I am excited to bring you another wonderful conversation in ‘Real women Real coaching series’ Watch Kakoli Das, a beautiful creative talented wild soul who I lovingly call my Joy queen shares secrets of her joy in her own unique creative flavour that includes recitation of beautiful poems :) A single mother of 3 small children, 2 dogs, a sought after profesional with a full time day job, a blogger, a speaker, a writer, a poet, a creative consultant, an influencer, Kakoli is truly an inspiration ...
Dec 13, 2022•1 hr 11 min
Have you felt attracted towards someone while in a committed relationship? Do you feel guilty when that happens? Well if you have experienced it, you are going to love this episode As I break down what really happens when you feel attracted We will talk about how attraction is a choice that you are making and how you have control over it like other choices You will walk away feeling empowered about making a choice that serves you, to use the attraction you feel as a way to expand your life and m...
Aug 24, 2021•23 min
3 step process to make emotions your SUPERPOWER - Part 1 of 2 Do you wish that you never had a negative emotional experience ? I sure did I did not want to have negative emotional experiences - because they are painful and caused suffering But coaching world helped me realise the reason they were painful was because I was doing a terrible job of handling them And understandable as I did not know how to handle them well Nobody teaches this at school But that changes now As I want to reach you wha...
Aug 17, 2021•23 min
What would you do if you would not have to experience any negative emotion? Start your own business, ask for a raise, decline calls in evening, say no more often, turn down people’s requests, tell people exactly how you feel about them ? And so much more - Right ? You will basically do whatever you want to do if you aren’t afraid of feeling negative emotions At the heart of what holds us back from living our lives exactly as we want it is our fear of negative emotion we will experience if someth...
Aug 10, 2021•35 min
Right from the childhood, we are conditioned to follow rules - rewarded to follow rules, punished if we don’t It’s more true for us women in patriarchal society And a huge implication of that is even when we become adults we do not take full ownership of our lives We live in fear of breaking the unsaid rules and as a result limit ourselves It leads us to live a non authentic, unfulfilled life where we don’t even reach close to express our full potential In this episode we talk about the rules we...
Aug 02, 2021•31 min
Ditch our back up plans and take the damn leap You have a dream but you feel afraid to take the leap What if it doesn’t work out? What if you lose what you have? What if it turns out to be wrong decision If these are thoughts you have when you think of taking a leap towards what you desire You are going to love this episode I break down and talk about what is at the heart of you not taking the leap And how solving for that one thing - makes it easier for you to take that leap Life is too short f...
Jul 20, 2021•39 min
How to say “No” without offending others Do you struggle to say “No” ? Do you end up doing things you don’t want to because you don’t want to offend others? Do you wish it was easier for you to get what you want without having to hurt others? Then you are in for a treat in today’s podcast episode In this episode I share with you the secret of saying a “No” without offending others Not only will this help you learn how to be able to say a no with ease and confidence without offending others, it w...
Jul 12, 2021•29 min
Imagine how different your life would be when you know how to influence others more effectively You can get that promotion with ease You can have a grand raise while switching companies Or get your kid to do his home work without you needing to nudge him Being able to influence people is a skill that not only helps you professionally, it comes in handy for your personal life too Professionally, it helps you be an effective leader, a successful professional, Personally, it makes you a great frien...
Jul 05, 2021•30 min
I should get up early I should spend more time with kids I should lose the weight I should spend more time in learning I should ….. Do you find yourself thinking these thoughts ? If yes, then you would really benefit from listening to this episode Ambitious and growth focused humans like you & I use the idea of growth against ourselves We make it a reason to feel bad about ourselves And it backfires It keeps reinforcing this idea that we are broken in some way as if we are doing something wr...
Jun 28, 2021•32 min
This episode is special It’s the first episode in “Rock star women changing the world” series In this series, I am going to bring to you stories of amazing women who are committed to changing the world My intention for this series is to not only create awareness of the amazing possibilities coaching opens up for women but also bring to you inspirational stories from across globe of women who dared to dream big and are changing the world because of that My first guest is Melanie Childers Melanie ...
