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COACHED with Coach Keren
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Coaching mastery, personal transformation, leadership development, spiritual growth, burnout recovery, and business reinvention start here. Welcome to Season 5 of Coached: The Coaching Masters, where the world’s top teachers, coaches, spiritual guides, and conscious entrepreneurs share the real story behind transformation and leadership. Hosted by master coach Keren Eldad, this season explores the full arc of becoming a teacher and leader. Each episode explores coaching at its core, not as a polished highlight reel, but as a soul-centered journey. We go behind the scenes of coaching businesses, leadership breakthroughs, burnout recovery, and conscious entrepreneurship. You’ll discover how teachers turn personal pain into wisdom, purpose, and coaching mastery.
This season features transformative conversations with master teachers, bestselling authors and podcasters such as Byron Katie, founder of The Work, revealing how to break free from suffering. Dr. Kristin Neff, global authority on self-compassion, shares the truth behind inner kindness. Jessica Zweig opens up on collapse, rebirth, and her platform: The Spiritual Hustler. Danielle LaPorte speaks on softness, strength, and heart-centered leadership. Craig Siegel shares insights on business reinvention, financial success and transformation. Kurtis Lee Thomas dives into breathwork, burnout recovery, and becoming a true vessel for change.
What listeners will walk away with: personal transformation, leadership growth, spiritual insight, business breakthroughs — and all of the above. You’ll gain insight into your own journey through these role models. Reframe coaching leadership as a soulful, grounded path. Receive spiritual wisdom from teachers who embody what they teach. Discover business breakthroughs rooted in alignment, not hustle. And gain permission to evolve, unravel, and rebuild again and again.
In this season of Coached: The Coaching Masters, we explore emotional resilience, energetic alignment, spiritual awakening, business reinvention, leadership development, coaching business growth, and personal transformation. These honest conversations reveal the real work behind building coaching mastery and conscious entrepreneurship with integrity. Whether you're a coach, leader, entrepreneur, or in a season of reinvention, this podcast is your guide. You’ll gain insights from role models who’ve lived it, leadership development rooted in alignment, business reinvention strategies with purpose, spiritual growth grounded in wisdom, and burnout recovery guidance for rebuilding with intention.
Keren Eldad brings mastery, heart, and wisdom to each conversation, helping you evolve personally, spiritually, and professionally. If you are searching for coaching mastery, personal transformation, spiritual growth, leadership development, burnout recovery, business reinvention, coaching business growth, and conscious entrepreneurship, this season will be your essential companion. Join us for earned w...
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When Success Becomes a Cage: David Harris on Second Chances, Coaching & Real Ambition
Jan 1500:32:18Tap to summarizeWhat happens when the very thing that built your success starts to suffocate you?In this powerful New Year’s episode of COACHED, I sit down with David Harris, founder of one of the top personal injury law firms in the country, and one of my all-time favorite coaching clients.By every traditional measure, David had made it: the firm, the money, the house, the reputation, the “perfect” family. But beneath the surface, he was overwhelmed, over-functioning, and quietly drowning in the very life he had built.Six months into coaching, after I told him,“You can stop… or life will stop you,”… and that was when life did exactly that.David contracted a severe case of COVID, spent six months in the hospital, and came terrifyingly close to dying - more than once. His family was called in to say goodbye. And then… something shifted.This is the story of what happens when you get a second chance - and actually use it.It’s also the story behind GILDED: the book is dedicated to David’s rise. If you’ve ever wondered what coaching can really do in a life that looks “successful” on the outside but feels unsustainable inside, this episode is your glimpse behind the curtain.In this episode, we explore:The Overachiever’s Paradox in real timeHow David built enormous external success while feeling increasingly hollow, pressured, and cut off from his own life.The first “mirror moment” in coachingWhat it was like for a life-long people pleaser and high achiever to finally turn the attention inward — and admit the cost.Six months in the hospital & multiple near-death momentsWhat David remembers, what his family went through, and how close it really got.The brutal and beautiful realization:“I was gone… and the world still turned.”How that single insight changed his relationship to work, control, and self-importance.From gilded cage to real freedomHow