Coaching provides a safe and confidential space where you can be yourself and enter into a meaningful and purposeful conversation about your career or life circumstances, challenges and desires for change. A coach provides support by assisting you in gaining a deeper understanding of yourself and your situation, helping you explore different perspectives, your strengths and sense of purpose in order to help you get un-stuck. In essence, a coach helps you unlock a broader range of ideas and options for moving forward and supports you as you take steps to bring about positive change.
The Association for Coaching (AC) describes coaching as:
''A collaborative solution-focused, results-orientated and systematic process in which the coach facilitates the enhancement of work performance, life experience, self-directed learning and personal growth of the coachee.Professional coaching brings many wonderful benefits: fresh perspectives on personal challenges, enhanced decision-making skills, greater interpersonal effectiveness, and increased confidence. And, the list does not end there. Those who undertake coaching also can expect appreciable improvement in productivity, satisfaction with life and work, and the attainment of relevant goals.''
Her approach is shaped by her own lived experience. After struggling with a chronic health condition that was worsened by workplace stress and unsustainable lifestyle choices, Sandie made a significant mindset, lifestyle and career overhaul. By integrating complementary practices and healthier ways of living and working, she was able to bring her chronic condition into permanent remission. This transformation inspired her deep commitment to pursue a career in personal and professional change management, helping others to take control of their wellbeing, career paths, and overall quality of life.
"If you were running down a path and encountered a wall you could not see how to climb or go around, what would you do? Wouldn't it be nice if you could call someone to help you think through how best to contend with the wall so you coud continue down the path? That is what a coach does best."
