Do I stay or do I go?
That is the question that Danielle helped me answer about two and a half years ago.
She was my career coach at the time.
I was exploring next step career opportunities within and outside of my employer at the time.
Looking for a win-win for me and my employer.
With my employer’s consent (BTW. Thanks for that 😊).
Danielle was a huge help in working with me to come up with the answer.
I will spare you the details, you can read about them in my book.
But there was one question that Danielle asked me that sealed the deal.
A good coach does not have to ask a lot of questions.
If they are listening and picking up on the right vibes, they only have to ask a few.
The date that I gave myself to make my “do I stay or do I go” decision was fast approaching.
I was leaning toward going but that was pretty scary since it involved a lot of unknows, and I was close to 50 years old at the time.
When I described what I would be doing, stuff I had never tried before, I became hesitant.
I told her I thought I would like to do those things.
The people I had met as part of my discovery phase thought I would also like to do those things.
and that I would be good at them (BTW. Thanks for the feedback 😊).
I thought but I was not sure.
After all, I had never done any of them.
That is when she asked me the question.
“You don’t know what you don’t know. So, how will you ever know if you don’t try?”
Touché!
I went!
And I have not looked back since.
It has been quite the journey since.
Thanks Danielle for helping me get started on the new phase of my career journey.
That new part of my life journey.
Cheers
Dave
Dave Walker Coach and Storyteller
