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Change Catalysts at the Growing EdgeSeries 3 - 1: Prepare for the New Year the Organic WayWithin the Mainstream Approach we are taught to set a big, bold goal for the year, and then spell out all of details in an action plan. With this plan in place, you can then work your plan, month-by-month, to meet your goals for the year. This approach sounds straightforward, but that doesn't make it easy to pull off. If you have a new business or you anticipate evolving your existing business next year, this big-vision-with-a-detailed-plan approach will not work well. In this Organic Way episode, Carol shares why this M...
2023-11-1527 minChange Catalysts at the Growing EdgeSeries 2 - 2: Wisdom for Seasoned Change CatalystsIf you feel out of sync with your business, it's an indication that something is missing or out of alignment with who you are, how you want to live, and how you want to work. Unfortunately, the Mainstream business and marketing strategies does not resolve any of the dynamics you are experiencing.If you are ready to refresh, re-imagine, and redesign your business and your work with clients, this introduction to Carol's Organic Way will give you a new sense of hope and the specific steps you can take to reconnect with yourself, your business...
2023-07-2429 minChange Catalysts at the Growing EdgeSeries 2 - 1: Wisdom for Emerging Change CatalystsIf you are frustrated by the constant pressure to identify your marketing niche and ideal client avatar, you will want to listen to this episode! In this Episode, Carol describes the steps Emerging Change Catalysts take to start their business, the challenges they face when they follow the Mainstream Approach, and a simpler, more streamlined way to create their new business.If you are a Seasoned Change Catalyst or a Trailblazing Change Catalyst, you may discover new healing insights about your own start-up process by listening to this e...
2023-03-3029 minChange Catalysts at the Growing EdgeSeries 1 - 1: My Journey to a Pivotal InsightSeries 1: Part 1: My Journey to a Pivotal Insight Between 2010 - 2015 Carol invested time, money, and energy in a series of marketing courses and business coaching programs to strengthen her previous business. When she received little to no return on her investment, Carol felt exhausted and hopeless. Although she had plenty of gifts and talents to share, she struggled to figure out a business model that would allow her to flourish personally and financially. She knew she wasn’t alone in this frustrating cycle. Other colleagues -- all creative, intelligent, passionate, and dedicated -- co...
2023-02-2216 minChange Catalysts at the Growing EdgeSeries 1 - 2: When Mainstream Business Strategies Don’t Work for AllSeries 1 - Part 2: When Mainstream Business Strategies Don’t Work for AllIn this episode, you’ll discover why Change Catalysts in certain circumstances struggle to implement the Mainstream strategies they’ve learned in marketing workshops, business coaching programs, and influencer videos. If you have ever blamed yourself for your lack of progress in your business, take heart! It's possible your style, your way of working with your clients, and where you are in your business journey put you at odds with Mainstream business strategies.Listen to this episode to gain more insights if you...
2023-02-2118 minChange Catalysts at the Growing EdgeSeries 1 - 3: There Is a New Path: Introducing the Organic WaySeries 1 - Part 3: There Is a New Path: Introducing the Organic WayIn this episode, Carol introduces you to a new path, The Organic Way. This gentle, encouraging journey is especially inspiring for coaches, therapists, and other change catalysts who work with clients moving through significant transitions. By the end of the episode, you’ll know five Key Dynamics that are unique to the Organic Way. 1) The Organic Way Is an Unfolding Journey, not a Defined Destination2) Guided by Self-Alignment, not a “Proven” Template3) Focused on Strengthening Your Foundation First, Not Rushing...
2023-02-2019 min
Here's Your Red FlagAwaken Your Heart Magnet: Toni and Lisa Interview Dr. Carol McClelland Fields on Strengthening Our Internal Guidance System for Making Our Way Through LifeWe all were born with an internal guidance system that allows us to make our way through life, but we can become disconnected from this system. Carol walks us through the process of strengthening our heart magnet—it’s like a muscle to develop and strengthen. As adults, we are able to choose to reactivate this system.Carol McClelland Fields, PhD, BCC is a coach, trainer, and author/creator of the Seasons of Change, Purpose Clarity, and several other programs including the Heart Magnet. When working with clients, Carol provides unique tools, refreshing perspectives, and powerful insights to h...
2022-12-0250 min
Change Catalysts at the Growing EdgeEp. 24 – How to Strengthen Our Foundation During This Time of Great ChangeThere’s no escaping the fact that we have entered into a time of tremendous change. As Change Catalysts we are feeling the effects in our own lives while also seeing we have a role to play with our clients and our communities. In this episode, Carol describes four elements that need to be in place for us to feel clear enough and strong enough to do the work we are here to do at this time. Episode Resources:Element 1: Personal Well-Being - Discover how to navigate relentless ch...
