Anna

I know that the coach who mentored me is in process of launching some sort of online coaching initiative.

As I establish my business, I would definitely like to get into online coaching for my stepfamily niche so that it could be more affordable.

Live chat is so easy now that I think it would be a cost effective way of doing things. The drawback is that coaching is all about listening and tuning in. There’s a lot that doesn’t get conveyed when you can’t hear a person’s voice.

Personally, my business is set up to do all coaching over the phone. That way, you have the voice element, and it turns out that when you block the visual element, a coach is much better equipped to focus on the words being said, no judgment or physical impressions to make. A lot of coaches work over the phone, especially life coaches. It makes them accessible to anyone anywhere.

I wonder what kind of market there is for life coaching over the internet? Maybe that would be more accessible (read: affordable) to the masses?

I do feel like you about similar things. I would love to give inspirational speeches either in groups or one-on-one situations. I know personally that even though I DO love to blog, I know it’s a stepping stone into what I really want. I like to be around people, human interactions means more and even though you can get wonderful feedback from the computer, I like to be able to see the person I’m helping!

I think I’m an okay writer, I like writing but I’m not passionate about it.

Part of me feels that I’d show become a nurse and go work over in 3rd world countries, the other part of me wants to help teens and young black (or women of color) battle body, esteem and family issues because it’s more prevalent than others would like to think.

Some days I wish a lightbulb would go off and things would make sense but as I learn and grow I believe, “nothing worth having comes easy”.

I am a writer by talent. I am very very very rarely a writer by passion. I’m not doubtful at all in my talent, I graduated with a Summa level GPA in my English major, the toughest professors gave me A’s, people compliment my writing, I know I’m good at it. However, tell me to write what pokes at me to be written, and I’ll get back to you around a quarter to never. Give me an assignment, and I’ll have it for you tomorrow. One reason I am probably balking on blogging right now is having to come up with something by myself every day.

Ooh, there’s an idea, Hey MizFit, if you’re listening! Maybe I need you to give me assignments for my blog. Have your people email my people; we’ll discuss.

Anyhoo, even our interests are so similar; I’ve even said that if money was no object, I would go back to school for theology. Religion fascinates me as an academic subject. I have a strong faith, but the ins and outs of religion just blow my mind.

But helping people….ahhh, there’s the biggie. I know it’s in my purpose to help people. It’s the sort of thing I think about when daydreaming, my lottery fantasies are heavy on the charity work I would be able to carry out, while house-sitting this week, I constantly asked myself what more I could do to make their homecoming easy (I went grocery shopping for them without them knowing it), I think about what might make someone feel special or make their lives easier and then do it for them.

I think that the parallel to this “me first” generation we have so unceremoniously been pigeon-holed into is a whole set, big set, of people who truly want to lift others, who want to do good work, who want to serve, who don’t want to live under flurescent lights. I think that feminism is finally coming full circle, and the natural order is restaking its place, where women may very well want to work outside the home, or they may want to make their work inside the home, but having the choice is what we are finally demanding, and sometimes even getting. I think that more women, if given the choice, would choose home (not all, no judgment here, just pointing out that throughout the 90’s, there wasn’t really a choice at all but to have a two-income from outside the home household).

Jen, you are a coach, you are an inspirational writer. You have the gift to help people, you do it well through this blog, and you could do it magnificently as a career.

I’ve already written too much, but I’m here for you!

I’m currently just “speed browsing” while at work (ya’ll know what I mean, don’tcha?!) but will read more thoroughly when I get home.

Outstanding thought provoking blog — I think I am trying to change my life and find my true purpose in life as well.

Best wishes,
Sharon