I have recently been thinking about "step change" in my coaching business. Let me explain: business is going well, I totally love the work, and have more time. I spoke to a few people about "step change", for those of you who are in Mindshop, Chris has offered to respond and I am looking forward to engaging with him. Time to use the "magic wand" on doubling sales!
I also raised it with Sian [Hi Sian :-)], my NLP coach and supervisor.
We talked around the subject for about an hour and gradually I got the strangest feeling of travelling back to my centre.
Sian asked finally, "So why is it that you do this, what is it that gives you this energy?"
Like a flash the answer came back, "It's my "pearl days", Sian!" "What do you mean?". Says she.
When I am with a client and the subject is serious, after a time as we work we get to a moment of real change: the atmosphere changes, perspective seems to range high or close down - it shifts, and it's suddenly 1000 times more exciting as the client gains new resourcefulness. I call moments like this "pearl days".When you are coaching, you are often in a privileged position, hearing otherwise unspoken fears and issues in a place of safety and I was reminded that "my business" is a natural outcome of these amazing "pearl moments", built from a grain of sand, imperfect, but beautifully transforming.
Focussing on "step-change"? Well, its focussing on the wrong thing. I am focussing on attracting more pearl days and letting the rest look after itself.
