Do you believe in serendipity?

“Do you believe in serendipity”? asked the voice on the other side of the call. ?

I have experienced serendipity often in my life, and I am aware of it, though not always.? I smile with wonder at how the universe works.

I snap out of the thought and answer, “Yes, I do believe in it and have experienced it often”.

“That’s great. Want to tell you that there is one spot that just opened an hour ago because the participant who had signed up cannot attend due to some urgent priority. And…. the batch starts tomorrow. Is that too early for you”?

“Well, that’s too soon but I am happy to start tomorrow”.

Ladies and gentlemen, that’s how quickly things moved for me and CTT.

I have been coaching for five years and I was certain that now is the time that I wanted to get deeper into it. I love the satisfaction when I see my clients transforming their lives and moving forward beautifully. So, after a couple of months of thinking and research, I enquired with CTT.

Rest is not history. It is hard work of a 14-week program, prepping to “Become the Coach”.

I went into the learning program with an open mind, a book, and a pen (yes, old school, if you may), a childlike excitement, and a willingness to absorb unbiasedly, curiously challenging, and questioning to find my answers and allow for things to settle deep.

I write this at the end of level 1 learnings. I am grateful to my mentors for the insights I could get. If I had to name one thing that was a big takeaway for me, it was “liberation”.

Earlier I used to take it upon myself to be accountable for outcomes to be achieved by the client. ?That sometimes pressurized me. It made me ask a few more questions to enable outcomes. But during the learning program, I learned about, “following the client’s dance” and about allowing the client to be accountable, a partnership of equals. This was like a “eureka moment” for me, that liberated the coach in me.

I dropped the pressure, the baggage. I let go of the need to have results within the session. It was a mindset shift that I embraced. And what happened? I felt the weight of being a coach lift off my shoulders (ha! slender ones, those who know me will agree!) ?and I felt lighter as a coach. I felt more at peace, at ease. I could heighten my listening which in turn allowed gems of discovery that I could reflect for my client’s benefit. My silence expanded and with it, my client’s expressions expanded too. My questions got sharper and shorter.

So many things changed with that one ‘small big’ thing. And with these nuggets of learning, I have gone deeper within myself. Nothing has changed, yet, so much has.

I have molded the coach in me with these new learnings and I am now this renewed self in my coaching conversations.

I am now on my PCC journey, and very curious to know what lies ahead, what more will it reveal to me, and how much more I will chisel myself.

All I know, as I end this piece, is that I am committed forever to continue creating value for my clients, feel the happiness with every goal they achieve and every step they take, that moves them forward. My heartfelt gratitude to serendipity.

Author Name - Sharada Sunder