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DO YOU STRUGGLE TO RESPECT YOUR PARENTS? I have a theory that the 5th commandment: “Honor your Father and Your Mother…” is a crucial step towards personal freedom. Because it’s hard. BUT, when you can see your parents in their own stories with their own sufferings and as imperfect human…
A TORAH TEACHING ABOUT PERSONAL JOURNEYS (PARSHAT MASEI) “Eleh Masei” “These are travels/journeys” (my translation) is how Numbers 33:1 (Parshat Masei) begins. What follows is a list. Of places. Boring, right? Who wants to read a list? We want narrative. Story! We want what my 14 yr old daughter would…
IT ONLY TAKES ONE MINUTE TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE “How?” You ask. With a mindful minute. What is mindfulness, really? It’s about body-ness. You’re in your mind, your work and cognitively thinking so much that you sometimes miss coordinating what’s going on with the rest of your body! Mindfulness is…
IT DOESN’T HAVE TO BE THIS WAY “That’s just how it is,” says my friend about his family. Is that what you believe about your family also? Or is it with work where you say, “Well, that’s life.” I get it. We don’t know it can be any different. For…
FROM POWERLESS TO EMPOWERED One day when I was in fifth grade, I noticed that the teacher was being unusually unkind to my best friend at the time who was also the top student in the class. This friend was usually very well liked by all the teachers, so it…
A DILEMMA Last spring when things were starting to open up in California, one of my clients had a dilemma. Two of his key employees did not feel so keen or so safe coming back to work. And the owners in the business, his parents, were impatient to reopen. He…
HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR RELATIONSHIP You know that relationship that you think can’t change? The one that doesn’t feel the way that it should? Where you have the same argument again and again? It’s so frustrating, right? You feel powerless to change it. No matter how you say things, the…
YOU CAN HAVE THE CONVERSATION YOURSELF! Sometimes when someone hears about what I do, they get an idea of someone they know that I can help. Often those ideas are about people who they are close to – a spouse, sibling, child or best friend – who could really benefit…
HOW DO I GET HIM TO LISTEN? I was having a conversation with a client today and as she connected with what she really wished she could say to someone important in her life , she realized she needed to have a difficult conversation. Knowing that I teach and talk…
HOW DO YOU NAVIGATE CHANGE? Are you ready to reclaim your power? Uncontrollable change is inevitable. Whether we can see it or not, change is always happening around us and within us. What is ALWAYS within our control is how we respond to the circumstances beyond our control. Think of…
HOW TO CLOSE THE PERFORMANCE GAP Does it sometimes feel like your employees are lying down on the job? There are so many things that they could be doing to help your business! And, nothing you say or do seems to make a difference? It’s so frustrating, isn’t it?!! During …
IS IT A GIFT By Guest Blogger: Kathy Boyle President of Chapin Hill Family Advisors. We want the best for our children… As a first-generation business owner, you likely spent hours and hours of sweat, tears, frustration and exhaustion to grow your enterprise to where it is today. As parents,…
DO YOU RESIST APOLOGIZING? “We can make a time for you on Monday, is that okay?” “No,” I answered, “but I don’t think I have a choice.” Yeah, I was THAT blunt (but, I said it nicely.) “No,” she agreed. This was at the eye glass store after I had…
WHAT “I’M BORED” REALLY MEANS “I’m Bored” In the mouth of a child it can mean so many different things. Most of the time as adults, we interpret the phrase to mean “I don’t have anything to do.” Or, “what I’m doing doesn’t interest me.” What else could it mean?…
JUST DO IT ALREADY! Do you have that time when you said to yourself “Just go do IT already?” You probably said it to yourself because at some point someone said to you, “Just go do IT already.” Or they said “If you want to do IT, do IT! Stop…
WHY AM I ALWAYS ANXIOUS? We are taught to see our value and self-worth through the eyes of others. As we receive messages praising, approving or criticizing, we form a sense of who we are from the response of those around us. Consequentially, we come to rely on people outside…
TAKE BACK YOUR POWER Nobody can take away your power without your permission. They can demote you, judge you, shame you, shun you, fire you, or call you names, but you always, ALWAYS have a choice as to how you react and feel. When you feel disempowered it’s because someone…
WHY MINDFULNESS? Why Mindfulness? Mindfulness is a big buzzword right now and can mean a lot of different things. I realize that I have been thinking of it in a few different ways and want to clarify why I share it as an important tool. Mindfulness is a tool that…
It Doesn’t have to be This Way “That’s just how it is,” says my friend about his family. Is that what you believe about your family also? Or is it with work where you say, “Well, that’s life.” I get it. We don’t know it can be any different. For…
It Doesn’t have to be This Way “That’s just how it is,” says my friend about his family. Is that what you believe about your family also? Or is it with work where you say, “Well, that’s life.” I get it. We don’t know it can be any different. For…
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Leah helped me to identify root cause, understand my needs, and explore the opportunities for growth. She has an encouraging word to share, an open mind, and a listening ear which allowed me to feel supported while being coached!
