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Ep 11 The Reality of Finding Joy & Vulnerability inside Deep Pain with life coach Jacqui Beaver
1 hour 40 minutes Posted Dec 29, 2019 at 4:00 pm.
Intro to life coach Jacqui Beaver Check out her linked in Profile 00:44   Intro music 01:04   So excited to have you here, how we reconnected. 02:11   A little bit about Jacqui and embracing the gig economy. 02:41   Supporting people through mid-life transition. 03:05   About workshops. Moving through life unintentionally. 04:00   Stanford life design lab. Career changes. Alternate futures. 04:31   The life design process explained. 05:16   The guys up in Slack. Parallel universes. Quantum physics. 06:04   Living 3 different lives. 06:47   Getting clear on what you think life is and what work is. 07:50   Being a square peg in a round hole. 08:30   Knowing your superpower. 09:31   What other people see in us. 09:55   Using your super power for other people. 10:21   What is your super power and knowing your truth. 11:53   Knowing yourself and comfortable with being who you really are. 12:17   Aubrey Marcus podcast with Humble the Poet quote. 13:30   Jacqui knew her superpower but didn’t believe in it. 14:12   In the acting world it’s what you say no to that defines you. 15:00   Jacqui’s Les Mills story about being an aerobics instructor. 15:59   It wasn’t about being the best instructor or having the best body. 16:50   Pivot points in my career. 17:31   Art school or Air New Zealand? 18:25   The good old days of being an in-flight attendant. 19:05   Flight attending once again a square peg in a round hole. 19:44   Jacqui’s impactful moment on board a flight one day. 20:34   Jacqui’s superpower defined! 21:16   Steve’s life hack on just listening. 21:51   Really listening and “The Matrix” analogy of listening deeply. 23:00   Synchronistic and a-ha moments. 23:33   I used my superpower to hide. 24:10   A-ha moments and one profound moment? Connecting the dots. 25:00   Moving through life as a spiritual beings. 25:11   Book recommendation Dr Amy Johnson Being Human: Essays on Thoughtmares,  Bouncing Back and Your True Nature. 26:00   Impact of Jacqui’s mother passing away. Didn’t cry at the funeral. 26:59   Masking and suppressing pain. Why do we do this? 27:25   Inner child analogy and childlike way of being. 28:40   Why are we afraid of being vulnerable? 29:14   Jacqui’s ex-boyfriend story and needing to talk about it. 29:55   Jacqui’s fireman story about playing into a role. 31:20   The role of being strong and getting through things. 32:10   Authenticity, intuition, empathy and helping people through transition. 32:55   Stanford life design group coaching. 33:32   Retreats and helping people through transition points. 34:06   Mid-life has a branding issue. The societal narrative. 34:52   The Mid-Life Wisdom School. Chip Conley. 35:41   Challenging how we look at mid-life. 36:00   Two phases identified of crisis adolescence and retirement. 36:33   What exactly is mid-life and debunking it. 37:51   Middle essence phase explained and defined. 38:35   Going through transition. An unraveling. 39:43   Very Well Mind website quote about mid-life crisis. 40:56   Mid-life is individual for everyone and on a sliding scale. 42:01   Middle age and having a realisation of your own programming. 43:17   The U curve of happiness study. 43:59   Explaining the U curve. 45:06   Suicide stats of 45yr old males in US increased by 50% over 20 years. 45:50   Having the tools and conversations surrounding transition. 46:41   How do you even know yourself when you’re young and a changing world. 48:50   Leading by your ego and not following your inner wisdom. 49:32   First half of our lives in attainment mode. 49:58   At mid-life you realise there has to be something more to life. Doing to being. 50:30   How do you help people shift to a new phase of life and career? 50:40   Being prepared to evolve and the mid-life edit. 51:36   Getting to the root cause of why you’re going through this phase. 52:12   Any common examples of mid-life or career transition themes. 52:40   Uncovering an insight. Limiting beliefs. 53:22   Mexico retreat story the stickers of self beliefs. 55:25   Speed dating or speed crisis? 56:31   Baring your soul and tearing up and being vulnerable. 57:29   Logic level and getting to a knowing level. 58:14   The definition of coaching explained. International Coach Federation. 58:41   Getting to a place of insight and being self-aware. Blind spots. 59:40   The technique of the play against in acting. 1:00:31 You don’t get in the muddy water when coaching. 1:01:42 Don’t worry about the detail focus on the clarity. 1:02:21 Coaching is not consulting. 1:02:51 Struggling with making a change and not doing it. 1:03:52 Coaching works if two people come willing to be in the process. 1:04:30 To evolve you have to be prepared to change and face uncertainty. 1:05:24 Not being afraid of fear and avoiding pain. 1:05:51 An example of pain you may want to avoid. 