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Because of the weekly assignments, calls and accountability of my coach, I continued to move forward one step at a time. With each step my confidence continued to build.

“Dear Jack,

The first 12-weeks of my coaching experience have been an energizing, exciting, challenging and scary time. There have been times of great excitement and enlightenment with unbelievable clarity and awareness. Other times I’ve felt completely overwhelmed with so many new ideas and challenges that I almost felt paralyzed to move forward. However, because of the weekly assignments, calls and accountability of my coach, I continued to move forward one step at a time. With each step my confidence continued to build.

Most of my changes have been small but powerful. Something as simple as setting work hours in my home office, has made it possible for me to establish boundaries between work and home life; reduce procrastination; and helped me to create balance. Redecorating my home office to reflect the office of a software company CEO now provides with me the work environment to “act as if” I’m already that successful CEO. Having my vision board framed and easy to view as I work in my office, reminds of my goals all day long. Being aware of the words I choose and the conversations I engage in, not only with others but with myself, has made an enormous difference in my relationships. Learning to reflect on my daily successes and showing gratitude gives me a sense of accomplishment and calm at the end of the day.

More than anything else, I’m learning to network with new people and ask for what I want. While this is still not an easy task for me, again I gain more confidence with every success and learn how to improve with any rejection.

While many of the exercises have been extremely helpful in providing me an opportunity to slow down and look deeper into myself, for me personally the accountability has been pivotal to my growth. Knowing that I will be asked if I completed my assignments during my weekly call is a great motivator for me. While I have several friends that are more than willing to listen to my wins and challenges, having a coach to talk with about tough situations has been extremely valuable in helping me to evaluate new ways of approaching these situations.

Sometimes it felt as if I took on too many assignments during the week, however that was always my choice. My coach was very good at asking if she was giving me too much to work on. My suggestion to other ‘students’ would be to not push themselves too hard, especially during the first few weeks. I believe there is great value in taking time to process some of the answers in the assignments and incorporate those ideas in your daily life. That can be hard to do if you have too many changes you want to make at the same time.

Overall, I have seen growth and improved confidence in myself over the last 12 weeks. I look forward to continued growth and success as I move into phase 2 of my coaching program.”

Sincerely,

— Terry W., Auburn, WA

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