Chances are that you used a mirror this morning when brushing your teeth and getting ready for the day. You may have used the mirror while getting dressed and doing one “last look” before leaving the house.
And who can resist checking themselves out in the mirror at the gym? Or when trying on a pair of new sunglasses or a new outfit in the dressing room.
You will probably look at yourself in the mirror again during your getting ready for bed ritual.
Most of us see our own reflections in the mirror when we start our day and when we end our day.
The earliest known manufactured mirrors date back approximately 8000 years and were found in Anatolia, south central modern-day Turkey.
The history of the mirror is quite fascinating. Its invention changed humankind forever.
The invention of the mirror helped shift people’s identity from solely being a part of a community to that of also being an individual. Of course, we now know that both community and individualism is an important part of modern-day identity.
However, before mirrors, people had no concept of what they looked like as an individual. They had no idea of the many expressions their faces and bodies made and what it looked like.
Mirrors helped people see themselves as unique.
People no longer saw themselves as only part of a collective, but as a unique individual member of the group who contributes in a special way that only they can.
People realized that they have a unique impact on those around them.
I often tell my clients that a coach is a mirror.
As your coach, I am a mirror who reflects back what I see, what you don’t see, and what you choose not to see.
As your mirror, I help you dive deeper into your own unique identity in order to ensure that your intentions are aligned with the actual impact you are making on those around you.
Whether your goal is to take your small business to the next level or to lead your team of a multi-million company more effectively post-pandemic…
What are you seeing?
What are you not seeing?
What do you choose not to see?
It is impossible for you to get an accurate full-picture reflection of yourself without a mirror.
You use a mirror every day for mundane tasks such as flossing, putting on make-up, tying your tie, or switching lanes on the freeway.
If a mirror helps you so much on these everyday tasks, imagine what’s possible for you if you had a mirror to help you better see how to tackle some of your life’s biggest personal and professional challenges.
A coach is that mirror that everybody needs to see better, to see more, to see what they don’t see, to see what they don’t want to see.
The mirror’s reflection isn’t always pretty. But without it, you’ll only be able to tap into a fraction of your potential and capabilities, much like life 8000 years ago.
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