Looking Back: Fayzan Rab

Where and when did you graduate from AC?

3 years ago I started my journey as a coach in Accomplishment Coaching’s San Diego Monthly program! (Graduated in 2020)

How did you decide to become a coach?

I honestly did not know much about coaching when I signed up. I knew I wanted my labor to be more focused on working more deeply with people but was unsure if that meant I should become a therapist, doctor, etc. A former co-worker of mine from Google, Ekat Petrova, recommended I check it out, and after a ton of doubt and hesitation, I decided to take a leap of faith and see what I could get from it.

What was the most unexpected thing you took from the training?

That it actually worked. I went into coach training feeling honestly lost and a bit jaded with my life path up to that point. I had the external accomplishments (promotions at Google, great salary, mission driven startup experience, freedom and travel) and yet I felt super unfulfilled.

I thought coach training was for people who wanted to become therapists but didn’t want to do the time to go back to school. What I discovered though was the most powerful modality for transformation.

I felt more integrated, spiritually aligned and connected, and had a deeper sense of the direction and path I wanted to take in all aspects of my life.

What has been your biggest struggle in building a coaching business? ?

Working through the failures and setbacks of a first time business owner (and there’s been a ton!). It’s hard early on when offering a personal service like coaching to not take every potential client who says no as a failure. There’s also been dry periods of not getting hired for long stretches of time where it felt like all the training, outreach, and effort was not amounting to anything. It took a lot of faith and support from my community to keep going in the face of that.

What win or wins are you most proud of? ?

Oh Lord, there's so much good stuff here.?

By far, the biggest win is I wake up in the morning and feel inspired and have clarity in my life direction. I used to spend multiple hours a day dreading and doubting if I was in the right career, relationship, etc. Now I check in with myself intentionally and spend a lot less time ruminating and a lot more time actually generating the experience I want of my life.

Other stuff I am proud about:

• I reinvented my relationship to healing and have a renewed and stronger than ever relationship with God
• I’ve gotten to be in service to some truly inspiring and amazing people: doctors, entrepreneurs, organizers, political candidates, moms, artists, and dancers
• I generated more results (like made more money, bought a house, passed my medical boards) with less exhaustion and grinding myself to a nub
• I truly respect and value my time off and don’t use it as a backdoor into working or checking my phone constantly
• Alot less overthinking and deeper sense of resiliency with setbacks

What advice would you give you past-self, on the day before beginning your training?

?Put the skeptic down. Be open to what comes your way. Trust that you’ll learn and get what you are intending to.

Who do you coach, and where can people find you?

I work with high-achieving, mission-oriented individuals who want to live into their calling (and have more joy and impact by doing so!). You can get in contact with me via my link on my bio or at?www.fayzanrab.com/contact