My Experience of "Being Coached"

Within my first months of practice, I was desperately searching for help. I can remember sitting in my office after hours scrolling through my phone thinking, “There’s got to be a solution for how I’m feeling.”

I had been reading the KevinMD blog with other physicians feeling similar to how I did but their solutions of DPC (direct patient care), training in fillers and botox or leaving their practice then traveling the world just didn’t fit me.

I came across a blog post about being an entrepreneur physician and it directed me to a site called The Entrepreneurial MD. After reading through, I signed up for the freebie. I enjoyed it so much that later I bought the self paced “Physician Odyssey” program. I learned so much about myself in the first chapter but I craved to talk to another physician. I need an non-biased colleague to talk about how I was feeling and what I should do next that I signed up with Philippia Keannely MD to be my coach.

It was a slow start but through our coaching relationship, I was able to have huge discoveries.

I describe my “being coached” experience as THE CAVE.

I felt like I had gotten lost in a cave deep, down in the ground with a broken flashlight. When I got a coach, it felt as if someone joined me, replaced the batteries in my flashlight (empower me) and say, “Hey, I’m here with you. Let’s walk and explore.”

This black cave lit up with this new ray of light (hope). Instead of being a creepy dark place, it was now a beautiful cavern with rock formations and sparkling jewels embedded in the walls (to any Snow White fans, you know what I’m talking about). I felt like during our coaching calls, we would go on these exploration walks where she would let me lead and ask insightful questions that made me go, “Hmmm, IDK?!” We had many deep conversation along the way while just exploring and not trying to solve all my solutions.

Eventually, I got to a place that I felt confident enough to go out on myself. We had worked on my plan together. I then was able to walk out of that dark place by myself on my own terms because of her help.

Being so changed by this manner of openness and authenticity, I knew that I had to become a coach as well for other physicians but also because it fulfills a burning desire to help other in me.

Coaching is not about me giving you answers. It’s not about me pulling you along and jumping your ass when things get tough or off course. It truly is about exploring YOU, giving you support and just taking one step forward. The goal is that eventually the steps get easier, you learn how to walk your path and I get to be your biggest cheerleader!

I hope that you truly consider coaching with me because I know how much my first coach changed my life. I would love to do the same for you!