DELPHINISTAR COACHING Susan Borutzki

A life coach is a personal advocate who supports positive change in your personal or professional life. Coaching may touch upon different areas such as: career, home life, personal development, finances, health, relationships, education, creative pursuits, spirituality, or self-care. Achievable outcomes include: a better relationship with others, more effective communications, overcoming an obstacle, being a more effective leader, greater well-being and ease, and personal satisfaction.

A coach helps you get clear on what is important to you, supports designing and acting on your insights, and clears out obstacles as they may arise. Our philosophy is that the client knows themselves best, and therefore we do not counsel or advise a solution for you. Instead, we engage, empower, challenge, and motivate you to find your own way. Life coaching focuses on who you are now, not dwelling on the past, and your desired future in what you want to do and who you want to be.

As your life coach we form a partnership, led by you with guidance from me. I coach to the “whole person”, the mind-body-spirit. My style is gentle and intuitive yet transformational. I specialize in the area of life purpose and values coaching, which is the foundation of how we do anything. We explore your core values and passions and gifts. By becoming clear and feeling this deeply, this clarity will remind you to remain energized and sustain change. We look at belief systems that hold you back, so you can access your own inner motivation rather than trying to drive yourself by “shoulds” or external motivation. It is the journey that changes you and not just reaching a specific end goal. As a result of aligning to what is important to you, there is more clarity, ease, and peace.

Coaching requires your intention and effort as does any important life endeavor. We humans are naturally hardwired to resist change and stick to the “safety” of the known. Naturally, uncomfortable feelings and emotions such as doubt or confusion may arise when new thoughts and actions are attempted, but instead of pushing these away, we can hold them gently and allow the message of why they arose to emerge. Emotions live in the body and the ability to listen and trust these messages becomes key to awareness and change. Creating an intentional pause and becoming present to what-is allows for reflection, learning, discovery of hidden desires, and shifting of perspective. You become more empowered and connected to your own wisdom. Then grounding these insights somatically “into your bones”, so they are always accessible even when challenges arise and the ego starts chattering away.

What is Life Coaching?

• Founded upon mutual respect and trust, with the central focus on the well-being of the client. 

• Honors the client as the expert in their own lives and believes that every client holds the key to their growth in a creative and resourceful way.

• Is present vs past oriented. It may look at the past to learn from challenges or mistakes, but does not dwell there. 

• Impartial and nonjudgmental.

• Provides tailored results geared to your specific goals and aims to create lasting results.

• It is not: Therapy, counseling, advice giving, or takes the place of medical care from your doctor.

What to expect in the coaching process with me:

• I am flexible with what your needs are, your style of learning, and your experience.

• In the beginning, I will send a few questions relating to your goals and what is important to you. This provides an overall plan, but it is not set in stone.

• During our sessions I will check in where you are at, what accomplishments or challenges have come up in between calls, what you want to accomplish in our session, and what actions you create and commit to.

• Actions between sessions can be specific like calling a person or researching an option, or more introspective like journaling or self-care.

• I adhere to my skillset and scope of practice, and I will offer to refer you to another professional if that seems warranted.

• I follow the ethical guidelines of the International Coach Federation.

• We fine tune as we go along.

• Remind you to be gentle with yourself. And that small steps taken are more effective than big steps not taken!