who we BE doesn’t fit neatly into somebody else’s box. Where are YOU getting in your own way? Think about where you are holding back or second guessing yourself - it might not be a career thing - it can be anywhere in your life. Keep this area in mind - listen for the insights & inspiration that are meant just for you. Are You Ready For Your Own GROWTH MOMENT? My purpose as a coach is to help unlock your full potential. Connect with me on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter or visit The Growth Moment website, or email me at amyk@amykcoaching.com.  Go here to learn about all the ways to coach with me including 1:1 and my transformative group coaching.  Now, get out there and GROW TODAY!

Feeling overwhelmed or paralyzed by the endless responsibilities and items on your task list? Has there been a whole lot of surviving this past year and not enough thriving? I coach Jessica Clark to sit for a moment, quietly, under the whirlwind of all the doing - facilitating a move into her Bigger Self. This is discovery time! Listen in and start exploring who YOU are at your core & what you want to bring to the world. It’s time to THRIVE. MY GUEST: Jessica Clark THE SCOOP: How many times in your life have you felt overwhelmed by the whirlwind of responsibilities, tasks, multiple roles and agendas across your life not to mention hopes-dreams-ideas of what else you want to do? So often, it’s all just too much to sort through or make sense of. And it’s easy to get paralyzed - to get stuck, unable to start anything new, no what’s next - just surviving what’s now.  This is where the coaching with my guest Jessica begins. As she puts it, she is sitting under the whirlwind of all this STUFF and wants direction, some clarity and action BOTH/AND permission to NOT have direction, to just be in a discovery space instead of needing to know and control exactly what’s to come. Jessica is used to leading - directing - controlling. She wears a lot of different hats - Jess has built a group of successful restaurants from scratch, has two young children and is involved with numerous give-back community endeavors. Through it all, Jess has been dreaming of what’s next - her even bigger purpose in the world. But, it’s been hard to find the time and space to even think about that ‘what’s next’ and ‘her bigger self.’  As you listen, you get to think about your own whirlwind - what’s swirling above & around you? The enormous, overwhelming amount of stuff to deal with. You get to contemplate if it’s time for YOU to create space for what’s next. The bigger YOU. To explore who you are at your core, what you want to bring to the world. This discovery process requires time AND space. Use this episode to begin your own exploration - a moment, despite the whirlwind, a moment to get a bit of clarity and direction for what might be next.  Are You Ready For Your Own GROWTH MOMENT? My purpose as a coach is to help unlock your full potential. Connect with me on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter or visit The Growth Moment website, or email me at amyk@amykcoaching.com.  Go here to learn about all the ways to coach with me including 1:1 and my transformative group coaching.  Now, get out there and GROW TODAY!

When was the last time you stopped to take time to listen to yourself? To create the space to go beyond the status quo into the playground of possibility? To dream about what else you want to be/do/experience/create/impact in your lifetime? I coach Brian Lessinger at that pivot point of hitting great professional success and starting to explore what might be next. I invite you to create room for YOUR next growth zone. All because your possibilities matter. You matter. MY GUEST: Brian Lessinger (Instagram @brianlessinger) THE SCOOP: I love possibilities! I’m inherently a ‘what IS possible kind of person.’ That is the heart of growth - the space for growth - the ability to SEE, imagine and move into possibility. That ability - the art of what is possible - is a skill worth cultivating - it’s pure power. And it’s a fundamental part of my coaching - asking clients to think about not just one idea, but ALL the ideas - if only for a moment. To move beyond the status quo into ‘and what else do you want to be/do/experience/create/impact.’ This is what we are playing with today. I want to help YOU see your possibilities - look for your next moment to grow.  My guest is Brian - a successful real estate guy, top of his career and an incredibly hard worker. Brian has the kind of energy that immediately makes me feel good - just to be around him. Yes, he is super successful AND he is deeply grateful, willing to help others and one of the most truly positive people I know. Brian is hitting that point in his career where he has it pretty much dialed in barring unforeseen crises. He has accomplished many of his goals and could easily switch to cruise control for his life. Instead, he is showing up to coach on what might be next.  I invite you to use this episode to open up your mind and ponder your own possibilities. Specifically look at where YOU are in cruise control but ready for some ‘what’s next thinking.’ Is it in your career? Or maybe an important relationship - within your family or perhaps a friendship? What about possibilities for the causes and issues about which you are most passionate? Or more practical and just as important - your finances, health, well being? If you can, pick an area to have in mind as you listen - your possibilities playground. Are You Ready For Your Own GROWTH MOMENT? My purpose as a coach is to help unlock your full potential. Connect with me on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter or visit The Growth Moment website, or email me at amyk@amykcoaching.com.  Go here to learn about all the ways to coach with me including 1:1 and my transformative group coaching.  Now, get out there and GROW TODAY!

