Is coaching right for you?

The first set of questions are about coaching in general, and the second set are about whether Val would be a good coach for you.

I would love to know your answers, but if that is not comfortable for you, just don't hit send at the bottom and I will never know.

 

1. Do you have the sense that you are not living up to your full potential as an artist or creative, or that you are capable of more than you have been doing to date?

2. Do you feel that you could use help clarifying and sticking to your goals and realistic next steps?

3. Does the idea of sharing your hopes and dreams with someone who is listening deeply, asking questions and helping you clarify your path and believing in you sound lovely and rich?

4. Do you believe (or want to believe) that you have something of value to offer the world (even if it is not clear at the moment) and real desire to see it come to fruition?

5. Are you prepared to spend time, effort and money to clarify and move toward your goals, desires, purpose?

6. Is your life manageable? Are you not struggling with addiction, depression, or mental health issues?

7. Are you are ready to make serious forward movement?

8. Do you have the fear that, despite what other people say, or your level of education and experience, either you may not be a "real" artist, or your art may not be all that good?

The questions 1-8 above were about being ready for coaching generally. What questions or thoughts do you have so far?

9. Do you tend to be fairly self-reflective and find fascination in discovering things about yourself and others?

10. Do you enjoy trying new things, experimenting with new ways of thinking, trying on different perspectives?

11. Are you a bit of a day dreamer with lots of creative ideas to the point where sometimes you can get overwhelmed with too many directions or begin to feel like you are a failure because none of them get fully realized?

12. Do you find yourself overwhelmed or depleted by all that is going on in the news and want to be on the side of healing in a way that is true to who you really are (even if what that means specifically is not clear at the moment)?

13. Have there been times in your life when you have had a creative practice such as visual art, music, writing, performing, and found it to be deeply rewarding and soul nourishing?

14. Do you sometimes have difficulty pursing your art (in the broadest sense) or investing in it fully because it seems selfish in the face of all the other needs of the culture, planet, family, community?

15. Do you sometimes struggle with self-doubt, procrastination, internal roller-coasters, or overwhelm?

16. Do you believe in the value of exploring the creative unconscious, and are you curious about what you might find there?

Questions 9-16 are about things that might indicate a good fit with Val.  What observations or questions do you have now?

If you answered yes to many of the questions above, we might be a good fit to work together. We will not know for sure until we talk.  Feel free to sign up for a free intro session with me. You can do that and also sign up for my newsletter back on my website.

If you would like me to send you an email response to any of your thoughts above, please let me know here!

One last question, and this one is to help me be findable by people like you. Could you tell me what questions or concerns around your creative life you are grappling with?