A Note from LaTonya We are two weeks away from the start of the next cohort of Leading Below the Surface: Relational Coach Training aka Coaching Below the Surface, or CBTS. Cohort kicks off September 15th. If you’ve been showing up to every issue and something keeps pulling at you around this experience, but you haven’t yet signed up, you know who you are. Maybe it’s the timing. Maybe it’s the investment. Maybe it’s that you can’t quite name what you’d get out of it yet. Here’s what I know:…
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I almost didn’t go
A Note from LaTonya This isn’t my usual send day, but Telluride stayed with me in a way I wasn’t expecting, and I wanted to share it while it was still fresh. I spent Labor Day weekend at the 53rd Annual Telluride Film Festival supporting my partner, whose documentary Sawyer Avenue, Sunday Afternoon made its US debut there. The film focuses on ICE detainments in Chicago and was part of a program called Stories of Resilience — alongside two other viscerally emotional shorts. Sarah Gavron’s A…
The Phrase I Keep Hearing in Every Coaching Session
LaTonya Wilkins on the real reason leaders are leaving, even when they love their jobs. It’s not burnout. It’s change fatigue.
What is Coaching Below The Surface
Earlier this week, I posted an article about mindset vs. energy and it sparked so many interesting conversations and connections. Thank you for that. As I mentioned in the article,…
The Slow Leak: What I Learned When My Energy Wasn’t Mine Anymore
It was the spring of 2023, and calling it an interesting year is an understatement. I was starting to discover what I really wanted to do with Change Coaches, switching…
Below the Surface: Conflict — What’s Really Going On (and How to Work It Out)
I remember that day vividly. I was talking to a newer friend when I made a joke that she didn’t appreciate. I was genuinely surprised. It was a joke that…
The Version of Me I Almost Never Became — And the One You Might Be Missing Out On
I was at the Chicago Pride Parade. It’s not something I always do, but this one felt important. It was the first one my new partner and I had done…
The Skill That’s Quietly Atrophying
Something I keep hearing from coaches and leaders right now: “I’m doing everything right. And something is still missing.” Coaches who are asking powerful questions, listening actively, showing up consistently,…
The Shift Nobody Has Named Yet — And Why Most People Are Still Operating From the Last One
The other day, I had coffee with someone from my past. Someone I’ve known across many chapters of life, but don’t see often. For most of those chapters, this person…
Below the Surface Relationships: How to build them, why they matter more than you think, and what to do when they go awry
A few years ago, I did something I never thought I would. I started a friendship diary. A couple of months later, it evolved into a full relationship diary. It…