I Couldn’t Sleep That Night
One conversation shook me to the core
Ever had a conversation or experience that changed your life? I recently had a conversation like that. I couldn’t sleep that night. I cried. I got angry. And I kept processing the discussion for days. I felt like I’d been pinned and forced to examine myself. It wasn’t comfortable. But I needed that conversation to happen because it pushed me forward out of my complacent comfort zone.
Honestly, the conversation felt like a “kick in the pants” to move me in the direction I want to go. I realized that I wasn’t going to move towards my dreams and goals if I didn’t start thinking differently and taking a new course of action. And that one conversation led to intense soul-searching; examining my fears and doubts. I knew that in order to have the future I want to have, I have to become the kind of person who has that type of life. While I felt challenged, I also felt empowered.
The conversation I’m describing to you was a coaching conversation where I was being coached.
The experience I had during and after that coaching conversation is exactly what clients experience when they work with a powerful coach. You feel uncomfortable about settling anymore. You feel like the world is your oyster. You feel like you’ve got a ton of inner work do to. You feel excited about doing that work and the endless possibilities and successes that will follow as a result. You feel like you’re becoming the kind of person who has the life and work you dream about.
That’s the core of coaching: becoming different than you were in the past so you can create a more fulfilling future.
A powerful coaching session makes you see the world differently than you did in the past. It’s like going from black and white images to high-def colors. Or going from hearing one note to a whole orchestra. Suddenly you see, hear, think, feel, and act differently. You step into your power and you own it.
It’s one thing to hear about powerful coaching, but it’s totally different to experience it. Once you’ve experienced it, you know anything is possible for you. It’s that life-changing.
If anything I shared in this message resonated with you, you’re ready to experience powerful coaching. Perhaps you’ve felt complacent. Maybe you’re afraid you won’t achieve your dreams. Or maybe you’re angry at yourself for settling. Maybe you know you can achieve so much more with your life and work, but something’s holding you back.
The awesome thing about working with a coach is it’s never too late to get started and overcome whatever is holding you back. Everyone can benefit immensely from working with a coach. That’s why the best coaches have their own coach. There are always new levels of becoming your true self, finding fulfillment, and raising your consciousness. It’s a life-long journey. Coaching makes that journey so much more vibrant and exciting.
I know I’m going to have many more core-shaking coaching conversations in my life. I know they’re going to rock my world and make me uncomfortable. And they will be totally worth it because each time, I’ll be growing into the future Meredith I envision becoming.
Work happy. Live happy. BE happy.
Meredith
J.D., CPC, ELI-MP
The way we work and build teams is rapidly changing. Leaders often feel unprepared to navigate the transition. As a conscious leadership coach, consultant and communicator, Meredith helps leaders and their teams create new ways of working and relating so they can prepare for the future by consciously co-creating it.
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