Going into CLC my objective was to answer the question of whether I can be a professional coach or not.
Midway through the program I was behind (for various reasons) and felt overwhelmed that I wanted to give up. But I’m not a quitter and I loved being in the energy of the weekly live calls and coaching labs. I continued to attend the weekly live calls and pods but did not complete any of the assessments.
I understood that I could complete the certification in my own time and later than the class but I believed that I was not capable of being a coach so what was the point of continuing. I self-coached myself out of that negative mindset and put a plan in place to catch up and complete the coursework by the end of June.
I wanted to achieve good results so I rewatched all the lessons to prepare for the assessments, as well as the bonus materials as I love learning. After completing my first assessment on the 4 June and seeing the good results I was inspired to work faster than my plan and set a goal to complete all the assessments by graduation date even if I did not graduate with the class.
There was one BIG challenge with my plan; I had less than half the required hours from the times in the coaching pods and I did not know how I would get it as I did not have the confidence to request peer coaching ( underlying belief of not good enough) and just thought I would figure it out later when I completed the all the assessments In the coaching lab with Coach Sid on the 8 June; it was as if he was talking directly to me saying something along the lines of “today you will all be a coach…some of you are waiting …I’m not sure waiting for what …today you are a coach “ and then sent us into our coaching pods.
That coaching pod shifted everything for me; I gained clarity around the stories I was telling myself, that were not true and left with the confidence to take action. Back in the main coaching lab, I was inspired to put up my hand and tell my story and as a result, a number of my peers made themselves available for coaching with me.
There were also so many messages of encouragement and support. Within 4 days I have gained the required hours and so many insights and blessings in those coaching hours. I am now completing the certification by graduation date and am proud of myself and know now that I am on the right path! I am deeply grateful to my peers Coach Melanie, Coach Darryl, Coach Shilpa, Coach Dima, Coach Pam and Coach Betty who made it possible with the time that they gave me in the last four daysl
Midway through the program I was behind (for various reasons) and felt overwhelmed that I wanted to give up. But I’m not a quitter and I loved being in the energy of the weekly live calls and coaching labs. I continued to attend the weekly live calls and pods but did not complete any of the assessments.
I understood that I could complete the certification in my own time and later than the class but I believed that I was not capable of being a coach so what was the point of continuing. I self-coached myself out of that negative mindset and put a plan in place to catch up and complete the coursework by the end of June.
I wanted to achieve good results so I rewatched all the lessons to prepare for the assessments, as well as the bonus materials as I love learning. After completing my first assessment on the 4 June and seeing the good results I was inspired to work faster than my plan and set a goal to complete all the assessments by graduation date even if I did not graduate with the class.
There was one BIG challenge with my plan; I had less than half the required hours from the times in the coaching pods and I did not know how I would get it as I did not have the confidence to request peer coaching ( underlying belief of not good enough) and just thought I would figure it out later when I completed the all the assessments In the coaching lab with Coach Sid on the 8 June; it was as if he was talking directly to me saying something along the lines of “today you will all be a coach…some of you are waiting …I’m not sure waiting for what …today you are a coach “ and then sent us into our coaching pods.
That coaching pod shifted everything for me; I gained clarity around the stories I was telling myself, that were not true and left with the confidence to take action. Back in the main coaching lab, I was inspired to put up my hand and tell my story and as a result, a number of my peers made themselves available for coaching with me.
There were also so many messages of encouragement and support. Within 4 days I have gained the required hours and so many insights and blessings in those coaching hours. I am now completing the certification by graduation date and am proud of myself and know now that I am on the right path! I am deeply grateful to my peers Coach Melanie, Coach Darryl, Coach Shilpa, Coach Dima, Coach Pam and Coach Betty who made it possible with the time that they gave me in the last four daysl
I experienced the value and meaning of having a tribe – Thank you!
The learning experience of the past four months has been transformational.
Thank you so much Coach Ajit, Coach Fran, Coach Sid, Coach Suddha and all the coaches behind the scenes.
