How does my work make a difference in the lives of my clients?
“What do you do?”
It looks like such an innocuous question, one that should have an easy answer. You want the person to walk away with more than just a label, but without seeing their eyes glaze over during an in-depth explanation of the intricacies of your work. Ideally, you want them to be intrigued, curious, perhaps even interested in following up.
This is something I’ve been playing with over the last couple of weeks. How to go from: “I’m a life coach, energy healer and an animal communicator” to something that will actually have meaning for the person hearing it – not just “what do I call myself”, not even
“what do I do”, but “how does my work make a difference in the lives of my clients (human and non-human)?”
At the core of it, people (and animals) live into stories that they tell themselves or that others have told for them. These narratives may or may not be serving their highest good, which is where I come in. As a coach, I help people explore and evolve their ideas of who they are, without judgment, so they can map and move into their unrealized potential – so
they can re-write their story in a way that better serves them. As an animal communicator, I facilitate the relationship between animals and their humans – again, helping to explore (and sometimes shatter) existing definitions of “self” and “other” to make way for a deeper bond and a more useful story moving forward. Often the two may overlap, with an animal proving to be an adept coach in themselves, and simply requiring a “translator” to get the message across! My healing work supports both of these efforts by providing additional intention and energy toward driving an outcome that is for the best and highest good of my clients.
In another post, I will cover the difference between coaching and therapy – particularly useful for when we introduce the equine-assisted component. They are different, and complementary, modalities that both contribute fabulously to personal transformation and growth, solo or in tandem.
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