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often hear stories of people who discover they are stronger and smarter than they knew, as a result of a significant and life changing event. When trauma is experienced, people are required to develop new skills and must trust themselves to find their way to a solution. Over the years I’ve seen people who were going about their life, doing their thing, only to have certainty and everything that they knew about themselves thrown out the window in a moment. It might be a shock redundancy, health scare or the end of a significant relationship. Regardless of the trigger, the impact can be significant. Life throws all kinds of surprises at us. Some of those bring happiness and new opportunities, but others leave us spinning in circles, unsure of how we even begin to survive it. One thing I am certain of in my experience as a coach, is that people are nearly always more capable than they know. In fact, people can be amazing, resilient and inspiring in the middle of mess! What I am fascinated by though, is this question: ‘Why do we need to wait to find out what we are capable of?’ 38
Peninsula Kids – Summer 2018/19