How working with a coach changed me
I’m writing this in October 2024, having just completed a six-month coaching engagement.
This was not my first time working with a coach but it was the first time I had a transformational experience working with one.
The transformation began before we technically started working together.
I had several conversations with my coach before I committed to working with her. Those conversations gave me a chance to experience what coaching with her would be like—it exposed me to the possibilities available to me.
This was important, especially since the cost of the coaching engagement fell outside my comfort zone.
This on its own—deciding to spend a substantial (for me) amount of money on my personal and professional growth—was powerful.
It made me show up differently than I had for things in the past. I brought a higher level of focus and consciousness to the work.
Investing in coaching was a signal to myself. It said: I’m becoming a person who can rise above her scarcity thoughts, who takes action despite fear.
I had heard the phrase “when you invest, you invest” before, but I didn’t really understand it until I had this experience.
My results from coaching
The results I got from the past six months of coaching were external and internal. I saw my bank account grow at the same time that I saw my self-belief grow.
The long-term impact is harder to gauge at this point. For example, learning to think on purpose is a tool that will have positive ripple effects on every aspect of my life for years to come.
Today, I can only reflect on what has happened so far. Here’s what I experienced over six months of working with a coach:
Clarified my sense of purpose and “why” behind my coaching practice.
Strengthened my belief in my ability to succeed as an entrepreneur.
Gained new insights and practices for managing my money fears.
Improved my skills and confidence as a coach.
Took actions in my business that scared me.
Made back the cost of the coaching engagement (and then some).
Exceeded the business-growth goals I established when we started.
Maintained a consistent journaling and manifestation practice.
Questioned persistent limiting beliefs that were getting in my way.
Developed new thoughts that support me in becoming who I want to be.
Stopped blaming my partner for so many things.
Let go of judgments about myself and other people.
Gained clarity on how I want the next chapter of my life to unfold.
Dropped the idea that there is a “right” way to live.
Felt unconditionally supported.
Discovered an embodied knowing: I can create anything I want.
What now?
The next step in this process is integration—seeing how everything I experienced in coaching influences my daily life. In what areas am I implementing the learnings on my own? Where do I need additional support?
I’ve allocated resources toward a different form of coaching for the next nine months. At the end of that container, I’ll reevaluate and decide what comes next.
One of the thoughts I cultivated over the past six months is this: I’m a person who invests in her personal and professional growth.
Now that I hold that belief, it’s no longer a question of whether I’ll spend my time and financial resources on coaching. It’s this: What kind of coaching will best serve me in this season of my life?
The ability to choose more supportive thoughts and ask better questions is always available to us.
For teaching me this, among so many other things, I’m eternally grateful for the loving support of my coach.
