Sometimes it takes someone else to believe in our dreams for us to believe them too.
I realise that's a controversial statement in a self-starting, high-functioning, individualistic world.
But think about it - has someone else backing you ever prompted you into action?
In this blog I share how that happened to me, and how it led to this webinar.
Around here we are embracers of community and interdependency.
That doesn't mean reliance. Far from it.
In our world, believing in each other means mutual empowerment.
Not so much 'You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours' as 'We've got each others' backs whilst we each do our own brilliant things.'
Over the past 9 months I have been slowly but surely bringing some dreams into reality.
A big part of that was voicing what those dreams are and offering them out to people.
One of my dreams is for peer coaching communities to spread - into communities, workplaces, major social projects, anywhere where good people can do even better, make more progress and feel more fulfilled in the process, when they empower each other.
The Grow Your Own Peer Coaching Community webinar that's happening next week (!) is a significant step towards that dream becoming reality.
If I can share what I've learned from 10 years of nurturing, hosting and being in peer coaching communities and make it as easy as possible for people to set up their own, then so many more people will get access to this magic.
And it took me offering it as an idea to someone for it to really become real.
She took me at my word and said, yes please I'd like to buy that webinar and when can it happen because I've got a crew and we want to get started.
And so the Grow Your Own Peer Coaching Webinar was born. I had to do it, didn't I?
Since then I've been busy gathering up all my intel, checking and refining my resources and planning out the webinar's content.
I've been putting myself in a beginners shoes - what would I want to know and have if I was starting up a peer coaching community for the first time?
It's been an interesting exercise in beginners mind.
I'd want
someone with lots of experience to share all the basics I'd need to consider before getting started
a structure for my sessions so I don't have to work it out myself
to know the subleties of how to make this a flourishing and rewarding group - all the ingredients that helps my group to self-organise and thrive
some coaching and facilitation basics
lots of Q&A time so I could ask all the niggly little things I've been wondering about
So that's exactly what I've been prepping. And this week, the GYO Peer Coaching Community Handbooks have started winging their way to those who've already signed up.
The dream of a Grow Your Own Peer Coaching Community webinar is now a reality. And I'm so grateful to all those who have encouraged me along the path to making it so.
If you have dreams that want to come into being, in a beautiful community of believers, come and join us in the webinar on 25t
You can also download the free 5 step guide to growing your own peer coaching community here.
And / or come to one of our peer coaching tasters - the next ones are 27th and 28th Feb.
With love and excitement,
Becky
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