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  Transformative Women's Coaching: A Path to Confidence

  27-Mar-2024

  Transformative Women's Coaching: A Path to Confidence

  Coaching for women, I believe, has to revolve around understanding the challenges that women face. 

  In my coaching practice I strive to see each of my midlife women clients as individuals, each with their own strengths, challenges, values, limiting self-beliefs etc. However, there are certain elements that weave through all coaching. Helping women:

  • Boost their self-esteem
  • Nurture a success mindset
  • Develop a strong self-image. 

  Of course, all of us, not just women, face many challenges both from society and its expectations of us, as well as our own personal hurdles. The journey to confidence can often feel like an uphill battle.

  In the context of my work, I focus on women in midlife looking for career growth and self-confidence in both work and personal life. I’d like explore and share empowering solutions in transformative women's coaching.

  How Much Happier Will You Be If You Live Your Authentic Life? 

  A holistic approach to personal development results in confidence, but not only that, it also leads to self-discovery. And surely self-awareness is a great way for us to feel empowered. Let's delve into how transformative women's coaching serves as a powerful path to confidence.

  Transformative women's coaching happens when women go on a journey to reach their potential. After all, wouldn't you agree that fulfilling our potential - both in work and personally  - is likely to result in a great life.  

  Transformative coaching is not just about achieving goals, although that has it’s place and is very effective,  it’s about insight. It’s about delving deeper, uncovering and eliminating underlying beliefs, fears, and barriers that hinder confidence. 

  A coach - by providing a safe and supportive space that is neutral and judgement free -empowers self-exploration.  Imagine working with a coach who helps you to confront your limiting beliefs in a kind and supportive way. 

  I personally aim to fill every client with positivity and drive so they are able to embrace their true selves.

  Mindset Mastery

  One of the key aspects of transformative women's coaching is its emphasis on mindset shifts. Confidence has to come from the inside. It’s something you own, not something you “put on from time to time”. 

  I’ve had clients say I’ll feel confident when I’ve finished this course, or when I’m earning X.  The issue with these ideas are they externalise confidence (and happiness, and success). Transformation coaching is all about feeling those things on the inside, knowing them to be true - even when the world is throwing difficult challenges at you. 

  True confidence I believe is being able to say for example “I’m not comfortable with this (task, situation, problem), I recognise that and I also believe in myself to make the right decisions and take the right actions in the moment. It’s in no way related to perfection or always feeling sure you will succeed. Isn’t that so freeing?

  Coaching techniques such as reframing and positive affirmations, are great ways for women to challenge negative thought patterns. 

  By reframing setbacks as opportunities for growth, women develop the resilience to navigate challenges with inner calm and confidence.

  So we are deep diving here, going below surface-level solutions to address the holistic well-being of women. That all sounds a bit woowoo. What it practically means is:

  • Nurturing your physical health and emotional well-being. 
  • Seeking ways to feel at one with yourself in your own “world”. That brings calm. 

  There are many coaches who work collaboratively with women to develop personalised strategies for self-care, stress management, and boundary setting. A coach will help you identify your values so you can align your actions with your values and create a life that aligns with their authentic desires.

  Women's Self-esteem and Empowerment Through Self-awareness 

  Another fundamental aspect of transformative women's coaching is actively seeking self-awareness. Hands up - how many women reading this struggle with self-doubt and imposter syndrome,  feeling unworthy - regularly playing down your  accomplishments and feeling so awkward when it comes to owning your unique gifts?

  Confidence has to be fed, it can’t operate in a vacuum!  One important part of this is acknowledging and celebrating your achievements. If you find this hard, sit yourself down with a blank page and pen and write down for 15 minutes all the reasons why you are “the bees knees”.  Seriously, do it now. 

  Another exercise is to write down 3 good things about yourself every day for 2 weeks. Then spend the next 2 weeks - revisiting what you wrote.  

  Transformative women's coaching is all about empowering women to embrace all of themselves. To acknowledge and welcome the confident and the vulnerable. If you set yourself the challenge of being strong all the time, you are putting yourself under so much pressure.  And honestly when you are under such pressure it’s hard to flourish.

  Accept you will feel vulnerable sometimes and embrace it as a sign of strength – not of weakness or fragility. 

  Building resilience and confidence in women

  Ultimately, transformative women's coaching equips women with the tools, insights, and support they need to reach their full potential and live with confidence and purpose. In the safe and supportive coaching space you can find causes of insecurity and self-doubt. 

  Coaching empowers women to reclaim their voices, embrace their uniqueness, and pursue their dreams with unwavering confidence. The journey to confidence is not always easy, but with the guidance of a transformative women's coach, every woman has the power to rewrite her story and step into her greatness.

  To find the right coach for you - one you know has been independantly accredited (that is how you know you will be in safe hands) check out the IAPC&Ms directory of accredited coaches . I am proud to be accredited with them. 

  
  Use this link to book a 30 minute consultation. I’m happy to chat with you in a relaxed, non pressured call to help you explore if coaching is right for you.

   

  Tags: resilience, self-belief, self-care, self-empowerment, women's confidence, transformative coaching, stress-management

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