Coaching

If we worked on the assumption that what is accepted as true really is true, then there would be little hope for advance.

-Orville Wright-

 

Connecting with Your Inner Creator

It's In There

Remember that old pizza sauce commercial?  "It's in there?"

Regardless of what you have thought or been told...you have a Creator inside of you. 

It's in there.  It has always been in there.  Being "creative" is one of the characteristics that separates us from other "animals."

When you were little and were making forts, setting up elaborate doll houses, playing make-believe, and even engaging in a pretend World Series in the lot between houses in the neighborhood (OK...maybe that was me!)...you were experiencing the natural Creator that IS you. 

Now you might be thinking...

"You are wrong.  I have always been told that I cannot create anything by myself."

Yes.  I get it.   I call that "Other Peoples' Stuff."  It is powerful, potent, and a lot of nonsense.

See if you have ever heard any of these...

That's not for you.  You aren't...smart enough, talented enough, etc...

People like you don't get to do things like that.

Don't get too big for your britches.

Be satisfied with what you have.

Life is hard so you might as well not hope for too much.

You'll never amount to anything if you don't stop....or start...

And I want to share the one I heard over and over growing up...

"You will never amount to anything, if you can't stick to something!

(If you have read my "About" page, you will see how my ability to not stick with just one thing has worked out in my life.)

Not to minimize the hurt and confusion statements like that cause us...and...

Congratulations!  You are in excellent company!

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Some of the world's greatest artists, inventors, politicians, and leaders have been told those same things.

My fore-mentioned historical mentor, Michelangelo, was beaten as a young child by his father and brothers because he was not interested in "letters and numbers" and instead was compelled to keep drawing.  Following the guidance and passion that was set afire in him at an early age.  And aren't we glad he knew better what he was about than the people allegedly trying to "help" him?

The Wright Brothers never went to college, nor did they have any formal engineering training.  That did not seem to stop them from being the first to pull off a controlled, sustained, manned flight in a contraption called a "flying machine."

They changed the way our entire world moves and works.

Not bad for a couple of bicycle repairmen from Ohio.

I feel like I have good data on which to base my assertion that you are a creator...no matter what you may have been told in the past.

Wright Brothers and Susan Westbrook Coaching

How Does Coaching Work?

What Does Creating Have to Do With Coaching?

I started with this introduction to coaching because I see coaching as a relationship where we work together to root out some of that old thinking about who you are and what you "must" or "must not" do.  In its place you get to use all that freed up open space in your heart and mind to reach for the biggest and wildest Future you can imagine for yourself. 

Part of my job is to remind you that you are already a Creator.  Of all the "I am" identities I can think of...this is one I am willing to hold onto in my life.  (For more on "Identity" see my About page.)  After you decide you can choose any Future and create any reality, I am part Project Manager, part cheerleader, and part your biggest fan. 

Many coaches will tell you what relief they can bring you and what problems they can solve.  I respect that.  And I am not one of those coaches.  What inspires me is a client who is willing to transcend her circumstances to focus on what she wants to create in her life.  Along the way we will look carefully at all the "flying monkeys" that try to steal the Dream away.  We will shine a light under some rocks where old self-destructive stories are hiding.  We will face head-on and courageously any obstacles that pop up and threaten to undo your progress.

What Do I Offer My Clients?

  • You come with a desire to create something that your heart and soul are longing to bring into the world.  We will call the endpoint your Future.
  • I help you clarify that "something" (your Dream) and begin on a path to bring that desire into reality (your Vision).
  • Along the way we deal with whatever shows up to threaten or sabotage the process.  (Flying monkeys, old stories, other peoples' stuff, etc.)

I could say more, and that sums up the work I do with my clients.  It is a co-creation process with your Future leading the way.

If you believe this might be the best way for you to achieve what you want to create in your life, click below to connect and sign up for a free 30-minute consultation.

Could it be that simple?  Yes!

Susan is an amazing life coach. When I sit with her, I feel her genuine compassion and concern towards my situation, yet she is able to use just the right amount of firmness and directness to ask the questions that point me to what my soul is longing to say to me. After a session with Susan, I usually have emotional release and breakthrough and within a very short time, a new layer of my dream is manifested in my world. An incredible gift to this world. My life is forever changed for the better for knowing her. 

–Sheila, Yoga Instructor, Kernersville, NC, USA

No limitations...

Susan has a unique ability to see and understand the self-imposed limitations that prevent people from achieving their very best in their personal lives and careers. With compassion and empathy, she challenges her clients to take on their lives and not accept excuses that keep them from moving forward. She is a truly gifted life coach, mentor, and teacher.

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If you are ready to create something new...almost desperate to make a move beyond doing life and business as usual...

Then...let's have a conversation.  I offer free consultations.

All you have to do is sign up.

Who knows...it could the first step toward your own version of a creative masterpiece.

Many blessings,

Susan

If you have any questions, feel free to contact Susan any time.