The Organized Coach - Productivity, Business Systems, Time Management, ADHD, Routines, Life Coach, Entrepreneur Tracy Hoth | Certified Life Coach, Professional Organizer, Systems Specialist

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After a year of podcasting, I thought sharing a little about me would be fun so you know who I am.
Well, get ready. I started from the beginning and gave you a chronological overview of my entire life. 🤣
I share about my childhood in Minnesota, the big move, high school in El Paso, Texas, and college in Denton, Texas. Then, my "be-crazy-before-I-get-tied-down" decision to move to California, where I made a defining decision that changed the course of my life. Then, I moved to Kansas City, Missouri, to work as the Girl's Program Director in an inner-city ministry. In Kansas City, met my husband, and we grew our family.
Life was so good. I recognize and continue to see the blessings I was given in my life - things I had no control over and others I worked hard for and chose. 
In 2016 came the hardest challenge of our lives - my son's c5-c6 spinal cord injury.
I share how I started my organizing business, how life coaching came into my life, my decision to get certified, and how I transitioned my business to fully coaching online and then changed my niche to helping coaches organize their businesses. 
Whew! I go through it quickly.
Hopefully, you feel like a friend now! 
I'd love to hear your story. Tag me on Instagram to share your story or ask me questions. Maybe I'll do a follow-up "get to know me" episode in the future. 
Resources Mentioned:
Value Workshop with Caryn Gillen
Organized Coach Academy FREE Workshop: 3 Secrets to Organize Your Digital Files
Idea TrackerClient TrackerFREE File Naming Formula Cheatsheet
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Guess what! Caryn has offered to host a Values Workshop for my listeners and students! You won't want to miss this. Register now by clicking here.
Caryn Gillen helps coaches build spacious lives and businesses so they can live the dream they had when they first became coaches.
I was honored to have this casual conversation with her for this episode, during which I had so many aha moments as we talked about values and how they shape our businesses. Plus, I asked all the questions to get her take on how we use values to organize everything from our digital files to our processes and decisions.

The key moments in this episode are:

What are values? Where do they come from? Caryn defines "values."
How do we figure out what our values are? Caryn shares two questions to ask yourself:
When was there a time in my life when I felt out of alignment? Angered? Stuck?
When was there a time in my life when I was totally in flow? Electric?

How do our values manifest in our business, and what is the best way to intentionally use them?
How do we use values as we coach our clients? 
What do I do when two values come up against each other?
Caryn is a master at asking questions.  She shares some intriguing ways to help yourself and your clients.
The itchy sweater exercise... so good!
Some of my favorite things she says are: "Someday is here!" Cozy pants. "Values are here for you to expand."
Tag @caryngillen and @tracyhoth on Instagram and share your values and takeaways from this episode.
Sign up for the Values Workshop here.
Connect with Caryn Gillen:
Website: CarynGillen.com  Remarkable Life Method Workshop Series
Resources Mentioned:
Values Workshop with Caryn GillenBrene Brown's Value List
Organized Coach Academy FREE Workshop: 3 Secrets to Organize Your Digital Files
Idea TrackerClient TrackerFREE File Naming Formula Cheatsheet
Connect with me:
Website Email Instagram 
 

>>> Purchase the Idea Tracker Dashboard today for an exclusive invitation to the FREE workshop on 4/15/24. During the workshop, I'll walk you step-by-step through setting up and customizing your Idea Dashboard. With all your ideas organized, you'll never wonder where that "thing you wanted to remember" is again. 
Overwhelm. We all have felt it.
But the question is, what do you do when you feel overwhelmed?
When was the last time you felt overwhelmed? How often do you feel overwhelmed? What does overwhelm feel like in your body? Then what? What happens next for you?
Overwhelm is a feeling, an emotion in our body. Our emotions are a result of what we are thinking. The first thing to do is figure out what thought is causing you to feel the emotion of overwhelm.
Then, remember, your thoughts are optional. No matter what your circumstances are or what facts are happening outside of you, how you decide to think about them is optional. It's your choice. And that choice, the thought you decide to think, will cause you to feel an emotion. 
We have the option to change our thoughts which will change our emotions, but it's not always easy.
This ONE thing will help you change your thoughts. It's an action step for you to take when you feel overwhelmed. 
Let the feeling of being overwhelmed be your SIGNAL to do this exercise. This is the ONE thing. 
And guess what? This one thing is also the first step to getting organized. By practicing this exercise, you are also practicing the organizing steps! A win-win!
Let me know how it goes. Did it help? Did it shift your feeling of overwhelm? 
Resources Mentioned:
Purchase the Idea Tracker Dashboard, and you will be automatically registered for the workshop.
Organized Coach Academy FREE Workshop: 3 Secrets to Organize Your Digital Files
Idea TrackerClient TrackerFREE File Naming Formula Cheatsheet
Connect with me:
Website Email Instagram 

