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Coaching and mentoring Individuals and Teams has always been a passion of mine, Originally to partner people on their journey to achieve and thrive in desired outcomes and goals.
After completing the Animas ICF accredited diploma in transformational coaching I now focus on partnering the client to reach their desired goal or outcome with the belief that through the coaching journey they too can find their IKIGAI* whatever that may be.
Today I too follow my IKIGAI*, my reason for being. I have learnt why living an authentic life is so important to me, to define my own values and beliefs, my hopes and desires and that success can take many shapes and forms. What is right for one person can have a negative effect on another.
Coaching is a thought provoking, client led process for anyone who has the desire and commitment for change. Coaching can lead to purposeful and long lasting change in any and all areas of a clients life.
Sometimes words can fail us, we want to achieve something that can play a vital role making our lives better, happier and more rewarding. Sometimes we can't vocalise what we want and need or quite define what is truly stopping us moving forward. It can seems too intangible or difficult to express.
This is where creative coaching can help an individual gain clarity and find the tools to express themselves and gain progress.
Our brains are separated into two hemispheres. The left hemisphere is vocal and enables speech. It is consistent, analytical and logical, It defines a topic by labelling, naming and categorising things.
The right hemisphere is silent, it is where metaphor lives and where non-verbal communication occurs such as facial and hand gestures. It sees the world as flow, in constant flux and change and no experience is the same. For example a river flows but it is never the same from one moment to the next.
The right hemisphere is where intuition and deduction lives and where insight occurs using images, patterns and instincts. It is open to interpretation and can suspend judgement.
We don't have to be artistic to use creativity and art to express what words cannot define. Creativity and art can work in a more intuitive space to enable a deeper level self awareness and allow transformation to occur.
We can create an image and keep it to refer to as a topic is explored to achieve a goal.
Sometimes words can fail us, Through creative coaching we can achieve something that can play a vital role to make our lives better, happier ,and more rewarding.
Creative coaching can be 1-2-1 or a group experience. Visit my blog to find out more about creative workshops and events
SOURCES - Coaching Beyond Words - Anna Sheather - Routledge 2019 Pg 20-21
Combining coaching and creative coaching methods and techniques, clients can connect with their intuition and can have greater capacity to see an situation with a different or new perspective.
Clients are enabled to gain clarity on a situation or issue. Meaningful and sometimes challenging goals can be set and broken down into realistic and manageable steps.
Limiting belief systems and repetitive behaviour cycles can be explored, with opportunities for change identified and specific actions set.
When mentoring is included it is possible to share my own knowledge and experience through various life stages to support and inspire a client through their own journey.
And so much more...
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