What Coaching Looks Like in 2021

Intro

As a high level athlete, I’m achievement oriented and willing to do what it takes to block out noise and excel under high pressure. I had done some reading and basic practice with mindfulness. However, I had no idea how off-track I was with my analytical “research and implementation” approach to these concepts until I met Greg.

Over the past year, Greg has guided me in a journey of self exploration, awareness, and growth that has been beautiful and life-changing. Greg has helped me uncover that life is meant to be lived from our entire being— teaching me how to create space and drop into my body to realize what I can learn from my heart instead of my mind as I contemplate my relationship with control, trust, fear, competition, inter-personal and inner relationships, and other real and challenging aspects of the human experience. I appreciate that Greg never gives me answers, he only guides me to where I can find them within myself. He’s proven that by showing up to every aspect of life—including sport—firmly grounded in my whole self (instead of portions of me) is not only the key to high performance, but also to truly being present in one precious, beautiful moment at a time. The tools he’s given me to identify the essence of who I am and ignite my soul in pursuit of living life for what it is (not what the voice in my head tries to revise, erase, and recreate daily) has created vivid imagery, clarity, and self-understanding that I’ve never experienced before. I am not that voice in my head, I’m just the one listening to it. This work has realigned my priorities and helped me face adversity with inner grace. It has shown me where and why I’ve built walls within, and that my growth lies in my ability to transcend those walls to release a flow of energy.

As I (along with the rest of the world) face days of uncertainty, I feel equipped, calm, and strong. With Greg’s coaching, I can create the space to identify the inflection an uncertain challenge brings up in me, explore it, then choose whether to hold onto it or whether to let it pass through. I feel free.

What I appreciate most is that the gift of self-exploration that Greg has provided me is one that keeps giving, forever.