Best Feeling of the Week

Last week was all about staying a student and finding my rhythm within that space again. Being a student is where I feel most comfortable. I feel humbled, leveled, grounded. I am in a state of willingness to absorb and grow. I am in a state where I can say: I don’t know. And I believe there is power within that.

Above is a picture of my Barney purple Mead notebook. It houses all my notes from nutrition school. It’s been with me since last August when I first started. The notebook traveled with me from Los Angeles to San Francisco to Eugene to Seattle to Vegas and finally back to Los Angeles as we toured one of Zach’s projects, Low Low. The notebook remained a constant as we then hopped around from friends’ homes to Airbnbs when our house was massively under construction. No matter where I was, I found comfort in having my notebook and studying. I still find that comfort and a bit of excitement when I open it up to a new page to take notes.

It’s interesting, now, to be a student again. Here I am sitting with my notebook a year since I first got it, but this time I’m coming at it as a certified health coach. I’ve had 100+ hours of coaching experience. I’ve had the extreme pleasure of working with the most wonderful women. And still, I am eager to learn more. To bring more to the table. To offer more to others.

This time around, I’m taking the Coaching Intensive Practicum via IIN, which is a six-week course where we have two live calls a week in addition to learning modules. I just found out when I’ll do my live coaching demo in front of my fellow classmates (October 1, the countdown is on!) and I’m excited to see how it goes. Taking this course will allow me to sit for the National Board of Health & Wellness Coaching in February or October of 2021. It’s a five-hour test that’s known to be very challenging, but it’s a big goal of mine to be able to approach it confidently.

There is something about being a student again in September that feels so right. It’s in rhythm with what I grew up knowing as the norm. You don’t have to sign up for classes or courses to stay a student, though. What’s most imperative to staying a student is staying curious. Staying open-minded. Having the willingness to say, “I don’t know that, but I’d like to. Please tell me more.”

As I settle further into creating time for my course, the calls, and the studying, I feel more and more like my truest self. My intention for this week is to maintain that student mindset and show up for both my practicum calls and client calls fully present and in the moment.

What is something you’ll do this week to stay a student?

Wishing you all a beautiful week ahead.

xx,
Kailey