Where are your limiting beliefs holding you back? That faulty internal wiring that blocks your momentum - like a foot on the gas and foot on the brake - leaving you STUCK. I coach Kelly Augir Eveleth to transform the limiting into the empowering. Dig deep to root out YOUR most toxic belief. Free your energy! Let your motivation and inspiration flow from choosing new beliefs. MY GUEST: Kelly Jo Augir Eveleth THE SCOOP: This is the big limiting belief episode! A vital and valuable topic. I have limiting beliefs, you have them, my clients definitely have them - pretty much about anything and everything. Limiting beliefs about work, relationships, MONEY, what’s possible, the way the world works, the very nature of who you BE. It’s like faulty computer programming - bad wiring - it produces substandard results.  I get to play with beliefs today with Kelly. She is many things - a librarian, a mom of three college age & up children, a BIG grower & learner and in the midst of some major life changes. She is encountering some blocks/obstacles/internal resistance. Her goal for coaching is to look at her limiting beliefs and find one or two actions to help step into her next level of leadership in her career. You heard one of her limiting beliefs at the beginning of the episode - “Because of my age, I am not a viable candidate for a new leadership level.” Maybe that’s true for Kelly, maybe not. What is ABSOLUTELY true is that leading with that belief, that utterly constrictive, limiting, crappy belief will not create success. The door is already closed.  As you listen to the coaching, I want you to ponder where YOU have limiting beliefs. They might be below the surface, sensed but not quite seen. Or you might know them well! Think about any life areas where you feel a bit stuck or blocked. Let’s see if your beliefs are holding you back. Remember, this show is for YOU - use Kelly’s coaching to spark your own transformation. What’s blocking YOUR path forward into your next level? Are You Ready For Your Own GROWTH MOMENT? My purpose as a coach is to help unlock your full potential. Connect with me on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter or visit The Growth Moment website, or email me at amyk@amykcoaching.com.  Go here to learn about all the ways to coach with me including 1:1 and my transformative group coaching.  Now, get out there and GROW TODAY!  

Do you want to get to that next level? To tap into ALL of who you can be? Your peak performance. But holding back because you are afraid you don’t have what it takes, that you can’t sustain the high level of performance needed, especially when you have many balls to juggle across your life. I coach Margaret Weniger, speaker & podcast host of Rising Tide, on finding a NEW way to leverage your strengths and bring out your best WHILE creating the balance needed for your sustainability. MY GUEST: Margaret Weniger (Rising Tide Podcast) THE SCOOP: Have you ever really wanted to get to that next level? To tap into ALL of who you can be? Your peak performance. But holding back because you are afraid you don’t have what it takes, that you can’t sustain the high level of performance needed, especially when you have many balls to juggle across your life. I’m not just talking career - it could be the next level relationship, financial success, dedicating yourself to your craft or passion, the top level in your sport, a graduate degree. As the saying goes, sometimes what got you here to your current level isn’t what is needed for the next. It’s about finding a NEW way to leverage your strengths and bring out your best WHILE creating the balance needed for your sustainability.  This is what I get to coach on with Margaret. Margaret is one of those ‘she does it all’ superwomen. An incredibly passionate, ambitious, driven sales executive, speaker & podcaster, mother of 3 and mentor to many people. She just left her conventional corporate track to lean into building her dream of empowering women in business - all centered around her amazing podcast, Rising Tide. Not surprisingly, Margaret is hitting a wall - wanting to create something of significance and impact in the world but unsure if she really CAN ‘do it all.’ Our coaching centers on figuring out a new way - a new paradigm for success that is sustainable.  I want to help YOU get to your next level. In a way that fits into YOUR life - not somebody else’s life. Where do you want to level up? Where do you KNOW you need to grow, expand, move into what you are truly capable of but are afraid you can’t pull it off? Think about where you want some peak performance. Choose a specific area to ponder as you listen to the episode. Is there a dream that you want to go for if you could just figure out how best to tap into your full potential? Are You Ready For Your Own GROWTH MOMENT? My purpose as a coach is to help unlock your full potential. Connect with me on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter or visit The Growth Moment website, or email me at amyk@amykcoaching.com.  Go here to learn about all the ways to coach with me including 1:1 and my transformative group coaching.  Now, get out there and GROW TODAY!  

