Episode #51: Matt Thieleman – Mindful Leadership and Letting Your Hidden Side be Seen

Matt Thieleman admits that for many years he “wholeheartedly dismissed” the coaching industry. He also says he denied an important part of himself. Now, as the author of This Is Coaching and a renowned transformational coach, visionary and featured TEDx speaker on the topic of mindful leadership, Matt is adept at identifying when people and organisations have shut off vital parts of themselves. In this episode Matt talks frankly about the barriers he had to overcome to allow the hidden parts of himself to be seen, and how experiences like the Samurai Coaching Dojo transformed his own sense of belonging as well as the spaces he creates for his coaching clients. He shares what becoming CEO of founders coaching organisation Pilea taught him about growing sustainably and building without burnout, and outlines his goals for every business founder in the world to have a coach, for every coach in the world to be world class, and for every human in the world to have the skills of a coach.  In this episode, we also talk about: Broken leadership models, and how we can fix them How to handle difficult feedback and criticism Harnessing deliberate practice to train and improve as a coach How we fall into the trap of outsourcing our decision-making capability The process of pitching, publishing and marketing a book on coaching Matt shares details about his new pilot group program called Mastering the Coaching Game, which will take the principles of his book deeper and support coaches in applying them to their life and work. To learn more about me, visit https://www.robbieswale.com/, and to learn more about Matt, visit https://goldenbristle.com/. For information about my wider work, my writing or to buy my books, visit www.robbieswale.com. Music by My Good Man William: listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4KmeQUcTbeE31uFynHQLQg To support the Coach's Journey, visit www.patreon.com/thecoachsjourney and to join the Coach's Journey Community visit www.thecoachsjourney.com/community. Things and people we mentioned (that you might be interested in): - Toku McCree on The Coach’s Journey Podcast https://www.thecoachsjourney.com/podcast/episode-15-toku-mccree-sales-with-honour-and-love-on-the-end-of-a-sword - Aaron Caulfield https://www.aaroncaulfield.com/ - Mike Harris https://michaelvharris.com/ - Rich Litvin’s Prosperous Coach Intensives https://richlitvin.com/intensive/ - Pilea coach community https://joinpilea.com/ - Pilea (the plant) https://www.gardenersworld.com/how-to/grow-plants/how-to-grow-pilea-peperomioides/ - Jomar Gomez https://www.facebook.com/jomargomez.coach/ - Chris Joseph on The Coach’s Journey Podcast https://www.thecoachsjourney.com/podcast/episode-19-chris-joseph - This Is Coaching by Matt Thieleman https://goldenbristle.com/book - Blink by Malcolm Gladwell https://www.gladwellbooks.com/titles/malcolm-gladwell/blink/9780316005043/ - Tony Robbins https://www.tonyrobbins.com/ - Wayne Dyer https://www.drwaynedyer.com/ - Dave Ulrich https://www.rbl.net/about-us/consultants/dave-ulrich - Marshall Goldsmith https://marshallgoldsmith.com/ - Matt’s TEDX talk on mindful leaderships https://www.ted.com/talks/matt_thieleman_why_the_world_needs_mindful_leaders - The Samurai Coaching Dojo https://tokumccree.medium.com/our-origin-18f2b41e5f0c - Adam Quiney https://adamquiney.com/ - David Deida https://deida.info/ - The Way of the Superior Man by David Deida https://deida.info/the-way-of-the-superior-man/ - Kari Sulenes https://www.linkedin.com/in/kari-sulenes-3847a350/ BIOGRAPHY FROM MATT Matt Thieleman is a transformational coach, visionary, speaker, advisor, and author. Matt works with leaders and change-makers to help them live into their purpose more fully, and bring their masterpieces to the world. He educates and trains coaches to be world-class in their field, and help their clients reach their full potential. You can learn more about him at goldenbristle.com. Prior to becoming a coach, Matt was in the marketing world, working with clients in practically every industry imaginable. He has been a leadership coach since 2016 and spent 2021 as CEO of Pilea, a coaching organisation for venture-backed founders. After a year of intense growth and hard work, Matt turned his focus back to coaching and other soul work he’s called to bring to the world. It’s simply a continuation of a lifelong mission to heal himself, help others heal, and lead others with authenticity. He is the author of This is Coaching: How to Transform a Client’s Performance, Life, & Business as a Master Coach & Warrior of Love.

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