High Impact Coaching
“Turning What If into What Is when good enough isn’t good enough anymore.”
It is said that Michelangelo carved away at a huge block of marble, chipping away at all that wasn’t the David until the David emerged. Although I have chosen a different medium, the process of my coaching partnerships is really quite similar. I work with people to remove everything that is not authentically and uniquely “them,” so that their highest possibility, their greatness, has the freedom to emerge. I help people to identify all the obstacles to that greatness and to systematically remove those things in the most powerful, efficient and loving way possible.
I focus on the individual’s gifts and strengths, on the “what’s right with them” piece; and the less desirable things somehow take care of themselves. I consider it a privilege to help create the space that allows that growth and to provide the appropriate environment that encourages and nurtures it. I have worked this process with thousands of people on dozens of issues. I have seen concrete and sustainable results in relationships, career, money, parenting, anxiety, depression, and addictions, to name a few. I have witnessed the most “successful” people finally become happy and accomplished in both the emotional and cultural sense of the word.
What I keep learning from facilitating this work is consistently the same thing: that the ultimate relationship we have is the one with ourselves, that both everything we have and everything we don’t is a reflection of that relationship with core “self.”
I began forming coaching partnerships with my clients some twenty years ago, long before the term “coaching” became the generic, household term it is today. My lengthy experience, professional achievements, and personal journey distinguish me from other “coaches.” What I do is unique, provocative and powerful. The process is like no other. It enhances lives. It promotes solid, sustainable change. It encourages vision. Best of all, it incorporates psychological and spiritual principles into tangible and applicable practices for living a satisfying, fulfilling, successful, and joyous life. It works.
Who Benefits?
The ideal coaching partners are individuals, groups or organizations who are ambitious about their growth, intentions and results. People whose lives are good, but for whom good enough isn’t good enough anymore. People who see life as an exciting adventure—as an invitation to excel, grow, explore and expand the outer reaches of their vision. People who, for one reason or another, want something more than or different from what they currently have and just need the skills, insight and resources to get there—even if they don’t know where “there” is.
The most successful coaching partners are intelligent, inquisitive and committed. They are committed to themselves, to their growth, to their goals, and to the journey. They are willing to do whatever it takes to succeed, and succeed they do! (see testimonials).
Many successful coaching clients have done some personal growth work. They might have read “self–help” books or attended seminars or classes. They may have done some counseling or group therapy. They may have some degree of introspection or insight. Or they may just be curious about the role they have played in the creation of the particular circumstances in their life.
It is important to make the distinction between coaching and counseling, the former being a highly directed process in which both parties are equally invested and committed to the outlined goals. In the counseling or therapeutic relationship, the psychotherapist is required to act as a reflective agent for change. It can be a somewhat passive role in which the therapist primarily helps the patient reach his/her own conclusions, insights and awareness. In contrast, coaching is a dynamic interaction where the client and I collaboratively and actively pursue the client’s goals. Coaching is not a replacement for therapy.
Most people are just waiting to give themselves permission to breach their own boundaries and to soar without wings. Most people are yearning to take that next step. Coaching will give you that permission. You will learn what you’re really made of. You’ll get to see how powerful you truly are. You will move past the fear and into the freedom. You will acquire the tools for making good, solid choices; and you will learn how to create abundance in every aspect of your life. Not some day. Not one day. Today.
How It Works?
The Coaching Partnership is a short–term commitment with long–term results. All coaching partnerships are custom designed—created for who you are, what your needs and wants are, and what specific goals you intend to achieve.
My coaching partners contract with me for six months—the realistic time frame it takes to create effective and sustainable change. We meet for a minimum of one hour per week, either in person or on the phone and sometimes both. In addition to your “assigned” appointment, I am available to clients as often as they require throughout the week.
Some people check in with me daily, while others may schedule additional coaching time, via phone, on an as–needed basis. The important thing to know is that, as things come up in daily life—as challenges, insights and breakthroughs occur—I am available to you. When I say partner, that’s just what I mean.
For more information about the Coaching Partnership or to discuss details and fees, please contact me directly at nancy@nancydsolomon.com.
