Work with me, Diana West
When I describe my coaching to others, I often relate what I do to being a bit like agreeing to go out for a walk together ....
I will walk alongside you, following your lead and enabling you to do some quality thinking, to pause, shift direction, or stride out, exploring the places you chose to for yourself. Without doubt there will be chances to stop and enjoy the view this gives as well as the chance to speed up and even break into a run! We may of course encounter low visibility as we walk and so we will travel more slowly, taking care to find the trail that feels right.
I will, if you ask it of me, offer you challenge - the ‘loving boot’. This is a bit like giving you a helpful push up over obstacles or tricky sections on your path. It’s also about helping you to hold yourself accountable.
And finally, I will agree to step ahead for you, hand outstretched with a gentle tug – sharing insights and perspectives. Encouraging you on the way, celebrating your successes and showing you that you really CAN do it.
The pace will be yours. We will explore the varied landscape together. By choosing to invest in coaching you will be taking proactive action – showing the courage to be curious and stepping out on your own adventure.
In short, ‘Lofty Giraffe’ signals my approach to coaching – I bring humour, insight and creativity to my coaching. I am an original thinker, dedicated to using my knowledge, skills and understanding to enable others to thrive both personally and professionally. For me, the progression from a career in teaching to a career as a professional coach seems to have been ‘meant’. I feel that coaching is what I was made to do – I absolutely love it and bring this sense of dedication, joy and fulfilment to my work.