Reflective entry of Patrick St-Pierre about the fourth coaching session

In the fourth coaching sessions that we had, I think this session was the best for me. Indeed, I really think I did a great job with almost all the process of the coaching session in the coach mode. To start, the listening part was easier to do. This time, the chosen place was good and the ambiance was great to facilitate communication. Also, I was in a better mood than the last session and that helps me a lot to stay focused and concentrated. We must say that I find the topic of this week very interesting and it's easier to stay concentrated when you like the topic of the discussion. Indeed, when I think and hear about past experiences in organisational meeting, a lot of links, information and own examples come to my mind. But, this advantage could become a disadvantage because, when you really like a subject, it could be hard to just listen the other person and not add information when it's not really the time. This kind of difficulties was news for me in a coaching session and I didn't expect that before the session. Brief, even if it was hard sometime to just listen like I just said, I think I did a good job and I think I improved myself a lot. For the mirror process, also that time, I was simpler for me to help to coachee to reflect her feelings to her and to help her seeing herself differently. Indeed, like I said the last time, I feel like there is a good connection between us. In my point of view, this could be explain by the fact that, after all the coaching session we had together, a good relationship was developed between us and that relationship is very helpful in communication and, obviously, in the mirroring process.

Also, at the end of this part of the coaching session, I was really surprised that the catalyzing session went so well. Indeed, from my point of view, it's the most difficult part in a coaching process and it's for this reason that the end of this coaching exceeded my expectations. In my listening mode and my questions, I felt that it was easier for me to support and encourage my coachee to move forward in her situation. Also, I felt like I made a difference in her way of seeing the situation that we talked about.

To finish, when I was the coachee, there were not really big differences between this coaching session and the last one. Indeed, I really felt more confident to express myself and I felt like I was more receptive to listen my coach and to think in a deeper mode about what she added to the discussion. Once again, I also thinkthe friend relationship that we developed together help us to do better coaching session because we know ourself more and we are more comfortable in the discussion. So, this coaching session as a coachee didn't really exceed my expectations because I only came at this meeting with good expectations and it went well.