In the last weeks I have noticed a certain pattern where I connect with people who I intend to help with something – advice, coaching – and they end up helping me. One was during an ICA teleclass, one was in a coaching situation with a client and one in a casual discussion with a friend. In each case it has been because the issue or challenge that they presented was something I am personally struggling with. In the process I found that I listened not only to understand them, but also for clues to my own challenges. I found that the questions I asked to help them uncover their solution or truth were also guiding me to my own. The more I explore coaching, the more I find powerful ways of exploring how to either change areas of a person’s life that are not serving them, or to help someone stay the course once they have committed to doing something that will enhance their lives in significant ways. Learning also sometimes comes in the most unexpected ways.
