When people ask me what I do as a Transition Coach & Life Guide, I’m reminded of a scene from the television show, The West Wing, when a version of this story is told:
There’s a guy walking down the street and he falls in a hole. The walls are so steep, he can’t get out.
He yells up for help as a doctor passes by. The doctor writes out a prescription, throws it in the hole and moves on.
Then, a priest walks by. The guy asks, “Father, can you help me?” The priest writes out a prayer, tosses it in the hole and keeps going.
He sees a friend walk by and says, “Hey Joe, can you help me out? I’m stuck down here.” Then, astonishingly, Joe jumps in the hole.
“What are you doing? Are you stupid? Now we’re both stuck down here.”
Joe replies, “Nah, I’ve been down here before. I know the way out.”
I’ve been in the hole. Actually, I’ve been in the hole many times.
And, I have been gifted with my own Joe. I’ve been granted guides who fearlessly held a flashlight so I could forge my own path out.
As a coach, I willingly hold that flashlight for you, gently guiding you...
Whether you’ve engaged in years of personal growth, and are seeking to level-up… or...
You are just embarking on a journey home to your essential self… or...
You find yourself some place in between, and it just feels dark and a little hard to breathe...
There is a path forward that is uniquely yours!
As you learn to walk that path, your self-trust muscles will get stronger and more flexible. Over time, you will begin to hold the flashlight for yourself, as I walk along beside you, helping to ensure we don’t leave behind any part of you that might bloom with some attention.
Like the story I referenced, there are more than the two options of
Staying in the hole or
Going back up the same way he fell in
When we perceive life as an either/or proposition… seeing only black or white, and believing we’re daring when we see the grey… we miss the magic!
There is always a Third Option.
How will we get there? We won’t know until we know. Sometimes it requires a little soul retrieval. It could mean learning to stay in your own lane and maintaining healthy boundaries, for the magic to be revealed. We may work with listening to the wisdom of your own body or giving your inner guidance system a tune-up. Whatever will best support you discovering your Third Option, that’s where we’ll point the flashlight.
Through this work, my clients move from black and white into the technicolor world of magenta, salmon, lime green, cerulean, and much more.
I call it Third Option Coaching.
And, each time a client chooses to dig in and entrusts me to walk beside them in that process, a magic opens for both of us. That magic shows us where the next step is… and the next.
For me, these experiences profoundly touch my heart. And, I am ever grateful and honored to be invited to share a part of the journey with each of my clients.
If the notion of Third Option Coaching resonates with you, if you believe what I have to offer may support you in your next step, let’s talk.
Request a Free 20-minute Test Drive. And, together, we’ll see if this guidance might be a good next step.
