A Triumphant Journey
At 36 years old, I was a married woman with
three children and a stifling career in computer
technology. Like many women I know, my
life was devoted to taking care of others: my
daughters, my son, my husband, friends, parents,
nieces and nephews. I didn’t pay much attention
to my own needs—or potential.
An unexpected conversation with a perceptive young
colleague changed my life forever. “Chaya,” she said, “you
aren’t happy. You have so much to offer to the world.
What would you have to do to create the life you really
want to lead?”
We could call that conversation a mini-session of
coaching. It was a catalyst for a deep fundamental
change in me. I began to think about what my dreams
really were. How could I bring my buried desires to
the surface? This process sparked a whole chain of
questions as I looked around at the women in my
community, wondering what they might be capable of
if they could make the space to explore their own gifts.
This exploration led me to my true passion: I decided to
become a coach.
Eight years later, I feel accomplished as I watch the
women I personally coach blossom into their best selves,
and I feel nourished as I get to enjoy the chain reactions
of the women who are participating in the coaching
program I’ve developed and will in turn begin their own
coaching practices, empowering others and themselves in
the process.
—Chaya Albelsky, MCC
Are you a conscious coach?
The Coach
Questionnaire
Number of years coaching: 8
Favorite powerful question:
I have many. The favorite powerful
question has to be the most profound
powerful question in the moment.
Favorite quotation:
I was raised speaking three languages:
Hebrew, Yiddish and English. To quote
in Yiddish, my mother tongue, “Tracht
gut vet zein gut. Think positively, and you
will see positive results.” The concepts
of positive thinking, affirmations and
positive psychology have significant
merits for coaches. Science has shown
that just by thinking positively, we
can experience positive results. The
triumph we discover in the process of
the coaching journey begins with this
favorite quote!
Advice for fellow coaches:
My quintessential piece of advice and
my own tagline is based on AbrahamHicks’ Law of Attraction: “You attract
as good as you are.” Walk your talk by
having your own coach; you’ll find the
money invested in yourself comes back
to you and that your own personal
growth is mirrored in your clients
and in your coaching business. M ost
amazingly, as you get past real stuck
points in your own life, you’ll hear the
same thing happen in your clients.
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