“I want to live my dream ”
Our award-winning coach Kim Morgan helps one woman to be honest with herself about what she really wants out of life
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1 A trapped free spirit
Maddie* phoned to book some coaching sessions, to ‘see what it was all about’. I asked her to prepare by considering what she wanted to focus on. I said people often try it to achieve a specific goal, change something, or consider what they want from their life, career or relationships.
A week later, Maddie burst into my coaching room like a whirlwind, kicked off her shoes and sat on the floor. I joined her. She unfurled a big sheet of flip-chart paper and showed me a collage she’d made to represent her life now. ‘My life is spontaneous and crazy. It doesn’t seem to suit anyone but me. People are always telling me I ought to be more tame, to fit in,’ she explained.