September was filled with lots of movement, not only for me but many people in my sphere.

The Denver Metro area of Colorado experienced the worst rain fall/ flooding it has in 100 years.  Many people lost their homes and some even lost their lives.  As always, our local community stepped up to support those in need.  It is not a surprise the way Coloradans come together in love and support but to be quite honest, I feel the requirement for it due to tragedy has happened way to often as of lately.  I would love for Coloradans to have a few years without tragedies such as fires, floods, shootings, and rockslides.

In business I have been fortunate to have gained new client relationships with leadership teams and executives.  I am engaging in more corporate type mandates and getting to work with more and more clients that are motivated, engaged and excited to have a greater impact on their clients and ultimately the world.  I also am partnering with amazing people like strategic illustrators and other coaches so that we can deliver extremely valuable programs to clients.  I am so blessed to be able to do the things I am truly passionate about – executive and leadership team coaching, strategic planning events and workshop delivery.

And personally…well, my family and I got to work together to clean out the flooded basement which gave us an opportunity to clear some clutter and create a space that we love (it will be finished in 2 weeks).  My daughter is adapting to middle school and got great grades the first quarter.  And I have been working with my personal trainer for over a month now.  It’s all still a work in progress which is what life is all about 🙂

Through everything I feel I have developed some perspective, skills and tools to help me navigate this wonderful thing called life.  Here are the coaching topics that life has shined a light on this last month.

• Perspective – Awareness that the basement flood was an inconvenience for us, not and earth shattering event.
• Focus on the right things – opportunities ahead of me…new basement space, great clients and valuable offerings.
• Team work – with the support of family and friends, the Miles Family and Colorado can accomplish any task put before us.

Coaching Question:  What do you have to reflect on from the last month that will positively influence your business or life?

The Commander, Organizer, and the Relater are the first three types in the CORE Multidimensional Awareness Profile® that we have looked at so far.  What have you learned about yourself through this information?  What have you learned about your choice in  the traits you use or don’t use?

Well, we have the last, but certainly not the least of the traits – the Entertainer.  Entertainers are emotional caring and supportive…in short, they love people.  They are outgoing, optimistic, motivational types who like to make a favorable impression. They like to socialize and, well, entertain.

While you are reading this you may immediately identify the characteristics within yourself or in someone you know.  Entertainer traits are the easiest to pick out and amazingly enough are sometimes the hardest to draw upon IF you are extremely introverted.  But believe it or not, even the most introverted access their entertainer from time to time 🙂

Here are coaching questions regarding the Entertainer:

1. What situations would serve you best for your Entertainer to make an appearance?
2. What characteristics about your Entertainer are most attractive?

Your assignment is the same as last three weeks.  Take a personal inventory of when, in the past 2 weeks, you have been optimistic, supportive, and entertaining. When has your entertainer shown up – in work, at home, with friends, coworkers or family?

Over the past 4 weeks we have looked at all types, Commander, Organizer, Relater and Entertainer, of the CORE MAP®.  Next week we will put it all together – you won’t want to miss it!

We have been looking at the CORE Multidimensional Awareness Profile® and explored the Commander and Organizer.  So what did you find about these two types?  How often does your Commander (see previous blog on Commanders) drive you?  What about your Organizer (see previous blog on Organizer)?

Now, let’s look at the “R”- Relater characteristics.  Relaters are flexible and easy going.  They are loyal and kind and enjoy helping others.  They can calm others and create a stable environment with the good listening and advising skills.  They are consistent, predictable, thoughtful and methodical.

So when do you access the Relater in yourself?  What situations do you perform or behave as described above?  Who in your life brings out theRelater in you?

The coaching questions for the Relater are these…

1. When would being a Relater serve you best?
2. What emotions or thoughts would you express or repress in being a Relater?

Relaters are introverts and we know that each of us has the capacity and maybe even the desire for “down time” when we have been burning the candle at both ends or running with much intensity.  But remember that introversion is where you get energy from within where as the extrovert gets energy externally.

Your assignment is the same as last two weeks.  Take a personal inventory of when, in the past 2 weeks, has your Relater has stepped in to calm, stabilize and become methodical.  And how energized did you feel when it happened.

For me, the Relater is something I work at.  I access the Relater skills more so when I need to and less so automatically.  It is intentional…I call on my Relater instead of my Relater driving me.

If you found being a Relater feels draining or takes intention, look back at your energy level with the Commander and Organizer and stay tuned for next weeks blog when we cover the last of the four CORE MAP® types, the Entertainer.

In the last blog I discussed the “C” – Commander in the CORE Multidimensional Awareness Profile® (click here to see the  previous blog).   This week we are focusing on the “O”- Organizer.  Remember from last time, we all have each of the traits C-O-R-E present in each of us.

Organizers are analytical thinking, detail oriented people who strive for accuracy and are great at problem solving.  They like order and logic and prefer clearly defined parameters.  For some, being an organizer comes naturally and some may have to work at it.

So if you don’t feel like a natural born Organizer here are a few coaching questions…

1. When does your Organizer kick in?
2. What are the circumstances or situations that your Organizer is most present?

You may be thinking “Kim, I am NEVER an organizer” but I challenge you to think of the times that you had to be an organizer.  Times that you wanted to focus on the details or even just felt your problem solving skills kicking in.  Maybe it was balancing your checkbook or preparing for a very important event in your life, or even a time you just wanted things to be clearly defined so you could make a good decision.  You may not express your Organizer on a daily or regular basis but I can assure you, your Organizer has indeed kicked in at some point in your life.

Your assignment is the same as last week, take a personal inventory of when, in the past 2 weeks, has your Organizer has stepped in to require details, facts, order and logic.  And how energized did you feel when it happened.

If you found that being an Organizer feels draining, look back at your energy level when you are being a Commander.  If being either an Organizer or Commander leaves you feeling drained, stay tuned for the next few weeks of blogs where I discuss the remaining two CORE ® types.