The Coaching Process

WHAT IS COACHING?

Coaching is the bridge between where you are and where you want to be.

Coaching is all about YOU and focusing on what you are wanting to accomplish, achieve, and/or change. Coaching is a process in which you pause, explore, question, consider, and then decide.

  • Decide how you want to take action.
  • Decide what you are willing to DO; and
  • Decide who you want to BE to get there.

We so often get caught up in the “doing,” we don’t realize we must also focus on who we want to “be” to get there.

“Coaching is unlocking a person’s potential to maximize their own performance. It is helping them learn rather than teaching them.”

— John Whitmore

Testimonials

"I didn’t know what to expect from a life coach as I began working with Shawnee, I just knew I was stuck and that I responded well when I made commitments to others. I was delightfully surprised from my very first phone meeting. From the beginning, we connected easily and powerfully, and by the end of my first session, I had a plan and commitment that was 180 degrees from my typical, failed approach. Shawnee helped me see problems from different angles, so I could find solutions and actions that would move me forward. I made regular steps towards my goals that were manageable, and started taking proactive steps in anticipation of challenges. Working with her was life-changing! I have the highest respect for Shawnee’s work coaching me through change, and empowering me with tools for life."

— K.M.

"Having been through trauma, it is really difficult for me to trust people, even in coaching. I feel like it took me time to fully lean into this relationship but Shawnee's patience and kindness allowed me to feel safe enough to unearth things that were not easy. I am so grateful for Shawnee's loving presence along the ride. I'm so grateful for the acknowledgements that I often forget to give myself, for her creativity in metaphors, exercises and reframing. With Shawnee's coaching I learned to trust myself again, to recognize grace and strength in myself so that I can move into the world a bit truer to myself and more loving."

— Clara

"I rarely take time for myself, let alone slow down enough to set goals and actionable plans. Working with Shawnee was my way of investing time in myself. In the four months we worked together Shawnee guided me to reflect on where my life and my values were in harmony, and where some alignment was needed. I finally slowed down, spent a lot of time reflecting, and got very clear about the things that fill my heart. Since our time together I've completed a certificate program and gotten involved with a local non-profit, both things that align to the goals that were identified through our work together. Now, months later, I frequently revisit that list of values that I identified with Shawnee which guides my decisions about where to invest my time and my energy." 

— Lisa Predovich

"I rarely take time for myself, let alone slow down enough to set goals and actionable plans. Working with Shawnee was my way of investing time in myself. In the four months we worked together Shawnee guided me to reflect on where my life and my values were in harmony, and where some alignment was needed. I finally slowed down, spent a lot of time reflecting, and got very clear about the things that fill my heart. Since our time together I've completed a certificate program and gotten involved with a local non-profit, both things that align to the goals that were identified through our work together. Now, months later, I frequently revisit that list of values that I identified with Shawnee which guides my decisions about where to invest my time and my energy." 

— Lisa Predovich

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