1:07:11 Hitting an absolute limit and making a decision without clarity. 1:07:30 Jacqui is going big on her own experience of pain. 1:08:01 Our brains give us an ID and dissolving parts of the ego construct. 1:08:44 Emailing Amy about the impact it had and it’s fundamental change. 1:09:35 Marriage break up and what happens when life doesn’t go to plan. 1:10:26 We avoid big changes, believing the ego construct is us. 1:11:28 We are a fractal of the universe. Power of co-creation. 1:12:00 Any synchronistic moments that stand out. 1:12:14 Spending time with Simon Sinek and collaborating with the universe. 1:13:53 I need to sort my shit out! 1:14:55 Playing hide and seek with the universe. 1:15:14 Brene Brown and the 3 options you can take when the universe comes calling. 1:15:41 Brene Brown and the mid-life unravelling. 1:15:55 Brene Brown quote. brenebrown.com 1:17:44 The Phoenix effect. Ignoring the universe. Existential Cage Fighting approach. 1:18:40 Another quote ( Jacqui’s quote! ) 1:20:01 Existential Cage Fighting and tapping out. 1:21:15 Avoiding pain as a protection mechanism. 1:21:49 Pain is designed to move through us and the pursuit of happiness. 1:22:27 Blaming the New Age (New Cage) movement. 1:23:00 We are all too afraid to face the dark. 1:23:44 Pain and joy is the same thing. Balanced approach. 1:24:24 Missing balance and facing both the light and dark. 1:25:01 Moving through the world and how you do it. 1:25:39 It’s a feeling place and being vulnerable and energy thing. 1:26:41 Two sides of the coin are the same thing. 1:27:01 Not labeling emotions and feeling the energy of stuff. 1:27:51 Moving through life not afraid of pain 1:28:29 Exercise you can do at home about observing the witness. 1:29:38 The river analogy of thought. 1:31:10 Making thoughts less personal and discovering your programming. 1:31:55 Being completely in the feeling. 1:33:05 “I am love, connection, compassion and I’m stepping into my power.” 1:34:27 There’s a point of healing of getting too caught up. Just trust. 1:35:13 Being able to move on and letting go after doing the growth and learning. 1:35:21 The snow globe analogy. 1:36:35 What advice would you give to your younger self? 1:37:02 “The thing that makes you feel you don’t fit in is your superpower.” 1:37:28 Outro music.
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Rob and Steve talk to Jacqui Beaver a transformational coach/mentor on how to navigate mid-life and career transition. Hey Reality Hub fans! Please support the podcast by following Reality Hub on Instagram, Facebook and on Youtube for future videos and visit our website http://www.realityhub.love/ where you can also listen to the podcast online and read Rob’s blog! Time code and Topics (some podcast players like Overcast allow you to tap the timecode to go straight to that moment in the podcast) 00:00   Intro to life coach Jacqui Beaver Check out her linked in Profile 00:44   Intro music 01:04   So excited to have you here, how we reconnected. 02:11   A little bit about Jacqui and embracing the gig economy. 02:41   Supporting people through mid-life transition. 03:05   About workshops. Moving through life unintentionally. 04:00   Stanford life design lab. Career changes. Alternate futures. 04:31   The life design process explained. 05:16   The guys up in Slack. Parallel universes. Quantum physics. 06:04   Living 3 different lives. 06:47   Getting clear on what you think life is and what work is. 07:50   Being a square peg in a round hole. 08:30   Knowing your superpower. 09:31   What other people see in us. 09:55   Using your super power for other people. 10:21   What is your super power and knowing your truth. 11:53   Knowing yourself and comfortable with being who you really are. 12:17   Aubrey Marcus podcast with Humble the Poet quote. 13:30   Jacqui knew her superpower but didn’t believe in it. 14:12   In the acting world it’s what you say no to that defines you. 15:00   Jacqui’s Les Mills story about being an aerobics instructor. 15:59   It wasn’t about being the best instructor or having the best body. 16:50   Pivot points in my career. 17:31   Art school or Air New Zealand? 18:25   The good old days of being an in-flight attendant. 19:05   Flight attending once again a square peg in a round hole. 19:44   Jacqui’s impactful moment on board a flight one day. 20:34   Jacqui’s superpower defined! 21:16   Steve’s life hack on just listening. 21:51   Really listening and “The Matrix” analogy of listening deeply. 23:00   Synchronistic and a-ha moments. 23:33   I used my superpower to hide. 24:10   A-ha moments and one profound moment? Connecting the dots. 25:00   Moving through life as a spiritual beings. 25:11   Book recommendation Dr Amy Johnson - Being Human: Essays on Thoughtmares,  Bouncing Back and Your True Nature. 26:00   Impact of Jacqui’s mother passing away. Didn’t cry at the funeral. 26:59   Masking and suppressing pain. Why do we do this? 27:25   Inner child analogy and childlike way of being. 