I see an opportunity to become a Life Coach.
I’ve always considered the greatest gift of my professional life to have spent my entire career in the field of Sales. The act of selling is nothing more, or less, than providing someone with the opportunity to acquire what they want. I believe coaching provides the same opportunity of having what you want.
However, my formal experience of coaching consists primarily of being a father and grandfather helping to advise and mentor my children on the role of being parents to their children. Obviously there is an enormous difference in the course work of being a Father/Coach from that of being a Client/Coach but it might be worth exploring some of the similarities as well. The coach’s goal for both relationships is to provide time, attention, availability, perspective, wisdom, tools, analysis, as well as a proposal for positive and mutually beneficial outcomes, including helping to hold accountability.
Above are some of my core beliefs. My approach to professional coaching might look a lot like my approach to parenting, or my approach to selling. I believe in the possibility that the positive results in my life have been the combination of circumstances that provided a truthful path to having what it was that I truly wanted anyway! Also, I believe that honestly sharing wisdom and perspective accumulated through a lifetime of experiences is the ultimate hand-me-down gift. At this stage in my life, being able to help, being in service of others, is a privilege and an honor.
Here are some of my Core Beliefs:
1. Truth, honesty, and integrity. Although all are similar philosophical concepts, I view them as the essential foundational elements of an honest relationship. I view TRUTH to be an absolute value (although there can be more than one truth within a construct). I respect HONESTY as a moral commitment and I value INTEGRITY as the active manifestation of core values.
2. Compassion (Empathy). “There but for the grace of God go I.”
3. Role Modeling (Legacy). An individuals’ opportunity to influence circumstances by what they DO (not what they say).
4. Gratitude is the active acknowledgment of favorable circumstances.
5. Forgiveness is the active recognition that every wrong can be mitigated by those that have been wronged. Forgiveness is the opportunity to alter any conflict.
6. Generosity. Giving without the expectation of receiving a corresponding value.
Why I would like to offer myself as a Coach --
I have been extra-ordinarily blessed by both the random and intentional circumstances of my life. And, whether it is a result of randomness or intentionality, a choice to either embrace the moment, or ignore the moment is a requirement of that moment! I carry empathy and so would coach with empathy. Only the roads traveled matter. Regrets and remorse are weights upon a journey, whereas joy and satisfaction are the wings that lift us upon a journey. Circumstances that I have chosen to embrace have taught me the benefits of being in gratitude.
Your current circumstances should be suggestions of future opportunities as a primary measure of success and satisfaction. It is quite possible that the most successful journey may never have an actual end in sight, and that the journey itself is all that matters. You’ve heard this I’m sure… Let’s chat, I am here.