Energy Series 01: Coaching Isn’t for Fixing, It’s for Expanding

Most people believe coaching is meant to fix what is wrong.
In truth, effective coaching has nothing to do with repair and everything to do with expansion.

Coaching begins with the belief that you are already capable, already whole, and already powerful. The work is to access the next level of awareness and energy that allows you to lead, create, and live with greater clarity.

In the IPEC framework, energy represents the lens through which we experience life. By learning to raise our energetic awareness, we expand our ability to respond consciously rather than react habitually. That is where transformation truly begins.

Below are five steps to understand this process — and how you can begin applying it today.

Step 1: Begin with the “Who,” Not the “What”

I know that I have talked about this in my most recent post, yet I can’t emphasize it enough.

Every coaching conversation begins with a question: Who are you being right now?

Before discussing goals, strategies, or outcomes, explore your state of being. Are you approaching challenges from fear, frustration, or self-doubt or from curiosity, trust, and confidence?

When you shift the energy behind your actions, your results naturally evolve. Awareness of the “who” is the starting point of transformation.

Step 2: Build Awareness Through Observation

You cannot change what you cannot see.
Begin noticing your energetic patterns throughout the day.
Ask yourself:

• When do I feel most energized and open?

• When do I contract or withdraw?

• What stories am I telling myself in those moments?

This awareness builds energetic literacy and the ability to name, understand, and shift your internal state before it takes over your external behavior.

Step 3: Align Energy Before Action

Most people try to change outcomes by pushing harder. Ask yourself, how many times have you tried to just “push” a little harder, and what was the outcome?

In reality, change is more effective when energy comes first and effort second.

Before taking action, take a moment to ground yourself. Identify what energy you want to bring into the situation: calm, courage, empathy, or clarity. Then act from that space.
This practice aligns intention and energy, which magnifies impact.

Step 4: Create Micro-Shifts, Not Massive Overhauls

Transformation does not require radical change.
It begins with consistent, conscious adjustments — often as small as a ten percent shift in how you perceive and respond.

Ask: “What would ten percent more presence look like right now?”

That small energetic recalibration compounds over time, reshaping your relationships, leadership, and overall sense of flow.

Step 5: Expand, Don’t Fix.

You do not need to be fixed. You need space — space to think, reflect, and connect with your higher levels of energy.
When you learn to work with your energy rather than against it, growth becomes natural. The purpose of coaching is to create that space so you can expand into the fullest version of yourself.

Call to Action: Try the Awareness Practice

For the next seven days, observe your energy without judgment.

At the end of each day, record one moment when your energy was high and one when it was low.
Notice the patterns. Notice what triggers expansion or contraction.

This practice alone begins to retrain your awareness — the foundation of every powerful coaching process.

If this resonates, book an energetic discovery call with me to see how coaching can help you elevate your energy and expand your impact, AND experience what happens when you stop trying to fix yourself and start expanding into your potential.