Life . Leadership . Wellbeing
Integrative Executive Coach | Consultant | Facilitator | Speaker | Author | Artist
Hello Creative Friends!
This week I received an email from a very respected leader who wished me gazilions! I smiled and wrote him this. I thought you'd appreciate a peek into our correspondence.
"Ha! Yes, most certainly, thank you, I welcome gazillions! What's interesting is people somehow know they need something but often don't take the step to commit... until they do.
Then I hear "Gosh!... You're exactly what I didn't know I needed most! I wish I knew about you sooner."
Before someone learns about coaching with me, it's like asking someone to understand what being in outer space is like who has not been there before. It's actually quite a challenge to enroll, invite leaders to see the value of coaching. Can't see what you don't yet know. Can't know what you can't yet see.
For instance... a little personal story.
Before I worked on Broadway, I didn't. I lived/worked in another world outside of that realm of possibility. Life was "fine", I didn't know any better. Then I heard it was possible. I learned I was possible. That I could work on Broadway. I could live a bigger story.
But there was a gatekeeper.
The union.
No one could work on Broadway without a union card. And no one could get a union card without having worked on Broadway. See the kerpuffle? Couldn't get where I wasn't allowed.
Until... someone I knew also wanted me in-- and invited me by offering me work. My first Broadway tour, "The King and I" bus and truck tour. It was 3rd national, meaning smallest tour possible. Tough, 1-nighters living on a bus with the whole production crew of 13 people. I had a coffin-sized bunk, an overnight bag, tenacity, and a dream. Most importantly-- now I had my union card.
That card opened doors I didn't know where possible. Someone helped me get there. A gatekeeper to the gatekeeper.
Back to coaching... Most people are "fine". Ok living/working as-in status quo. But are they? All this human potential staus quo?
I believe it's not all about bigger, better or more but BE-ing present to one's potential and leaning into and through the chaos. There's so much possibility and creativity here. If only people would take the first step and keep showing up to the mirror.
But the gateway... to knowing what IS possible is elusive to most people, especially leaders and reluctant leaders. They're SO busy. They can't bother to consider what enlightenment can do for themselves and whom they serve. Sometimes even worse, they are struggling solo and won't admit it and give up on themselves.
So... I'm here to help. A compassionate poke with a sharp stick. Welcoming the gazillions you speak of, open to more opportunities to help our fellow humans see what brilliance they carry inside."
✨😊 *Bling* 😊 ✨
I share that correspondence betwixt me and another leader so that you get a glimpse of both the struggle and the celebration of being in a business that can be so incredibly life-changing yet has it's glass-ceiling boundaries that need support to break.
Here's how you can help.
--> If you want to change your life and others lives-- coach LIVE with me, schedule a session or share this invitation. Your session helps both you and others see what's possible!
Coaching LIVE is designed to help people learn what coaching is and how having a safe conversation about challenging topics can help when facing uncertainty. While I coach, I share concepts of creative process and mindfulness to help with stress, overwhelm and grief associated with change so that you flourish. And people who listen are reminded that goodness is still accessible always and in ALL ways!
We all need a little support seeing ourselves from a fresh perspective. Coaching is your personal mirror. Happy to be your coach! :) Love what you read? Share this newsletter!
Thank you for learning along with me! Look forward to connecting with you again soon.
Many blessings, Annelies ✨
Coaching is a powerful thoughtful creative conversation designed to support curiosity so that you can better explore your present and future, improving wellbeing, overall outlook, perspective and a plan forward.
Coaching is beneficial for your life, mindset, career, wellness and is life-changing. Great news-- coaching is not therapy but it can have therapeutic healing benefits!
Recently a client said, "You’ve changed my life in remarkable ways I didn't realize I needed.” I told her... I didn't change your life, you did. I'm simply a conduit, a mirror to help you see what you can't see, say what couldn't say, and do what you needed to do. That's the power of coaching! Beautiful, transformative, supportive and life-affirming.
Whether you are navigating personal or professional transitions, from mid-life to end-of-life... I'll help you through various shapes of change from beginnings to endings and all in between. We'll address stress, overwhelm, and grief associated with change and spark ideation to breath life back into life again.
I help you slow the busy brain, so you can focus, and accept where you are, so you can think clearly to take next steps forward. Learn more about coaching with Annelies here.
Leaders, budding leaders, reluctant leaders, soloprenuers and people "on their way to something else" -- love coaching with me to embrace change, and lead with courage, creativity, wellbeing and grace.
Yes- your HSA and FSA can cover coaching with me.
Yes- most HR has funding for professional development. Just ask.
Yes- I offer a sliding scale for those in a compromised financial situation. (If you are reading this newsletter from the SMORE Educator Community, you qualify for a complimentary session.)
No, it's not expensive. The value of your personal freedom, sanity and wellbeing is worth it! Here's a special to get you started!
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From Chaos to Calm :: Leading Change From the Inside Out is a quiet call to wake up to our individual and collective role and responsibility in solving our most pressing 21st century problems by cultivating resiliency at the personal level first. This "blueprint for resilience" is part personal story, part philosophy and part guidebook, you'll learn useful nuggets for life, leadership and well-being. To regain a sense of peace with what is, even in chaotic times, we need to begin within.
Conduit for Change, LLC
Email: annelies@conduitforchange.com
Website: www.conduitforchange.com
Phone: 919-345-8396