Coaching High Achievers

Hello and welcome to my podcast John Scott Lawton's English, you know. In this episode, I interview Michaela Smith a Leadership, Mindset and Transformational Coach. Michaela has recently established herself as a professional, accredited coach focussing on working with high achievers; people who are driven to succeed and to have an impact, but who often suffer burnout because of the intense pressure they put on themselves to be successful. Together we discuss the concepts of self-talk; self-doubt; self-awareness; burnout; mastering your heart and mind; and the role that listening to our gut feelings and intuition have to play in the decision making process. Michaela helpfully defines the differences between coaching, therapy, consulting and mentoring. She considers the roles of the coach and the coachee, that is the person being coached. Michaela outlines the possible impacts that coaching might have on the individual and the benefits that can accrue. Michaela Smith's website can be found at: https://michaela-smith.com/ Here you can subscribe to Michaela's Newsletter. To connect with or follow Michaela Smith on LinkedIn go to : https://www.linkedin.com/in/smith-michaela/ The following article from Michaela discusses High Achievers and Anxiety: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/smith-michaela_if-you-are-a-high-achiever-who-struggles-activity-6891740732026417153-h1Bn For more information on this podcast series, or to make any comments or to ask any questions relating to English Language learning, please contact me at [email protected] or visit my LinkedIn profile at https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-scott-lawton/ or my company page at https://www.linkedin.com/company/john-scott-lawton-consulting/?viewAsMember=true Please use a sound comment if using the Anchor App, if possible, to ask any questions or to comment on the language used in this podcast. Finally, please take a look at my website where I post additional content to support this podcast series: https://johnscottlawtonsenglishyouknow.wordpress.com/ #Coaching #Transformationalcoach #Leadership #burnout #anxiety #impact #self-talk # Mindset #English #Language #Listeningskills #TESOL #IELTS #toefl #confidence #confidencebuilding #Englishlanguage #Slovak #Slovakia #Crossculturalcommunication The cover image of a Kingfisher on the Chesterfield Canal was produced by the excellent photographer, Darren Allen. More of his wildlife and other images can be found on his Instagram page at: https://www.instagram.com/dazzlinpix/