My turning point was on a weekend workshop,
The Mastery of Self Expression. I was
asked to express anger, I cried, then sadness, I cried again and how about
love? Yes more tears! Somehow my audience weren’t appalled at my
weakness. They were somewhat perplexed by my desire to smile and cry at the
same time but, on the whole, they appreciated my authenticity. Before then I’m not sure I had known what
that word meant.
Until that point, my life had
focused on conforming enough to be accepted.
On qualifications, career, mortgage, independence. I’d been pretty successful at them although happy
relationships were something of a mystery.
Not surprising really considering my limited emotional repertoire!
A few years earlier I’d left my job
with a management consultancy with the intention of working less hours for the
same amount of money so I could attend personal development workshops and find
what I really wanted to do, I knew there was something more to discover. This quest led me to Brandon Bays, The
Journey, Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s way, NLP practitioner training, energy
healing, meditation and eventually to independent travelling. Each one nudged me a little further towards
discovering parts of myself I’d hidden away and revealing my life purpose.
Although I’d gained the skills for
coaching from my consultancy and training roles, I chose to take in-depth coach
training with CoachU. Integral to the
course was strengthening my personal foundation to ensure I could remain
independent of my client’s stories, as well as learning ways of tackling
significant life issues in short focused coaching sessions and plenty of
observed practice. I started my coaching
business in Bangkok working internationally from the outset and have been in
the very privileged position of helping people through critical situations to
create lives that are right for them.
And my life purpose? To learn and to teach. I am constantly seeking out new experiences
and learning and just as I’m having my ‘ah-har’ moment, I seem to meet someone
who I can pass that information on to, sometimes through coaching and sometimes
in other roles. At first I thought I
really should be fully ‘personally developed’ before being able to coach others
and this set up a pretty impossible task!
I’ve come to realise the value of fresh experiences and learning for the
recipient. I am accompanying my clients
along a path where I’m walking with them, just a few steps ahead. Still dealing with the same terrain and
ensuring I have a strong footing before reaching out to help.
Lawrence and I’s relationship includes
commitments to both taking responsibility for our personal growth and to
supporting each other’s growth. A pretty
clear alignment with my life purpose!
Our Sea Sky courses bring together our different skills and approaches
to present a unique combination of practical ideas and inspiring
practices. The approach to life and
emotions I’m bringing to the courses I’ve used and shared many times but the
courses are about applying these tried and tested practices to different
situations to aid the creative processes and enable participants to resolve
issues that might stand in the way of them pursuing their creative talents and
orienting their lives around their life purpose. Sea Sky is a new partnership with much to
explore, I hope you decide to join us on this exciting adventure!
Join our Course 1: Transition to the creative life you've always wanted to discover your life purpose and find the self-awareness, tools and momentum to go for it
Debbie Reeds
www.sea-sky.co.uk
www.facebook.com/SeaSkyTraining
Join our Course 1: Transition to the creative life you've always wanted to discover your life purpose and find the self-awareness, tools and momentum to go for it
Debbie Reeds
www.sea-sky.co.uk
www.facebook.com/SeaSkyTraining
