The Aligned Living System Podcast: Episode #97 - Why We Coach: From Personal Trauma to Aligned Service
What truly drives someone to become a coach?
In this episode, David and Nick explore the powerful, personal missions that call people to this work. It's rarely just a career choice; it’s a deep-seated desire to change something in the world, often stemming from one's own greatest challenges.
David shares a core philosophy behind the Aligned Living coach: this work turns your greatest traumas into your greatest gifts. He discusses the journey through the "healing trough" to a place of "resolve". Once you've completed that energetic signature, you can fast-track others through the same process.
Listen in to discover how coaching transforms empaths from a place of contraction ("me and my cat") to one of expansion , and why the responsibility of service makes your own alignment an absolute prerequisite.
In This Episode, You'll Hear About:
- Coaching in Motion: Nick discusses the idea of "walking and coaching" and how movement can help clients open up and flow.
- The Healing Trough: Coaches are often people who have been through a traumatic event, moved through the "healing trough," and found a state of "resolve".
- Resolve as a Prerequisite: Having this "completed energetic signature" allows you to help clients move through the same issue much faster. It also holds you to a higher standard: your alignment becomes a prerequisite for your work.
- The Empath's Mission: Many empaths have a frustrated or antagonistic relationship with the world, causing them to contract and keep their world small ("me and my three friends and my cat").
- From Anger to Service: Coaching flips this energy. It turns that frustration with the world into a powerful commitment to service and a mission to create something better.
- The Ultimate Accountability: We often take better care of our pets than we do ourselves. When your mission is service to others, your own self-love and self-care become non-negotiable prerequisites.
Mentioned in this Episode:
- The Aligned Living Coach Training Academy: The first official cohort launches on November 24th. There is still room for a couple more people. Visit DavidWaldas.com to learn more and apply.
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