A colleague and I were talking over lunch about timing. When I first became a life coach I couldn't get started. I was really stuck. The coach assigned to me from school was doing her best to help me. One session she just validated where I was and the fact that i was stuck. She let me be where I was. Once that happened and i accepted my circumstances, i was able to make a plan to move forward. I mentioned to my colleague that i couldn't move forward. She responded "it was a choice" I became frustrated because although it was a choice, it was also because of my difficult circumstances. So whether I liked it or not, that was where i was for the time being while i dealt with more pressing issues. I guess what i realized out of it was that coach Kathy from coaching school gave me a gift so few of us offer to family members and friends. The gift of being where I was and not pressing me to do what she wanted for me, what she thought was good for me but respected my need to stay stuck for a bit longer. I will always be grateful for that session and i hope that i will be the kind of coach that pushes you when you need it and respects your sense of timing. Some times we just need some
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