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Trauma Responses: How to Identify, Address, and Prevent Them ~ Lucia Die Gil

Facilitating a cohort-based course community means facilitating humans with a wide range of emotions and triggers. That's why I interviewed Lucia Die Gil to learn how to identify, prevent, and address sticky interpersonal situations that may arise during your cohort. We Covered How Lucia become interested in trauma informed collaboration (01:28) How CBC creators & facilitators can benefit from learning about trauma informed collaboration (04:08) A concrete example of what a trauma response might look like (05:55) How to distinguish a regular response from a trauma response (09:23) The three types of trauma responses (12:24) How to become aware of your own trauma responses so you can calm the situation rather than ignite it (16:08) Triggers and how to be aware of them (19:28) How measuring engagement metrics can cause a trauma response (31:04) More tips on how to prevent trauma responses (33:45) Final questions (42:19) In a Nutshell A cohort member may express trauma in any of i

How to Start Working For Yourself ~ Bradley Jacobs

It's really tough in a lot of ways to transition from being a career professional to working for yourself. That's why I interviewed Bradley Jacobs to learn how it's done. We Covered Why Bradley decided to turn from working for Uber and then to 1:1 consulting and then to creating a cohort-based course (02:16) Consulting and CBCs make sense for different professionals based on their goals (03:28) Why overcoming fear, honing your niche, and setting your value-based pricing are the three key components of switching to independent work (09:22) Why so many professionals are interested in working on their own (11:30) What to expect when you start working independently (13:06) Whether it’s best to start your own business on the side or quit and work on it full-time (19:24) Why you should write down your goals and have no regrets (21:50) How to pick your niche (25:33) How to set your value-based pricing (37:41) Final questions (48:07) In a Nutshell Expect to “get rejected” by prospe