Why “realizations”?

When we started our coaching business a few years ago, we had the normal struggle of deciding upon a suitable name—one that would lend itself to a web domain name as well. “Realization” was a key word that fitted into the activity of coaching. Since choosing the label for our business, I’ve been gratified to see it appear and re-appear in writings about coaching and personal growth. I consider my partner, Lynne, and myself fortunate to have choosen “Realization Life Coaching” to describe our activity. 

More so, I consider it wonderful to have a variety of realizations that are those “AHA!” moments. They come from personal reflection. They come from the comments of others. They come from apparently no particular cause and are like a pleasant surprise.

Borrowing from the appearance of the aurora borealis (Northern Lights), a realization is an encounter with light that is exciting and, sometimes, awe inspiring. A realization generates a certain amount of inner energy and can be quite stimulating. One of the special things about a realization is that it doesn’t have to be limited. Though experienced in the moment it can lead to movement. 

My goal is to maintain a weblog that has those qualities of light, energy and movement. We shall see!