Kalpana Khot

The Transforming Power of Coaching – Kalpana Khot THE SITUATION Neha seemed to have all the external trappings of a successful life. Married to a successful man, a wonderful child, a successful career with an MNC. But her marital relationship was all a facade that she tried to maintain for as long as she could. The constant mental abuse and pressure of managing all her responsibilities started taking a massive toll on her emotional health. One day, she walked away from her marriage and took her advocate’s advice of leaving her job so she could claim higher alimony for their child. Without a job she had no choice but to shift to her parent’s home. THE PROBLEM STATE The once chirpy, happy-go-lucky girl was now dull, self-doubting, emotionally crippled, financially dependent. Her self-esteem had tanked, and she was fearful of taking even a single step towards the future, which appeared to be in total darkness. Her isolation was complete when she started having difficu...

How Transformation Coaching helped a Client to Bounce Back , Take ownership of her E ntrepreneurial Abilities, take LEAD and Unlock Possibilities My name is Smita (name changed for privacy purpose) and I have been an entrepreneur for 20 years. I started with direct marketing, then began advising as a financial planner and achieved tremendous success there. At one point I had crossed 500+ clients and was awarded in the Life / General Insurance segments multiple times by esteemed financial institutions. Since my early age my passion was to create my name as an entrepreneur but also had a strong desire to empower women, and with that intent I launched her day-care center and then a pre-school. For a decade, both my financial and educational work flourished.  But the last few years were challenging because of some emotional issues that started to fuzzy my thinking and the stress led me to doubt myself. I closed the pre-school center and continued with the day care...

For most part of my personal journey has been exhilarating and rewarding. Yet, identifying and creating personal choices has been difficult too. The price paid to keep my opinions live was not always worth it. While often labelled as an expert in being straightforward and clear, I felt the pressure to live up with what I put up in words. I wanted to be a model for others. Indeed, there were times when I could actually do that. At other times I pretended while I disintegrated inside. At that time, it became evident to me that real assertion had to begin within. My goal was to clarify my values, likes and dislikes, and most of all become comfortable with my inner self. The person within me knew what to do. I had to open to what she was telling me. But what if it meant risking change? Among the most difficult risk for me are those in my career. Much of my identity and security are tied up to my professional life. I had made three major career moves overall from my C...