Leah helped me clarify my sense of purpose and how I can best manifest my strengths. She asked insightful questions that helped me see where my thinking was limiting my horizons. She gave me specific strategies to help me flourish in my current position while nurturing my exploration of a new opportunity and giving me the extra support I really needed.
Leah was able to understand me on a deeper level than even my therapist! And she helped me to think of my issues in a very positive light. I felt that her feedback and ability to articulate my deeper feelings and fears helped me to strategize how to better respond to situations and create opportunities to more authentically live my life.
Leah was most valuable by helping me to see the positive side of my current situation so that I feel more excited and up to the challenge of figuring out my next steps. She helped me to see how I allow certain specific fears to hold me back, and helped me better understand and set new goals for my personal growth. I ended the session with some concrete tasks that I believe will help me to figure out my next steps.
Leah was excellent in assesing my current state of emotions. As I was feeling a bit anxious about my current tasks at hand i.e. work, kids, household duties, she really heped me to meditate and focus on my ultimate goal which was to be fully present with my family despite what else is going on. It brought me such a wonderful sense of peace that I was able to carry that throughout the day. I am still mindful of my importance of being present and it is something I am constantly working on.
Leah’s unique ability to calmly and lovingly help me to focus on my struggles in a positive way was empowering. She helped me to realize that, just as light dispels darkness, positive affirmations are more galvanizing than my damaging, negative thoughts. Her direction toward a more constructive, optimistic approach is a huge step in the right direction for me!
Leah is a great coach! Her gentle and positive approach has helped me gain insights to become better at handling day to day challenges. She encourages me to be the best I can be!
The session was really easy & conversational, but Leah focused on real core issues & goals though the conversation was wide-ranging. All the insights were truly my own. It was a very rewarding experience!
Leah is an excellent listener who quickly draws insights from a lot of information and helped me to do the same. She was very good at getting me to recognize and value my accomplishments while also encouraging development and implementation of plans to continue to move forward.
Leah’s way of coaching is like that of the best directors. They don’t tell a performer or show them how to play a scene or deliver a line, they ask questions, suggest alternative perspectives, and direct the performer to discover the best performance s/he can deliver. If you want someone who can direct you toward becoming your best version of you, then you couldn’t ask for a better coach.
WOW! The last 6-months have been a game changer! I began coaching with Leah in February 2020, with some very simple goals: organization, time management, etc. But what I got instead was a life-changing perspective on how to run my business on my terms. Before coaching with Leah I was feeling stuck in running my business (I’m a full time Voice Actor, Coach, and Producer). I felt like I was running an uphill battle – I felt tired most days, and honestly I was facing major burnout. But when I started with Leah all of that changed – yes we covered the basic – how to simplify my life in order to make space for the things that matter, but we also dug so much deeper. Through guided meditations, prompts, and asking all the right questions, Leah was able to push past the BS and find the heart of what was holding me back. We’ve worked intensely on releasing blocks, clearing away negative money mindsets, and finding my own empowerment so that I can lead my business as that – a leader. Working with Leah has pushed me leaps and bounds closer to achieving everything I want in life. She accelerates your path by helping you clear the path. I am so grateful to her. She is kind, compassionate, offers fresh perspectives, and isn’t afraid to probe you to find the real reason you may be self-sabotaging. I can’t recommend her enough. This has been absolutely life changing.
Leah provided my team and I with a big boost. In a small family business in generational transition, there’s lots of communication challenges to work through. Leah helped us make sure communication lines between generational leaders and staff stay effective, clear and kind. Leah’s skill for identifying and discussing the real issues in a way that makes sure everyone is heard and respected helps us determine the best next steps and commit as a team. I also felt and saw Leah’s coaching impact other areas of my life positively, from parenting to marriage, some of her techniques even helped my golf game somehow. The return on investment for our company and team was extraordinary and I’m grateful for her help. Leah also made sure to check in often after our engagement to see how things are going and be helpful. While I hope our communication remains at a high level, she’s a first and easy call when we’re navigating something tough.
Wow, we’ve done a lot together! From working with you, I have found how to follow my own authentic voice instead of my highly rational mind. I’ve become aware and focused on what’s truly important to me. When we started, I was struggling with how to feel more optimistic about my life. I was overwhelmed with new transitions coming at me: separating from my husband, starting my own business unexpectedly, my new role as a single mom and significant changes in my friendships. You provided a space where I could be authentic, vulnerable and completely understood in non-judgmental way. You got it. Your particular ability to say back to me in a new and sort of optimistic way what I am thinking helped me to see my life in a much more positive new way. You could see the essence of what’s going on which enabled me to get to the heart of the matter. You fed it back to me in a way that resonated that led me to look at it closer and examine it until I found out how I authentically felt about it. I learned a new way to motivate myself in a work setting. I lightened up on myself. The insight you gave me into parenting was spot on and extremely useful and I’ve seen results on that. One of the biggest things I learned from you. I had a complete confusion about what I thought I should thought I should be doing as a parent as opposed to letting go of that control, allowing my kid to be who she is and supporting that. My relationship with my daughter has really improved, we are much closer. I am much more relaxed as a parent.