Review
of Coaching Session with Jake P.
What
struck me the most about Jake was how much he listened to what I had
to say and how genuinely interested he was in hearing my story. He
was not just clocking in, and I could feel that his heart was
actually in this. He would ask sharp, insightful questions that dug
into the core of whatever issue was being discussed. I found him very
intuitive, like he understood what I was trying to convey and had
either been there or heard it before. In short, the guy is a teacher,
a good one.
Being
skilled at something is one thing, but being able to teach it? That
can be a whole other story. He coached me on the way I carried
myself, and gave me some pointers that really resonated with me.
Simple things for sure, like “hold your head up higher”, or “keep
one hand free so you can talk with it”, and “hold your drink this
way” but they made a difference. The sprinkler thing is pretty
cool. I ain’t giving that one away; you’ll have to ask the guy.
They are things that I have now implemented into my life. He helped
me look at some beliefs I had in a new way, showing them to be
irrational. Probably the most useful thing he helped me with was
identifying four fundamental areas that I needed to work on. Instead
of being flooded with details, he was able to distill my behavior
that night and give me some solid, actionable advice. All in all, I
learned quite a bit, even from just watching him interact with other
people. I noticed how cheerful he was and how he treated everybody
there with respect and the same attention that he was showing me as a
student.
-D
Thanks again D! Great working with you.
