Mitch and Whole Enchilada guest, Kirk Wayman, founder of Ikon Coaching, dive into some carne asada tacos and talk about the finer points of slow-roasted pork. Chicken fajitas get an honorable mention and the piece de resistance: chips and salsa.

While dining, Mitch mentions a big reveal at the end of this episode.  

Happy and full of carne asada, Mitch tells the story of how he met Kirk through mutual friends and his reputation as executive coach. He likens this kind of coaching to professional sports coaching…with a few key differences.

Kirk gets into the history of the industry, and how it was, at one time, only for the elite. But coaching is changing, just like work is changing (hint:  we used to be an agrarian economy) Today is more about humanity and its delivery of its own product: self. 

With that evolution, coaching is now broadly available. 

Kirk says to be a coach, you have to access something that takes time to curate and gain your scars. He believes that coaching is built on three important pillars. 

He goes on to talk about the unique framework Ikon has created and how suspension of conclusions helps to identify and refine beliefs. Mitch chimes in with his own story about an ill-fated trip to Starbucks and how he learned about his own super-secret option C.  

Kirk also dispels the myth that coaching is akin to therapy. It’s not, but it can often parlay itself into therapy. When he finds those stuck spots with clients, he refers them out.  

Moving on, Kirk says there are three questions you need to create your map, because life is journey, but living well is an adventure. 

Mitch talks about how leaders who are early in their careers may start toward something, but not realize that they aren’t doing it wholly and end up lost, asking, “What am I doing?” He equates coaching to a guide to help us locate ourselves. 

In the end, there is no easy and coaches will not be your snookie blanket. Leaders enter the chaos and bring order to it. 

Finally, Mitch gives his big reveal and the new, evolving future of The Whole Enchilada Podcast. Check out the next generation of leadership content in the Hard But Worth It podcast, linked below.

Adios, friends! It’s been fun!

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Executive Scheduling Associates
www.esasolutions.com 

Ikon Coaching
www.ikoncoaching.com 

Ikon Coaching on YouTube
www.youtube.com/@ikoncoaching 

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