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A client’s experience of coaching…
“My coaching with Mia came at a time when I had a number of changes happening in my life. At my
first session with Mia, she quickly enabled me to identify what I most needed coaching in and
helped me to put the other changes and challenges to one side. At the beginning of the coaching, I
found it difficult to remain focused on the goal however the more we repeated and revisited what
the goal was and defined it more clearly, the more and more focused I became. During our coaching
sessions we mixed a variety of tools to help me to identify how I would get closer and closer to my
goal and the steps that I needed to take to get there. I particularly enjoyed the "homework" of
asking for my good traits from friends, family and colleagues in an attempt to build my confidence
in general. This simple technique was very effective and allowed you to ask things of friends that
they may not necessarily come out and say in a normal conversation. Some of the other tools that
we used, such as the card game to find out what I liked doing, allowed me to look at roles and jobs
and cancel out roles and jobs because I liked or disliked doing certain things e.g. filing,
summarising, analysing etc. This was a bit of an eye opener as I found things that I enjoy doing
but I may not have done in years.
Mia was an excellent coach in the following ways:
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using really simple effective tools |
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changing the style of coaching depending on what stage I was at during the change
e.g. there were lows and highs |
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really good questioning style which challenges you to reach your own decisions |
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very approachable and easy going style and yet you would still get the business done |
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always, always on time and you can always rely on Mia to help you out with something
and turn up to an appointment or get back to you when she's missed a call. |
Since my coaching with Mia, I've found that I've improved immensely on defining what my goals are
and reaching them bit by bit. I'm looking at obstacles in a different light and working on things that
I can change rather and have an influence over rather than things that I cannot change. I have
even found it beneficial when supporting friends though tough times.
Words to describe our coaching sessions in general:
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Challenging, always helping me to make more of myself and question why I'm doing
something |
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Motivating, by getting results at one session, it made you want to go back and work more |
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Mia is so energetic, inspiring and positive, I thoroughly enjoyed the sessions and she's got a
lot of experience in different industries and situations to lean in to. |
To sum up, Mia has coached me on a number of different occasions throughout my career and the
one thing that Mia is really great at holding you accountable. But this always pays off and she helps
me get to where I need to be every time!
Thanks for all the time, effort, patience and questions!”
- Cara Cunningham, Policy Manager (UK & Ireland)
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