Hello, friends. Welcome to the Bright Morning podcast. I'm your host, Elena Aguilar. And in each podcast

episode, you'll hear me demonstrate how you can lead conversations that build connection and spark

change. One of the things I say often is that if humans are present,

so are emotions. This is always true. And sometimes it's more evident than others. This is one of

those times. With all the uncertainty and upheaval in the United States and in the education system,

educators are understandably feeling big feelings. And those don't get set aside at the front door when we show up to work,

no matter how much we want them to or pretend that they don't.

What this means for you as a transformational coach is that you need to be prepared to skillfully guide your clients through their emotions so that they understand what they are experiencing

and so that they can move forward and not get stuck in a space that

doesn't serve them or their students. This is so important that I often refer to

coaching emotions as the key to transformational coaching. And it's also why I believe that the core emotions tool

is likely the most essential one for you to have in your coaching toolkit.

To get you started on building your abilities in this area, I'm going to demonstrate what it

looks like to guide someone through a reflection

using the core emotions tool for you today. Here's what you need to know about this roleplay

demonstration. I'm talking to friend of the show, Mike, who is a former teacher and a former administrator. Mike is channeling his

past teacher self when he was about 10 years into teaching. It's April, and Mike and I have been

working together all year. We have a cordial working relationship, and he's been cautiously receptive to my ideas.

In this episode, you'll hear just a portion of the conversation to help you build your schema.

You can also find the core emotions tool linked in the show notes. I know that this will be helpful

to you and I also know that it takes a lot more to get to the point where you can skillfully

and confidently guide your clients through an experience like this. And you need to close that

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