180: The Art of Asking Questions with Caryn Gillen
Do you want to get better at asking questions? Do you want to learn more about having stellar sales calls with potential clients? Are you on the verge of making a big leap and need a pep talk from an expert? We are covering these topics and more in this episode about the difference between therapy and coaching. Join us to learn more!Caryn Gillen is a coach and strategist for coaches who helps them make their businesses as great as their coaching. After getting her master’s in counseling psychology and working as a therapist, she turned to coaching and found her sweet spot that’s fueled her passion for the past 15 years. Her coaching practice centers around her personal values of spaciousness, integrity, wholeheartedness, connection, and growth. Caryn lives and works in Eugene, Oregon. Show Highlights:Caryn’s story of discovering coaching and settling into this profession after a short stint as a therapistCaryn’s perspective on the difference between therapy and coachingThe process of coaching so you can hold space for someone and feel confident and trusting of yourself“Coaching IS questions. Coaches are professional question-askers.”Caryn’s favorite coaching questions come from “left field” and her intuition.The role of intuition in Caryn’s business, even in making difficult decisions and taking big leapsCaryn’s advice about finding your “number” and building toward that for safety and securityCultivating relationships to benefit your businessA look at Caryn’s astrology–and what it says about connection, success, and entrepreneurshipStellar sales calls that deliver results from a place of curiosityCaryn’s process of loving peopleA pep talk to coach yourself through a moment of “stuckness”“An exceptional life requires taking exceptional steps.”Making sense of human designThoughts on spaciousness, alignment, and purposeHear Caryn’s answers to rapid-fire questions about helpful advice, morning routine, what she’s reading right nowResources:Connect with Caryn GillenWebsite (Contact Caryn for The 30-Day Guide to Powerful Questions.) *Mentioned in this episode: Rest is Resistance by Tricia Hersey, On Our Best Behaviour: The Price Women Pay to Be Good by Elise Loehnen, and The E-Myth Revisited by Michael E. GerberConnect with PaulaGet 1:1 astrological support to align with your purpose, assess compatibility, and find auspicious timing for launches and sales in a day-long. Can potentially be in person. Only 5 spots are available in the fall. More info here.Get your free Heal Your Money Karma checklist & training here.Get the 2025 Astrology Guidebook and receive all my hand-picked lay-low and auspicious days for the year, plus major transits and auspicious dates from the Indian calendar that you can drop right into your Google calendar. We have added exciting, new features in the latest version of the...