Group Coaching – Why?

Have you ever been in a class where someone asked a question you wish you’d thought of?  Have you ever been in a group where you heard someone tell a story that was exactly what you’d been living through?  Me too.  Often the wisdom and experience of each individual in a group adds a lot of richness to the group.

Each of us has a huge wealth of experience that gives us unique perspectives and ideas.  Have you been in a group where someone’s question triggered a new question in your mind?

And the atmosphere – it is contagious.  When everyone is totally engrossed in a topic, and everyone is sharing experiences, questions, suggestions – this is true synergy.  It is invigorating, motivating and fun!

I just finished a successful run of seminars and they were a lot of fun – they had all of the aspects above – interaction, learning and fun.  At the end of the evening everyone went home with new ideas, new tools and new techniques.  Did each person use the tools in daily life?  Were there any stumbling blocks?   In mulling that over it occurred to me that it might be even better if the same people who attended one evening could get together afterwards and talk about how the tools and techniques worked for them.  Share their stories, successes, questions, – what worked and what didn’t – and how to make it all even more successful.

That’s when I came up with the idea to create a series of group coaching sessions focused on one topic.  For six weeks the group will meet once per week for 90 minutes.  At each session I will present new tools and techniques – we’ll focus on just one or two each week – and then you’ll have a week to try out what you’ve learned.  When we start the next week’s session we’ll focus on your experiences.  We will be able to tweak the tools and techniques to make sure that they work in your life with your circumstances.

There will be a structure to each session, and that structure will include time for you to get some very focused feedback on your personal progress. As we go over each new idea we’ll make a plan for how you’ll use it that week.  You’ll have a week to try it out – see what happens – and tell the group about your experience at the start of the next session.  You’ll get focused coaching from me and the benefit of the wisdom of the other participants.  You will have the benefit of direct coaching with the synergy of learning through other’s experiences.  What a fabulous combination!  The support of a group of people to hold you to account – to make sure that you follow through on your plans – and then to use to debrief and analyze what happened – and how to make it even better!  Wow!  How powerful is that?

I can’t wait to get started – this is going to be spectacular!

I am working on the logistics now.  The dates and times as well as which topics for the first series.  If you’d like to add your two cents – I’d love to hear from you.  I’ve put up a page on my website to collect some data from you.  As always – anything you send me is held in the strictest of confidence. I will never pass on your information to anyone else.  Just click here to fill out my Group Coaching Survey.  There is also a comments field on this form where you can write in any suggestions, questions or comments.

I am looking forward to hearing from you!
All the best,
Rita

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