A Triumphant Journey
What an adventure of discovery the last 10 years have
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been. Prior to me making the decision to start my
professional coaching studies, I was restless—I knew
Number of years coaching: 10
something wasn’t quite right, but couldn’t work out
exactly what. The decision to become a coach was
intuitive; I just knew it felt right! Very early on in my
studies, I became conscious of my core values—more
conscious than ever before—and wow! Seeing them in
black and white made sense of everything. It made sense
of why I wasn’t feeling fulfilled in my corporate career
at the time—I had chosen a job based on my value of
Freedom, which was No.5 on my priority list, and not only
was I not truly living that one, none of the ones above it—
Love, Truth, Energy or Connection—were being met. On
the flip side, coaching met all of them. This was not only
the start of my coaching journey, but an amazing way to
gain clarity and congruence on my decisions and from
then on, my core values along with my intuition have
truly been at the heart of everything I do. This adventure
took me to Dubai for a life-changing 5 years. It was so
Favorite powerful question:
It has to be the intuitive one, every
time. Trust that part of you that offers
the question, the one that comes from
nowhere. Don’t question it, just say it—
it is coming through you for the benefit
of your client.
Favorite quotations:
These two truly summarize my journey
and how I live my life:
Life changes the moment you make a
new congruent and committed decision.
—Tony Robbins
What you can do, or dream you can do,
begin it; Boldness has genius, power
and magic in it.
—Goethe
rewarding to be able to work with so many different
cultures all in one place. The common thread, wherever I
work in my coaching practice, is that I truly believe, that
the key to lasting transformation is being values-driven at
your core. This is the gift of discovery that I now delight in
Advice for fellow coaches:
Be bold—act on your intuition and just
go for it. The bolder we become as
coaches, the better we can truly be of
service to our clients.
bringing to my clients.
—Jo Simpson
“When you live and act in line with
your values, extraordinary things are
possible, magic happens and life just
works out beautifully.”
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