Why I'm No Longer The Enneagram Coach
02/03/2016
When I sent out my first newsletter on June 25, 2014 announcing my Enneagram coaching business, I never anticipated writing the one I sent to subscribers yesterday. (If you are one such subscriber, you received a modified version of this post.)
This past weekend I sold my business The Enneagram Coach.
This past weekend I sold my business The Enneagram Coach.
My life has changed in unexpected and wild ways in the last 20 months. New job, new state, new opportunities. If you told me then all that would happen, I would have laughed until I cried. It is a good life but it has been filled with transition and change.
Change has a way of refining us and clarifying our priorities.
I started TEC with a vision of not only helping people figure out their Enneagram type but how knowing your type leads to personal growth and builds better relationships. I have been beyond honored to work some amazing people in the last 20 months. Whenever I hear from a past client about how knowing their type has helped them in some way, I am over the moon.
While typing sessions went well, I wasn't able to get other services off the ground due to being torn in so many other directions. I haven't had the time and energy to give TEC the attention it needed but I wasn't ready to give up on it altogether. Then came November.
I met Beth McCord a couple of months before I left Nashville. She was interested in coaching and wanted to hear about my story. When we met, I was impressed by her knowledge of the Enneagram and the many ways she'd applied its wisdom to her life, from personal work to parenting. I had no doubt she'd be fantastic at coaching but she wasn't quite ready to move forward.
Until she was. She emailed out of the blue to say she was going to start her coaching business and that was when I knew.
It was time to let go. And so I sold it to Beth.
Change has a way of refining us and clarifying our priorities.
I started TEC with a vision of not only helping people figure out their Enneagram type but how knowing your type leads to personal growth and builds better relationships. I have been beyond honored to work some amazing people in the last 20 months. Whenever I hear from a past client about how knowing their type has helped them in some way, I am over the moon.
While typing sessions went well, I wasn't able to get other services off the ground due to being torn in so many other directions. I haven't had the time and energy to give TEC the attention it needed but I wasn't ready to give up on it altogether. Then came November.
I met Beth McCord a couple of months before I left Nashville. She was interested in coaching and wanted to hear about my story. When we met, I was impressed by her knowledge of the Enneagram and the many ways she'd applied its wisdom to her life, from personal work to parenting. I had no doubt she'd be fantastic at coaching but she wasn't quite ready to move forward.
Until she was. She emailed out of the blue to say she was going to start her coaching business and that was when I knew.
It was time to let go. And so I sold it to Beth.
I have enough on my plate right now that there doesn't need to be a "next" for me. I'm hoping I'll have more consistent writing time, for one.
In the meantime, I'm going back to being an Enneagram enthusiast and the healthiest Type Four I can be. I plan on reading 3 books on the Enneagram in the coming year (I mention them in this post) and I'll probably pop up on the occasional podcast. If you're a friend or family member, you can count on me to keep bringing up my favorite personality typing system.
My love for the Enneagram runs deep. That will never change.
Thank you for being a part of my Enneagram coaching journey.
In the meantime, I'm going back to being an Enneagram enthusiast and the healthiest Type Four I can be. I plan on reading 3 books on the Enneagram in the coming year (I mention them in this post) and I'll probably pop up on the occasional podcast. If you're a friend or family member, you can count on me to keep bringing up my favorite personality typing system.
My love for the Enneagram runs deep. That will never change.
Thank you for being a part of my Enneagram coaching journey.
Questions about the Enneagram? This page will point you in the right direction. You can also check out my favorite books on the Enneagram.