We are excited to share with you the next interview in our “Beyond the Page” series featuring Subash CV.
Choice usually sounds like a simple decision, but the more we coach leaders in real life, the more we see how messy it gets under pressure, noise, and competing priorities. Garry Schleifer sits down with ICF Master Certified Coach Subash, author of “From Conditioning to Conscious Choice,” to make a bold claim feel practical: choice is not an action. Choice is a state of awareness, and when awareness expands, better decisions start to emerge with less force.
We talk about Indic wisdom as a living school of thought that reaches beyond religious labels, then translate it into coaching moves you can use right away. Subash shares his “golden triangle” model for coach development: coaching skills, the business of coaching, and the deep self-work that builds real presence. You will hear specific awareness practices he relies on, from fitness and meditation to reflective journaling, mentoring, and even learning music as a discipline of attention. If you care about ICF-aligned coaching presence, this conversation keeps coming back to a simple reality: who we are is what we bring.
We also go deeper into karma and how it relates to coaching relationships and outcomes. Subash introduces “detached attachment,” a way to stay committed to the client and the process without becoming obsessed with results. From there we connect dharma to values-driven goals, explore servant leadership, and discuss mantra as the power of sound, silence, and pause in a coaching conversation. We close with a leadership arc that feels timely: moving from IQ to EQ to SQ, spiritual intelligence, as a grounded way to serve the larger system.
In this episode, I talk with Subash about his article published in our March 2026 issue.
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