Reflective entry Leninka

As a coach, I think this session was very productive. I was more comfortable in the listening part with Patrick. Also, all my gestures demonstrated I was doing it. In the first session, it was difficult for me to have all my attention to the coachee. But this time, it was easier and I listened carefully at the important details of what Patrick was saying.  In the mirroring part, I asked plus information of what he was dealing with in order to have a complete background of the situation. After one session, we had more trust to each other, so Patrick would gave me more inputs that helped me as a coach. In my opinion, I used a lot of mirroring. I asked him about what were the main stressors in his life and we discovered what he could improve to reach his objectives in each area of his life balance. The summarising part was very useful in the session too. I told him about the main aspects of our conversation in order to find what parts of his life balance needed to be changed.  After that, I asked him about what things he can do to improve his time and we discovered a lot of opportunities about what he can do.

As a coachee, I was less shy. It was very easy for me to talk about my life Balance and share what I was trying to improve of it. Sometimes it’s hard to admit that you are not organizing your time, as you want. This session made me realize that I was so stressed about my intellectual activities and I was not having time for myself.

Patrick helped me understand that I should do other activities to improve each area of my life balance. Sometimes, I am so absorbed for the university that I don’t realize that I have another life besides that. What I discovered in all the session was that I could organize better my time and it’s just a decision to begin with. So, we talked about what activities I can do in order to feeling better with each part of my life balance.  After that, I realized that I liked to a lot of things and I don’t have necessarily leave them because I’m studying at the university.

At the end of the session, we found we had similarities about things we want to change. Also, we talked about an action plan for improving our life balance. I think this session was very useful for me because actually, I have an issue with organization.

 As a coach, I was feeling more confident of myself and I encourage Patrick to improve certain areas of his life balance. As a coachee, I had more trust with him and I recognized that I have a problem. Sometimes, it’s the most difficult part. I think for both, the trust atmosphere was better and we also find that this session is an opportunity to look deeper ourselves.