I'm a Musical Healer and Executive Coach (certified with ICF)
I coach the whole person with my whole heart by compassionately making my clients uncomfortable to create the change they desire. I always value the client's day one gifts, abilities and talents that have helped them arrive at this juncture.
I'm a former VP of Marketing and Sales for two music technology startups (iZotope and Ableton). I found coaching after it found me as a burned out successful executive who felt like a failure. I have transformed my own life and now give back by coaching and healing myself and others with the power of music.
I trained for 3+ years at Integral Coaching Canada and also years of self-study and other courses. I recently completed the Your Big Voice master coaching program with the Brother's Koren.
I'm also a singer/songwriter, drummer, dad, and husband living in the Pacific Northwest.
My musical projects are listed under my name Dave Hill Jr. and brainboxing
I'm a Musical Healer and Executive Coach (certified with ICF)
I coach the whole person with my whole heart by compassionately making my clients uncomfortable to create the change they desire. I always value the client's day one gifts, abilities and talents that have helped them arrive at this junct…
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What's Claude Ai?
Claude is an AI chatbot developed by Anthropic, a startup founded by former OpenAI executives. Currently it's the most advanced rival to ChatGPT. Sign up for a free account (or login to your existing account) at: Claude.ai Next few lessons we'll talk about the best uses for Claude!
10:35
How close should we allow clients to be with us? At what point to set boundaries?
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To me you nailed this. I am usually very generous with time but I also keep notes if things start to feel too lopsided. I find that there is somewhat an unpredictable nature of the work we do and it is hard to estimate sometimes on the front end. That said, as you mentioned... if I feel resentful or that I'm being taken advantage of, I bring it up. I also think we can do this at any point even if you are in the middle of the contract. Sometimes you have to say, hey I didn't realize that you need a bit more time and care than I initially planned on. I would feel better if we can re-cast the contract to fit the scope of work we are doing now.
One saying I often coach executives around is something you nearly said: "be ruthless with your time and graceful with people." That serves me well and I think also fits into executive life too. Not everyone realizes when they are encroaching on your time. They may be oblivious and so I sometimes have to point that out. Time is finite and it's all we have. Time is also our greatest gift to give.
Regarding friends, I would say nearly all my clients are friends of some kind. We help each other or share a funny email or so once in awhile. But I'm not talking about social "hanging out" time. For the one or two friends that I've provided service for, I'm very careful to not mix coaching into the friendship time. The good thing about coaching programs is they are NOT indefinite. We run them for a time and then when we complete the coaching program we can move back to being friends. To give you an idea of how rare this is, I think this has happened twice in 10 years.
5:59
Ways I dislike -- and ways I like -- for you to ask me questions 😅
Thank you for engaging with my courses! I truly am grateful to be able to support you, my students and clients, in growing your authentic business. It’s what I love doing the most. 🤗 At the same time, since I'm (mostly) a solopreneur, I also need to keep healthy boundaries with those I'm supporting... so I hope you will keep these in mind... Ways I dislike getting questions: Social media private messaging -- whether it's FB messaging, IG dm's, Twitter, LinkedIn etc... I really dislike getting questions through those channels because it's hard to organize messages in those places. Kindly refrain from asking me questions via social media direct messages. Email -- I don't mind getting questions via email if it's enrollment-related: something you need to clarify before signing up for my courses or programs. If it's questions related to the content of my courses, e.g. concepts, exercises, feedback requests etc, please use one of the following methods... Ways I love to receive your questions: Q&A calls -- this is my favorite way to engage with you and take your questions! There, you can ask me anything 🤗 Even if you’re not clear about your question, coming to the call will likely give you inspiration and ideas! You can then ask me about specific concepts, or how to apply them to your business. We can troubleshoot what's not working, or address specific challenges you're having. You can also seek my feedback about anything including your strategy, website, content, offers, or anything else. Click here: George Kao Q&A Calls. Comments under Lessons -- if you can't come to my Q&A calls or would love to get an answer sooner, find the course (George Kao Courses) related to the topic of your question. Go there, find the related lesson, and then comment underneath. This keeps the Q&A focused on a specific topic. I'll do my best to respond to your question within a few days. Members of ABC/MasterHeart -- I'd love for you to post your questions in our private forum, so that you can receive responses from other members. Your questions will also help me prepare for the next ABC Q&A calls. Even if you can't post your questions, you can still come to the Q&A calls and ask directly. Thank you for understanding! 🙏🏼 As business owners / service providers we each need to find a way to keep healthy boundaries in our work! I hope this page/video gives you some ideas for how to maintain a good relationship with your own audience as well. 😊
Makes perfect sense to me. Social media platforms' direct messages are terrible places for discussions in my opinion. It's hard to find the history or remember to check all those places. Email is a built-in habit for most of us, and sharing questions for the good of the community of learners is way more powerful.
12:08
Concerned with how your face looks on video?
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Great topic and a brave question.
