{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/679001485dd9c67f177ef7e6/6a765c19e188bf946f8630e0?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"One Step Back to Move Forward","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/679001485dd9c67f177ef7e6/1786141337431-17b5c754-2f0c-4790-8c32-5f8e4c4c5d26.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Sometimes we choose a step back.</p><p>Sometimes life chooses it for us.</p><p><br></p><p>Whether it's a layoff, divorce, career transition, financial hardship, toxic work environment, or an opportunity that requires sacrificing comfort for growth, many of the people we coach arrive feeling frustrated, discouraged, or convinced they've failed.</p><p>But what if a step back isn't failure?</p><p><br></p><p><strong>What if a setback isn't loss?</strong></p><p><br></p><p>In this episode of <em>Real Talk for Coaches</em>, Dr. Dawn Reid explores the difference between stepbacks and setbacks, and how coaches can help clients transform perceived losses into opportunities for learning, growth, resilience, and future possibility.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>What you'll hear in this episode:</strong></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><ul><li>The critical difference between a stepback and a setback</li><li>Why progress is rarely a straight line</li><li>How the stories clients tell themselves can create more suffering than the event itself</li><li>Personal examples of choosing a career stepback for growth and navigating an unexpected setback after a layoff</li><li>Why meaning matters more than the event when clients are navigating change</li><li>How coaches help clients move from perception to perspective</li><li>Three practical coaching strategies for helping clients identify learning, possibility, and future usefulness</li><li>Powerful coaching questions that help clients see beyond loss and disappointment</li><li>How to hold space for difficult emotions before challenging beliefs and assumptions</li><li>The ICF competencies that support awareness, resilience, and forward movement during times of uncertainty</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Why this matters:</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Many clients define stepbacks and setbacks as evidence that something has gone wrong. They focus on what they've lost, what changed, or what didn't happen according to plan.</p><p><br></p><p>Coach Dawn challenges that perspective and offers a different possibility:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>A step back can be a conscious investment in future growth.</li><li>A setback can become an unexpected catalyst for building new skills, relationships, opportunities, and strengths.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>When coaches help clients separate the event from the meaning attached to the event, they create space for new awareness, possibility, and action.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>The core insight:</strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li>A step back is a choice.</li><li>A setback is an event.</li><li>Neither determines the outcome.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>What ultimately shapes growth is how we respond, what we learn, and the story we choose to tell ourselves about the experience.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Discussion + community:</strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li>Have you ever taken a step back that later moved your life forward?</li><li>What setback taught you something valuable about yourself?</li><li>How do you help clients move beyond loss and identify new possibilities?</li><li>Drop your thoughts, share your experiences, and join the conversation.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Learn more:</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Reid Ready Life Coaching: </strong><a href=\"https://www.reidready.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Visit Reid Ready Life Coaching</a></p><p><strong>Dr. Dawn Reid: </strong><a href=\"https://www.drdawnreid.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Visit Dr. Dawn Reid</a></p><p><br></p><p>Explore coaching resources, frameworks, and the PARA™ Toolkit on my websites.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Follow + stay connected:</strong></p><p><br></p><p>@CoachDawnReid @ReidReadyCoaching @DrDawnReid</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>#RealTalkForCoaches #CoachingMindset #CoachingSkills #CoachingAwareness #LeadershipDevelopment #PersonalGrowth #ProfessionalGrowth #Resilience #CareerTransitions #CareerCoaching #LifeTransitions #MindsetCoaching #TransformationCoaching #ICFCoach #CoachingCompetencies #EmployeeDevelopment #LearningAndGrowth #ChangeManagement #DrDawnReid #ReidReadyCoaching</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Reid Ready Life Coaching, LLC"}