How valuable would a conversation with someone be, who was skilled at listening to the current
challenge you are facing, and then filtering through what has been said to assist you to get to where
you want to be?
Coaching allows you to detangle your ideas, and hear them in a new way, most of the time, the
spoken word can really transform your perspective on a situation.
As some of you may already know, I found coaching during 2020, close to the start of Lockdown one.
I had a conversation with my boss regarding my own personal development and he had suggested I
look for a taster course on Open university.
My working career found me in roles where there was always something to learn, and I really
enjoyed this about my career. Variety is the spice of life, so they say, and I never found myself
bored, as there was always something else to learn about or discover.
Amidst that time where we were all house bound, bar one outing for exercise I found a course
looking at the differences between coaching and mentoring. After all I was a netball coach in my
youth, it had been a while, perhaps a refresher would be good in these circumstances?
Oh, how I was wrong.
Imagine finding a whole new way to communicate with practically everyone in your life, a way that
with some practice can transform everyday conversations, and really get someone to open up. You
see I have found that coaching is the art of moving muddled minds to one of focus and precision.
With coaching, you must have consent, however, through my studies, and further studies at the
Coaching Academy, where I gained a Distinction for my Personal Performance Diploma, it turns out,
being curious, and listening really changes how people interact with you day to day.
Just last week I was having a conversation with someone regarding how they were, they mentioned
that they were struggling to manage their work, life, and their studies. I listened and waited, then I
asked, what could you do to reduce your overwhelm? At the moment, they stopped dead, looked at
me and said that’s a really good question.
During my corporate life I was taught to use that line, if I was asked something that I didn’t know the
answer too, but here, it was an indicator to me that one simple question had changed this person’s
thought processes about their situation and now they were capable of considering their next steps.
In coaching, some call it a lightbulb moment, whereby things start to fall into place.
Whilst coaching, is about truly listening, and asking questions, it is also about finding solutions that
work for the client, solutions that they are motivated and committed to carrying out, to take them to
where it is they want to be.
What is stopping you from mulling over in your head, what coaching could do for you over your next
cup of coffee?
My coaching ambition is to become a trusted companion for those that I support where no
judgements or opinions are formed. I aim to create an open dialog where you can truly be yourself
to explore where you are now and ultimately where you wish to be in the future.
My coaching environment aims to create space and time to explore your needs how you can excel in
the environment or situation you find yourself in.
Ps if you’d like to find out more about my coaching services book in for a chat online to see how my
coaching services can help you or your business prioritise and prosper.
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