Out of Stuck and into Action

A Coaching Lesson from the Client’s Perspective- Bob

One of my recent posts was about some of the lesson’s I’ve learned on my journey as a Coach.
Here’s the next in a series of big lessons learned… Names have been changed to maintain the absolute confidentiality of coaching- a cornerstone of our Code of Ethics.

Client 4’s Big Learning:
As soon as I move out of ‘stuck’ into some kind of action, doors open and my life begins to shift
Bob really did not like his job. He was good at it, but it was a low paying, go nowhere position with few benefits and a lot of grief. But he was self admittedly ‘stuck’. He needed the paycheck and had only been in that position for 2 years and had some serious self-limiting beliefs about how long he needed to be in that job before it was “acceptable” to look around for something better.

I coached Bob over a few sessions, around a number of topics that he brought to the coaching sessions. And then one day, as Bob was reeling off a list of “nice to have” elements in his next job, my intuition kicked in. I asked him permission to speak the name of the company and type of business that came to me as he was describing his perfect workplace. No sooner was the name of the company out of my mouth than he looked at me with an expression of delight and surprise and said “I’ve always wished I could work with that company but never thought I was good enough to apply”.

So a plan developed, and Bob did get up his nerve to inquire. He did apply for a position at that company. He was not the successful candidate for that job, but they were so impressed with his energy and personality, they offered him a different job a couple of months later.

Bob got out of ‘stuck’ and moved into ‘action’ and doors opened. Funny about that!

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