{"id":9167,"date":"2021-07-01T11:04:31","date_gmt":"2021-07-01T11:04:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/?p=9167"},"modified":"2022-08-24T16:09:50","modified_gmt":"2022-08-24T16:09:50","slug":"the-art-of-preparing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/the-art-of-preparing\/","title":{"rendered":"The Art of Preparing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p class=\"p1\">by Beth Donovan &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/bethdonovan.com\/\">https:\/\/bethdonovan.com\/<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9169 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Beth-Donovan_2021jpg.jpg\" alt=\"Beth Donovan\" width=\"156\" height=\"156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Beth-Donovan_2021jpg.jpg 156w, https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Beth-Donovan_2021jpg-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Beth-Donovan_2021jpg-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 156px) 100vw, 156px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">In <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coaching.html\">coaching<\/a><span class=\"s2\">, we take time with our clients to dance in a creative moment together as partners.<\/span><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span><span class=\"s2\">No step is choreographed, and the dance is art.<\/span><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">Preparing for coaching sessions is like preparing to write.<\/span><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span><span class=\"s2\">I love writing poetry because for a few minutes I am immersed in the creative world of that moment of expression.<\/span><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span><span class=\"s2\">I am taking emotions and making them into art.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">For coaching, I want to feel like I am in that creative space.<\/span><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span><span class=\"s2\">I light candles, spray the room with essential oil mist, play soft spa music or nature sounds, and get into the present moment by being and feeling.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">My clients are encouraged to be in a space where they are open, ready, and free to express.<\/span><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span><span class=\"s2\">What and where they do to prepare is up to them.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">This preparation on both of our parts helps us to come together in the coaching sessions grounded and in the present moment.<\/span><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span><span class=\"s2\">We are mindful.<\/span><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span><span class=\"s2\">This is a fabulous space for a coach to listen actively and for the client to express. <\/span><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">For that time you are with the client, as in writing poetry, you are creating art with emotion and the exploration of being and doing.<\/span><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span><span class=\"s2\">Enjoy the process.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Beth Donovan &#8211; 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