Jun 21, 2021•57 min
Do you feel like you are on a roller coaster - oscillating between feeling high when things work out in favour of you and feeling low when they don’t ? Do you procrastinate doing things you know you should be doing or you want to be doing like working out, writing, updating your resume, finding a better job? If you said “Yes” to any of these, you are not celebrating the process enough my friend You are missing out on the opportunity to truly enjoy 90 % of your life while you hang your happiness ...
Jun 14, 2021•38 min
Do you feel dissatisfied with where you are or what you have ? Do you justify or explain yourself too much ? Do you feel like you have to hide some parts of you in order for you to be acceptable ? I do. For the longest part, I continued to live in the world looking for the right answers outside of me. I looked for the right way of being, right things to say... but I am glad I realized this idea of right / wrong is flawed. But even more importantly how this fear of making mistakes, fear of being ...
Jun 07, 2021•35 min
How to make confirmation bias work for you You can’t trust your brain It shows you skewed version of truth What you believe might seem really logical to you but it isn’t that logical because it is skewed by confirmation bias that causes your brain to only to look for evidence that supports / confirms your original belief while completely ignoring evidence of otherwise This is as much good news as bad news Because who cares what the truth is. What you really want is to outcomes that are favorable...
May 31, 2021•26 min
Confirmation bias is messing with you Confirmation bias is showing you a skewed / biased version of truth It’s deluding you It’s causing you to use your brain against yourself It’s what’s keeping you away from what you desire even though you are fully capable of having it In this episode, I share with you how this confirmation bias is causing you to be blindsighted You will hear real examples of me and my clients to see how this exactly works Knowing this is knowing how to stop making your brain...
May 24, 2021•32 min
Imagine someone having latest i-Phone But the only thing they use it for is to call people No apps, no gaming, no using camera, nothing else - just traditional calling What a waste of iPhone you would say Yet, you are doing the same thing with your brain Your brain is a fancy i-phone with awesome features and amazing processing speed But what are you using it for what - Storage ? (remembering tasks to do lists etc.) and even worse - you are using your brain to make life hard for you. Yes, it’s t...
May 17, 2021•31 min
Love is the most basic human need (after the survival needs) Inspite of love feeling so amazing we often withdraw that love from our lives in the name of being pragmatic. In this episode I share with you how bringing bigger love can help you simplify every aspect of my life - personal or professional. You will learn that by listening real life stories of me and my clients that you will relate with Bigger love has simplified leadership, it simplified relationships, it even simplified my day to da...
May 10, 2021•27 min
Seen a leader who seems to always get favourable outcomes from a conversation ? A leader who magically gets everyone aligned on differing perspectives Wish you had that magic skill too? Well you are in luck then Today I share with you the one skill that leaders use to get the outcomes they want - Thought needles This is a simple technique you can learn and use to master communication - not just with other people but also your brain The more effectively you communicate with your brain, the more l...
May 03, 2021•32 min
Do you wish you were able to influence people in conversations? Do you look at others and wish you could have their communication skills? Then you will love this episode as I break down the real reason why you are not communicating as effectively as anyone else you see. It has nothing to do with skills that you are missing In fact you already have everything you need to be the best communicator But this one mistake stops you from utilizing the skills you already have to influence conversations L...
Apr 26, 2021•31 min
Do your team members feel excited and energised to contribute to the change you are leading them to work towards ? Do your team members have clarity of what would it look like once the change is implemented ? If the answer isn’t a clear “Yes” and “Yes, you must listen to this episode as I share why driving clarity in vision is the most important thing you can spend your time, effort, energy on as a leader. And what it’s costing you and team if you are not doing that. Tune in to this episode to k...
Apr 19, 2021•26 min
I see leaders struggle in leading effectively Who is a leader? Leader is someone who leads a change from point A to point B This change requires change in system, change in people but more importantly the change in the leader herself. And the change in leader comes first. Leader has to change herself first before she can inspire others for this change In this episode, you will know the one question you need to ask yourself every single dat in order to lead yourself and your team effectively thro...
