siliconindia | | September 201819HOW TO CONVERT INNER CONSCIOUS INTO A COACHBy Sudhakar Reddy, Founder & Executive Director, Nirvedha Executive Coaching SolutionsHeadquartered in Mumbai, Nirvedha Executive Coaching Solutions enables individuals to improve themselves both personally & professionally by offering a range of Professional Training & Coaching services in the areas of Executive Coaching, Mentoring & Leadership, Peak Performance Coaching, Goal Setting, Succession Planning, Vision Planning, and more.I will be kidding if I ask you whether you know what is inner conscious? Let me ask you all a different question: Have you ever thought of con-verting this Inner Conscious into your best buddy, i.e., your Inner Coach? Every leader; be it at a ju-nior level or CXO level can convert his/her `Inner Voice/Conscious' into decision making guide and more importantly can transform that into an Inner Coach. We as human beings are uniquely gifted, our `Inner Conscious' which is part of us throughout our life's journey, in the thick and thin of our life. It continually speaks to us, be it negative or positive. Converting Our Inner Conscious into CoachHaving understood the definition of coaching, let us look at converting our `Inner Conscious' into a Coach. We all know that no one can access our inner thoughts except for us! I would call it our private voice. I want to take it a step further. How helpful is that private voice? Is it a voice you would be proud to have displayed on the wall, particular-ly during tough times? How does it speak to you? Is it a coach that is giving you powerful positive messages that help you? Alternatively, is it working to break you down, to cause you more grief, more pain, more stress? More-over, once you begin to realize that voice is almost always saying something, then start taking more responsibility for how that voice is speaking to you, and recognize that this voice will be the only voice that's with you until your death. We want that voice to be someone who is a contrib-utor to your life.I want you to put yourself in this situation ­ you're in a crucial meeting with your whole team, and your se-niors and peers are watching you. Things are going wrong for you; things are going crazy for your team. What if at that moment, the thoughts that you were thinking scrolled across the bottom of the screen on which you were present-ing to everyone in the boardroom to see, how would that make you feel?Tips for SuccessThere are no shortcuts. There's no magic pill. Nobody's going to give you anything. Also, whenever it is that you do have an opportunity and you will be given a chance, you CxO INSIGHTS
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