Where have you been following someone else’s play book? How is that working for you? Are you flowing or is it feeling a little stuck? What is possible for your momentum, juice, potential if you start doing it YOUR way? I get the pleasure of coaching Benen Weir, an up and coming Gen Z thought leader, to help him trust what he wants and play the game HIS way. As you listen, leave behind conventional wisdom and start following YOUR wisdom. MY GUEST: Benen Weir THE SCOOP: The whole world is ready to put you in a box, slap a label on you & tell you how to do everything. How to exercise, how to invest your money, how to organize, how to attract a partner, how to run your business or lead in your career. Coaching is always about YOUR way. Your unique, glorious, ‘just right for you’ way. Based on your strengths, the way you are wired, the way you roll. One of my favorite things to do as a coach is to just sit back & let someone tell me how THEY want to do their life. A little permission to trust your intuition and your gut. This is what I get to do with the amazing Benen in our episode. Benen is an up and coming Gen Z thought leader getting ready to graduate from University. He is creative & visionary - ready to make his mark as a branding and marketing strategist with a Gen Z perspective. His goal for coaching is to walk away with an action plan - to really dive into creating post grad life and building his big ideas - both consulting AND his clothing brand. Benen keeps hearing that he needs to do ONE thing, get good at one area first - but he wants to do it all. That’s the heart of our coaching - helping Benen trust what he wants and play the game HIS way.   Where have you been following someone else’s play book? How is that working for you? Are you flowing or is it feeling a little stuck? What is possible for your momentum, juice, potential if you start doing it YOUR way? Let your own action plans - daily, weekly, monthly, for the year - flow out naturally. Listening & trusting yourself that much. As you listen to Benen - think about where & how YOU can start to do things at a whole new level. It could be in your career or it might be at home or within your relationships. Even with your money or health. I want you to find YOUR way. Are You Ready For Your Own GROWTH MOMENT? Check out the full show notes including questions/steps/actions for you, a break down of the episode and a personal note from me. CLICK HERE My purpose as a coach is to help unlock your full potential. Connect with me on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter or visit The Growth Moment website, or email me at amyk@amykcoaching.com.  Go here to learn about all the ways to coach with me including 1:1 and my transformative group coaching.  Now, get out there and GROW TODAY!

Are you wanting more spark, joy and excitement in your work, relationships, learning, life? Are there areas where you feel dull and bogged down in the day-to-day and not sure how to change it? I coach social justice and equity advocate Anna Brickman on this very issue. As you listen, YOU see how purpose is the source of sparkle, joy and excitement. You get to contemplate YOUR higher purpose and what actions you will take to dial up your joy today! MY GUEST: Anna Brickman  THE SCOOP: How DO you find the spark, joy & excitement? In a job or anywhere in your life? How many times have you hit that wall of knowing that you want things to be more ALIVE, on purpose, but not sure how to make that happen? And perhaps not taking charge to change it because it’s NOT all clearly laid out for you & you're too busy getting caught up in your head and daily life.  This is the challenge at hand in our episode. My guest, Anna B., is an absolute bright light! An emerging Gen Z leader - passionately making a difference in the social justice & equity world. She burst out of university, landed a job aligned with what she wants to bring to the world and NOW after settling in, she is dealing with how to stay on purpose in the midst of the real life, day to day work. Anna & I explore what that path looks like - literally how to dial up the purpose & passion to be at her full potential. As you listen, think about your life. Where do YOU need an infusion of spark, joy & excitement? Is it in your job? Or maybe elsewhere - your key relationships, your personal growth or learning, or even your finances/money. This is your one precious life! If the joy isn’t sparking - for goodness sake, let’s get on that! To get more out of the episode - take a moment to identify an area to focus on & listen for the questions, tools or ideas that inspire your own action today.  