“In my view, finding someone who resonates with you spiritually is essential to truly unleash the power within coaching to transform your life.”

While he may be a polarizing personality in a quite polarized world these days, Tony Robbins is a fabulously talented coach and communicator who has developed exceptional programs and written countless books. One is entitled Unleash the Power Within, a book I have read several times and gleaned terrific insights from. Many concepts are not new, but he does a fantastic job of framing the ideas in a way accessible to the masses.

As I see it, coaching is for everyone. Athletes have coaches who help bring out their best performance. These coaches are not better at the sport than their clients. But they can help the athlete see things they cannot see themselves. They can help them shift their mindset, make subtle changes, and have new realizations. The best athletes in the world have coaches. So let’s look at the people who are not getting paid millions of dollars to throw or kick a ball. Just because we’ve all been living this life in this body for all these years does not mean we have it figured out. It does not mean we don’t have massive blind spots and require help illuminating them.

Given my life journey, I have a strong calling to weave spiritual ideas and concepts into my coaching work. When I say spiritual, what do I mean? Spiritual, to me, is about deep connection. Connection to self, the world around us, nature, and other people in our lives. The word spiritual carries no alignment with religion in my definition. That said, someone may find that religion, a belief in a higher self, or a belief in consciousness is the vehicle for their feeling of deep connection (i.e., spirituality). Even a Nihilist has a deep connection to having no belief. Does that still make them spiritual in their unique way? (let’s see if I receive any Nihilist hate mail from that statement)

In my view, to truly unleash the power within coaching to transform your life, finding someone who resonates with you spiritually is essential. Someone with whom you feel an unspoken level of connection that cannot be denied. When you can resonate in harmony with your coach, they can help you transform your life to a level you may not even grasp. Even a coach with the most refined skill set, tactics, and strategy implementation will pale in comparison if they are missing that core connection with their client.

As you progress down your path in life, there’s a massive benefit in aligning with community as well. A true community with deep connection, support, and a spirit of giving selflessly to benefit the organism of the community. But we often must learn more about ourselves before we find a truly aligned community. Not the conditioned selves we have become over the years by watching TV commercials, listening to the news, and following societal standards, but the true self that lives layers below the noise of the societal values that we’ve falsely adopted as our own.

How do we identify this true self buried under these layers? That, again, is where coaching becomes an invaluable resource. You will find your true self and your aligned community when you connect deeply with the perfect coaching partner who will unleash the power within coaching to transform your life. What a fantastic gift to give yourself after all these years on the planet.