Rachel Rider is a Master Coach and the Founder of MettaWorks. She is also the author of the new book Who You Are Is How You Lead. Rachel sets her practice apart by drawing from both traditional and alternative modalities, including Somatic Experiencing, Polarity Therapy, Zen Buddhism, Inner Relationship Focusing, and anti-racism.
Highlights
- Rachel explains how she got into alternative therapies and practices when she felt physically and emotionally uncomfortable while working in corporate.
- She explains how the work she does with clients is different from other coaches and how she basically gets her clients through referrals.
- Generally, Rachel has found that people in high corporate positions feel a certain anxiety because of their need to always get things right. She explains.
- When there was childhood trauma, Rachel doesn't try to deal with the trauma directly, but helps clients see how that trauma is affecting their performance.
- Rachel has always had a strong entrepreneurial spirit. The females in her lineage were all entrepreneurs.
- Because of her lineage and experience, she has learned to trust in the entrepreneurial process without getting overly anxious.
- As a result of her financial situation in college, Rachel learned bookkeeping which has served her well as an entrepreneur.
- Rachel hopes for the development of a common language for doing the inner work that isn't about fixing yourself but knowing yourself.
- There's a difference between curiosity and self-blame when examining your inner world.
- Learning how to connect is not easy and teaching the skill is one of the things that Rachel does so that people can work better together in corporate.
- Rachel explains how she meets people where they are – a very important skill.
Links
Rachel Rider's website
Rachel Rider on LinkedIn
Rachael's book: Who You Are Is How You Lead
