Let me share a real life example of how one’s purpose, values & inner voices could look like & of how living a life anchored in & connected with these, enables a person to be fulfilled.
Purpose: ‘I am your companion towards more humanity, happiness & achievement of stuff that really matters.’ Ex. related to the 1st part of my purpose: as a coach & mentor, I strive to help people connect to their own humanity (their dreams, their needs, their fears & their vulnerability) & to the humanity of the others they interact with, which leads to more authentic, solid relationships. 15’ before I start a coaching session, I connect with the humanity of the coachee in order to create a deeper relationship that will create more possibilities for him/her. I also discovered that my deceased uncle, Michel, lived my life purpose in several ways. As a consequence, I regularly look at his funeral picture as a structure to remind me to be in synch with my purpose.
Values: ‘authenticity, compassion, co-creation & impact.’ Ex. impact is about my commitment to deep & sustainable positive transformation of the people & the teams I support. As a consequence, I do not just focus on helping them to achieve the coaching objectives, but also the underlying essential & foundational trigger points, f. ex. enabling a leader to give an inspiring presentation to thousands of people, while addressing the fact that there’s an underlying lack of self-confidence.
Inner voices or allies: ‘intuition, creativity, appreciation & interconnection.’ Ex. my inner appreciative voice will help me to see the opportunity in all experiences, good & bad. I recently faced upcoming construction work at my workplace that would have prevented me to virtually coach people & teams in a serene & powerful way. It required me to look for alternative office solutions & since a couple of weeks & until the end of July I spend my time in the office of two great companies who value the fact of having a coach who can interact with the teams on the floor. And I value the fact to be surrounded by great, funny & inspiring ‘colleagues’ who contribute to create an even more engaging professional environment than the one I had before. Another example is my capacity to easily see how topics are interconnected and to offer it, at an appropriate moment, to my clients in order for them to explore the essence of what’s going on.
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