Life Skills Coaching second module

I started the second module of the George Brown certificate program. It's another intense week so I've decided to again blog each day. I of course have to journal each day anyway, so this just adds to the blog. Enjoy.

Day 1

Back in the hot seat. Literally. Starting classes on a Sunday in what is now the hot summer days produced a very hot classroom due to the air conditioning not be on. If it were the first class I ever took here or if I didn’t know anyone in it, the nervousness would have been much higher and thus would have made me sweatier. But not likely much more.

It was great to see some of the previous session’s people back for more. This made it easier to slip back in to building the relationships. Although 2 months have passed, it seems that it was much shorter.

We had a few new people in the class too and they seemed to me to fit in quite well.
It helped that we spent the day getting to know each other. Either introducing ourselves or reacquainting with those we knew before. It took days in the first class for us get comfortable and trust one another. I think that we’ll adjust to each other quickly and be able to have good sharing going on in no time.

We talked a bit about what we learned or brought from the first class. I had an experience yesterday where I realized some very Other Determined behavior in going to a family event. We discussed why were going and what was expected by others. It was pretty clear that we were going to keep the family happy even though it wasn’t the most convenient for us to go. But now that we did go, we can feel good about keeping everyone happy and that next time, we can decide what we want out of it as well.

Others talked about being able to trust better, openly sharing, trusting their feelings, etc. I even think the newbies to our little group will openly share as well. It’s a small group so we’re getting to know all each other better already.

We left with our feelings on how the rest of the week will go. I said excited, but I feel energized. Although drenched in sweat after walking back up to the car, I got home and headed to the gym for a workout. I was really drenched after that, but took all that energy and put it to good use. Now I’m tired and hungry.