Knowing, doing, and being
Daily writing experience - day 2
Last night I finally took the online Coach Knowledge Assessment [CKA], the last step in the multi-year process of becoming an International Coaching Federation Professional Certified Coach [ICF PCC].
The test is designed to assess whether I know enough about coaching to qualify to get the Professional Certified Coach designation. My perspective of what I know as a coach shifted as I went through the 155 multiple choice questions of different coaching scenarios.
I witnessed my mind sift through the extensive training I’ve received, noticed my memory review what I’ve done in similar coaching client experiences, and ultimately watched my finger click on the choice that made the most sense according to either my training or my experience. Thankfully I “achieved a passing score”.
This experience vividly reminded me of the gulf that exists between knowing, doing, and being.
What I know, what I do, and who I am are clearly different.
And, I spent a lot of time being confused about them in the first part of my life.
Until recently.
My midlife review (crisis) began in earnest in early 2020.
My desire to have this daily writing experience is it will give me the space, the structure, and enough distance to reflect, organize, and share what I’ve learned so far.
As an immigrant, a mom, and an entrepreneur I've often wished someone had shared with me “obvious” things that aren’t so obvious until someone else points them out.
The awareness we can develop gives us the opportunity to notice the choice points we have that were invisible before.
And I know that doing the writing won’t necessarily change my being until I choose to give myself permission to let go of who I was to become who I will become. ; )