the metaphor of the gilded cage landed for him, and how he began stepping out of the cage without burning his whole life down.Ambition after a brush with deathDavid is still ambitious, still high-performing, still in the courtroom. But the way he moves through the world is entirely different.Leadership, culture & trustHow his leadership style has transformed — from “I have to do it all” to delegating, trusting, and watching his team and culture rise.The impact at homeHow his wife and four kids experience “New David,” and the tiny moments (like laughing when something breaks) that signal massive inner change.Redefining successMoving from a financial scorecard to a life scorecard: impact, faith, freedom, and relationships.Advice to founders who’ve “made it” but feel stuck or overwhelmedDavid’s honest counsel for anyone hearing the internal nudge and ignoring it: don’t wait.ResourcesOrder the book GILDEDGILDED: Break Free From the Cage of Ambition, Perfectionism, and the Relentless Pursuit of MoreSchedule a Call with Coach Keren: www.KerenEldad.comIf this episode resonates…Share it with the overachiever in your life who looks “perfect” on the outside but is quietly exhausted inside.Leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify — it helps this work reach the people who need it.Screenshot the episode, tag @coachkeren and let us know your biggest takeaway.May this conversation be the wake-up call you choose — so life doesn’t have to choose it for you.Mentioned in this episode:Book a Call
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Coached with Nayaswami Asha: On Love, Karma & Staying Steady in a Chaotic World
Jan 800:45:55Tap to summarizeIn this luminous episode of COACHED: Coaching Masters, I sit down with one of my own great teachers, Nayaswami Asha, a senior teacher in the Ananda Sangha worldwide movement and a direct disciple of Swami Kriyananda, in the lineage of Paramhansa Yogananda, author of Autobiography of a Yogi.We talk about what it really means to live as a soul in human form during “strange times,” why the universe is made of energy, not matter, and how our longing for meaning, joy, and relief from suffering is not a defect, but a compass pointing us back to the truth of who we are.From her early days as an 18-year-old “truth seeker” in California, to the fateful moment she heard Swami Kriyananda speak at Stanford in 1969, to 16 years living at Ananda Village in simple, communal, spiritually charged conditions, Asha traces how her path unfolded – not as a neat, linear ascent, but as a series of inner recognitions, breakdowns, and choices to align ever more sincerely with love, service, and higher consciousness.We also dive into the role of the spiritual teacher and guru, the power of lineage and “magnetism” (why real transmission is much more than information), and how to stay grounded and joyful even as the world feels more polarized, fearful, and chaotic.If you have ever wondered why you are here, why life sometimes feels like a shiny, gilded cage, and how to find a safe place inside yourself that no turbulence can touch – this conversation is for you.In this episode, we explore:The early life of a truth seekerGrowing up in an intelligent but non-spiritual, socially conscious familyThe paradox of being “basically happy” but burning with questions about suffering and happinessDiscovering Swami Vivekananda’s writings and immediately recognizing a deeper truthThe moment the teacher appearsThe “fateful day” at Stanford in 1969 when Nayaswami Asha first heard Swami Kriyananda speakWhy his presence felt like an embodied answer to a question she had carried her whole lifeHow she knew “he has what I want” and what it means to recognize your teacherAnanda Village and a new way of lifeMoving into a young spiritual community in the 1970s: goat milk, gardens, trailers, no electricityLiving extremely simply, yet feeling overwhelmingly rich in joy and purposeBecoming Swami Kriyananda’s assistant and hostess, and learning by attunement, not just studyEnergy, magnetism, and the real role of a teacherWhy Asha insists that the real transmission is not content, but magnetismHow a true teacher is like an “open window,” letting more of the divine light flow throughWhy genuine masters never claim the power as their own and always “pass it up the line”Self-forgetfulness vs. perfection of the egoThe difference between self-realization and personal-development perfectionismWhy our greatest moments of joy are usually the moments we forget ourselvesHow trying to perfect the small self creates anxiety and “gilded cages” of external validationKarma, reincarnation, and why this wild planet is not a mistakeA clear, grounded explanation of reincarnation as a compassionate, logical designHow our unresolved lessons live in our energy and draw us to the exact right circumstancesWhy we “chose this planet” in this time: both to serve and to face our fearsYes, it really might get worse – and that can be good newsWhat it means to be in a transition from an age of matter to an age of energyThe rise of super-charged ego and technological power, and the