UP CLOSE & PERSONAL WITH AMY K:   I LOVE my job! I’ve been coaching since 2002 and I am constantly grateful that THIS is what I get paid to do. However, I hit days, weeks, even months where it starts to feel like a slog - especially the non-coaching part. I get bogged down by the admin and logistics. My inner brat comes out and I can feel like my work is a ‘have to’ instead of a ‘get to.’ This is the moment where I need to get back to my core purpose - helping people live their full potential. It’s the time to dial up my actual coaching, do some extra gift sessions, push into my own growth zone … start a coaching podcast! My spark, joy and excitement is diving deep into human potential and growth - that is where the juice is. When I get caught up in just being busy and I forget WHY I am a coach - that is how I lose my way.  MY CHALLENGE FOR YOU: Go for it! Dial up YOUR spark, joy and excitement by connecting into your purpose. If you need help and a bit of coaching to figure it all out, contact me for your own growth moment. Identify where you need an energy boost. What area of your life is feeling dull, joyless or just bogged down in the day-to-day? It doesn’t have to be work - it can be anywhere in your life.  Now, zoom out - look at the bigger picture. WHY are you ‘doing’ this area in the first place? What is your purpose here - what do you really want in this area?  What kinds of actions/changes will help feed your purpose? What do you need to add or delete to bring in the joy? Brainstorm some good ideas! Pick a few actions and book them in your schedule. It’s up to you to lead your way to spark, joy and excitement. THE BOTTOM LINE: These are the key takeaways & gems from Anna’s coaching! Anna’s Challenge: “How to find the spark, joy and excitement in a job where it’s not laid out in front of me.” How Do You Want It To Be?: “Staying on a positive, productive, empowered path. The path is excited, grateful, an awareness - marching forward with so much joy, enthusiasm and power. No hesitation.” Always a great place to start when you don’t where to start - just asking yourself what you want, how you want _____ to be? (Anna’s was her day-to-day work, but this can be in any area of life!) Powerful Question #1: “What is your highest purpose?” This is a killer question - it sets you back on your heels. It takes you out of the mundane and into your deeper truth and insight. This is where Anna reconnected to WHY she is doing her job. As I said, not much is more important than contemplating your purpose. Insights & Epiphanies: The big insight is that PURPOSE is the source of sparkle, joy and excitement. The other is that Anna realized it’s up to her to actively connect her higher purpose into her day-to-day work. “I’m not getting the opportunities to continually learn about how communities are being served, I have to seek it out. The learning conversations are the number one thing that is going to revamp me and get me back in. I need to take responsibility to make those happen.” There is the gem - don’t wait for someone to lay it out for you, LEAD, create your own opportunities. Anna saw that these kinds of conversations/interactions around the bigger purpose of the organization is not necessarily the culture, but she can choose to help create that culture. Powerful Question #2: “Who are you to do anything in this world?” When Anna’s Inner Critic was trying to keep her small, telling her “it’s not necessarily your place to change the culture,” I asked her “Who DO you think you are to shake up the culture at work?” The question calls you out - challenges you to stand tall & take up some space. Anna said, “I’m just someone who cares and that’s enough.” Claim who YOU are. The Way Forward: For Anna, it’s about taking action, focusing on what she CAN do, not what she can’t. Going ahead and being the change she wants to see in the world. In the day-to-day and in the bigger picture too. Anna said she would take time in her actual schedule to create purpose FULL conversations, learning and opportunities. YOU get to lead the way in your life as well. This is always the way forward. The Commitments: Anna scheduled weekly ‘reach outs’ - inside and outside her company as well as talking to her boss to make these purpose rich activities a more explicit part of HER job and for the organization as a whole - building a culture of engagement. Are You Ready For Your Own GROWTH MOMENT? My purpose as a coach is to help unlock your full potential. Connect with me on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter or visit The Growth Moment website, or email me at amyk@amykcoaching.com.  Go here to learn about all the ways to coach with me including 1:1 and my transformative group coaching.  Now, get out there and GROW TODAY!  

