Monsters University and Co-Active Coaching

I watched the movie Monsters University last night, by myself. I couldn't help but think and feel that the whole movie was a replay of what I experienced from beginning to end in CTI's core curriculum coaching courses. I was delighted throughout because each of the characters reminded me of my fellow students and at times, myself, and as the story unfolded and the characters worked together for the common good, Co-Activity loomed large and beautifully on the screen. It's like Co-Active coaches wrote the whole thing!  The main character, a single eyed green ball with arms and legs, held a vision for himself and in the end, was okay with who he actually was, and stopped trying to be something other than.  This was poignant and sweet. I sat throughout the movie, mesmerized by the co-activity and then, in one of the last lines, Mike, the main character, gets called coach...maybe I am seeing co-activity everywhere, or maybe it just needs to be everywhere, either way, I was delighted that Disney captured the essence of co-activity in such a playful and rich way.  I wanna be a scary life coach, boo!

The Sacred Circle

On the last day of the Synergy course, student coaches were asked to close our eyes, and envision the many sacred circles of community that came before us, and the ones to come. We sat in splendid silence and as we did, I felt the presence of many, a surrounding behind and beside us, a holy uninion of all those who long for Heaven here on earth, past and present and future. When we were asked to open our eyes, I had trouble looking up, because the brilliance in the room made my eye lids feel protective of my eyes, I had to squint to see.  The powerful glow of intention, the intention to love fully, to see wholly, to believe deeply and without hesitation; the Light filled us up and flowed freely out in a tangible way.  The sacred circle brought me Home.

Best day ever

I often say "this is the best day of my life" and this makes friends laugh because they have heard it many times. Now when I say it, it is with the acknowledgement that it is THE ONLY day of my life. I like that, a lot. I decided that savoring my shower, the food I eat, the work I do, and the conversations I have, is a luxury I have denied myself in my busy bee mind. Somehow I had a longer, fuller day, without feeling mentally harassed by my own thoughts. I like this. We are pleased...that's said in my most elegant Queen tones.

Brain working, just barely

Synergy.  I am brain dead from the last of five CTI core curiculum courses. The weekend was a rich learning experience and I want to capture it in my memory, my heart, my DNA, but darn it, I am in lala land. This weekend we learned fierce courage for the sake of our fellow man...I am overwhelmed with the experience because there is no going back. I was blind but now I see.

Synergy

Yesterday I started Synergy. I love coaching more now than ever before because I am getting a glimpse, a taste, a touch of the transformational power available to coaches and clients alike within the coaching relationship. I used my full range of emotional expression yesterday as a coach and had eye locking moments of riveting honesty with one client in particular. I am altered and i glad for it. 

My Coach

My coach is a mighty powerful guy~he has the ability to ask just the right questions and with my answers, he uses laser point precision to get to the heart. I want to be an exceptional coach, to feeeeel what my clients have a hard time expressing; to know what my clients are afraid to know but so desperately want to  I wanna coach fearlessly for my clients well being...Thank-You Szossy St Germain, for the gift of namaste. 

Still a student

Today I go off to Toronto to complete the 5th and final core curriculum course with CTI. It's called Synergy, and I am anticipating lessons on melding the techniques and skills taught in previous courses, making me one super crazy awesome coach...the experiential learning is a must for me and CTI ensures that the learning environment is conducive to absorbing coaching, always forwarding the student to action.  It's easy, inopportunely natural to feel as though being an expert is for others, a pipe dream to the novice.  Today I choose a gratitude attitude and I am excited to go, absorb, be a sponge and soak up the wisdom offered while I experience coaching at its best and at times, at its worst.