Experience

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ExperienceOften we get so wrapped up in our daily duties or tasks, or our work schedules and family responsibilities, that we forget to be present and experience what is happening.

During the coach training class on communication, participants focus on being intentionally competent with listening skills.  The impact is amazing.  In the homework reports these highly educated, highly experienced, talented people share new insights from the simple act of intentionally, actively listening to others.

As an added benefit, coaching certification creates the awareness of focusing on solutions and future possibilities.  This means instead of telling, asking.  Asking someone else to share thoughts, ideas, their options, their considerations, and ultimately their hopes and plans is a powerful experience.

The challenge to you is: experience.

  • Experience listening
  • Experience asking
  • Experience focusing on solutions
  • Experience the sharing of what is wanted
  • Experience exploring

Then: experience.

  • Experience work
  • Experience activities
  • Experience people
  • Experience family
  • Experience life

The value from being present and truly experiencing is amazing.

Cathy Liska

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Most blog posts here are written or curated by Cathy Liska, Guide from the Side®, CDP, MCC.

Cathy is CEO/Founder of the Center for Coaching Certification, CCC. As Guide from the Side®, she is a sought-after trainer and coach with over 30 years of experience in business management and ownership. Cathy built her diverse team at CCC that includes trainers, customer service, and coaches. She was Co-Leader for ICF’s Ethics Community of Practice, on the Leadership Team for the review and updating of the Code of Ethics in 2024, and active in the Ethics Water Cooler. To ensure she stays current in related areas of expertise, Cathy has earned the following: ICF’s Master Certified Coach (MCC), Certified Coach Trainer, Certified Consumer Credit Counselor, Certificate of Excellence in Nonprofit Leadership and Management, Grief Support Group Facilitator, Certified in the Drucker Self-Assessment Tool, Certified Apartment Manager, Certified Civil and Family Mediator, and Certified in DISC.

Cathy’s clients range from attorneys to corporate executives, government to nonprofit, entrepreneurs to children, under or unemployed to newly retired. She specializes in communication, management, conflict, and leadership. Her personal mission statement is “People.” Cathy is known for her passion to serve others so they achieve the results they want.

Podcast: https://www.coachcert.com/podcast.html

Publications: Coaching Perspectives (a series of books with chapters by coach training graduates) https://www.coachcert.com/resources/recommended-reading/coaching-perspectives-series-by-the-center-for-coaching-certification-and-more.html

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