I had a lovely surprise today.I have coached Maggie on and off for 8 years-Each time she has changed her job and when she has been experiencing difficulties with a bully of a boss or a big presentation.Anyway she presented at a conference in Seattle this week for her firm ( large US Investment bank). When she was asked what was the secret of her career success .-( she was one of the first women to get to Vice President in her part of the industry) she mentioned me. She apparently said that having someone outside of her workplace who challenged her to look at herself, have confidence in herself and reflect on her approach to things had been worth its weight in gold. Now I am not petite- so next week she will be getting a new invoice for my weight in gold minus what she has paid me over the years.
The really lovely thing about this snippet is- Maggie didn’t tell me. Someone else I coach works for another financial services provider and he e mailed me to say "I saw your name today on a power point screen with a star around it today".Thinking he had been taking hallucinogenic drugs and in fear of his safety at work I rang him. He called back to tell me the story. How kind people are who want to go out of their way to share nice news. Have you shared any nice compliments about another lately?- give it a try it’s infectious!



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