Does your Inner Critic ever feel like 800 pounds? How is it blocking your full potential today? As I coach actor-director-writer Scotty M on his Inner Critic, you get to dial up YOUR awareness of the trash talking voices in your head, start to separate from that negative feedback and shift limiting beliefs into truly empowering beliefs. Bottom line, you get to transform the Inner Critic into an Inner Champion!  GUEST: Scott McCord (actor, director, musician, writer, producer) THE SCOOP: Whether you are 18 years old or 80, we ALL have a chorus of Inner Critics - from my youngest clients in high school & college all the way up to my top tier leaders across the world. The Inner Critic weighs us down, makes us doubt or second guess ourselves, tells us why we can’t instead of how we can, and generally gets in the way of our full potential. Right now … are you scared to go after the cool job, promotion, business idea, new relationship, health or fitness transformation, biggest dream? Where are you second guessing yourself? How IS the voice in your head lately - positive and encouraging OR bitingly negative and demoralizing?  In this episode, I coach actor/director/musician Scotty M. on this coaching staple - dealing with the Inner Critic aka gremlins, the saboteur, the committee or the trash talking voices in your head. Scotty is an amazing creative force - he is an actor, writer, director, musician and producer. Seriously talented, he has found success both in Canada and now in New York City. However, like all of us, sometimes his Inner Critic crashes in & tries to bring him down! As you listen, ponder how the Inner Critic holds YOU down. How does it stop your progress, make you hesitate, doubt yourself, show up as less than who you really are? It’s time to dig deep and change the message! We ALL have the inherent capacity to shift/transform the Inner Critic. Usually we just need some patience, space, a little time to sort through it. Often you have to get out of your head & into your body, heart, intuition. There are endless ways to deal with the Inner Critic - what I did with Scotty is just one. With that said - shining the spotlight on the Critic is always valuable. Don’t ignore them and figure they will go away on their own. They only get stronger! It’s when you put the Critic front & center, visualize it, describe it, start to analyze what it is up to - this leads to a breakthrough or epiphany. Listen to every minute to bring clarity to your own blocks and obstacles, figure out what you need to do TODAY to shake up your Inner Critic and hit your full potential. UP CLOSE & PERSONAL WITH AMY K:   I wrestle with my Inner Critic, gremlins, saboteurs often. They always come out in force when I start a new challenge. In fact, they were crawling all over me when I started The Growth Moment - ‘Who are YOU to do a podcast? No one will want to listen, you should just stick with your clients, there are too many podcasts in the world!’ On & on they droned! In the end, I had to tell them to shut up & that growing and experiencing MY full potential is more important than their BS. Never let the negative voices in your head stop your dreams and what you can bring to the world. THE CHALLENGE FOR YOU: This is a golden opportunity to work on YOUR Inner Critic, the negative voices in your head that hold you back. All so you unlock your full potential! Here are some first steps to overcoming your own 800 pound critic. If you need help and a bit of coaching, contact me for your own growth moment. Take a moment to identify YOUR biggest Inner Critics. When do they show up? Can you visualize or describe them? What are some of their techniques, key messages, etc. that they use to hold you back? Jot it all down. What are some of your limiting beliefs that the Inner Critic has been feeding you over the years? Write them out so you can really see it in black & white. What are some possible new empowering beliefs that free you for your next level? Write those out too. Keep shining the spotlight on your Inner Critic and pushing back! THE BOTTOM LINE: These are the key takeaways & gems from Scotty’s coaching! Scott’s Challenge: “Dealing with the 800 pound Inner Critic who is trying to hold me down. That old fear of failure causes me to be half hearted, not fully put myself out there. It’s debilitating!” How Do You Want It To Be?: “A fresh, new experience each day, growing & evolving, free - fresh flow, working at 150%.” Old Limiting Beliefs: “I don’t deserve success”  Insights & Epiphanies: “The Inner Critic is just trying to protect me from failure by virtue of half hearted effort or non participation. It’s actually trying to protect that vulnerable, inner creative soul. The Critic really pops up when I haven’t worked in a while or I’m starting new endeavors. Staying free requires on-going Inner Critic maintenance - it’s not ‘one & done.’ THIS is the first thing I need to do.” The Way Forward: “Face the Inner Critic head on. Thank the Critic for trying to protect my ego/fear of failure. A little Love & Release. Find a different way of protecting & nurturing my creative force. THEN it all lights up, the creative flow happens.” New Empowering Beliefs: “I deserve the chance to grow, develop and evolve.”   The Commitments: “Keep high awareness of the Critic, connect to my permission to grow, make this a proactive part of my routine!” Are You Ready For Your Own GROWTH MOMENT? My purpose as a coach is to help unlock your full potential. Connect with me on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter or visit The Growth Moment website, or email me at amyk@amykcoaching.com.  Go here to learn about all the ways to coach with me including 1:1 and my transformative group coaching. Now, get out there and GROW TODAY!  

Welcome to The Growth Moment! This is where you get to listen in on real coaching sessions with guests from C-suite executives to college students - all to find inspiration for YOUR growth. I'm Amy K and it's my job to make sure that YOU feel like you’ve been coached, every episode. Join me to GROW TODAY!