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frequently asked questions

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You may be asking yourself, “What is coaching anyway?”, or “Seriously, how can this really help me?”. If you need a little brush up of the basics, I have included some helpful answers to start you on the road to awareness and give you a few reference points for the journey ahead!

What is coaching anyway?
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Coaching has many definitions, and the methods of coaching vary dramatically from coach to coach. If you want to go the official route, the International Coaching Federation says that coaching is “partnering with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximize their personal and professional potential.” In the simplest terms, coaching is supporting you through defined appointments (sessions) and specific tools, techniques and systems to achieve your defined goals and objectives.

My style of coaching is unique, but overall it involves a time-commitment, regular weekly sessions, guidance along the way, and support to accomplish specific objectives or goals. For me the goal is to help you obtain sustainable success, in whatever way YOU define success. The beautiful thing about my style of coaching is there is a lot of transformation, so the original goals and objectives will change as you begin to realize more and more of who you really are, and you experience what it feels like to fully step into your authentic power.

The power is in the transformation and the practice that you experience through the process, this creates repeatable steps and good habits that will build success for you over a lifetime, not just during our time together.

When you decide you are ready for The Authentic Way™ process, just contact me and we will look at exactly what you need from the process to accomplish your goals and objectives. Then you will choose a weekly time slot and your level of commitment. From there you will receive a contract and all the information you need to get started with the process. I guide you every step of the way to make the process smooth and easy. I handle the details, so you can focus on the transformation that is unfolding.

Every week before our session, you will have groundwork (preparation for the next session) plus a weekly check-in email to send back to me 48 hours prior to our session, so I know where you are and you get the most out of our session. Both you and I define the objectives or direction for the session based on what you are learning, where you want to go or the blocks or challenges you are experiencing. We spend 45-50 minutes via Skype or phone each week.

The process during those precious minutes together can look like anything, from brainstorming to navigating the saboteurs that are blocking your path, but there is a general process that I take you through to make sure we stay on track and you complete all of the steps to obtaining sustainable success (however you have defined it). It is a fun process and you never know what will come up to be addressed. After each session, I will send you the groundwork for the next session and specific tasks to do to help you move forward.

This is a dynamic process and there is a lot of support to keep you on course and excited about the journey. If you have more specific questions about coaching or my process, just email me and I will be happy to answer them.

Why is there a 3-6 month time commitment to all of your services?
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I have learned over the years, that this is the ideal time frame for my particular path of coaching. I have tried less commitment and I have tried less than weekly appointments in the month, but what I found is that these time frames did not support my clients to truly make change and it did not create sustainability. All my clients had transformation and many accomplished amazing goals, but often they couldn’t fully implement that change into their lives, and they couldn’t sustain their success.

This process requires your effort and commitment! Yes, I said effort, because until you handle your saboteurs and re-create your life to be more aligned with your authentic self, it takes effort to start on the path towards effortless living. This path is a practice; I don’t believe in quick-fixes or band-aids. If you are ready to make life changes and truly create fulfillment and success, then you have to commit to the process. There is no other way.

What happens when the 3 to 6 months is over, is that the end?
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I am here to truly support you in any way I can. I have built and continue to evolve my system, so that no one “goes home” alone. I have forums you get to be a part of, group coaching, virtual products, client maintenance programs, or you can keep contributing to the Facebook community and the blog. It is all up to you. Sometimes my clients take a break and then they realize they are ready for the next evolvement, and they come back for the next 3 to 6-month round. You will get lots and lots of support before, during and after the 3-6 month commitment.

I love what you are doing and know I need it, but I just don’t have the money right now, how can I create the next step?
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First of all, click one of these links to see if you fit most of the criteria: business*, relationship*, leadership*. If you are saying yes, yes, yes, but you are still not ready to fully take the leap, I would suggest downloading my 29-day email program* that focuses on value and abundance. This initial program is affordable, and gets some of the saboteurs out of the way. It also begins to initiate the practices that we will work with throughout our coaching.

The truth of the matter is that you have to commit to yourself and your dreams. Money is just value exchange, and most of the time we keep ourselves from the things that we really want through our “bad” relationship with money. There is usually a piece of ourselves keeping us from success and abundance. When you are ready to commit and you know you want to follow this path, the money with come. You will find it under a rock or in a secret hiding place. In the meantime, there are so many affordable options to start The Authentic Way™ path, and there is lots of support. Just dive into the community, the free events and the blog. I am doing a lovely live Facebook chat* on Wednesday nights: Tidbits and Tasty treats to Living Authentically.

