Episode #24: Jeffrey Wotherspoon - If You Want to Know Something's Purpose, You Have to Ask Its Creator

Profound moments of connection and belief illuminate the story of Jeffrey Wotherspoon's life, which has taken him from a crossroads of uncertainty to becoming an executive and life coach, international trainer and conflict resolution specialist. It's a journey he reflects upon with happiness and pride, having overcome loneliness, conflict and despair to pursue a calling that has instilled him with purpose, and earned him a reputation as a unique leader, motivator and instigator of change. From working with young people and sensing his value for the first time, to bringing truth and revelation to people in prisons, Jeffrey has been guided by faith, family, and a phenomenal work ethic. In this episode, we talk about: Bridging the empathy gap to work with hard-to-reach groups The answers we hold inside ourselves, often without knowing Prayer, and the different forms that guiding practices can take Balancing associate coaching work with serious, committed private clients How to spot the steps we may need to take in our careers and lives that don't always feel safe. Jeffrey also speaks about how God guided him to his purpose in life, the new patterns and habits that have arrived during the coronavirus pandemic, and how he is reshaping his approach in response to them. For more information about Jeffrey, visit: https://www.the-centre.co.uk/about/jeffrey_wotherspoon or https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffrey-wotherspoon-cfpac-ilm-35973561/ For information about Robbie’s wider work and writing, visit www.robbieswalecoaching.com. Music by My Good Man William: listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4KmeQUcTbeE31uFynHQLQg To support the Coach's Journey, visit www.patreon.com/thecoachsjourney and to join the Coach's Journey Community visit www.thecoachsjourney.com/community Things and people we mentioned (that you might be interested in): ~3: Kids Company News Story that Robbie mentions in the intro: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-56044000 ~17: County lines https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/what-we-do/crime-threats/drug-trafficking/county-lines ~27: Danyella Glasgow https://www.linkedin.com/in/dannyellaglasgow/ ~30: Damilola Taylor https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-55059793 ~24: Anster https://www.antser.com/ ~60: The UCB Word for Today https://www.ucb.co.uk/word-for-today ~1.06: Peter's walk on water https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2014%3A22-33&version=NIV ~1.15: Youth Offending Team https://www.gov.uk/youth-offending-team ~1.17: Kids Company https://www.communityni.org/organisation/kids-company-uk ~1.17: MOE Foundation https://moefoundation.com/ Certified Coach Training Course https://moefoundation.com/programmes ~1.20: Camila Batmanghelidjh https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/camila-batmanghelidjh-kids-company-b1808227.html ~1.32: Spark Inside https://www.sparkinside.org/ ~1.32: Young Women's Trust https://www.youngwomenstrust.org/ ~1.33: Frontline Programme https://thefrontline.org.uk/our-programmes/frontline-programme/ ~1.56: Trailblazers Mentoring https://www.trailblazersmentoring.org.uk/

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Coach’s Journey founder Robbie Swale and a team of hosts interview coaches about how they created a successful business and how they create impact for their clients. Through these conversations, you can learn how each coach came to coaching, grew their coaching practice and found their way to the successful business they have today. Each interview, like each journey, is different. But each is also packed with insights, tips, suggestions and ideas to grow your coaching business and have even greater impact creating change in the lives of your clients. Past guests include life coaches, business coaches, executivecoaches, career coaches, leadership coaches and more. Some are household names; some are coaches you’ve never heard of. All of them share ideas on the key topics for creating a coaching business: money, fees, impact with clients, training and more. About Robbie: Robbie Swale is a leadership coach, podcaster and the author of four books. He has trained with masters in the field of coaching and building coaching businesses, including Rich Litvin, Robert Holden and guests on the podcast like Katie Harvey and Myles Downey. He is the creator of The Coaching Business Flywheel, which attempts to boil down everything he has learned from many years supporting coaches to grow their businesses and interviewing amazing coaches on this podcast, into one simple, actionable model. Subscribe and read more about the podcast, The Coach’s Journey Community and get the free ebook An Introduction to The Coaching Business Flywheel at www.thecoachsjourney.com