equal rise of light “underground”How turbulence forces us to seek a real inner safety, and higher levels of happinessSincerity as the heart of spiritual practiceWhy “sincerity, not perfection” is the real fuel for discipline and devotionHow to know whether you’re truly ready for transformation: what happens when things get hardThe one question to ask in any situation: “What is this activating in me?”Love as the ultimate purposeWhy we are ultimately here “to learn to love” – and why love is not always “nice”How perfect love casts out fear and leads to joyPractical examples of choosing to serve rather than freeze in fear, even on a random flight from MexicoMentioned in this episodeNayaswami Asha – teacher, author, and spiritual director with Ananda Sangha: https://www.instagram.com/innerlifewith_asha/Paramhansa Yogananda, Autobiography of a Yogi (link: https://www.amazon.com/Autobiography-Reprint-Philosophical-library-First/dp/1565892127/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?adgrpid=188921505000&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.JWkEsunxvQv4ZLblIUyE31QZkPq3-x4S3sNyv4w7K0LsfbUmh6llSE06bn7uptcwET_p3b_FwT9CW0H6w16SG6DF6fTo27KEP_8VQwuqm0c8IEVsuv1b-fIkn4BZmW9xI1J2Qcjx-snQASYFHZAvQeu2QoL2f7zkkm_kn_Z6UyD6o8F4vz-HiZAvRinI73DsHjmtiE-7qJbQFlJZ9d-8QB8sA4XVPuG-eUL9LTyRVO4.TJNbPFXbJlNkwD0M6v2nSUf71mW8wKOyghsEswi_hAw&dib_tag=se&hvadid=779572530853&hvdev=c&hvexpln=0&hvlocphy=9060225&hvnetw=g&hvocijid=6930145912084542343--&hvqmt=e&hvrand=6930145912084542343&hvtargid=kwd-378389948097&hydadcr=22591_13821178_9241&keywords=autobiography+of+a+yogi+amazon&mcid=a50e8358fa48389f8e9700dd28bab775&qid=1764007427&sr=8-2-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&psc=1)Asha’s talks on the current world situation: “Yes, It Will Get Worse” (parts 1 & 2): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKkKveJ2hLs, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dy9XW5nXRvMGILDED: Break Free From the Cage of Ambition, Perfectionism, and the Relentless Pursuit of More – by Coach Keren Eldad: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=gilded+keren+eldad&adgrpid=189531211907&hvadid=779513894136&hvdev=c&hvexpln=0&hvlocphy=9060225&hvnetw=g&hvocijid=3389580693659355576--&hvqmt=e&hvrand=3389580693659355576&hvtargid=kwd-2388726978615&hydadcr=22537_13730727_8187&mcid=38855ac2f5e03c58b1696bec8b166ac2&tag=googhydr-20&ref=pd_sl_79tpfm02cc_eConnectListen to more COACHED: Coaching Masters episodes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coached-with-coach-keren/id1467079024Follow Nayaswami Asha: https://www.ashajoy.org/, https://www.instagram.com/innerlifewith_asha/Connect with Coach Keren: www.KerenEldad.com, https://www.instagram.com/coachkeren/?hl=enCoached Show Disclaimer:The views and opinions expressed by guests on this show are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Coach Keren or With Enthusiasm. Nothing shared should be taken as an endorsement of specific advice, teachings, or opinions. This series is intended to showcase a range of teaching styles and business methodologies for educational and informational purposes only.Mentioned in this episode:Book a Call
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Danielle LaPorte on Soul Guidance, Burnout Healing, and Spiritual Discernment | Coaching Masters
Jul 10, 202500:28:24Tap to summarizeIn this episode of Coached: Coaching Masters, spiritual teacher and bestselling author Danielle LaPorte shares how to heal burnout, deepen spiritual discernment, and live guided by soul intelligence.Danielle is known for her radiant teachings on love, consciousness, and The Desire Map, and in this conversation with Coach Keren, she reveals her most honest insights yet.You’ll hear:Danielle’s rarely told origin story, including being “Steve-Jobbed” from her own companyHow The Desire Map was truly bornHer powerful dark night of the soul that dissolved her old identityWhy it’s not about you taking care of your soul—but your soul taking care of youThe difference between burnout and transmutationHer definition of true discernment and how it starts with nervous system intelligenceIf you want to understand spiritual leadership from the inside out, this is a masterclass on teaching from wisdom, not ego. Danielle LaPorte offers profound guidance for anyone ready to return to their soul, heal burnout, and awaken true discernment.This is the behind-the-scenes story of one of the most influential voices in spiritual leadership. And it’s a masterclass in what it means to teach from wisdom, not ego.Resources:With Love, Danielle podcastHeart Centered MembershipBooks by Danielle LaPorte: How to Be LovingMentioned:Ram Dass, Esther Hicks, Karma vs. Soul Work, Spiritual Charlatans, Nervous System Regulation DISCLAIMERThe views and opinions expressed by guests on this show are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Coach Keren or With Enthusiasm. Nothing shared should be taken as an endorsement of specific advice, teachings, or opinions. This series is intended to showcase a range of teaching styles and business methodologies for educational and informational purposes only.
