Episode 52: How to Love the World with Guest Marita Bollici

In this episode, Bill and Marty welcome executive advisor and coach Marita Bollici. They discuss the revolutionary approach to coaching that Marita employs, focusing on systemic possibility and the importance of considering individuals within a broader context. The episode touches on themes of personal growth, transformation, and the impact of understanding our identities in relation to others. Marita shares insights from her Whetstone One and Whetstone Two programs, geared towards fostering quantitative and qualitative change. The conversation also explores how embracing curiosity and humanizing others can contribute to social transformation and loving the world. For more information, visit The Whetstone Seminars at www.thewhetstoneseminars.com.

About Marita Bollici:

Marita Bollici is transformer: specifically, an executive advisor, coach, and coach mentor, whose work encourages a free-thinking, values-oriented approach to personal growth and transformation. Her work is deeply rooted in ontology, buttressed by philosophy and the arts. With over twenty years of experience coaching leaders, executives, entrepreneurs and individuals, Marita works to fulfill quantitative and qualitative goals with ease and power from within a unique framework. Her ideal client is committed the improvement of the quality of life for any sector of society, and are often themselves change-agents and paradigm-shifters.

“My expertise is as a transformational coach, also an ontological coach. I regard myself as a "transformer". I am also an artist which strongly influences my relationship to creativity, the created life, the phenomenal experience of life, and process. These days I am mostly interested in how transformational conversations can be scaled, and who we (coaches) are being in the world to afford that.”

Marita’s website: https://www.thewhetstoneseminars.com/

Marita’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marita-bollici-113069137/

Chapters:

00:00 Introduction and Guest Welcome

01:08 Exploring Coaching in Relation

03:10 Marita's Coaching Philosophy

06:58 Systemic Possibility and Coaching

10:50 Identity and Transformation

21:22 Curiosity and Non-Judgment in Coaching

25:55 Societal Transformation: Who Leads the Conversation?

26:52 Corporate Teams and Transformation

27:36 The Role of Self in Societal Change

28:16 Facilitating Conversations for Change

31:06 The Game of Curiosity in IFS

32:52 Applying IFS Principles to Society

34:09 The Challenge of Humanizing Opponents

39:08 Musical Analogies for Transformation

42:24 Personal Story: Volunteering and Community Engagement

45:48 Inclusivity and Relating in Society

48:50 Conclusion and Contact Information

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Links and References:

• Whetstone Seminars at www.thewhetstoneseminars.com

• Internal Family Systems - https://ifs-institute.com/

• Bill Tierney Coaching - https://www.billtierneycoaching.com/

• Listening is the Key', Dr. Kettelhut’s website - https://www.listeningisthekey.com/

• Marty’s new book, ‘Leadership as Relation’ - .css-j9qmi7{display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-webkit-flex-direction:row;-ms-flex-direction:row;flex-direction:row;font-weight:700;margin-bottom:1rem;margin-top:2.8rem;width:100%;-webkit-box-pack:start;-ms-flex-pack:start;-webkit-justify-content:start;justify-content:start;padding-left:5rem;}@media only screen and (max-width: 599px){.css-j9qmi7{padding-left:0;-webkit-box-pack:center;-ms-flex-pack:center;-webkit-justify-content:center;justify-content:center;}}.css-j9qmi7 svg{fill:#27292D;}.css-j9qmi7 .eagfbvw0{-webkit-align-items:center;-webkit-box-align:center;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;color:#27292D;}