Episode #515

Live Coaching With Erick Rheam: How to Expand Your Niche and Overcome Imposter Syndrome

With Molly Kennedy + Theresa Skaar

This week, we’re giving you a behind-the-scenes look at what coaching can do for speakers.

Erick Rheam is hosting live coaching sessions this week! These sessions feature TSL students and real problems that speakers face in their businesses.

This episode features Molly Kennedy and Theresa Skaar. Molly focuses on shifting her demographics and finding new income sources, while Theresa focuses on overcoming impostor syndrome and selling herself with confidence.

A few of their quotes that you might relate to:

“I just turned 50 this summer, and I feel like, personally, I’m kind of evolving and growing. I feel like my reach can expand beyond education, although I love teachers. Again, it’s kind of an easy space for me, but I also feel like I want to challenge myself to have a broader reach as well.” – Molly Kennedy

“I don’t know if it feels audacious if it feels like so many people position themselves as an expert. And I’m like, you know, I don’t know.” – Theresa Skaar

Want to skim the session?

  • 04:56 Why Molly loves what she does currently
  • 08:09 Where she would like to transition into
  • 12:52 Erick’s ideas on getting into a new market
  • 15:18 Molly’s final steps to make the shift
  • 18:51 Where Theresa feels like she’s lacking confidence
  • 22:27 How Theresa wishes people felt about aging
  • 25:11 What Theresa hopes to accomplish with her work
  • 28:03 Erick advice on how to build confidence and show up as a pro

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About Molly Kennedy + Theresa Skaar

About Molly: 

Molly Kennedy is an award-winning, international speaker and author of Creating the Champion Within. She has spent the past 26 years empowering others to Get UP When Life Knocks Them Down.

Her heart’s work is to inspire you to flip your mindset and develop your empowering beliefs with intention, consistency and joy to become unstoppable.

Molly’s message will empower you to get UNstuck from any challenge or transition life throws at you. You’ll learn practical, user friendly strategies applicable to every aspect of life. This is NOT a one and done message! It will stick to your ribs!

She ‘walks the walk’ when it comes to resiliency, grit and perseverance. Molly grew up in a dysfunctional family with addiction, divorce, abuse, neglect, abandonment, suffered from an eating disorder, was suicidal and a runaway at 15 years old. If you are looking for a message of how to overcome obstacles, reach goals and create the best version of yourself, Molly is your speaker!

Molly is a bodybuilding champion, an Empire State Games Gold Medalist in olympic-style weightlifting, has finished a full Ironman Triathlon (140.6 miles), completed multiple marathons, jumped out of an airplane twice, walked across fire twice, climbed the equivalent of Mt. Everest in 32 hours and summited all of New York State’s highest 46 mountains.

Her enthusiasm, vulnerability, sense of humor and gut-level honesty will inspire you to believe in yourself and create the champion within YOU!

 

About Theresa: 

Dr. Theresa B. Skaar, also known as Dr. T, is an educator and facilitator dedicated to empowering individuals to meet life’s challenges with more curiosity, ease, and joy. With a PhD in social psychology, certification in Mind-Body Medicine, and extensive Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction facilitator training, she is uniquely qualified to help people achieve their personal and professional growth goals.

Dr. T’s workshops and speaking engagements cover critical topics such as managing burnout, cultivating self-awareness, navigating grief, and aging mindfully. Her expertise in evidence-based practices makes it easy for learners of all levels to understand and apply these tools in their lives. With her engaging demeanor, Dr. T brings humor, compassion, and relatable experiences to her presentations, making them informative and enjoyable. Participants leave her workshops and talks with actionable insights and tools they can confidently apply daily.

Dr. T loves to explore her creative side through watercolor and acrylic painting. She also enjoys reading, walks in nature, and knitting. She lives with her husband and their two dogs and profoundly values her connections with friends and family.

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