Volume 2 Issue 5
"Curious Pasts"
 December 2000

From Cancer to Coach

Rochelle Togo-Figa photoMy path to coaching started many years ago in quite a unique way. In 1993 I discovered I had breast cancer. Once you're faced with your own mortality, and how tenuous life can be, one's view of life changes dramatically. That's what happened to me.

While I was recovering from this disease I did a lot of soul searching and decided that as long as I was on this earth, I was going to commit myself to making a difference for others. I didn't know what it was going to look like but I knew that my journey had just begun.

The following year I married the wonderful man I had been dating during the time I was ill, and a year later I completed the Landmark Forum (a personal self-growth weekend program).

This program was very powerful for me. I continued taking their programs, completing their entire curriculum. I then began coaching within this Landmark. I loved coaching at Landmark because I saw the difference coaching made in other people's lives. People produce incredible results when they're supported by another and held accountable to keeping their promises. As their coach, I was committed to each and every one of them, and always held their vision even when they didn't.

Many whom I coached gained more confidence, started new businesses, changed their careers, and quickly moved past areas where they'd stopped in the past. From this experience, I realized that coaching is my way of making a difference. Earlier this year, I left my job as a sales training consultant and started my coaching practice.

My journey of self-discovery and the desire to make a difference for others led me to becoming a coach. I'm clear I've found my passion in life. I'm so excited about what lies ahead, and it's only just begun!

Contact Rochelle at rtf@rtfcoaching.com or visit her website at www.rtfcoaching.com.

 

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