{"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":"
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by Beth Donovan – https:\/\/bethdonovan.com\/\"Beth<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In <\/span>coaching<\/a>, we take time with our clients to dance in a creative moment together as partners.<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>No step is choreographed, and the dance is art.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Preparing for coaching sessions is like preparing to write.<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>I love writing poetry because for a few minutes I am immersed in the creative world of that moment of expression.<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>I am taking emotions and making them into art.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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For coaching, I want to feel like I am in that creative space.<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>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

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My clients are encouraged to be in a space where they are open, ready, and free to express.<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>What and where they do to prepare is up to them.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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This preparation on both of our parts helps us to come together in the coaching sessions grounded and in the present moment.<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>We are mindful.<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>This is a fabulous space for a coach to listen actively and for the client to express. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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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>\u00a0 <\/span>Enjoy the process.<\/span><\/p>\n

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