Myth: It’s Just My Job That Needs To Change Pt 2
Marian Baker
He had left these blank. As we were putting on our coats to leave, this tiny voice from behind his collar said, “I know what I’d do if I won the lottery.” My ears perked up and I leaned in with holding-my-breath anticipation. Finally, we might have a nibble toward a potentially meaningful revelation. Daniel sheepishly eked out, “I’d go to cooking school.” My heart jumpstarted a bit. In the presence of a fellow human being’s true heart’s desire, one’s own heart experiences a little energy charge. As a coach my heart becomes like a divining rod, listening and sensing for sparks of a client’s true spirit.
To fast forward the story, coaching supported Daniel in exploring cooking school options, how to make arrangements at work, secure financing and so on. He followed through with diligence and enrolled in an evening and weekend culinary arts program. Coaching also helped him be in touch with his core values, and how to make more conscious choices to proactively create fulfillment. Now, here’s where the plot thickens and gets to the core point of this story. Daniel came to coaching calls reporting, “Marian, the funniest things are happening…My job really isn’t so bad lately…I’m getting along with my mother better…I’ve met someone and we’re hitting it off exceedingly well (Daniel had survived a heart-wrenching breakup and had not been actively dating for almost a year).
Continued in part 3 of 4
Selected as one of 50 top coaches in America, master certified coach, author and speaker Marian Baker has coached and led workshops with hundreds of clients from corporate, small business, non-profit and personal growth communities since 1996. Clients value her holistic approach, blending mind-body-spirit principles with pragmatic tools and concrete actions. Wake Up Inspired - Fuel Healthier Success and Love the Life You're Meant to Lead has earned 5-star reviews, Book of the Year (ForeWord) and Independent Publisher Awards. With her Wake Up Inspired book, groups and speaking, Marian is pragmatically equipping growth-seeking achievers to create the soul-fulfilling missions they are destined to enjoy. Called "The Queen of Powerful Questions" by a leader of Coaches Training Institute, Marian has been quoted and featured in major media such as ABC- TV Chicago, Health magazine, Ladies Home Journal and The Chicago Tribune. She has also been selected as an expert for Fitness Magazine’s You Can Do It program. Marian is profiled (alongside best selling authors like Ken Blanchard) in the book, The Art and Practice of Leadership Coaching; 50 Top Coaches Reveal Their Secrets. She is coauthor of the Awakening Corporate Soul: High Performance, High Fulfillment workbook.
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