#1 Leadership Coach in the world, Dr. Marshall Goldsmith, coached me!

Imagine my delight last Friday when out of more than 300 attendees at the ICF Midwest Conference in Indianapolis I won a one-on-one coaching session with, top leadership coach, Dr. Marshall Goldsmith! Even though I had my questions all set in my mind, nothing prepared me for all of the powerful insights Dr. Goldsmith shared during our one hour, private lunch.

Dr. Marshall Goldsmithmarshall-goldsmith-wendyybailey-coached is a renowned leadership educator, top CEO coach and among the top thought leaders in the world. He’s a 15 time New York Times bestselling author and is listed with Forbes, FastCompany, The Wall Street Journal (to name a few), as one of the world’s top business thinkers. He’s written or co-written a number of successful books, created several coaching programs and travels around the world sharing leadership strategies and insights with CEOs, coaches, managers and more.

When they called my name, I did some quick soul searching and found the best possible way to leverage the opportunity!  Sure, I work with amazing coaches already but having Marshall pour into me and my business was truly an awesome experience. I am genuinely grateful. 

Here are just a few of my insights from our lunch conversation:
  • When you have a mission statement, you should know it and be prepared to share it at a moment’s notice. Mine is on my website but when he asked me, I couldn’t easily tell him what it was. That was a real eyeopener for me. Sure, it’s written but am I using it in my business!
  • Write a book that represents your brand. He’s agreed to write the foreword for my first book coming in the next 30 days and suggested the concept for my brand book as my second book.  How kewl is that?!
  • Leverage up in everything you do to add success stories and endorsements for your work. Marshall said to leverage our meeting to access other higher level players. Such a great guy!

This is just a snippet of what Marshall shared with me, including an autographed copy of his latest book, Triggers: Creating Behavior That Lasts – Becoming the Person You Want To Be. There was SO much more and I have three pages of notes to prove it! The one lesson I learned that is totally worth the entire cost of the conference, including my travel and expenses is this: Always share what you know to help someone else. 

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WendyY Bailey is often called a Force of Nature and a trendsetter in the coaching industry and for good reason. With more than 20 years of experience, she brings fearless innovation and bold strategy to entrepreneurial leaders, coaches, speakers, trainers, and consultants across the globe serving clients across the U.S., Canada, the UK, Spain, and Italy. Affectionately known as “WendyY” by clients, business associates, and colleagues, she’s also lovingly called “Auntie” or “Mama Coach” for her signature blend of Southern charm, fierce wisdom, and deep coaching insight. That special mix helps her clients double, triple, even quintuple their bottomline profits. WendyY is an internationally recognized thought leader, award-winning coach, two-time bestselling author, and sought-after business mentor.