2020-04-1326 min
Change Catalysts at the Growing EdgeEp. 23 – Best Ways to Grow Your BusinessIn 2023, Carol launched a new season of podcast episodes to introduce a Gentle, Encouraging Way to Create and Grow a Viable Business. Listen to Part 1: My Journey to a Pivotal Insight Listen to Part 2: When Mainstream Business Strategies Don’t Work for All Listen to Part 3: There Is a New Path: Introducing the Organic WayIn this episode, Carol describes why it's difficult to grow your business when you aren't quite clear about the core focus of your work.You may be starting a new business, embarking on a...
2020-02-1031 min
Change Catalysts at the Growing EdgeEp. 22 – Action and HesitationIn 2023, Carol launched a new season of podcast episodes to introduce a Gentle, Encouraging Way to Create and Grow a Viable Business. Listen to Part 1: My Journey to a Pivotal Insight Listen to Part 2: When Mainstream Business Strategies Don’t Work for All Listen to Part 3: There Is a New Path: Introducing the Organic WayIn this episode, Carol explores our culture's obsession with taking action. An unlimited push to be in action can derail us if we don't build in some time for the insig...
2019-11-3024 min
Change Catalysts at the Growing EdgeEp. 21 – Finally Resolving Trauma with Helen McConnell – Part 2In the second part of this series, Carol and her guest, Helen McConnell, discuss when to refer your clients to a qualified practitioner to help them resolve their trauma with a simple tapping technique that is easily learned and implemented. Helen also describes ways she uses this tapping method to work with individuals, groups, and communities. Be sure to listen to Part 1 of this series where we discuss misconceptions about trauma and how trauma begins. Helen’s Resources:Helen’s book: 10 Simple Things You Can Do Now to...
2019-11-1725 min
Change Catalysts at the Growing EdgeEp. 20 – Finally Resolving Trauma with Helen McConnell – Part 1In this episode, Carol and her guest, Helen McConnell, discuss misconceptions about trauma and how trauma begins. If you are a Change Catalyst working with clients, you’ll gain a more nuanced understanding of what trauma is and how it may show up in your clients’ life story.Listen to Part 2 of this series to learn when to refer your clients to a qualified practitioner to help them resolve their trauma using a simple technique that is easily learned and implemented.Helen's ResourcesHelen’s book: 10 Simple Things...
2019-10-0724 min
Change Catalysts at the Growing EdgeEp. 19 – Transitions & Change Series – Nuances of Change - Part 3In Part 3 of her Transitions and Change Series, Carol shares three deeper dynamics of using a natural approach to change. In this episode, Carol provides deeper insights about the power of nature metaphors to bring greater insight and inspiration to your conversations with clients, the value of using the Seasons of Change map to help clients make sense out of their transition journey, and the costs of common cultural messages that tend to derail clients during their transition journey.Listen to Part 1 of this series - Nature of Change
2019-09-2129 min
Change Catalysts at the Growing EdgeEp. 18 – Transitions & Change Series – Seasons of Change - Part 2Often we resist change, hoping that it will just go away if we ignore it or avoid it. But when we can see that change is a very natural process, then we can move with, rather than against, the changes in our lives to uncover the sources of healing they hold for us. In this episode, Carol shares her own story of deep transition and how her experiences became the roots of the Seasons of Change, her natural model of transition.Listen to Part 1 of this series - Nature of ChangeListen...
2019-09-0827 min
Change Catalysts at the Growing EdgeEp. 17 – Transitions & Change Series – Nature of Change - Part 1Our world is asking us to explore change in a deeper way. In this episode, Carol shares her insights about how the nature of change has changed in the last few decades and why that shift invites Change Catalysts to up-level their understanding of the changes unfolding around us.During this episode, Carol describes the expanding scope of changes impacting Change Catalysts, our clients, and our communities, the increased degree of uncertainty we are all facing, and three specific ways to approach life changes that give us the opportunity to create in a more proactive way.
2019-09-0227 min
Change Catalysts at the Growing EdgeEp. 16 - What’s Stopping You?In 2023, Carol launched a new season of podcast episodes to introduce a Gentle, Encouraging Way to Create and Grow a Viable Business. Listen to Part 1: My Journey to a Pivotal Insight Listen to Part 2: When Mainstream Business Strategies Don’t Work for All Listen to Part 3: There Is a New Path: Introducing the Organic WayCarol describes five ways you may feel blocked as you take your work in a new direction. If you are hesitating to move forward with your new work, listen to this episode to gain insig...
