I had the second 20 minute video coaching yesterday. It was just okay. She was a couple of minutes late to the call and didn't smile at all. Her questions weren't as insightful as the first coach and sometimes felt aggressive. She spend a lot of time asking me WHY. Why do you care? Why do you do that? Duh, that's what I'm getting coached. Lazy coaching or lack of coaching skill, if you ask me.
I asked about managing life after the pandemic. I "found" myself during the pandemic and I feel it slipping away though many small compromises with different people as life returns. By the end of the week, I adjust myself frequently enough that I feel like the week wasn't what I would've done if I was living MY choices. But, relationships ARE compromise and I was asking how to balance being myself and not being a selfish a-hole and wanting everything my way.
That said, I think she helped me ask some questions to myself after the call that help. Maybe I'll ask the same question next week and see where that gets me. Apparently, revisiting the same coaching question is common for bigger issues.
As far as the value of SCS -- that remains to be seen. I love the live coaching calls with certain coaches (3 so far). You can watch live (and possibly coach live), watch the replay or listen as a podcast. I've listened to numerous other coaches and they aren't great. A lot of the live "themed" calls are mostly a coach chatting about her background, asking people to comment on what this subject means to them or how to navigate the Study Vault information on that subject. Slow and boring. Feels like time fillers.
I haven't used the Ask A Coach section yet. Submit a written question. Might give that a try and see what comes of it.
The Study Vault that Brooke sells hard as a HUGE value, isn't as wow as she describes. Lots of redundancy, links to these banked live calls and links to her podcasts on the subject. I've only looked at a few, so I'm still exploring to see the value.
I have 4 more coaching calls and a month of exploring to see if I want to continue. I haven't received the coaching materials in the mail either. I might email about that because I thought that was a big part of each month.
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As for today ...
I have plans to visit an antique and craft market with a friend. She's the friend I mentioned NOT wanting to go to lunch as a regular thing (a number of conversations this past year). First non-pandemic day out and she wants to go to lunch. I checked with the restaurants in the small town and very little outdoor seating. I texted her and asked if we could pass on lunch and just walk the market. Didn't hear back which is unusual so I texted again this morning. Finding a balance -- holding onto changes I want in my life. One of those changes is to stop being so one-noted on lunch, lunch, lunch. That's all anyone wants to do and I don't want to go back to that routine. I was trying to break that before the pandemic with little results. Lunch is great sometimes. Lunch is necessary if you're out all day. Lunch isn't needed EVERY SINGLE TIME we gather during the day. It's expensive and never a very nutritionally dense meal. I have food sensitivities so my options are usually limited to a salad -- boring when it's on repeat.
We'll see how asserting my "want" goes today.
I'll leave with this IG post. I liked the message. Have a good day. Later gators.
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