Joyce SpadaforaWhen I started my sessions with Dare in creativity coaching the simple goal was to complete an art concept that had been floating around in my thoughts for a couple of years. As we progressed through our highly enjoyable sessions via phone it started to become something much greater than completing an art project. It soon became apparent that I was receiving lessons that could affect a broader scope of my life.
The sessions were 100 percent plus positive. There was no negative energy anywhere in sight and if some did start to seep through Dare found some way to phrase what was being discussed so that it had a positive spin to it. Dare always encouraged small steps forward, never criticized a slip to the side or backwards and always found the right words to throw out a life line to gently tug us along the lines of moving forward.
I found myself embracing the concept of taking tiny steps toward a goal and started employing that concept both in my place of work and in my personal life. It helps immensely when tasks build up and panic of how to complete them in time sets in. I can now mind sculpt to organize myself thus relieving the anxiety of non completion and opening the pathways to finishing up what needs to be done.
Overall the course taught me that it is okay not to reach your goal in one big effort as it can be achieved over time by taking small steps that ultimately may be more successful in having a lasting effect. The course was stimulating, uplifting, empowering.
The coaching, consisted of fun, relaxed sessions. We discussed how my writing and creativity were progressing, and what ideas might help me along. My stories tend to be predictable and I want to shake them up. So Ambassador Dare and I talked about what might or might not work. Her suggestions were excellent, and she never seemed to run out of ideas.
I learned a great deal – small steps, the importance of playfulness, lists, small steps, mind sculpting, not taking myself too seriously (and did I mention small steps). The sessions ended with guided meditation and a small writing assignment. The writing I did after the meditations seemed distinctly different (freer, more “flow-y”) from much of my other writing. Another indication of the power of the mind. We covered a lot of ground in just four sessions. Thanks so much!
