EEC 045: Somatic and Mindfulness Coaching with Dr. Besty Cole

Host Katrina Burrus asked Dr. Besty Cole, “What is your life purpose?” Betsy answered to help people learn, grow and have fun in the process”. I use a lot of somatic and mindfulness coaching. Most recently, “I stand for the vitality of life that lives within us and longs to be connected to one’s life purpose”.

What was your biggest failure? – Divorce from first husband, with 2 small children, no career, no money and no idea what I would do to support myself and my children.

A life changing career workshop – got me on the road to my life purpose, and fueled my passion to help others to do the same.

What is your current work focusing on? “After a corporate career, and a coaching career focused on technical leaders in bio-pharma space; I am now focusing my career and energy on helping others discover their life purpose, and to see more possibilities and work with more passion, power and purpose in their lives.
What is your ideal client? “People who are open, curious, and interested in learning and growing. People who are either starting or continuing to deepen their own developmental journey are also my ideal client.

Who is your ideal client listener? What challenging event helped you to transition?

Who is Betsy Cole?

Dr- Betsy Cole is a Somatic and Mindfulness Coach and President of Cole Coaching and Consulting; an organization dedicated to helping clients translate strategy into action. Betsy is passionate about helping technical leaders develop and transform their capacity for solid interpersonal relationships so that they can create satisfying work environments and bring sustained results to their organizations. Prior to starting her firm, Betsy had over 25 years of progressive leadership experience working internally in a savings and loan, a county hospital and a global medical device organization.

Betsy’s work focuses on helping executives and managers develop their strategic leadership presence and expand their understanding of work to include the significant role that building and maintaining authentic relationships play in their ability to achieve results. She helps senior executives move to the next level by developing their agility and strategic perspective, as well as the communication and influencing skills to support their new role.  Betsy is also skilled in the area of career and transition coaching as this has been a focus of her practice for many years.

Betsy Cole is passionate about helping technical and scientific leaders develop their strategic leadership presence and expand their understanding of work to include the significant role that building and maintaining authentic relationships play in their ability to achieve results. She helps leaders develop their capacity to be both agile and centered in the midst of highly challenging environments.

Betsy coaches from a holistic perspective using a blend of somatics and integral approaches to create self-awareness, build a centered presence, clarify life purpose, step powerfully into the future and explore new possibilities.

Betsy is a Master Somatic coach and includes somatic body work in her coaching.  She is also certified by New Ventures West as an Integral coach.  Betsy earned a B.A. degree from Wellesley College, an M.S. from the University of Miami and a Ph.D. from the Fielding Graduate University.

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