The artisan forges slowly, little by little, the fruit matures in silence, like good old wine… Quoting Loquillo, urban poet where they exist, our life runs fast like a Cadillac without brakes. For this reason, “express” is in vogue: espresso, express travel and of course, it seems that express training has also entered the market strongly.
Our switchboard is full of type requests: Yes, look, I need a course as short as possible in order to start Being a Coach Express as soon as possible. In fact, if it could be by telepathy, it would be much better, or if they give it as a “Matrix” movie and they can implant a subcutaneous chip with all the information, whatever it is…
At this point (somewhat exaggerated in the parody but not entirely unreal) we believe that the time has come to vindicate the art of any craft forged with time, the irreplaceable flavor of things kneaded with slow fire and with love, the wisdom that dwells in the times of silent digestion, the fruits that nest in seeds waiting in the dark for their time of inevitable ripening…
School begins and courses begin. It is a joy that there are so many possibilities and so much quality. However, it may be important to take a little root and reflect, for a moment, on how and from where we choose and start. Starting any training with an eye toward its early completion and obtaining immediate results that are the most-perfect-and-effective-possible-now, is, in our opinion, a habitual current deformation and a serious limitation on long-term results. We do not believe that this address generates Art. Nor do we believe that in principle nobody wants it, it just happens, we are so focused on immediate results and accumulating information that we can move away from enjoying the process and growing up living it. It may even be that once an annual course has begun,We are already focusing attention on where we can go next year to do “more”.
The Coaching is fashionable. A great opportunity? Yes: very useful and well-honed techniques are available to everyone. A big trap? Maybe also: knowing tools to promote change does not mean that you can immediately handle all the mysteries of existence with ease and consistency. This is very obvious, however, in a world in which we can have at the same time 5 computer windows open while chatting to the mobile and chatting by email, the value of Peace-science and the desire to forge evaporate easily, month by month, knowledge on a progressive path of awareness.
What is Coaching? It is a personalized and confidential process in which the Coach, thanks to a valuable set of tools and, in our opinion, a continuous and deep work of personal development that favors an Encounter, and a Presence and Coherence, guides the client to remember his fundamental direction in life, his goals, to overcome barriers and limitations... It is an exciting space of exploration in which thanks to the Coach's expert compass new paths are found, and perhaps a connection bridge can be generated between where you are now a person and where you really want to be.
Coaching for us is an Art whose seed is planted in an initial course and germinates little by little. Art, like poetry, or a caress, can become impoverished by an excess of demanding efficiency. Let's try to enjoy daily learning without haste and focus a little more on what we have achieved and not so much on what we lack. Let's use the techniques not only to the outside - to apply to others - but as a way of deep personal work - to the inside - with a lot of humility. We cannot expand peace until we find peace in our own hearts.
We have applied this reality to Coaching, but it can be applied to any area of personal growth, since here it is not deepening so much about the WHAT but about the HOW and FROM WHERE you learn: if you form or deform with it. The response is intimate and personal, requires a bit of stillness and silence.
There is nothing like watching an expert practice their art. When you see gymnasts doing such beautiful and aesthetic movements it seems even easy. The foundation of this "apparent ease" lies in the number of hours of training behind it. Sometimes an experienced coach, with three seemingly silly and simple questions or frames, gets to achieve truly resounding and lasting changes. Those beautiful movements are an art, they are a sublime liquor distilled over a long time of experience, from affection, without urgency, over low heat. No one can implant the flavor of a Gran Reserva Coach because the barrel is you. Enjoy working in the silence of your cellar and allow yourself a little time to enjoy how, slowly, step by step, your conscious incompetence - God willing you have it if you start - becomes unconscious competition and is already an art that runs through you the veins.
