Second Self Genesis
e-mail: phoenix@secondselfgenesis.com | Address: Christchurch, New Zealand
How much do you know about the power of your “Second Self”? I found mine the hard way. However, after going through the steps and officially becoming an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) by the International Coaching Federation (ICF), I can support you carve your “Second Self” out smoothly.
Your story might be different, but the end outcome can surprisingly be similar. Here is my story…
Background
My father was a superhuman, a high-achiever and an overly successful manager running large corporates, multi-disciplinary teams and mega-scale industrial projects all through my childhood. Surprise, surprise, as an enthusiastic teenager with a lot of external drive and supporting evidence, I became interested in engineering and management!
Passion, progress and satisfaction are what we constantly seek for in our personal and professional lives. We tend to get inspired by what is defined as success, look around for it and try to follow footsteps of successful people with the intention of making it ours. Every single human being is born unique, with potential to offer something special to the world. So, no wonder if copy/pasting other people’s paths hasn’t resulted in profound satisfaction. We seriously need to believe in our uniqueness and look inward to find our specialty, then embody and manifest it in the world while we still have time.
I completed a Bachelor, a Master and a Ph.D in Civil/Structural Engineering. I published many technical articles and received scholarships, awards, stature, etc. I worked for a combination of eight years in the industry and delivered significant projects. I enjoyed flexible hours, earned high-end income, bought my 1st house, then the 2nd and 3rd as investment, became a Chartered Professional Engineer, and even offered to become a shareholder of the company I worked for. All in all, happy workplaces, happy clients, lots of rewards, and ample positive feedback from the environment. What I hadn’t realised was, all these were external indicators known to the world as signs of success. I have to confess, they were too tangible and tasty to be neglected and it was just easier not (wanting!) to hear my inner voice. The voice which kept hinting “you are not happy”!
Phoenix brings to life his client’s deepest potential through deep and meaningful conversations. His ability to motivate others to step beyond their fears and into the life they truly want is his secret sauce. I highly recommend Phoenix to anyone seeking to leverage their best to be their best self.
Trigger & Awakening
The voice which had already started warning me to my path, grew stronger with time and “ignoring” became a painful choice by day. Nevertheless, I kept choosing to ignore the signs until it was too late… Since I hadn’t paid my Self the attention it deserved, it crushed me to a bedrock of depression/anxiety and I came to a full stop. Long story short, I had to go through a painful but graceful destruction; a path of rediscovery, revaluation and realisation of a new “me”; a breakthrough which I later called “Second Self”. It took a long time to untangle the tightly knitted web that life had beautifully strangled me in over the years. The entire process came to me at a huge expense of my energy, time, and money. Maybe all I needed was support of a good coach who truly cared, deeply listened and wisely helped, so I could travel the right path, my path, one step at a time before hitting the bottom.
What’s Next?
Well, things are very different now… I have my passion at heart, my purpose in mind and my Second Self by side. Alone, I have gone through a long, arduous and organic process to make this happen and start living life. But you don’t have to do it the hard way, you shouldn’t have to spend such a long time and certainly you don’t have to travel the path alone.
As a Certified Professional Coach who has walked the walk, I am here to support you in your journey of facing your Graceful Destruction, carving your Second Self out and living the life you truly deserve from inside out. If you are in resonance and want to know more, click on the button below and book a free 30-minute consultation session.
Phoenix is an extraordinarily patient and thorough coach, committed to ensuring that you not only take proactive steps toward achieving your goals, but that you enjoy the process of working your way there. I look forward to each session; his upbeat attitude is easily one of the most welcoming parts of my day, and I always leave our sessions feeling energized and motivated no matter whether our focus was on getting through a creative block or mapping out a transformative path. I am truly thankful to have found Phoenix at this stage in my career.
