A New Job becomes the Gateway for a New Way of BEING

I am always deeply touched, and moved, when individuals I engage with are willing to give voice to their experience. Below is the reflection of a recent client who engaged with me this past summer in preparation for a job interview.

My experience of having coaching sessions with Lisa Weiss, I of the Storm Coaching & Consulting, Communication & Facilitation Specialist.

I needed coaching to prepare myself for a promotion process at a government department. It was my first time to go through such a process and the preparation seemed a daunting task to me. It appeared to me that I needed a one-semester course in policy analysis to pass the exam and the interview. It was the best strategy to get coaching from Lisa. I knew her from the time she was a facilitator at a career development seminar.

I learnt many important principles to overcome my fears and gain confidence in me.

I learnt how to get hold of myself grounded and to secure my foundation of my knowledge and experience on which I can stand firmly and present myself with confidence. (Technique of Feather Breathing)

Lisa coached me to the correct direction – to focus in answering the specific questions in such a way that the interviewers can put check mark on the testing points. I was so deeply buried under a huge amount of information I researched that I did not know how to organize to prepare for the interview.

Even though she did not have work experience in natural resource sector, she was very well versed to show me how to focus my answers on the current energy issues.

Her genuine friendliness helped me to open up right away and get on turning my weakness to strength.

Her sincere interest in my growth and her enthusiasm were the catalyst to change my old habits into a more effective way to communicate and present myself so much better.