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How to Make a Difference & Build Your Coaching Business - Called to Coach S6E6
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Publish Date: 2018-03-22 14:08:15
Description: Tell us a bit about yourself I started working at IBM in Phoenix selling large computer systems where I learned two important things: What’s keeping the customer up at night? No matter how good the technology is, the magic is always in the people Then I took 10 years off to raise 4 children. When I came back to the workplace, I transitioned to training and education, fell in love with consulting and working with organizations. I then went back to school and got a master’s degree in communications. This jump-started my second career; I set a new goal to work in higher education. Then, I pursued a Ph.D. in educational leadership, started working at Maricopa Community Colleges This was the beginning of my strengths experience, the president described herself as a strengths-based leader and she wanted to turn things around. We worked hard on building a culture of strengths, started with faculty and staff, then with students. The college success course was a great entry into strengths, also embedded in career services and advisement. Why go back for the Ph.D.? I went back for a Ph.D. because of my Input and Learner, I like to be able to justify what I’m talking about and people in that environment expect you to have those degrees. It took 5 years (the MS took 3 years). Where did you do your strengths training and who were your course leaders? In Omaha with Al Winseman and Curt Liesveld. I still stay connected with people in my class; it was truly a life-changing experience. How does someone get started coaching at a community college? You’ll probably need a master’s degree, if you want to be an instructor. But you can be a volunteer coach, start with the student services department to get yourself established. Get connections through working with tutoring companies. What advice would you give coaches who aren’t quite where they want to be yet? The opportunity isn’t quite there now, so what’s next? I lead with strategic and I’m always thinking about what’s next Imagine where you want to be, use the appreciative inquiry approach What do I want to be doing in 10 years? Then take baby steps to get there But sometimes you end up somewhere you don’t expect and, voila, there’s an opportunity In October 2016 I was diagnosed with breast cancer On the day of my first infusion I saw posters on the wall with women and sayings, one said “there was one woman who lifted up the others” and I thought, that’s me, that’s how I’m going to get through this I fired up my relator, connected with others, encouraged them, got to know the nurses It provided me the opportunity to use what I knew about strengths, and I made the connection between strengths and well-being If people knew what their natural talents were, if they could really get in touch with how they best get things done and approach this in a way that was natural and empowering for them it would be great I’m healthy now I came out of that experience with my company Wellbeing Essentials I help people who have been through something big, whether there’s a change, something they weren’t expecting; there’s an opportunity for me to do something else, how can I use my strengths to thrive My message is whether you’re at IBM or at the Chamber of Commerce meeting or you’re talking to a student or someone at your church, go deep, think about what you really care about, be authentic and share what you know because there’s so much goodness in the work we do and people everywhere can benefit from it Learn more about becoming a Certified Strengths Coach at the Gallup Strengths Center: http://on.gallup.com/1i5OXhq. Gallup's Called to Coach is a live Webcast that targets current and prospective coaches to interact with Gallup experts and independent strengths coaches who have found success in strengths-based development.
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