Like the roots that one day become a tree bearing apples, Jennifer Dawn’s story began by selling those apples lest they unceremoniously return to the earth. After many successes and a few insightful setbacks, Jennifer had amassed such a distinct legacy of experience that her role as a coach became the natural next step.

In this episode, we talk about the difference between accountability and responsibility, dealing with the emotional cycles of entrepreneurship (or any venture for that matter) and insights into optimal planning.

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https://jenniferdawncoaching.com/

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2:00 Joseph asks Jennifer what is pulsating on her prefrontal cortex, her reply entails the challenges of configuring her mastermind group. Joseph shares in some of this as he’s been discussing the potentiality also.

5:10 The challenge with mastermind groups is finding that balance between having members run things to maximize value without the manager having to overcommit time to it. Joseph recalls how expectations should be communicated up front as per an incident he recalls during a webinar.

8:50 When asked about her role, Jennifer sees her work as helping empower entrepreneurs. Joseph follows up by asking about her perspective on A.I as it relates to our ongoing theme of human innovation.

14:41 Joseph asks Jennifer what influences she had that inspired her to move into a coaching role. She reflects on her success and setbacks that influenced her perspective on entrepreneurship.

19:03 Because her apple stand has such an intrinsic chapter to her story, Joseph asks Jennifer if there were any skills, traits and philosophies that evolved as her career progressed.

24:14 For our Save The WIki segment, we discuss accountability coaching but also the nature of accountability. Joseph ponders the difference between accountability and responsibility.

30:40 We discuss the emotional cycles of entrepreneurship, which to Joseph’s surprise and delight is a whole formula Jennifer is well aware of.

34:02 We discuss what goes into making a great planner as much as it is important in being a good planner.

40:43 Although certainly a contested word, hate of business is a reality for many entrepreneurs, Joseph asks where does this hatred come from?

46:14 Joseph reflects on the many terms that stem from hatred and its inverse, love. We can allow hatred to well up incrementally and not realize how much hold it starts to have.

The Impactful Coaching Podcast welcomes back Carlene Sullivan, who after joining us as a guest felt a great drive to return to the program and give Joseph a chance to say his peace. While those who listen to every episode may have heard quite a bit from Joseph, nonetheless this is a rare opportunity for the script to truly be flipped. Find Carlene online https://www.carlenesullivan.com/ Find us online https://impactfulcoachingpodcast.com/3:28 Joseph hands the reigns of the show over to Carlene who has rejoined on the program to help Joseph clear the karmic circle. 11:30 Carlene hears Joseph’s initial tale about how he was feeling lately and delves in to the key term that Joseph shared in his prep doc, which is struggle. Carlene associated him saying that with the fact that struggle is used in the intro. 17:00 Carlene asks what Joseph would visualize as his struggle, Joseph relates it to his career and work. 24:00: Joseph shares insights in to why he wants to write a fantasy novel, what kind of work he wants to do and why he feels background acting is such a profound experience. 34:21 Carlene notices Joseph’s usage of the term consistency, She observes consistency can lead to boredom, which would actually inhibit Joseph’s ability to move forward. 46:40 Carlene reflects on her own history of perceiving success with her story at the onset of covid, this relates to Joseph’s project as well and how his novel is less about commercial success but that it serves as a reflection of him and as his writing resume. 56:00 Accountability is the essence of karma, by taking accountability we in essence can clear our karmic circle. 1:01:07 Joseph reflects on whether or not he believes life is a game and he doesn’t feel that way. 1:17:00 Joseph wants to delve deeper in to karma, he asks “how do we know we’re moving in the right karmic direction?”

Jean-François Lappas is a visionary coach and founder of Wabya, the "Uber of Coaching." Influenced by early mentorship from his mother Pauline and business lessons from the tobacco industry, JF excels in connecting individuals with the right coaches to find their path in life.

In this episode, we explore multifaceted roles coaches play, early influences on professional paths and the concept of God as a collective human effort towards self-actualization.

JF talks about the importance of leadership aligning with actions, his dedication to helping others, and the widespread quest for fulfillment. Join us for insights into personal growth, societal betterment, and modern challenges.

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1:02 Joseph opens the program discussing what new and interesting revelations are on JF’s mind, likewise he shares his own recent excursion to pay tribute to a passed friend. He shares how his perspective on providence comes into the picture as he had a chance to make peace with someone he had previously had an issue with.

6:14 In exchange, JF reflects on the pop culture beef between two musical artists who could have set more an example for making peace when instead it was done in service for entertainment.

9:22 When asked what JF does, he reflects on the difficulty involved in trying to distill the multi-faceted role he plays as a coach and founder or wabya, as he puts it, the Uber of Coaching to help people find their way by connecting to the right coach.

13:31 JF is asked what coaching or mentoring he had received early on that may have influenced his desire to serve the coaching world professionally. He remarks that it was his mother Pauline who instilled some of his most important teachings.

20:20 Joseph and JF go back and forth on the presence and perspective of God, not as just an old wizard in a cloud in Heaven, but as the representation and result of collective human effort to self actualize.

25:00 Joseph asks JF to delve a little more into his time in the tobacco industry, and how it was tantamount to teaching him all the ins and outs of running a business at scale. JF goes on to reflect on the crucial element of leadership, if they can back up their words with actions.

29:42 Shifting the conversation to Wabya, before they spend too much time talking about cigarettes, Joseph asks JF if his obligation to help others is tied to his own self realization.

33:43 JF talks about the vast droves of people who are facing a lack of fulfillment or satisfaction whether that’s large life goals or even just keeping the New Year's Resolution going. Joseph had framed the question as, how to perceive the platform the way a fitness or dating platform may be perceived.

38:00 Joseph and JF work out the issues with terminology, Joseph often wishes we could call podcasting something else. He asks JF the same thing when it comes to coaching.

42:39 Joseph shares his takeaway about looking to a dating coach for dating issue because of the mutual frame of reference. JF posits that it can also result in confirmation bias because of that shared experience.

48:00 Joseph associates Maslow's hierarchy of motivation with a food chain as both have a top and a bottom and are cyclical. JF argues that the chain needs to flatten more and that it has more to do with helping those at the height of their realization feed into humanity’s betterment.

54:30 Joseph and JF share what they consider to be the biggest issue the world is facing, Joseph says it comes from a root chakra problem, whereas JF sees there is an increasing dependency on our system, ala the Matrix.