Life Coaching with a Difference
From my mid-teens I've always been involved in one way or another with other peoples’ lives. I was raised from the age of three in a somewhat narrow Christian religious organisation. Within this arena, from the age of sixteen I held various positions of responsibility that brought me into direct relationship with other peoples’ personal processes, as well as misgivings, anxieties and problems. On leaving the organisation in 1996 this kind of spiritual pastoring became the springboard for a natural shift into life coaching. However, having seen clearly the distinction between 'shepherding the flock' and assisting others in facilitating their own changes, , there remains still, I believe, something innocently nurturing about my style of life coaching. Add to this my unequivocal belief in the dynamic potential within the nature of all human beings to effect changes in ourselves, the success of individuals I've coached has often amazed me.
Unlike many coaches whose custom is to look for ways in which to retain their clients, I never expect to keep a client for very long. This is because I truly believe in everybody's full capacity for renewal - and therefore coach accordingly. To be frank, I'd rather not waste my time and my clients’ money on unnecessarily dragging out the process, when there is plenty more music to make!
I've been able to work effectively with some pretty deep issues involving relationship, abandonment, confidence and assertiveness etc. in a dynamic and dignified way, which I know has facilitated many clients to move smoothly toward their desired state of being, i.e. to be happy with themselves and the world around them. I think it's possibly my own capacity for self-examination and self-awareness that makes it relatively easy for my clients to be likewise.
Clients often work with me from other locations over the phone. There are advantages to this, as well as advantages of working face to face; so all things considered, both can be equally effective.
I began life coaching as an integral aspect of my work in 2004, but it's taken until recently to be really comfortable with my own feelings about what others would think of me in two seemingly incongruous roles of artistic creativity and life coaching . Eventually I've been able to quote one not so famous coach (anon) who said: “What the f**k, I am who I am – I do what I do. Anyone who doesn’t like it doesn’t have to have it!”
"Since enthusiastically taking up life coaching Steve has also written much of a self-motivational nature (or self-realisation as he likes to call it). Like most work in the genre, much of this has been to do with his personal issues. His desire to share this work with others has remained a prime motivation toward presenting the issues in a format that is both accessible and easy to understand and apply. This material is available in various forms through his websites, some of which is free and some requiring a small payment."
Art Coaching
"Recently Steve has also added 'Art Coach' to his coaching portfolio. Over the years he has often been asked regarding painting tuition, but has always shied away. However, since coming to Life Coaching generally, he is now interested in helping any artist who wants to be coached. Art coaching is not tuition as such, but rather facilitating the artist's own personal empowerment, including the subjects, techniques, materials etc they are exploring in their work. This type of coaching, although more efficiently done face to face, can also be effective at a distance, through a combination of the internet and telephone."
To find out more, contact Steve: steve@steveslimm.com
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