Happy Fall everyone!! Here is a sneak peak at the reflection report that went home this month… Communication is so important!
It is officially FALL! I love this time of year so much. As a teacher for so many years, September always feels like a fresh start to me…a time to reset…a time to create new goals. I’ve heard it said that January resolutions are about WILL whereas September resolutions are about AUTHENTIC WANTS. What do YOU want more of or less of in your life??
At the end of each month, I will be sending you a reflection on the month’s sessions. Many of you receive and read my notes for every session each week so you are already very “in the know” as far as how coaching is going. Some of you will come to rely only on these monthly check-ins. Either way, please never hesitate to reach out to me with any questions, concerns, requests, etc.
It is always good to pause and ask yourself For What Purpose…so today I want you to think about that answer as it relates to coaching. Ask yourself (and the individual working directly with me) what the purpose is of our coaching AND is it making a difference/helping? Is there something you wish could happen that isn’t happening? Should I shift my focus for October? (You will see what I have been focusing on below…)
For me, coaching is a vehicle to remind others that connection is key, mistakes create growth, and taking responsibility in the day-to-day is the way to ultimate empowerment. I want my clients to know their worth, have strategies/tools to support their goals, trust that I am here to hold space/ask tough questions/provide accountability, AND to remember that life is happening right now – IN THE NOW – and it is so worth the ride. I see my job as a way to help my clients identify goals, understand what they need to do to achieve those goals, how to structure their days to foster growth toward those goals, and lift them up helping them to build their self/esteem/self-worth along the way.
As we take this journey together, it would be so appreciated if you could encourage (the individual working with me) to read and respond to the session notes that I send after every time that we meet. Those notes are to reinforce what was discussed and also serve as an action plan.
At the beginning of September, I wrote down where I felt I needed to focus for each of my clients. To give you a little overview of my days, here are some of those areas – Perception/Prioritizing; Prioritizing/Follow-Through; Awareness; Growth/Independence; Gratitude/Self-Worth; Consistency; Grounding; Organization/Follow-Through…
For xxxxxxx, we have been focusing on…
At this point, the report becomes very specific to the individual working with me. I share some details about what is going well and what goals are established moving forward. I also include a screenshot of grades here for my EFS clients whose parents chose not to get copies of weekly session notes. It is essential that the families I work with know that I really am a part of the TEAM.
