Are You Ready for Coaching?

For those who are not ready for coaching, some may not understand the value of it, some may feel content in how they deal with life and some may have a fear of change. Indeed, coaching is not for everyone. Coaching asks of you to become introspective, to develop self-awareness, to understand the complexities of how you interact with the world, to challenge your perceptions and to dig deep in finding solutions that will help you achieve your goals that align with your purpose. It takes courage, openness and a willingness to uncover hidden parts of you for which a coach is a perfect partner to explore with safely. You have the skills to change and evolve notwithstanding your brain is hardwired to resist uncertainty. The irony is that you can only grow and develop when facing uncertainty and embracing it. Coaching helps you navigate through that uncertainty with support, objectivity, encouragement, and faith in your abilities to reach your potential. In fact, coaches themselves seek coaching for both personal and professional development.

My coach training at the University of Cambridge was academic in nature, thorough in analysis and learned through a filter of critical scientific substantiation. Human beings are complicated and what works for us today in reaching our potential may not work for us next month. The process of self-awareness and personal development should be unrestricted, expansive and all encompassing. Finer Life Coaches embody broad approaches and perceptions because we value diversity, uniqueness and all quintessential human traits.

Professional coaching is an art. Some coaches prefer to work with certain coaching models and approaches that resonate with them, or they develop their own coaching approach. I prefer to know all the coaching models and approaches, use coaching skills and intuition in getting to know you, and make use of any models or approaches that are most appropriate or beneficial to you. A coach’s main focus is on you, listening to your needs and helping you uncover options that resonate with you. You are a unique individual with a complex set of perceptions based on your life experiences and I want to deliver an equally unique way of coaching in order to get you the best results.  

I believe the purposes of negative experiences are to teach us lessons about ourselves, to develop empathy, to make us stronger and to help us appreciate life. Difficult experiences serve as a contrast from which to appreciate the best things in life such as intoxicating love, joy that makes your heart burst with gratitude, connections with people that make your soul sing and achievements that make you proud. Each of us wants these amazing experiences, but the universal law of polarity means positive and negative experiences must correspond.  

The good news is that with every difficulty you experience there is potential for success. You have the power to choose how to perceive events in your life and you have the power to decide which actions you will take to make your journey in life more meaningful, purposeful and successful. Your choices can lead you to greater understanding, mistakes can guide you to do better and your achievements can help you to create a finer life.