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Byron Katie on Ending Suffering: The Work, Self-Inquiry, and Finding True Peace | Coaching Masters
Jul 3, 202500:44:27Tap to summarizeSpiritual teacher Byron Katie shares how to end suffering, dissolve limiting beliefs, and find true peace using The Work and self-inquiry.In this Coaching Masters episode, Byron Katie reveals:Her powerful enlightenment story and the cockroach momentThe Four Questions that dissolve any limiting beliefWhy The Work is radical courage, not spiritual bypassingHow understanding the ego ends sufferingWhy true success is defined by inner peaceByron Katie is the creator of The Work, a global spiritual pioneer teaching millions how to free themselves from suffering through inquiry. Her method transforms lives by ending limiting beliefs and revealing the peace within.Mentioned:Loving What IsJudge Your Neighbor WorksheetOne Belief at a Time WorksheetKatie’s classic Big Think episodeFor more:👉 Download the worksheets and practice The Work today at thework.comRead: Loving What Is, by Byron Katie and Stephen Mitchell DISCLAIMER:The views and opinions expressed by guests on this show are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Coach Keren or With Enthusiasm. Nothing shared should be taken as an endorsement of specific advice, teachings, or opinions. This series is intended to showcase a range of teaching styles and business methodologies for educational and informational purposes only.Keywords:coached podcast, coach keren, coaching masters, danielle amos, tiffany napper, mindset mentor, bob proctor, abundance mindset, spiritual business, business strategy, burnout recovery, overachievers, abundance coaching, wealth consciousness, personal development, resilience, women entrepreneurs, soulful business, calm leadership
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“Is This All There Is?”
Dec 2, 202400:08:46Tap to summarizeQuote: "You don’t need to worry about progressing slowly, you need to worry about climbing the wrong mountain." – James ClearThe final episode addresses the disillusionment of climbing the “wrong mountain.” Keren explains how to break free from the fear of sunk costs and the societal conditioning that traps us in unfulfilling lives. She encourages listeners to embrace vulnerability, seek help, and cultivate lives that reflect their true desires.Tool of the Day: Ask for help. Share your struggles with a trusted confidant or coach to break out of isolation and regain a sense of connection and clarity.Referenced Books/Media:James Clear quote on the importance of climbing the right mountainBooks and References Mentioned Across EpisodesGILDED: Breaking Free from the Cage of Ambition, Perfectionism, and the Relentless Pursuit of More by Keren EldadAmerica (song) by Simon & GarfunkelAlexander Hamilton by Ron ChernowSapiens by Yuval Noah HarariDare to Lead by Brené BrownRadical Honesty by Brad BlantonYou Are a Badass at Making Money by Jen SinceroThinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel KahnemanNorthwestern University 2023 Commencement Speech by J.B. PritzkerBurn Book by Kara SwisherModern Family (TV show)Harry Potter series by J.K. RowlingMichael Jordan’s famous quotes and career insightsJames Clear on climbing the right mountainGet More ResourcesTo dive deeper into these themes, order GILDED at BreakFreewithGilded.com or visit KerenEldad.com for coaching opportunities and to book a free consultation.
