Identity
The first pillar of my coaching system is identity. Identity is "Who are you? Who are you at a core level? Who did God create you to be?"
This identity piece is the core because if you don't understand your own identity, you will not have a solid foundation on which to build the rest of your life. The decisions you make today may be overruled tomorrow.
People that don't know their identity and just wander from place to place, don't make an impact in the world. You're one of those that want to make an impact.
One of the tools I've been using for the last five years is the CliftonStrengths (aka the StrengthsFinder) from Gallup. This assessment is very powerful, especially when you get coached through it like I was back in 2018. I've been using it now for the last five years. I've taken over 75 people through a five session in-depth process that I call the "StrengthsFinder on Steroids" (or the more boring "Strengths Alignment Process"). These sessions produce amazing results and all the people have had great progress.
That's one piece of Identity. Another piece is the Spiritual Gifts Assessment. I've got a special Spiritual Gifts Assessment. It can really reveal more about who God created you to be.
And the third piece is your values. The values assessments really do help you understand "Is this really truly a core value of mine, a nonnegotiable core value, or is this something that I just wish I had?"
If you are honest with yourself about who you are, what is really important to you, what are your real gifts, what are your real strengths, that's when everything starts to move in the right direction. As one of my clients SAM Morrison Wilson said, "when you stop trying to be what everybody else wants you to be, and start being yourself, that's When the Magic Happens".
Identity is very important. It's the first pillar in my three-pillar system of coaching.
