Within 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...

If 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 c...

If 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 a...

Series 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 thi...

Series 1 - Part 2: When Mainstream Business Strategies Don’t Work for All In 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...

Series 1 - Part 3: There Is a New Path: Introducing the Organic Way In 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 Destination 2) Guided by Self-...

There’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 change in w...

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 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 ...

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 Way In 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 f...

In 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: ...

In 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 Resources Hele...

In 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. Lis...

Often 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 Change Listen to Part...

Our 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 appr...

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 t...

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 Way In 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 ...

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 WaTaking your work in a new direction? In this episode, Carol shows Coaches, Healers, and other Change Catalysts why traditional "Build Your Business" coaching...

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 shows coaches, healers and other change catalysts that struggle isn't a sign you are doing anything wrong. Rather, your struggle holds ...

In 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.&nbs...

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 Way In Part 2 of their conversation, Carol and her guest, Bobbye Middendorf, share their insights and experiences of evolving their new work as trailblazers, evo...