
Coaching Reframes and Context with Master Coach John O’Connor
About this episode
What does it mean to follow your deepest calling? How do you get clear on what actually matters and act on it today? Jayson sits down with executive coach John O’Connor to explore what it takes to create real transformation.
They get into symbolic sovereignty, creating a clear vision, and how deep callings can emerge from deep traumas. Jayson shares what it means to earn your black belt in relationships, they discuss why music is a powerful metaphor for life, and the one skill every facilitator needs. They also talk about entanglement, and having a shared vision with your partner. Stick around for grounded insights on leadership, connection, and showing up fully to the work only you can do.
John O’Connor is an executive coach and facilitator living in Boulder, Colorado. For more than a decade, John has coached the top CEOs and leaders in hedge funds, startups, and Fortune 500 companies. John embodies a masterful level of skill to create radical transformation. His coaching path emerged out of 17 years as a massage therapist, after working through tens of thousands of bodies, he developed a deep connection and curiosity to the unconscious mind, learning how to facilitate behavioral, emotional and mental change at the deepest level. John was a co-lead facilitator at the first two Open Source Retreats that helped lay the foundation for the EVRYMAN movement. He is also a certified NLP and hypnosis trainer, a certified master coach, creator of The Access Method, and author of the upcoming book From Ordinary to Extraordinary.
Timestamps:
- 1:23 - What is your deepest calling?
- 3:49 - Stepping out of time
- 8:54 - Creating a clear vision
- 10:43 - What are the three most important things you need to do today?
- 13:19 - Symbolic sovereignty
- 32:24 - How to get your black belt in relationships
- 37:36 - Music as a metaphor for relationships
- 45:48 - Having a shared vision
- 52:42 - Deep callings can emerge from deep traumas
- 58:56 - Dealing with entanglement
- 1:04:00 - An important skill for facilitators and coaches
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