Why am I a Coach and a Counsellor?

…and how did I go from an extremely shy and timid person who barely spoke to a rather vocal one who loves to share pearls of wisdom?

A colleague once asked the important question on the purpose behind my purpose as a coach, and (because we think differently when we grow!) that set me thinking again…

Here goes in my opinion, a pretty well-considered and well-embroidered response:

The purpose behind my purpose as a coach is to empower others to connect to their highest potential and inner wisdom. It is to guide people through a journey of self-discovery that allows them to live and lead from a place of purpose and meaning. It is to allow them to let their lives be transformed through love !

We all form part of humanity and each one of us has immense gifts and diverse talents to offer this world, each one of us has our own — a unique brilliance that only we can share.

Have you ever asked yourself why you are not using your talents and abilities more?

Despite this unlimited potential, all too often we operate from very limited ideas and false beliefs about who we are, straying from our authentic selves in ways small and large. We habitually fall into patterns not aligned with our values and lose touch with the deepest and grandest vision we hold for our lives.

We all, myself included, continue playing too small!

As a coach, my dedication is to continually create a safe, supportive space for people to unravel those stories and patterns that no longer serve them. To help nurture self-awareness and rediscover their true voice within — their highest form of personal truth and power brings me immense joy and satisfaction. I love seeing the veils drop from their eyes, the light of realisation that shines forth, when they have a moment of truth, where limits are expanded, over and over and over again!

By getting radically honest with themselves about who they are under the surface roles and labels, the people I work with can begin operating from their deepest core and purest heart! Here people gain the courage to dream bigger while also gaining focus and strategic know-how. Here purpose and skills powerfully merge through values, vision, aligned goals and action plans.

This is where inspiration arises and pure motivation takes form for them as well as for me.

The result is enriched lives imbued with authenticity , led from the inside out rather than external shoulds and musts and the burden of the countless rules set by people who have long passed by. People can uplift others because their cup overflows from nourishing their inner wells.

Leaders inspire greatness because they have touched the greatness within themselves first.

To me, this is the heart of purposeful coaching — guiding people gently back to who they truly are by holding a torch to throw light on the path they wish to explore. Supporting them to mine their inner wisdom and brilliance with my training and experience, so they can avoid the pitfalls I could not and fulfil their potential while making the world better is a pretty stimulating and powerful goal to have for me.

This is the legacy I aim to leave through my practice — helping more people become fully who they were born to be and I can only do this if I embody it!

This purpose helps clarify why exploring core values and defining an aligned life purpose is so central to my coaching approach. It is the compass of awareness that guides one back to self-knowledge and living wholeheartedly from that realest of places.

That said and expressed, in a nutshell, to me our purpose here is to live as fully expressed individuals and nobody can decide how to do that for us except us!

As a mindfulness practitioner and life-design coach, I help clients focus on well-being and personal growth and make life choices that prioritize their mental and emotional health. This leads to personal freedom and independence allowing the person to blossom and manifest the life they deserve. Connect with me if you are seeking to go forward on your journey.