Comments on: Workshops: The Most Powerful Form Of Coaching?

By: Christine

Christine — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:35:24 +0000

Hey, thanks, Jen. I too have always found workshops an invaluable way to learn. Coaching, reading and self-directed learning all play their part. AND there’s something about being with a group of other people that does seem to move things along in a completely different way from other forms of learning.

By: Jen

Jen — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 10:45:35 +0000

I have found workshops a really powerful way to learn – it seems that sharing and learning from others really helps to accelerate the learning process.

By: Christine

Christine — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 07:40:58 +0000

Thanks for sharing this, El. Love your honesty!

I’m always deeply aware of how nervous people may feel at the beginning, irrespective of if I’ve already got a connection with them or not. At least an aspect of this is because you can’t really, really commit yourself to an experience like my workshops and not expect some kind of change, and that can be scary. But as you saw, in the process of taking away something meaningful, you ended up having fun too and meeting new people.

By: Eleanor Edwards

Eleanor Edwards — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 06:37:56 +0000

The idea of group workshops generally terrify me. The brilliant day I had at yours did a lot to squash that terror but I know I wouldn’t have gone had I been invited to the same thing by a random stranger. The bit at the beginning where you have to introduce yourself totally kills me. My heart pounds, my brain goes all fuzzy and then when it’s my turn to speak, everything comes out in a jumbly, hesitant mess. But the great thing is that once that is out of the way, I can relax and have a fabulous time.

Once you get past that initial bit, there is something powerful about sharing stuff with strangers. Yes, I was glad that I was there with a couple of people I knew because I really am a chicken but I also appreciated getting fresh perspectives on stuff that could only come from people who didn’t know me.
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