Ep 172 Carrie Arnold - Let it go / Bracket it / Tinker your way to better coaching

. Best coaching advice you’ve gotten?

• “What would it take to let it go?” – helped her shed self-limiting beliefs.
• Learned during a Georgetown fishbowl coaching session.
• Empowered her to define herself and step into a bigger space.

2. What are you still trying to improve?

• Contracting with clients to avoid misalignment.
• Daily work on presence—removing the “static.”
• Asking, “Are we still in the right conversation?”

3. Most outrageous/courageous thing you’ve done in a session?

• Telling a client they might need more support beyond coaching.
• Delivering hard truths with subtlety and courage.
• Felt “the clench” but leaned into trust and honesty.

4. What still makes you squirm?

• Clients showing up with “I don’t know.”
• Managing the pressure to “perform.”
• Using honesty and redirection to stay in alignment.

5. Advice to new coaches?

• Get into supervision—it’s essential support.
• Coaching can be lonely without intentional community.
• Keeps coaches anchored, self-aware, and growing.

6. Something you’ve had to conquer?

• Transitioning from corporate to private practice.
• Proving to herself (and her husband) she could sustain independence.
• Leaning on referrals and relationships rather than sales.

7. Are you using AI in your practice?

• Not directly in sessions, but useful for writing and teaching.
• Encourages her daughter to use it for transactional challenges.
• Sees AI as a supportive tool, not a threat.

8. What have you learned about yourself?

• She can do hard things and thrive as a solopreneur.
• Built a sustainable practice without business development.
• Relationships and trust drive her long-term success.

Fun Stuff: Favorite Movie

• Rocky IV (music, energy, inspiration).
• Pitch Perfect 2 and The Greatest Showman.
• Loves movies with music and strong dialogue—even if “questionable.”