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“If I Make a Mistake or the Wrong Decision, Everything Will Be Ruined”
Nov 27, 202400:07:56Tap to summarizeQuote: "Turn your wounds into wisdom." – Oprah WinfreyCoach Keren tackles the crippling fear of failure that paralyzes so many overachievers. She introduces a reframe for viewing failure not as an endpoint but as a stepping stone. With examples from history, including J.K. Rowling and Michael Jordan, Keren shows how adopting a growth mindset helps us embrace learning from mistakes.Tool of the Day: Embrace a Growth Mindset by setting goals that focus on joy, not perfection.Referenced Books/Media:Harry Potter series (rejection journey of J.K. Rowling)Michael Jordan (career anecdotes)
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“If They Found Out the Truth, I Would Be a Goner”
Nov 25, 202400:16:58Tap to summarizeQuote: "Most of us would rather kill ourselves than be, particularly if who we think we are keeps dying. Many of us do." – Brad Blanton, Radical HonestyIn this deeply introspective episode, Keren discusses imposter syndrome, self-deception, and the anxiety around hiding our true selves. Inspired by Brad Blanton’s Radical Honesty, she emphasizes that to stop feeling like a fraud, you must stop behaving like one. With stories and sitcom references, this episode explores the toll of lies, encouraging listeners to commit to authenticity.Tool of the Day: An Integrity Cleanse – a weeklong exercise in total honesty with yourself and others.Referenced Books/Media:Radical Honesty by Brad BlantonModern Family (TV show reference)
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“I Am Going to Lose the Money”
Nov 20, 202400:17:45Tap to summarizeQuote: "If we command our wealth, we shall be rich and free; if our wealth commands us, we are poor indeed." – Martin Luther King Jr.This episode dives into the pervasive fear of losing financial security, even among the wealthy. Keren highlights the scarcity mindset, loss aversion from psychologists Amos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman, and the role of childhood trauma in shaping our financial fears. Through relatable examples, Keren reveals how this mindset traps people, showing that only by confronting these fears can we enjoy our wealth.Tool of the Day: Start a “Wealth Consciousness” reading list, with top recommendations like You Are a Badass at Making Money by Jen Sincero.Referenced Books/Media:Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman (concept of loss aversion)You Are a Badass at Making Money by Jen SinceroMadoff: The Monster of Wall Street (Netflix documentary)
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“I Might Be an A**hole, But Everyone Else is an Idiot”
Nov 18, 202400:26:12Tap to summarizeQuote: "'Whenever I'm about to do something, I think, 'Would an idiot do that?' and if they would, I do not do that thing." – Dwight Schrute, The OfficeIn Episode 3, Keren discusses the arrogance and judgment that can come with success. Examining intellectual arrogance, she introduces lessons from Kara Swisher’s Burn Book and Governor J.B. Pritzker's viral commencement speech on cruelty as an “idiot detector.” By looking at iconic figures in tech, we see how ego and perceived superiority can disconnect high performers from empathy, kindness, and self-awareness.Tool of the Day: Loosen your grip on mental arrogance by recognizing the impact of kindness and empathy on your relationships and influence.Referenced Books/Media:The Office (TV show, Dwight Schrute quote)Burn Book by Kara SwisherDare to Lead by Brené Brown (mentioned)Northwestern University 2023 Commencement Speech by J.B. Pritzker
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"I Am Empty and Aching and I Don’t Know Why"
Nov 13, 202400:18:10Tap to summarizeQuote: "Kathy I’m lost," I said, though I knew she was sleeping. "I’m empty and aching and I don’t know why…" – Simon & Garfunkel, AmericaIn this episode, Coach Keren Eldad explores the haunting feelings of emptiness and loss that often come with high achievement. With reference to Alexander Hamilton's "residual sadness of the driven man" from Ron Chernow's biography and the concept of "the cave you fear to enter" by Joseph Campbell, Keren breaks down why overachievers often feel like they’re endlessly striving yet remain unsatisfied. Through deeply personal stories and historical examples, this episode unveils why wealth and success often fail to fill the void.Tool of the Day: A “Dream Map” to clarify what true happiness would look like in all areas of life.Referenced Books/Media:America by Simon & Garfunkel (song)Alexander Hamilton by Ron ChernowSapiens by Yuval Noah Harari (quoted from The Adam Grant Podcast)Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (film)
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