Now that I’ve “committed myself” to taking the Free Coach Training program, and to blog about my synthesized learning into the realms of Coaching, I think that now, early in the process, I should step back and set the stage somewhat. I’ve already listened to the first 2-hour recorded class, but I know that I’ll need to go back and listen again, and find ways to self-engage in the process, rather than just listen.

Critical Questions I should ask myself as I’m beginning a new “Learning Journey” are:

• How do I want to synthesize my learning?  Through journaling? Art? Imaginary Dialogues? Engaging with friends in practice?  All of the above?
• Do I want to supplement other activities along with the course to make this experience uniquely my own? (I think the answer to this is YES!)
• How will I keep and organize a portfolio?  How can I “harvest” my learning through these mechanisms in a self-regulating feedback loop?
• What are my own questions that matter throughout the experience of learning about coaching?  (I’m sure I’ll talk about my interest in Appreciative Inquiry and the process of formulating my own questions quite a bit in this blog.)

I believe that keeping this blog will help me with a lot of “meta-learning” throughout the process, and I can let my interests wander and flow a bit.  This is my own “Learning Journey” – so I should embrace it!  I want this to be a very “intentional” process as well.

(Incidentally, here’s a link to another blog I did in 2006 when I embarked on a similar Learning Journey into the realm of Bicycling)

Already, in addition to this class, I’ve signed up for a Free Coaching Salon that’s taking place at a coffee shop near where I live on August 19!  Seems there are so many things to do and learn surrounding this topic.

So, in the spirit of “unschooling” that I’m so very accustomed to, on this blog, you may see reflective journal entries, essays, imaginary dialogues, maybe recorded conversations, pictures, drawings, art,  photography, you name it.  I’m opening myself up for discovery.

Let’s see how far “down the rabbit hole” we can go!

Tags: coaching, Coaching Class, unschooling

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