What makes me an effective coach?
I have always been interested and devoted to understanding what makes other people tick and help them understand that aspect of themselves on a deeper level so they can leap ahead of where they have been.
I am called to this work to encourage my clients to reach down and discover their deepest roots, what their passions are and to help them discover ways to align their unique personal style with their career and life goals.
Since I was a kid I was told that I ask “a lot of questions.” This came so naturally to me that people told me constantly that no one had ever asked them “that” before or helped them think through a problem in the same way.
I am naturally analytical which helps me walk you through the questions that can help you get a sharper focus on where you really want to go and why you want to go there.
Sometimes we think that we have to head a particular direction because we don’t see alternatives. Someone else with an eye for personal blockages can help us steer away from old patterns or worn out dreams that just don’t fit anymore. Or potentially whole life patterns that aren’t fitting anymore. Instead, we can team up to inspire thoughts and dreams that fit your true self and the future you want to create.
You might ask, “What will we do together that I cannot create myself?”
I will help you get laser focused on long-term and short-term changes you want to make in your life, help you think through the best ways to create them and provide support and accountability for the path you choose to get there.
I coached a client who had hit “burn out” after running a successful business for many years. She no longer liked the type of business she was in. She complained of having to create a new website and hating the isolation of her work. At first she asked me to coach her on getting motivated in her business because she needed to increase her customer base. But after talking about her business, I asked her whether this was what she really wanted and if she could see herself in this business a few years from now. Her answer was an exhausted no. In the end, after talking through what was Underneath the anxiety, it was clear that this phase of her career was a burden she couldn’t continue to carry. She was “done’ with her old life. We brainstormed through different ideas and she made a transition.
Flash forward, she started a storefront business with a much more diversified focus. She is excited and happily moving into her new dream. She is teaming up with a friend and has started a business that uses her familiar skills but with less isolation and a different atmosphere.
Sometimes it takes another set of eyes with a curious mind, to help us be honest with ourselves about what we really want and leave what no longer fits, behind.
Life is a community experience. No one gets to their best destination alone.
Jennifer is made to be a coach. I really believe that. Before she coached me, I was feeling held back with unhealthy perceptions of how the important people in my life perceived me and how I felt so different. Jennifer helped me to switch my mindset and perception of myself. Now I feel more comfortable and confident in the decisions I make for myself. I believe in her coaching wholeheartedly. Thank you Jennifer! ~Diana M