My Coaching "Aha" moment!

A month later, they'd be back in my office with the same problems again. I'd dive in with even more ideas, but eventually, I realized I needed something different. And they needed me to be something different if I truly wanted to help them!

That's when I found coaching. I learned I was "telling " way too much, and not encouraging them to own their own lives - to choose their preferred outcomes, recognize their possible options, and choose potential action steps.

When I started listening and asking empowering questions about goals and choices, I felt a release from the pressure to provide answers, and they found the traction they needed! 

This simple paradigm shift changed everyone!

Instead of feeling like I needed to be a wise and learned expert, I simply began asking questions like: "What's one thing you could do to move forward this week?"

Right before my eyes, things started to change. These people I loved stopped coming to me to vent. They learned to connect with God for themselves, take ownership of their lives, grow in confidence, and most importantly, they began to actually move forward in the things that mattered most to them.

Coaching transformed the way I interacted with the people in my work and personal life - and it can do the same for you.