There is always a way to have anything you want in life, just don’t settle for anything less!

Why is this path any better than all the others I’ve seen claiming a path to success, abundance and a better life?
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There are lots of paths to a better life and more abundance. With The Authentic Way™ path, I am looking for the people who want sustainable success while experiencing authentic and effortless living. I want people to follow this path who resonate with my practices, my spirit and my gifts. It is like a beautiful magnet, when turned the right way you are drawn to each other. I am looking for the people who are turned on, ready to thrive and feel something click into place when they come to my website, see me on Facebook or connect with me through my events. Not everyone will resonate with this path or me, and for those people this path may not be the right one to help them transform. They may have to find another path that has exactly what they need to move forward.

There are other reasons why I think this path is different, but I have a perspective and my perspective is only valuable if you feel aligned with it. My approach has taken years of evolution to get where it is today. It has a foundation and a structure that I have not seen anywhere else. It combines spirit, body and mind into concrete ideas and palpable steps that can be taken to achieve anything. It is not just discovery and transformation, but if you commit to the full path, it includes implementation as well. I find transformation and implementation a rare combination in many of the other paths I have researched and discovered. Most importantly this path is about YOU. It isn’t about my insights or my discoveries. My journey has helped create the structure and the format of this path, but this journey is all yours.

That is what makes it so rewarding for me. I get to watch you thrive and bloom, see you step into your power, and be both a witness and a guide to your unique and beautiful journey.

What will be my results or what can I expect to experience?
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This is such a hard question to answer, as the results vary dramatically from person to person, variations of goals and most importantly by how much commitment you have in the process. The best way to get a feel for some of the results are listening to the hearts and voices of my clients through the case study* or testimonials*.

Although the results vary, there are some very common outcomes, experiences and feelings. These are often tangible and intangible. Sometimes the transformation is subtle for some time until you wake up to how much change you have had, and then the results are dramatic. Here are just a few of the things my clients have experienced below:

  • Abundance, both personal and financial. You will create a steady growth and a long-term sustainable practice.
  • An ability to manifest more effortlessly and walk through life with more success and less effort overall.
  • More clarity of who you are and where you are going
  • More discernment and a much better ability to make decisions that are in alignment with your intuition and highest self.
  • In business, you will get very clear about your purpose and your message, and how to clearly communicate and express that to the world.
  • Personal transformation into a more authentic, grounded and thriving you.
  • You’ll experience more flow in your life, including in areas of money, customers and intimate relationships.
  • More ease, balance and peace of mind.
  • More confidence and stability.
  • Sustained joy, fulfillment and abundance.
  • Long-term, sustainable success plus the tools and practices that you can use over and over again throughout your life changes, growth or redirections.
  • Ability to set boundaries with others and the know how to respect and honor the boundaries of others.
  • How to access more motivation and energy and efficiently use it to create your goals and objectives.
  • You will experience better relationships whether in business, intimate partnerships or with family and friends
  • You will know your own value and find that the people in every area of your life begin to value you more
  • A business that is thriving, expanding and producing more than you ever imagined.
  • …plus so much more

What can you help me with, or what aspects of my life can we address in the coaching?
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The list of subjects that we can cover is endless. The key is to have a direction or focus in our work together. Often people come to me with a specific thing they are wanting, for instance: they aren’t getting consistent results in their business and want to, or maybe they find they are really struggling with their partner in communication or with boundaries. Whatever the direction, we’ll start the journey with this focus in mind.

As we travel the path, we often incorporate many other factors of the client’s life into the process. Many times my clients find that their intimate relationships, their emotional blocks, or the other areas of their life outside of business, are actually the pieces that are getting in the way of their success in business. We address whatever comes up in the sessions through our work together, that is why this is a more wholistic path than some of the others out there.

You will notice, that what comes up in your life during the program is relevant to what we are working towards. These issues can be surprising or even shocking, but this is all part of the journey. There is not one way to the destination we are driving towards, often times the pathway is windy and we will stumble upon unknown areas and previously unconscious patterns that are getting in the way of your goals and dreams. This can be a challenging part of the journey, but is truly the most rewarding. It can be a roller coaster ride and if you are open to it, a whole lot of fun!

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