Ep. 259: Bring Out People's Best Selves Through Coaching

Sean: So I'm going to tell you, I'm going to tell you it's - something that I don't really share out there, but I'm a certified John Maxwell coach and speaker, but I find that coaching is not something that I love to do, because coaching requires a lot of listening to people. And helping them figure out within themselves. What's the solution is, I'm more of a mentor, like ask me questions. I'll tell you the answer. Let's keep it short and sweet. That is something that I highly respect for coaches because it takes a lot of patience and a lot of listening to be a coach. But I've seen the results, there's a lot of happiness. There's a lot of positivity and realization with the person after each session. It's amazing. And you mentioned earlier in the pre-show that the reason why you're doing this guesting on podcasts, sharing your wisdom is to make a positive impact in the world. I just want to know, where did that come from? Because that comes from somewhere very deep. It's not every day that you meet people who say that “I want to impact the world positively.” Lou: When I'm working with my clients and they have a breakthrough, or they, you know, like you say, being a coach is about holding the space for them to realize what's already inside them. And I very much see my job as, like you say, listening to that, and just asking the right questions to help them see what's already there, asking difficult questions at times and challenging questions. But whether they have that breakthrough or when, when I get messages from my clients saying, I've just done this today, I couldn't have done it without you. That is so rewarding. My clients come to me and they've got big goals. They've got really big goals. They want to find out, figure out why they're here, find out their purpose so they can have more fulfillment in their life. But what they don't realize when they come to me is that it will make them better parents. It makes them better partners. It makes them better colleagues. It makes the better friends daughter, husband, et cetera. Because of the small incremental changes that they're making in their life, as well as the big huge changes. And to see that and to see the difference. And we were chatting before, when we were about there, the ripple effect of changing one person's life, doesn't just change one person's life. It changes another 10, 20 lives indirectly. And having seen the power of that on my own coaching journey, I know I'm a much, much better person now. I have coaching myself. I have a couple of coaches that I'm working with. It means that I have stepped into the best version of myself, which allows me to help others become the best versions of them. And yeah. If we can, by inspiring one person to go, "I want to figure out what my purpose is. I want to know what my values are. I want more fulfillment in life." I want to be part of that ripple effect of positive impact. Then that can only be a good thing. We need more positivity in the world. We need more people who want to make a difference and that's absolutely vital. Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/leadershipstack Join our community and ask questions here: from.sean.si/discord Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/leadershipstack