28:40   Why are we afraid of being vulnerable? 29:14   Jacqui’s ex-boyfriend story and needing to talk about it. 29:55   Jacqui’s fireman story about playing into a role. 31:20   The role of being strong and getting through things. 32:10   Authenticity, intuition, empathy and helping people through transition. 32:55   Stanford life design group coaching. 33:32   Retreats and helping people through transition points. 34:06   Mid-life has a branding issue. The societal narrative. 34:52   The Mid-Life Wisdom School. Chip Conley. 35:41   Challenging how we look at mid-life. 36:00   Two phases identified of crisis adolescence and retirement. 36:33   What exactly is mid-life and debunking it. 37:51   Middle essence phase explained and defined. 38:35   Going through transition. An unraveling. 39:43   Very Well Mind website quote about mid-life crisis. 40:56   Mid-life is individual for everyone and on a sliding scale. 42:01   Middle age and having a realisation of your own programming. 43:17   The U curve of happiness study. 43:59   Explaining the U curve. 45:06   Suicide stats of 45yr old males in US increased by 50% over 20 years. 45:50   Having the tools and conversations surrounding transition. 46:41   How do you even know yourself when you’re young and a changing world. 48:50   Leading by your ego and not following your inner wisdom. 49:32   First half of our lives in attainment mode. 49:58   At mid-life you realise there has to be something more to life. Doing to being. 50:30   How do you help people shift to a new phase of life and career? 50:40   Being prepared to evolve and the mid-life edit. 51:36   Getting to the root cause of why you’re going through this phase. 52:12   Any common examples of mid-life or career transition themes. 52:40   Uncovering an insight. Limiting beliefs. 53:22   Mexico retreat story the stickers of self beliefs. 55:25   Speed dating or speed crisis? 56:31   Baring your soul and tearing up and being vulnerable. 57:29   Logic level and getting to a knowing level. 58:14   The definition of coaching explained. International Coach Federation. 58:41   Getting to a place of insight and being self-aware. Blind spots. 59:40   The technique of the play against in acting. 1:00:31 You don’t get in the muddy water when coaching. 1:01:42 Don’t worry about the detail focus on the clarity. 1:02:21 Coaching is not consulting. 1:02:51 Struggling with making a change and not doing it. 1:03:52 Coaching works if two people come willing to be in the process. 1:04:30 To evolve you have to be prepared to change and face uncertainty. 1:05:24 Not being afraid of fear and avoiding pain. 1:05:51 An example of pain you may want to avoid. 1:07:11 Hitting an absolute limit and making a decision without clarity. 1:07:30 Jacqui is going big on her own experience of pain. 1:08:01 Our brains give us an ID and dissolving parts of the ego construct. 1:08:44 Emailing Amy about the impact it had and it’s fundamental change. 1:09:35 Marriage break up and what happens when life doesn’t go to plan. 1:10:26 We avoid big changes, believing the ego construct is us. 1:11:28 We are a fractal of the universe. Power of co-creation. 1:12:00 Any synchronistic moments that stand out. 1:12:14 Spending time with Simon Sinek and collaborating with the universe. 1:13:53 I need to sort my shit out! 1:14:55 Playing hide and seek with the universe. 1:15:14 Brene Brown and the 3 options you can take when the universe comes calling. 1:15:41 Brene Brown and the mid-life unravelling. 1:15:55 Brene Brown quote. brenebrown.com 1:17:44 The Phoenix effect. Ignoring the universe. Existential Cage Fighting approach. 1:18:40 Another quote ( Jacqui’s quote! ) 1:20:01 Existential Cage Fighting and tapping out. 1:21:15 Avoiding pain as a protection mechanism. 1:21:49 Pain is designed to move through us and the pursuit of happiness. 1:22:27 Blaming the New Age (New Cage) movement. 1:23:00 We are all too afraid to face the dark. 1:23:44 Pain and joy is the same thing. Balanced approach. 1:24:24 Missing balance and facing both the light and dark. 1:25:01 Moving through the world and how you do it. 1:25:39 It’s a feeling place and being vulnerable and energy thing. 1:26:41 Two sides of the coin are the same thing. 1:27:01 Not labeling emotions and feeling the energy of stuff. 1:27:51 Moving through life not afraid of pain 1:28:29 Exercise you can do at home about observing the witness. 1:29:38 The river analogy of thought. 1:31:10 Making thoughts less personal and discovering your programming. 1:31:55 Being completely in the feeling. 1:33:05 “I am love, connection, compassion and I’m stepping into my power.” 1:34:27 There’s a point of healing of getting too caught up. Just trust. 1:35:13 Being able to move on and letting go after doing the growth and learning. 1:35:21 The snow globe analogy. 1:36:35 What advice would you give to your younger self? 1:37:02 “The thing that makes you feel you don’t fit in is your superpower.” 1:37:28 Outro music.