Angie Colee shares her compelling journey from being laid off by the Oprah Winfrey Network to becoming a coach. Having faced her own crossroads, she understands the desperation for direction — but knows it needs to be matched with embracing intuition.

Angie Colee is a business mentor, author, podcaster, and digital nomad based in Austin, Texas.

In this episode Melinda and Angie talk about:

• Overcoming the paralysis of decision-making by eliminating perceived risks
• The emotional similarities among clients regardless of their nature
• A coin-flip exercise as a lighthearted way to help clients access their intuition
• The “act as if” exercise that helps clients explore potential outcomes and gain decision-making clarity
• The role of physical sensations in managing overwhelming decision-making processes
• Coaching’s role in providing perspective and not assuming clients’ needs
• The balance between directive guidance and empathy in the client-coach relationship
• Processing emotions as a significant part of overcoming resistance to decisions
• The “I don’t know” response from clients as a critical point for coaching intervention
• The importance of clients’ self-trust and ownership of their decision-making process
• Using low-stakes practice scenarios for safer decision-making

“We can’t attach to the outcomes. That’s where I think a lot of the suffering and the anxiety comes from, because we pretend like we’ve got control. We don’t.”

— Angie Colee

Angie Colee is a business mentor for rule breakers and rebels. She believes creativity is one of the most valuable assets on the planet, that business skills can be learned by anyone, and that people (NOT profits or processes) are the most important part of business.

Her mission is to help you grow your business with more confidence and less stress… without becoming a completely different person or losing your edge.

Angie has a master’s degree from Carnegie Mellon and has consulted with and run creative teams for Jeff Walker’s Product Launch Formula (PLF), MasterClass, Lowe’s, Copy Chief, Orzy Media, and Robert Kiyosaki’s Rich Dad brand.

When she’s not writing or publishing new episodes of her podcast, Permission to Kick Ass, you’ll find her on the road living as a full-time digital nomad with her cats, Stella and Ollie.

Resources or websites mentioned in this episode:
Mirasee
Coaches Console
Melinda’s book: The Confident Coach
Angie’s website: PermissionToKickAss.com
Angie’s book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CLVY3G3T

Credits:
Host: Melinda Cohan
Producer: Michi Lantz
Supervising Producer: Cynthia Lamb
Audio Editor: Marvin del Rosario
Executive Producer: Danny Iny
Music Soundscape: Chad Michael Snavely
Making our hosts sound great: Home Brew Audio

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Music credits:
Track Title: Clouds
Artist Name: Acreage
Writer Name: Marshall Usinger
Publisher Name: BOSS SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTIONS

Track Title: Coastline Dream
Artist Name: Wild Sky
Writer Name: Adam Simons
Publisher Name: BOSS SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTIONS

Track Title: Coo Coos
Artist Name: Dresden, The Flamingo
Writer Name: Matthew Wigton
Publisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTION

Track Title: Stars & Trees
Artist Name: Outside The Sky
Writer Name: Dustin Ransom
Publisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTION

Special effects credits:
24990513_birds-chirping_by_promission used with permission of the author and under license by AudioJungle/Envato Market.

Episode transcript: Fearless Decisions Empower Choices (Angie Colee).