Just Between Coaches

Perfectionism isn’t the same as striving to be your best, but is there any situation in which perfectionism can serve you? Can perfectionism be a friend? Or is it always a fear-based foe? In this episode, Melinda and Joy Torchia talk about perfectionism and how it impacts our coaching businesses.

Show Notes

Episode summary: A common perception is that perfectionism is the same as striving to be your best. Joy Torchia, the founder of Torchlight Life Design Coaching & Consulting, thinks it’s a trait to become aware of and overcome. But is there any situation in which perfectionism can serve you? Can perfectionism be a friend?  Or is it always a fear-based foe?  And why is it so hard to change the pattern of perfectionism that is blocking you from moving forward? 

     In this episode, Melinda Cohan talks to Joy about perfectionism and how it impacts our coaching businesses. Joy believes that giving grace and space is important when dealing with perfectionism, but also believes that we should keep pushing ourselves out of our comfort zones. As she says, “There's no comfort in the growth zone, and there's no growth in the comfort zone.”

     Joy is a certified personal development coach and a well-respected and award-winning communications strategist.


•In this episode we discuss:

  • What is perfectionism and how does it present itself? 
  • What is a fixed versus a growth mindset, and how do they relate to perfectionism?
  • Is there any situation in which perfectionism can serve you? Can perfectionism be a friend? 
  • Why is it so hard to change the pattern of perfectionism that is blocking you from moving forward?
  • Can perfectionism be self-diagnosed?


“Perfectionism is not the same as striving to be our best. It's not about healthy achievement and growth. Rather, it's driven by this fear of failure.” – Joy Torchia




Joy Torchia

Guest Bio: Joy Torchia, the founder of Torchlight Life Design Coaching & Consulting, is a certified personal development coach and a well-respected and award-winning communications strategist.

     She helps her clients tap into their potential, power, and presence to achieve their individual goals and truly live a life they love. She’s also a certified coach at Coaches Console and an Aces coach at Mirasee.

     She has helped organizations to identify their core issues and missions and worked with staff to articulate the key outcomes they desire. She also works with people who are experiencing important life transitions and/or are growing into a new life phase and expression of themselves. Ultimately, everyone is leveling up and moving into a new phase in their lives.

     Joy brings many years of experience in working with nonprofits, philanthropic organizations, small businesses, educational institutions, and other organizations that operate with limited budgets and resources.  

Coach Experience, Training, and Certification Includes:

  • Mirasee ACES Coach--Entrepreneurship Business Acceleration Program  
  • Coaches Console Coach--Coaching Business Systems Coach
  • LHH Certified Career Transition Coach 
  • Coaches Training Institute--Certified Co-Active Professional Coach    
  • The Ford Institute for Integrative Coaching--Certified Spiritual Divorce Coach
  • Positive Intelligence Coaching for Mindfulness and Mental Fitness
  • Strengths Strategy Coaching--People Acuity.


Resources or websites mentioned in this episode:
  1. Mirasee
  2. Coaches Console
  3. Joy’s website 
  4. Joy’s LinkedIn


Credits:
  • Guest: Joy Torchia
  • Host: Melinda Cohan
  • Producer: Cynthia Lamb 
  • Executive producer: Danny Iny
  • Writer: Michi Lantz and Melinda Cohan
  • Assembled by: Michi Lantz
  • Audio Post Supervisor: Evan Miles, Christopher Martin
  • Audio Post Production: Post Office Sound
  • Music soundscape: Chad Michael Snavely

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• Music and SFX credits:
 
•Track Title: Clouds
Artist Name(s): Acreage
Writer Name: Marshall Usinger
Publisher Name: BOSS SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTIONS

•Track Title: Coastline Dream
Artist Name(s): Wild Sky
Writer Name: Adam Simons
Publisher Name: BOSS SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTIONS

•Track Title: Coo Coos
Artist Name(s): Dresden, The Flamingo
Writer Name: Matthew Wigton
Publisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTION

•Track Title: Stars & Trees
Artist Name(s): Outside The Sky
Writer Name: Dustin Ransom
Publisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTION

• Episode transcript: Perfectionism: Friend or Foe? (Joy Torchia):  Coming soon.


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Creators & Guests

Host
Melinda Cohan
Producer
Cynthia Lamb
Guest
Joy Torchia

What is Just Between Coaches?

Where do coaches turn when they face a difficult situation with a client? Quite often, when coaching challenges arise, they reach out to a coach more senior than themselves. That’s the aim of Just Between Coaches — to be that trusted source of guidance for the coaching community.

Hosted by Melinda Cohan, coach and creator of The Coaches Console business management system, Just Between Coaches will answer the tough questions that coaches face every day. For example, what can I do if my client is lying? How do I deal with price resistance from prospects and clients? What if I want to fire a coaching client? And what the heck is a feeder course and why should I care?

This tactical podcast will provide a deep dive into one coaching topic per episode, which means searching for answers will be a breeze. It will also offer a simple way for listeners to refer other coaches who are grappling with those tough coaching questions. To submit a tough question you’re facing as a coach, put “JBC” in the subject line and send it to podcasts@mirasee.com.