Decisions you make at work often affect your life at home.
And decisions you make at home often affect your life at work.
Sure, some people are better than others at compartmentalizing and blocking out obvious distractions. But you may be surprised at how often your work outcomes are affected by beliefs you’ve adopted because of things that you experienced with your family, community, or culture.
There’s an adage in the coaching world that “all coaching is life coaching.”
Here’s what that means: When I coach leaders in the workplace, our conversations will sometimes uncover long-held assumptions or habits that create roadblocks or blinders when it’s time to make a decision or take an action. Because we have a safe space to be open and honest, they are willing to be vulnerable and authentic enough to discover insights that often surprise them.
But when your only coach is also your boss, it can be hard to find that same feeling of safety.
If you’re not finding the success you want at work, let me encourage you to strongly consider an external leadership coach who can help you. It might be me, or it might be someone else. But please, find someone who you can trust to be both a leadership coach and a life coach.
You’ll be surprised what you learn about yourself.
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