2019-07-2836 min
Change Catalysts at the Growing EdgeEp. 15 – Feeling Called? Now What?In 2023, Carol launched a new season of podcast episodes to introduce a Gentle, Encouraging Way to Create and Grow a Viable Business. Listen to Part 1: My Journey to a Pivotal Insight Listen to Part 2: When Mainstream Business Strategies Don’t Work for All Listen to Part 3: There Is a New Path: Introducing the Organic WayIn this episode, Carol shares valuable insights about how to proceed when you feel called to bring new work into the world. Birthing a new program, body of work or ventu...
2019-06-1430 min
Change Catalysts at the Growing EdgeEp. 14 – Taking Your Work in a New DirectionIn 2023, Carol launched a new season of podcast episodes to introduce a Gentle, Encouraging Way to Create and Grow a Viable Business. Listen to Part 1: My Journey to a Pivotal Insight Listen to Part 2: When Mainstream Business Strategies Don’t Work for All Listen to Part 3: There Is a New Path: Introducing the Organic WaTaking your work in a new direction? In this episode, Carol shows Coaches, Healers, and other Change Catalysts why traditional "Build Your Business" coaching programs and courses do not work for those who w...
2019-05-2034 min
Change Catalysts at the Growing EdgeEp. 13 – Shifting Struggle into FlowIn 2023, Carol launched a new season of podcast episodes to introduce a Gentle, Encouraging Way to Create and Grow a Viable Business. Listen to Part 1: My Journey to a Pivotal Insight Listen to Part 2: When Mainstream Business Strategies Don’t Work for All Listen to Part 3: There Is a New Path: Introducing the Organic WayIn this episode, Carol shows coaches, healers and other change catalysts that struggle isn't a sign you are doing anything wrong. Rather, your struggle holds nuggets of wisdom you can use to create more succe...
2019-04-2927 min
Change Catalysts at the Growing EdgeEp. 12 – Transforming Anxiety into Inspired Action with Mary McGillIn this episode, Carol and her guest, Mary McGill, MA, LPC, explore how different kinds of anxiety impact us, how our culture discourages us from voicing our anxiety, and why it is important to know that it is natural for inner obstacles to arise as we stretch in new ways. Discover simple, effective ways to pivot your attention from your anxiety to why you are drawn to take inspired action. Change Catalysts, gain access to tips you can use in your own life, or share with your clients. About Mary McGill
2019-04-1550 min
Change Catalysts at the Growing EdgeEp. 11 – The Trailblazer's Journey with Bobbye Middendorf – Part 2In 2023, Carol launched a new season of podcast episodes to introduce a Gentle, Encouraging Way to Create and Grow a Viable Business. Listen to Part 1: My Journey to a Pivotal Insight Listen to Part 2: When Mainstream Business Strategies Don’t Work for All Listen to Part 3: There Is a New Path: Introducing the Organic WayIn Part 2 of their conversation, Carol and her guest, Bobbye Middendorf, share their insights and experiences of evolving their new work as trailblazers, evolutionaries, and visionaries in their fields.While sharing stori...
2019-04-0154 min
Change Catalysts at the Growing EdgeEp. 10 – Evolve Your New Work with Bobbye Middendorf – Part 1In 2023, Carol launched a new season of podcast episodes to introduce a Gentle, Encouraging Way to Create and Grow a Viable Business. Listen to Part 1: My Journey to a Pivotal Insight Listen to Part 2: When Mainstream Business Strategies Don’t Work for All Listen to Part 3: There Is a New Path: Introducing the Organic Way~~~Feeling called to evolve your work with clients? After meeting in several online business classes, Carol and her guest, Bobbye Middendorf, realized that the traditional "Build your Business" approach was not working well...
2019-03-1854 min
Change Catalysts at the Growing EdgeEp. 9 – Following Your Inner Nudge with Leanne BabcockIn this episode, Carol chats with her guest, author, and coach, Leanne Babcock about Following Your Inner Nudge. We all have inner nudges, or intuition, according to Leanne. In addition to sharing how her inner nudge has her living life on the growing edge, Leanne also describes various ways we can access our own inner wisdom, prepare ourselves for client sessions, and guide our clients to awaken their own connection with their inner nudge.Leanne Babcock is an expert in intuition development is a coach, speaker, intuitive, and author. Through her one-on-one coaching and courses… he...
