This is a space to call in support from the community. You can ask for support on your understanding of topics or support if you just want someone else to talk to. This is a space to lift one another up and share our collective wisdom and insight for one another.

Hello! We are now one month through the course. Congratulations on the work you have put in so far. I am curious about your reflections. What have been your primary takeaways? How do you feel you have grown? Is there anything you would like to be different about the course material or structure? It’s been a pleasure to be a part of your path and I look forward to the months to come.

Hello everyone! I unfortunately must cancel the midday group coaching for today Feb 19. I just had the aura of a migraine set in and have limited vision. Usually symptoms subside after 4 hours or so. I will assess how I’m doing as the day progresses and will update you all on the evening session. Thank you for your understanding. Austin

I'm so excited to share how I applied what I learned this week to real life. Reflecting on what came up in skills lab & group coaching, I made an effort to come to a situation with an open mind & curiosity rather than defensiveness. I spent the day collecting some data to compare how different changes would impact a project. I sent out my findings to 3 executives: My boss (VP), her boss (Pres), and his boss (Exec President). Exec P immediately asked questions that were already answered in the report I sent. Rather than assume she just didn't read it closely, I examined how I worded that information and responded something like, here on line x I wrote this, would it be more clear if I reworded that? She responded apologetically that she had not read that line and asked if my overall conclusion was xyz, to which I replied 'yes, exactly' and suggested some further data I planned to collect because I didn't feel my approach was representative of real customer data. Pres came to my desk later and suggested that because I did more work than they initially asked, he thinks she was confused with my report. Without bringing my defensiveness because I worked hard all day & still thought the information was valuable, I acknowledged that it was more than what was asked to do and explained why I collected the other data. I asked if he thought it was completely useless or if it was helpful that I showed those things made no impact on the project. He then agreed it was useful to have data to back up what we suspected and I then explained what other data I planned to collect that will more accurately illustrate the comparison between how it works now and the proposed change. Then I asked if he thought that was a better approach and he gave feedback on what he liked about my idea and what he thought I should change and why. I told him that was a great idea and I would send out the new information in the morning. He thanked me for my hard work and the extra effort I put into making sure the project was a success & he looked forward to hearing what I discover. This is 1000% more positive interaction. It did not end up in arguments. I left feeling my day was not a waste and I'm motivated to redo my data collection and not dreading starting over. 10/10 interaction with both difficult bosses & my boss (VP) said I must teach her my new ways.

Hi, I'm Jacqui. I’m here because I want to learn more about myself. I’ve been working on discovering what I like and what I want in my life, which may sound absurd, but I often follow the path I think I should be on and I'm finding that is often dictated by what someone else wants. I'm looking forward to learning and sharing with all of you. I’m excited to be part of this group and hear everyone’s experiences. Thanks for having me.