Purchase the Idea Tracker today (the price goes up on 4/16/24) and be automatically registered for the free workshop on April 15 at 12:00 PM Central Time.
In the workshop, I will help you set up your Idea Tracker Dashboard, learn some easy formatting tricks, customize it with your categories, and walk away feeling organized and ready to input all your ideas.
In this episode, I'm delving into six specific ways to refine your coaching program so your students can experience more success and rave about their experiences in your course and with you as their coach.
I drew insights from my students' feedback, the changes I'm making inside Organized Coach Academy, and my personal experiences in the courses and coaching programs I've been in.
Key Points:
➡️  Include a table of contents
Explore the significance of providing a comprehensive table of contents for your coaching program. Learn how it offers clarity and helps students/clients navigate course content efficiently.
➡️  Provide Checklists for Each Module
Adding a checklist can streamline the learning process for participants, fostering a sense of accomplishment as they check items off, track their progress, stay motivated, and celebrate wins.
➡️  Share how you (as the expert) would do it 
Share your expertise on how YOU, as the expert, recommend that they navigate through your program. Guide participants on the ideal approach to maximize their learning experience.
➡️  Review and Recap
Consider incorporating periodic review sessions to reinforce where documents and trainings are, remind them of important features, tour the portal, and assist participants in tracking their progress effectively.
➡️  Open Communication and Feedback
Emphasize the importance of establishing an environment conducive to open communication. Encourage participants to seek clarification, ask questions, and provide feedback on their learning journey.
➡️  Make everything searchable
When you teach your students and clients to search your content for the answers, you empower them. But you need to make it easy! Videos are not searchable, so be sure to include a synopsis with the key search terms or the transcripts in written form so they can find what they are looking for.
Implementing these strategies can transform your coaching program, enrich participants' learning experiences, and enable tangible progress toward their goals.
Reflect on these insights and identify one area within your coaching program where you can improve using one of the six ways to client success.
Resources Mentioned:
Purchase the Idea Tracker (and automatically be registered for the workshop on 4/15/24!)
Organized Coach Academy FREE Workshop: 3 Secrets to Organize Your Digital FilesClient TrackerFREE File Naming Formula Cheatsheet
Connect with me:
Website Email Instagram 

Join Organized LIfe Academy while the doors are open. Use this link to get $100 off when you join before April 1, 2024. April is the start of a new quarter with a new project for Q2. You are eligible to register for our live event as well, and as a bonus, you will be included in the monthly VIP calls when you join now.

Is your home organized? Do you love coming home and being in your home?

In this episode, I share my insights about home organization.

I share my definition of being "organized," what area of my home is a complete pile of clutter, and what I think about maintaining organization.
As a Professional Organizer for over 15 years, I have been in hundreds of people's homes. I've seen it all. When I'm in a home with abundant stuff, I am overwhelmed. I could not get or stay organized with so much stuff. You have to start by reducing the amount of stuff.

There are three ways to reduce what comes into your home by becoming aware of your
Buying habits, 
Paper habits, and
Collection habits.
Your current home, cabinets, drawers, and closets are the "containers" you must work with. When reducing your things to fit in your "container," start by choosing your favorites—the things you love and use often. Then you can move to the remaining items. This helps make decision-making easier. 
Our 3-fold approach this year in Organized Life Academy includes a monthly decluttering focus, a mindset focus to help you create an organized person's identity, and quarterly projects. 
Listen to the episode to learn more. If you are ready to make organizing your home and life fun and don't want to try to figure it out alone, join us now in Organized Life Academy.
Resources Mentioned:
Organized Life Academy - Join now with $100 off coupon!
07 | Is Paper A Problem? Simple Solutions to Reduce and Organize Paper and Emails in Your Office and Home
Dana White's book I mention
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Do you believe you should be able to organize your business on your own? Do you look around and think everyone else is more organized than you, and they did it on their own?
You want the results that come with an organized business, like:
Saving time and reducing mind confusion and overwhelm
Knowing exactly where every file lives
Finding things quickly and easily
Feeling calm and focused instead of always scrambling
Knowing what to do each time you sit down to work
Spending more time with your loved ones, hobbies, or a passion project
Leaving work in your office instead of thinking about it 24/7
Becoming more efficient and handing off documented tasks to an assistant
Focusing your creative energy on clients instead of wasting time doing random admin tasks
Giving your clients an exceptional experience working with you
To get a business like this, there are only three pillars you need:
An organized MINDSET
Organizing SKILLS
Organized ASSETS
These three pillars are the only reason you are not creating an organized business now.
Do you have these three pillars? Do you want them? Will you finally stop telling yourself you "should" be able to do this alone and instead join us in Organized Coach Academy?

In the Academy, we walk step by step to create the identity of an organized business owner. We learn organizing skills and practice them until we are confident. We build assets like documented processes and dashboards to bring all the information together in one place. 
No matter how you think, whether you have a diagnosis, are missing executive functions, or have always been told you are messy, this work will help you become an organized CEO.
Stop wasting time thinking you should, and join us to learn these organizing skills that will not only impact your business success but also overflow into your home, relationships, and more! ❤️

Resources Mentioned:
More information about the self-coaching Model Organized Coach Academy FREE Workshop: 3 Secrets to Organize Your Digital Files
Idea TrackerClient TrackerFREE File Naming Formula Cheatsheet
Connect with me:
Website Email Instagram