Four out of ten executives fail within 18 months of a new appointment. Not four percent. Forty. And in almost every case, the leader never saw it coming. In this episode of She Coaches Coaches, Candy Motzek sits down with Navid Nazemian, international bestselling author of Mastering Executive Transitions, executive coach to leaders across five continents, and LinkedIn Top Voice with over 40,000 followers. Together, they unpack one of the most undertalked problems in leadership and one of the most significant opportunities for coaches who work with professionals navigating career transitions. Why Executive Transition Failure Is So Common Navid spent five years researching this question before writing a single word of his book. The answer he found is both simple...
Inner Critic Coaching Business: How to Turn Your Inner Bully Into Your Best Friend Most coaches know they have an inner critic. What fewer coaches realize is that they're the one running it. The voice that says you're not ready, not good enough, not worthy of charging what you're worth? You've been saying it to yourself on repeat, probably for decades. And according to Laura Jane Layton, author of the children's book series Suddenly Finds a Superpower, that makes you the bully. In this episode of She Coaches Coaches, Candy Motzek sits down with Laura Jane to talk about why negative self-talk runs so deep for coaches and high achievers and what it actually takes to change it without toxic...
Making a Career Change to Coaching Doesn't Mean Starting Over. Here's What It Actually Means You've built something real. A title. A reputation. Years of experience that other people respect. And something underneath all of it is quietly shifting. It isn't crisis. It isn't failure. It's the feeling of standing at the edge of a chapter that's ending and not quite being able to see what comes next. If you're considering a career change to coaching, that feeling is normal. And it doesn't mean anything is wrong with what you built. It means you've grown past it. I'm Candy Motzek, PCC coach for coaches and ICF Mentor. I left a Senior Director role in corporate in 2014. I know this...
Coaching Business Mindset: Why Overwhelm Isn't a Strategy Problem If your coaching business feels harder than it should, you're probably looking in the wrong place for the fix. Most coaches assume the problem is their marketing, their niche, or their offer. But according to Dr. Heather Tucker, Business and Life Harmony Coach and certified trainer of over 400 coaches, the real problem is almost always happening on the inside. In this episode of She Coaches Coaches, Candy Motzek sits down with Dr. Heather to talk about what's really underneath coaching business overwhelm and what it actually takes to build a business that feels as good as it performs. Why Your Inner World Is Running Your Coaching Business Dr. Heather is...
You've Done Everything Right. Why Does It Still Feel Empty? with Debbie Heiser ep 395 Coaching Business Mindset: Why Doing Everything Right Still Feels Wrong There's a specific kind of exhaustion coaches don't talk about enough. It's not about working too many hours. It's about working hard in the wrong direction. Saying yes when you mean no. Taking on clients who drain you. Hustling through a strategy that looks right on paper but feels hollow in practice. In this episode of She Coaches Coaches, Candy Motzek business coach and former corporate executive who has helped coaches across more than 127 countries, sits down with Debbie Heiser, founder of The Lit Up Life and a 25-year Fortune 500 executive turned business...
