Final Coaching Call and Storms

All week the weather app has warned of big storms this afternoon - high winds.  I'm charging all the things now and hoping for the best.  Storms starting late morning so I need to get moving for a walk outside.  Grand-dogs are NOT going to have the best afternoon (!!)

I had the last coaching call yesterday.  A little bittersweet because I'll probably never talk to her again, but not bittersweet to my pocketbook.  She sent a coaching exit worksheet that asked me to recap what gains I've made and the BEST parts of coaching with HER.  Of course.  Interestingly, no feedback for improvement for either her or me.

The final question was what did I want to talk about in our final coaching call and I asked her to tell me what SHE thought I had learned and where I could use focus going forward.  Guess I was the first to ask this question, but she made a list from notes from previous sessions and it was nice to see some of the things I'd forgotten about.

She recommended some books for going forward stuff (ordered one -- stay tuned).  She also said she was taking active clients through a survey about attachment style and sent the link.  I took the survey, but the results don't interprets me.

It was the most interactive call I've had and THAT'S what I wanted and never got.  Feedback ... a little back and forth.  She's still pulling HARD from regurgitating other people's work (she credits the source), but I don't think she's found her style yet.  Maybe she doesn't have a style.  I think anyone could learn to coach, but some have a talent for it.  I don't doubt she's doing-all-the-things to learn, but I question whether she is actually a high level coach.

Live and learn ... and I did learn so I won't regret my decision.  

Little bonus was she stayed in CO recently and it's only 25 minutes from where I'll be for the wedding.  I switched to the hotel she recommended in a nice outskirt of the city.  Lots of walking, restaurants, shopping, coffee shops, two big parks, etc.  I'm getting more excited for the solo wedding trip.  I even saw a book recommendation for a silly, feel-good beach read called Flying Solo.  Bought it for the trip.  I also checked out some vegan restaurants in the area.  I think it's fun to try full vegan restaurants when I'm traveling alone.  

As for today ... ANOTHER coaching call and I don't have a topic, per se.  I'll figure it out -- it's not until later this afternoon.

Rocks from yesterday.  The blue one is a paint-over of a dud so I needed to use a dark base color.  The paint doesn't show up well (probably needed to do all white), but I didn't want to waste the rock.  The other is a little doodle for leaving in the woods.  The back says, "Dog days of summer."  I've been putting a ladybug on the rocks as my signature.  I still need to get a lot better at lettering.  My handwriting is awful anyway and translate that to a paint pen on a rock -- not pretty.

I think today is a homebound day.  Since the storms are starting early than expected, I don't think it makes sense to rush for errands.  Fingers crossed we keep power and the big trees stay upward --- today is a day I hope the forecasters are wrong.

Have a good day.  Later gators.