Why coaching? For me, its personal. My name is Sarah, and I live in London with my fiancé, and adorable, very elderly hamster, Biscuit. Between my highly respected job at a multi national organisation, living in London surrounded by friends, and my beautiful flat I bought back in 2015, the image I projected was one of success, happiness, togetherness. I was the one who always had things together, always making plans, always trying to make people laugh or smile…
However, towards the end of 2019, that carefully curated image of success and strength started to fall apart. After a prolonged period of upset and increasing stress caused by an aggressive work colleague, I fell apart, and by December I had had a mental breakdown. It took a very long time for me to not only accept that this was the case, but to also accept that I needed help, and over the next few months whilst I was signed off work, I tried to recover and find a way back to who I was. I was lucky enough to have great people around me supporting me, both in a medical capacity, and also my wonderful friends and family, and I shall be forever grateful to them for not giving up on me, and teaching me to not give up on myself.
So I found the old me again, right? No. What I actually learnt in that time is that rather than going back, the best thing to do is to move forward, to learn, to grow, to take those negative experiences and question who I was, and what really would make me happy. What goals was I striving for, for me? And what goals was I striving for to make others happy? And by doing that, I discovered my true passion in coaching and in helping others, and through this, helping them to also grow and achieve their potential, and find what makes them happy.
2020 has been a challenging year for everyone, however I believe in the future, and making the choices in your future that work for you. Never stop challenging, questioning and growing, because through growth and change we see progress. Bring on 2021, and let’s start this adventure together!
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