For me, Coaching is about wanting to help people identify and overcome barriers to their own success, whatever that means for them. I want to be a coach that can hold space for exploring personal values, perceptions, desires. I also want clients to be able to appreciate who they are and be less focused on reinventing themselves. Too often we are bombarded with what "good" or "right" looks like. We try to emulate the habits of a good leader even when it doesn’t fit our own personal style. We start to consider certain traits as undesirable or view them as weaknesses rather than recognizing how they these habits may also serve us. Coaching someone toward authenticity is helping them to recognize how to bring their best self forward in a way that also serves the role they are trying to fulfill. Walking beside them as they do the hard work of self-exploration is how I see my role. Why coaching? Because everyone has tons of potential waiting to be unlocked and I find joy and fulfilment witnessing the success of others.
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