Coaching in the Present Moment with Bill Small

Rising Laterally

Bill Small has helped hundreds of clients achieve new levels of success and fulfillment over the last 15 years in his role as a business and personal coach. He is also a musician, creator of the Awareness Advantage Workshop, and co-host of a new podcast, “The Subtle Art of Not Yelling.”
In this wide-ranging conversation we discuss the art of coaching, the importance of uniting mindfulness with action, our culture’s strained relationship with aging, and personal accountability as an antidote to groupthink.
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0:00 Intro

0:39 The many roles of Bill Small

1:38 The difference between mentoring, teaching, and coaching

3:33 How long does it take a coach to get to know their client?

6:07 What are some of the questions Bill asks his clients?

9:11 Seeking objective advice as a business owner

10:39 How “The Secret” influenced Bill’s coaching

14:05 Uniting mindfulness with action

19:00 The importance of staying present with clients

21:13 The need for more compassion in our interactions

25:18 Our culture’s “weird” relationship with aging

28:22 Building deeper, more authentic connections with customers, users, and clients

31:58 The art of storytelling through songwriting

35:16 Taste and preference is subjective

37:47 Not everyone is a fit for entrepreneurship

40:32 Building a skill set before building a client base

42:45 The future of groupthink

46:45 Pinning our anger on larger narratives

49:31 What’s a book you reopened recently?

52:27 “One Final Question"

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Bill’s coaching website
Bill’s music
Bill’s podcast
Book Recommendation!
The Domain of Being: Ontology by Celestine Bittle
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