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As we begin to wrap up 2023 and ring in the new year, we want to recap some of our memorable guests this year and who you can expect to see next! Sam and Jamie talk about the power of a coach and the importance of working on performance and wellness this year. Listen now to discover who you are and what you want so that you can live your fullest life this upcoming year!
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Narrator [00:00:03] Welcome to ideamix performance and wellness where world-leading coaches and scientists explain how their research can help you achieve your personal and professional goals faster.
Sam Jayanti [00:00:15] Hi, it’s Sam Jayanti, co-founder and CEO of ideamix Coaching. Coaching played an important role in my life. It’s helped me through my journey to become a powerful leader, mother, and wife. ideamix coaches help you increase your self-awareness, improve your problem-solving skills, and evolve your habits to achieve your goals. All things I’m grateful to have learned and done through my own coaching journey. Our easy one-minute assessment matches you with an ideamix coach that best fits your needs and values. Each ideamix coach is vetted and experienced and helps clients map and achieve their wellness, professional, and business goals. If you or someone you know could benefit from coaching, visit our website at www.theideamix.com. We also know that not everyone can invest in coaching right now and that’s why we provide free coaching in our coach shorts episodes. If you think someone you know would benefit from it, please share a podcast with them. Thanks for listening and see you next time.
Sam Jayanti [00:01:14] Welcome to our preview of our 2024 season. We had some amazing guests on our podcast in this past year.
Jamie Kosmar [00:01:23] For example, like Coach Rachel, who spoke with us about positive psychology coaching and Coach Elizabeth, who spoke with us about what is coachability and how do you know somebody is coachable.
Sam Jayanti [00:01:35] We had Professor Modupe Akinola from Columbia Business School who talked about her research on stress and anxiety and the role that that plays in individual as well as organizational performance. We also had Amy Edmondson, a professor from Harvard Business School, who talked about her research on psychological safety and why that matters so much as a determinant of both individual team and organizational culture.
Jamie Kosmar [00:02:01] And don’t forget Katie Horwitch. She spoke with us about the impediments presented by negative self-talk, particularly among women. And Timm Chiusano, who provided guidance for young professionals around investing and early career-building relationships. Now we’re super excited about the 2024 season coming up, which is going to focus on a variety of topics around coaching, performance, and wellness that lead to a better version of ourselves this year of 2024.
Sam Jayanti [00:02:34] That means you’re going to have the opportunity to listen to four different kinds of guests talking with us in 2024. First, you’ll hear about the science and evidence-based insights of professional enhancement coaches working with a range of different individuals. Second, thought leaders thinking innovatively about talent, development and performance. Third, professors researching essential questions relating to how individuals, teams, and companies can work more optimally to fulfill their missions. And last, authors and writers providing evidence-based insights into wellness.
Jamie Kosmar [00:03:17] And of course, central to our mission here at ideamix is making coaching accessible for all. And we do this not just by working with companies and individuals, but also by making this podcast available for free to every lifelong learner interested in the ways that they can continue to grow and develop personally and professionally.
Sam Jayanti [00:03:37] It caused me to ask Jamie, how do we define coaching here and why should it matter to our investors?
Jamie Kosmar [00:03:43] So, over the summer we at ideamix have been spending a lot of time thinking about how do you define something that is so customized. A coach is really a powerful relationship that helps every individual cut through the noise and discover who you are and what you want so that you can live your fullest life.
Sam Jayanti [00:04:04] It’s really a tool for how to develop ourselves at every stage of our lives. It’s hard to think in a sense that when we are children or young adults, we’ve often had teachers or sports coaches who have been essential to our learning and development, whether that was in the classroom or in a chosen sport. It’s odd then to think that as adults, once we leave college, we’re expected to do it all on our own, with no one to advise us or cheer us on as we navigate a multitude of transitions both in our personal as well as professional lives.
Jamie Kosmar [00:04:42] And that’s where, really, coaching is a powerful tool. It helps you understand who you are, what you want, and then it gives you the confidence to move forward. And you do that with a coach as a thought partner.
Sam Jayanti [00:04:56] When we know who we are and what we want, it leads to our best performance and to us feeling well.
Jamie Kosmar [00:05:08] Shall we talk about performance?
Sam Jayanti [00:05:10] Yeah, let’s do that. So why are we such a performance-based culture?
Jamie Kosmar [00:05:15] You know, around us in our society when we’re inundated with social media and we get all sorts of messages about who we are, who we should be, how we should behave. It’s hard to take the time and find the space to reflect on what we actually want. Coaching is an opportunity to do that.
Sam Jayanti [00:05:40] Absolutely. We cannot perform and be our best selves without having an objective thought partner to help us navigate the many decisions that we face. And the problem with the performance-based culture is that it’s a set of externally imposed expectations on us, our children, our family members, and our friends. And no one’s happy with that situation. But the only way to change that is to work with a coach, to develop a greater degree of self-awareness of who we are, what values we hold dear, and how to implement those in our daily lives.
Jamie Kosmar [00:06:21] So on that note, join us in 2024 on our journey as we bring the power of coaching to you.
Sam Jayanti [00:06:29] Thank you.
Narrator [00:06:31] Thanks for listening. Please subscribe wherever you listen and leave us a review. Find your ideal coach at www.theideamix.com. Special thanks to our producer Martin Milewski and singer-songwriter Doug Allen.