Apr 12, 2021•20 min
Do you feel like you can have anything you want? Do you feel you can do whatever you want ? (Really whatever!) Do you feel you are in full control of your own thoughts / experience ? Most likely, if you answered genuinely you said “No” In this episode we explore why is it that we don’t feel freedom inside us We live in an advanced world with unlimited opportunities and immense freedom Yet, we don’t feel emotionally free to take advantage of it We have way more external freedom than our moms ever...
Apr 05, 2021•31 min
Real women Real coaching is back with a bang This time we have Priyanka Ingle, a leader living in Netherlands with her family of two young kids and a lovely husband What makes her story inspiring is the huge transformation she went through in her 24 weeks with me From being at a low point in Covid w.r.t feeling negative in her relationships, Priyanka completely turned around her relationships and is enjoying her motherhood way more now. From doubting whether she can handle her job well with her ...
Mar 29, 2021•1 hr 1 min
One of the most common hurdles that women leaders face in getting to the next level is their lack of self-love No it doesn’t mean you aren’t taking enough vacation or time off or pampering yourself, it means you are not having loving thoughts about yourself. It means you are engaging in judging yourself too often while not celebrating the enoughness of who you are and what you have created. Simply put, self-love is your ability to love yourself unconditionally no matter what your situations are ...
Mar 22, 2021•31 min
Do you wonder how much is okay to pay for life coaching ? Do you think life coaching is expensive ? In this episode I help you determine the worth or the real value of coaching We break down the real benefits of coaching and we ask ourselves how much each of those is worth in our life We do the detailed calculations so you can understand what it’s costing you to not take coaching as well as what it could mean financially for you to invest in coaching Coaching is investment in your dreams and bet...
Mar 15, 2021•41 min
Do you think life coaches give advice? Do you think life coaching and therapy are the same things g and therapy are the same things? Are you afraid to share your personal stuff with a life coach Or may be you think you are already doing well and you don’t need a life coach ? Well if you said yes to any of these, you are buying into myths that are blocking you from accessing this beautiful facility available in today’s world. Tune into this episode to know what the truth is about life coaching We...
Mar 08, 2021•28 min
“I don’t need a life coach. There is nothing wrong with me” Have you said or thought this ? Or may be you think “I can do it on my own, I don’t need a life coach” Or may be you have some bad experience and you think “I have tried, life coaching doesn’t work for me” These are very common myths about life coaching that people have. And these are pure lies. These myths block you from benefiting from this magnificent service called coaching that can transform your life experience You can choose to s...
Mar 01, 2021•30 min
Do you like things to be hard? Do you like the kick you get out of having too many challenges in your life? Well, then you should not listen to this Episode. This episode is for those who want to achieve big things but make it easy on themselves You can slog your way to impressive goals, but if you want to have consistent, repeatable success then you have to find a way to make it easy for your brain. This is where habits play a key role. Habits have the power to create outstanding results for yo...
Feb 22, 2021•36 min
Do you find it hard to chill out when you have set goals for yourself ? Do you feel like you have to keep tight control on you to stay on track to achieve those goals ? Do you fear becoming complacent if you were to relax and chill out more? If you said “Yes” to any of these, you are making your life hard. In this episode, I talk about how fear of being complacent is an unfounded fear that shows your lack of belief in yourself. This becomes the reason ambitious women like you end up working way ...
Feb 15, 2021•31 min
Do you enjoy being yourself? Do you take a delight in being yourself? Chances are you do sometimes, but most of the other times, you don’t You have this huge list of what’s right vs. wrong that you don’t give yourself freedom to just be You keep judging yourself against this criteria and never let that unique version of ‘YOU’ come out That is opposite of enjoying yourself In this episode, I talk about how your borrowed beliefs of ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ stop you from getting in touch with your most ...
Feb 08, 2021•29 min
Do you believe you are a leader? Why or why not ? What attributes do you think define a leader ? In this episode, I talk about the three attributes that I think are most important for a leader and the importance of each of them Her belief in herself, ownership pf her current results and her commitment towards her vision are what the most important In this episode, you will also hear about my amazing client Samta Singla who I have been working with for last 6 months and who is such a great exampl...
Feb 01, 2021•21 min
