The Life Coach School Podcast With Brooke Castillo

How often do you find yourself setting a goal, and then not following through?   Some people don’t even bother setting a goal in the first place because they just don’t believe they can truly achieve it.   There is so much magic in the evolution that comes with working on a goal, and it all starts with a thorough cultivation of it. Find out why simply writing down your goal isn’t enough, why you might be getting discouraged by your dream, and how to experience the real magic of big goal setting.  

One of the things that has helped me more than anything else during hard times is walking.   Having a walking practice has brought me more peace and calm than I could have ever imagined, and I encourage everyone I know, including all of you, to start one.   This week, hear all the benefits I’ve experienced from having a consistent walking practice, the types of walks my practice includes, and some tips for making the most of your practice.  

One of the best ways to build emotional strength is through entrepreneurship.   You start doubting your doubt. You develop the courage to do hard things.   And it all starts with feeling your feelings on your entrepreneurial journey.   Listen in this week to hear the four most important negative business emotions to feel and the four most important positive business emotions to generate. Once you can master these emotions, your level of self-love, emotional strength, AND business success will amaze you. Tune in to find out how.  

What happens when you are taking action, but not getting the results you want?   That’s where an action audit comes in.   Using the scientific method and two other concepts I talk about in this episode, you can analyze why your actions are not creating the results you want and adjust. I share how to conduct an action audit yourself, and the biggest difference between those who get their desired results and those who don’t.

One of the least useful emotions we have is regret.   It usually comes after we’ve made a decision. Sometimes the decision was made a minute ago and sometimes it was made 10 years ago.   However, you don’t have to let regret stop you from moving forward.   Listen in this week to learn about the two types of regret we typically experience, and how to stop letting regret keep you stuck. I share a concept that set me free from my regret, why I don’t beat myself up when I feel regret, and how you can use your regret as an opportunity for progress.

When your work contributes to your mission, it is a very powerful place to be.   You focus on creating value for the world, and that value comes back to you.   That’s how I feel about the year ahead, and I want you to join me in that space.   Tune in this week to learn how to have the best year yet. I share what’s coming up at The Life Coach School in our programs, the brand new value we are creating there, and a concept you can use to spark ideas for how to make this year your best year yet.  

One thing all successful people have in common is that they can do hard, really well.   But the word “hard” is incredibly subjective, so what is hard?   Tune in this week to learn about the stages of success and where learning how to do hard things comes into play. This episode gets you thinking about what hard means to you, how willing you are to experience it right now, and the kinds of challenges you need to overcome to get to where you want to go.

When we set a goal, it’s easy to think that the best part will be achieving it. We imagine what life will be like when we finally get what we’ve been working so hard for.   Despite what you might think right now, the process is the point.   Listen in as I share how being in the early stages of goal achievement differs from the later stages or even from the subsequent goals you set. You’ll learn about the rarely-discussed downsides to achieving your goals, and why it’s so important to take time to be proud of what you’ve accomplished so far.

Most people would generally agree that being empathetic, generous, and kind-hearted makes you a good person.   But is that true? And, who says?   In this episode, I explore what it means to be a good person. Find out why the socially accepted traits of being good aren’t always good for you or the world, what being a good person could mean to you, and how to live your life by your own definition.

Does living a softer life mean you won’t achieve your goals or be successful? Does it mean you avoid building the emotional strength needed to overcome obstacles?   Listen in to hear my take on a soft vs. hard mindset for living, whether one is better than the other, and how to reach your goals regardless of which one you lean towards.

Sturdy self love is fierce love.   Committed, dependable, and consistent love - the kind of self love that can change your life.   This week, discover how to cultivate sturdy self love and a quick exercise you can do right now to start creating this type of love for yourself.

We know that building a business or trying anything new comes with a lot of trial and error.   Unfortunately, we’ve been taught that error is bad. We should just quit.   My friends, I urge you not to quit. Instead, develop the skill of determination.   In this episode, discover what it means to truly be determined, how to develop this skill, and how to maintain it. Learn how to keep going when faced with adversity, not to reach the end result faster, but to become who you want to be along the way.  

What if you saw your brain as an ever-appreciating asset that brings you compounding interest?   We aren’t taught to think about investing in our brains this way and it’s time to change that.   Find out what the best financial investment you can make is, how to make it, and the wonderful things that can happen when you do.

Are you making your Ls, or losses, mean that you should give up?   Are you making them mean that you’re a loser?   I get it. I lose a lot. But I also win a lot - because I stay in the game.   Today, I'm sharing how to take a loss and use it to make yourself even better than had you not lost at all. The bigger your dreams are, the more opportunities you will have to practice these steps. Let’s go.  

Too many people aren’t willing to fight for what they really want, and instead, they blame themselves or others for not getting it.   In this episode, I invite you to consider where you aren’t fighting for what you want and why maybe you should. I share some examples of where I’m willing to fight and the importance of having your own back.   Plus, in this week’s Examples of Awesome interview, Master Certified Coach Brig Johnson talks to Akilah Folami, coach for attorneys, about why you have to be willing to fight for what you want and what you believe, and the benefits of doing so.

From the people we have personal relationships with to the people we follow on social media, we are constantly being influenced.   The people you allow to directly or indirectly influence you have an impact on your decisions, your habits, and how you show up.    In this episode, I show you how to see who is influencing you, how to stop being influenced by people you don’t want to be influenced by, and how to consciously choose who influences you moving forward.

Do you ever suddenly find yourself down the rabbit hole of negative self talk?   Do you ever ask yourself, "Are these thoughts serving me?"   In this episode, I talk about our brain’s negative noise. Negative noise tells us negative things about our lives, self, and the world. I discuss how to identify negative noise so that you can process and heal from it. Some negative thoughts get lodged into our minds and we don’t even realize it, but there are ways to counteract this and program our brains to lead the lives we want.   Also, in this week’s Examples of Awesome interview, Master Certified Coach Brig Johnson is joined by Cathy Council, a Master Certified Life Coach who coaches women on how to look good naked and enjoy the foods they love at the same time. Brig and Cathy discuss how identifying and processing difficult emotions actually allows for more energy to get things done.

Every goal you set comes with a cost.   The problem is, most people don’t consider the cost of a goal when they set it.   In this episode, I share how to do a Cost-Benefit Analysis of your goal so that when the costs come up, you are prepared to pay them. Discover why establishing the cost (and all the added benefits) of setting your goal is crucial for anything you want to achieve.  

It is completely normal for us to consume a lot. It’s what we’re trained to do as humans.    However, when we’re consuming more than we’re creating, we run into problems.   In this episode, I share what over-consuming looks like, how we get there, and how to break out of over-consumption by creating more. If you’re tired of feeling stagnant in your life, it’s time to look at your output and start creating a life you truly love.   Plus, in this week’s Examples of Awesome interview, Master Certified Coach Brig Johnson is joined by Dielle Charon, sales coach for women of color. They discuss the thoughts that got in Dielle’s way on her path to making seven figures, and the first thought she had once she made it.

We get so caught up in the surface-level, petty nonsense of our lives that we forget to remember our future.   I invite you to remember it now. What would your future self say to you today?   Tune in this week as I explore this question. Whenever you think about how precious life is, do this exercise to tune in to your future self. Consider what they would want you to spend the next two decades doing, and start.