Thinking out Loud--Day 1
November 12, 2020
Well! Today is a big day!
Today I am going to start this blog so that I can keep track of what I want to discuss with Kelli.
I am excited to start this new "agreement". I need someone to talk to. I know that I do too much talking to too many people--and, as Kelli has pointed out to me...
"I am someone who thrives by processing out loud. There are many reasons people come to coaching— top of list is to have a thinking partner to mirror back what is being shared and to assist into action with accountability. Coaching focuses on recognizing beliefs that can get in our way and choosing how we can show up more authentically."
When I read this it was an AWESOME "Aha!" moment!
Yes! this is why I like (need) a "life coach"! As a sounding board. As a way to process my thoughts--OUT LOUD! I often feel like my mind is whirling--like I don't even know what I am thinking. I have tried blogging (journaling) before--but without feedback it really doesn't work for me. So! My first "Zoom session" with Kelli on our new "agreement" is today. I am truly looking forward to it.
Kelli said: Also, let’s be open to it being more than an hour, if needed. We can talk through the things that have been coming up and your goals for coaching.
So okay! The things that have been coming up for me are: Anxiety over "The Girls" (seems to have resolved) Ashley's assertion that she is not happy with the way I am "forcing the girls down their throats and that I am forcing them to change our whole family dynamic which is being disrupted and has been brought up to her by her children. (This is on its way to being resolved--I hope--but it really doesn't matter because Rick is on the same page as I am. He said he doesn't understand how our kids, who have so much can be so selfish as to deny these girls who have NOTHING a place in our hearts and home.
His words were.."I think we now have 11 grandchildren rather than 9) By the way--I totally teared up when he said that.
As for my coaching--I have totally lost my enthusiasm. Yes, I need some kind of accountability.
I WANT to know the information in the course--but I have this really OVERWHELMING aversion to sitting down and opening the website and/or books. I am just TOTALLY not able to make myself do it. I have tried. And failed. More than once. I told both my coaching clients that I have found that I am not able to help them in the way I was hoping to until I learn more about the course material (which is the truth) Both are expected (and mention repeatedly) that we will start in January. This is really weighing on my mind.
I did recently find a "format" (from another lady in the group for ProCoach software) that I believe I can make work.
Here it is:
This lady charges $249 for her 14 week course. I think that sound reasonable. Others told her it was too low but I think it would be a good starting point for me.
The software is $99 a month for 2-20 clients. I would like to get 3-4 clients to start with. If I can get the gist of it and feel comfortable, I would like to post the upcoming group on my FB page in mid-December.
I really like the ProCoach software. It is the software for the Precision Nutrition Course and it helps teach the foundation of Precision Nutrition: Healthy Habits. Food is not even mentioned the first week.
The clients get short daily emails that look like they came from me. Then we can discuss them. I can answer questions. I can direct them. I can research their concerns.
I could make this work.
But first--I need to pass--or at least get the gist of--the course. I think I could do it in a few weeks but I have such a mental block about even opening the materials.
So I am ready to meet with Kelli. I know I am going to get the sounding board that is what I really need.
I am very sure-- I got this!!
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