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Coaching Pathways: Your Authentic Voice
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Finding Your Authentic Voice
Words wield a mighty power – a power that should be used wisely, not rashly. Words have the power to create either connection or disconnection, understanding or misunderstanding, and inspiration or deflation based on their content and the way in which that content is delivered. More than that, words have the power to honor or dishonor the spirit of the one who utters them.
What is your authentic voice? What does it mean to speak with your authentic voice?
There is a subtle difference in these two questions. The first question directs our attention to content, and the second directs our attention to delivery. Your authentic voice is your personal truth based on your feelings, beliefs, experiences, self-knowledge, needs, and desires. It is less about your opinions and more about an accurate reflection of your state of being. Your authentic voice isn't something that needs to prove itself or convince others of being right, good, or true. It simply is.
Speaking with your authentic voice means communicating your truth without apology, defensiveness, or aggression. Speaking authentically is always respectful (both of yourself and of others) and comes from a grounded and compassionate place. Most importantly, speaking authentically takes tremendous courage and self-awareness – but it gives our spirit the exhilarating liberation it deserves!
Using your authentic voice is an essential part of your Identity. Very few things are more personal or more unique than your voice – it's kind of like the equivalent of a fingerprint for your soul!
What is your authentic voice? What does it mean to speak with your authentic voice?
There is a subtle difference in these two questions. The first question directs our attention to content, and the second directs our attention to delivery. Your authentic voice is your personal truth based on your feelings, beliefs, experiences, self-knowledge, needs, and desires. It is less about your opinions and more about an accurate reflection of your state of being. Your authentic voice isn't something that needs to prove itself or convince others of being right, good, or true. It simply is.
Speaking with your authentic voice means communicating your truth without apology, defensiveness, or aggression. Speaking authentically is always respectful (both of yourself and of others) and comes from a grounded and compassionate place. Most importantly, speaking authentically takes tremendous courage and self-awareness – but it gives our spirit the exhilarating liberation it deserves!
Using your authentic voice is an essential part of your Identity. Very few things are more personal or more unique than your voice – it's kind of like the equivalent of a fingerprint for your soul!
The Authentic Voice Coaching Pathway
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Think about a time when you held your truth inside, edited yourself, or spoke dismissively about something that mattered deeply to you just to impress someone else. What was the cost of not speaking authentically in that moment?
Years of repressing your voice leaves you at high risk of losing yourself. It becomes second nature to put the words and ideas of others before your own. You start to buy into the belief that your unique voice has less value than others. It encourages you to live small within someone else's boundaries. The key to unlocking your authentic voice is knowing your truth and knowing how to express it confidently, without apology or aggression. Because fear and shame are often at the core of speaking with a borrowed voice – fear of judgement, fear of rejection, fear of consequences, fear of being seen – this pathway lends itself beautifully to working hand in hand with the Limiting Beliefs pathway. Embark on this journey and learn how to honor your Truth and your unique Spirit. |
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