2019-02-1847 min
Change Catalysts at the Growing EdgeEp. 8 – Cultivating Peace with Dafna Golan-CarboneIn times of great change, transitions and traumas impact us emotionally, physically, and energetically. In this show, Carol and her guest, Dafna Golan-Carbone, discuss how clients who are out of balance can cultivate peace within and around them. When Change Catalysts know what to look for, they may play an important role in helping their clients receive the support they need to release the trauma and come back into a state of balance and peace. Dafna uses a variety of modalities that address energetic and physical structures to help her clients cultivate peace wit...
2019-02-0443 min
Change Catalysts at the Growing EdgeEp. 7 – Change and the Enneagram with Nick TurnerIn this episode, Carol and her guest, Nick Turner, discuss an ancient symbol called the enneagram that has powerful uses in today's changing world. They explore how the enneagram of personality types can help people understand themselves and others, how Change Catalysts' work with clients can benefit from this understanding, and what the enneagram has in common with Carol's transition model, the Seasons of Change. Nick Turner has been a student of the enneagram since 1988, received Certification as an enneagram teacher in 1992, and has been offering study groups, retreats, workshops, and private sessions since then. N...
2019-01-2354 min
Change Catalysts at the Growing EdgeEp. 6 – Ceremonies for Times of Change with Susan SanfordIn times of change and uncertainty, a powerful way to reconnect with ourselves, our communities, and the web of life is to participate in thoughtfully designed ceremonies and rituals. In this episode, Carol and her guest, Susan Wulfekuhler Sanford, explore how these purposeful experiences create a container for moving energy and expressing emotions during both personal transitions and changes that touch us all. They’ll also offer ideas for simple rituals Change Catalysts can use in their own practice and share with their clients. Through her work, Susan helps people navigate times of change through cere...
2018-12-2049 min
Change Catalysts at the Growing EdgeEp. 5 – Nourish Yourself First with Tiffany ThoenWhen Coaches, Healers, and other Change Catalysts are out of balance they struggle to feel strong enough to do their work. In this episode, Carol and her guest, Tiffany Thoen, explore the importance of nourishing ourselves first so we have the energy and stamina we need to step into our work and out into the world more fully. Tiffany helps women leaders stop wasting their mental and emotional energy struggling with food and their bodies. Using the Intuitive Eating Model, she supports them in healing their relationship with food to finally find balance, freedom, and sa...
2018-11-2850 min
Change Catalysts at the Growing EdgeEp. 4 – Moving from Burnout to Creative Resilience With Anya HankinIn 2023, Carol launched a new season of podcast episodes to introduce a Gentle, Encouraging Way to Create and Grow a Viable Business. Listen to Part 1: My Journey to a Pivotal Insight Listen to Part 2: When Mainstream Business Strategies Don’t Work for All Listen to Part 3: There Is a New Path: Introducing the Organic WayDoes your desire to be of service to your clients put you at risk of burning out?In this show, Carol and her guest, Anya Hankin, explore several Creative Resilience practices that...
2018-11-1452 min
Change Catalysts at the Growing EdgeEp. 3 – New Trends in TransitionsGuest Host, Bobbye Middendorf, interviews Carol McClelland Fields about new trends in transitions that will enhance your impact as you work with clients navigating times of change. Carol also shares why she created a show just for Change Catalysts at the Growing EdgeExplore the Seasons of Change ModelCarol’s Book: The Seasons of Change: Using Nature’s Wisdom to Grow through Life’s Inevitable Ups and Downs is available on her site and Amazon. (Kindle edition is available.)Information about Carol’s training courses for Coaches and other...
2018-10-3154 min
Change Catalysts at the Growing EdgeEp. 2 – Restorative Power of Nature with Karin MarcusIn this episode, Carol and her guest, Karin Marcus, explore how nature can be a physical, emotional, and spiritual source of comfort and hope during times of uncertainty and transition. Gain insights you can use in your own life and share it with your clients. Karin’s Book Birding Through Cancer: A Seasons of Change Journey, is available on Kindle and Nook, and you can also purchase a signed copy at the author’s price.Are you interested in learning more about the restorative power of nature? Search for “forest bathing”...
2018-10-1747 min
Change Catalysts at the Growing EdgeEp. 1 – Finding Signs of Hope with Nancy SeibelWhen you are struggling to make sense of your life, business, or world events, how do you shift your focus to move forward with hope? How do you support your clients in doing the same? Join Carol as she explores Signs of Hope with Nancy Laulicht Seibel of Keys to Change. Nancy Seibel’s ResourcesDepartment of Hope Blog: An array of posts exploring the topic of hope.Nancy’s Website: www.KeystoChange.netBe sure to use her hashtag: #signsofhopeNote from Carol: Nancy passed away in early...
2018-10-0341 min