Session with my Coach, Claudia

I appreciated the opportunity to work with Claudia on this project.  I always like getting to know new people and both us were traveling this week/weekend so we had to go the extra mile to connect on this project.

It was somewhat difficult for me to play the role of the coachee, as I am a coach in my real day life.  Usually I am the one who is listening and helping people frame their thoughts and come up with what to say in order to get their desired results.  It took some getting used to when someone was helping me through this process.

One thing I went into the session knowing was that I had to be able to take constructive criticism.  Again, as an athletic coach, this is not something that came naturally to me.  Usually I am the one that is dishing it out.  I could no be sensitive and needed to open my mind to what someone else was telling me.  We didn't get too deep into this but I do anticipate honing these skills so that I can really make myself better without being defensive.

I am looking forward to doing more of this work and playing the part of the coachee over the course of the next few months.  I think that it will be a good opportunity for me to get better in dialogue.