Coaching Chicago's Creative Community
Hear Conspire Creative owner Sharon Woodhouse talk to host Mike Stephen on Outside the Loop Radio, episode #828, on Chicago's WGN Radio.
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Sharon Woodhouse
- Aug 10
How the Practice of Practice Is the Secret to a Sustainable Business
Commit to showing up consistently and doing the work from where you’re at. “Isn’t it a bit unnerving that doctors call what they do...
Sharon Woodhouse
- Aug 8
The Power of Leaving Things Half Done (Until Later)
Stopping in the middle of it. I first encountered the idea in the poetic phrasing of Ernest Hemingway: “I learned never to empty...
Sharon Woodhouse
- Jul 25
Cushioning Your Business Life Changes More Than You Can Imagine
What if you had enough of everything in your practice to minimize worries and problems, disappointments and resentments? In my mind...
Sharon Woodhouse
- Jul 21
Self-Talk Basics for Maintaining Your Solo Business in Tough Times
Attitude defaults for strength, support, and forward solutions. Whether you have a part-time or full-time, new or established solo...
Sharon Woodhouse
- May 31
40 Secrets of Conflict That Can Help Your Business
You don’t have to love conflict, just don’t avoid it. We’ve all encountered the solo practitioners, freelancers, or small business owners...
Sharon Woodhouse
- May 16
How to Use Presence in the Brave New Uncertain World of Business
The attractiveness of the present moment offers opportunities. “We must get back to normal!” We hear it everywhere. A desperate cry for...
Sharon Woodhouse
- Apr 12
We Should All Be Millionaires
Rachel Rodgers makes a strong case and provides a map. We should all be millionaires. No doubt. It’s quite a statement, but author...
Sharon Woodhouse
- Apr 5
Embrace Presence in Face of the New Not Normal
Cozy up to the attractiveness of the present. “We must get back to normal!” We hear it everywhere. A desperate cry for routine...
Sharon Woodhouse
- Feb 28
Self as Authority: #28 of 28 Big Ideas from the World of Coaching
Self as authority is #28 of 28 big ideas from the world of coaching. To close this series, let me emphasize something fundamental to...
Sharon Woodhouse
- Feb 22
Grow a New or Existing Business with a Tour of Needs
Finding places to care, create, and serve as creators, solopreneurs, and jacks-of-all-trade. We have them in spades and so do our fellow...
Sharon Woodhouse
- Feb 16
Why I Charge Sliding Scale Rates for Coaching
Do any of these reasons resonate with you or for your services? Sliding scale fees are prices that vary depending on how much a...
Sharon Woodhouse
- Feb 10
Enhancing Your Presence in Life, Work, and Relationships
5 areas to explore for showing up and being there. One fascinating thing about presence is its seeming contradictions. How it’s relevant...
Sharon Woodhouse
- Feb 7
Playing Big: #27 of 28 Big Ideas from the World of Coaching
Playing big is #27 of 28 big ideas from the world of coaching. Once you’re in the swing of coaching yourself, one finer point...
Sharon Woodhouse
- Feb 1
Honoring in Others the Fundamental Good of Self-Determination
6 ways to practice a key concept of coaching and mediation that will upgrade your personal and business communication. A central theme...
Sharon Woodhouse
- Jan 28
What Is Existential Coaching and How Can It Help Us?
An excellent method for engaging issues of meaning, authenticity, responsibility, anxiety, and more, existential coaching is an emerging...
Sharon Woodhouse
- Jan 21
Loving: #26 of 28 Big Ideas from the World of Coaching
“We can only learn to love by loving.”— Iris Murdoch. Loving is #26 of 28 big ideas from the world of coaching...
Sharon Woodhouse
- Jan 20
A One-Hour Conversation People Pay Money For
Adopt my template for sharing what you know on a topic. There’s a service I’ve delivered hundreds of times in the last 18 years...
Sharon Woodhouse
- Jan 7
Creating a Cottage Industry Around Your Book, Art, or Other Hobby
Actual things I've seen work over more than 25 years helping authors and creatives develop side income from their book, art, or hobby...
Sharon Woodhouse
- Jan 6
Costs, Benefits, Tradeoffs, Tipping the Scale: #25 of 28 Big Ideas from the World of Coaching
Exploring costs, benefits, tradeoffs, and tipping the scale, #25 of 28 big ideas from the world of coaching...