Month: May 2022

I decided to blog on a whim. I woke up on August 1st, 2020, and the idea popped into my head to blog every day for a month. To my surprise… I executed! I called it Authentic August. And I just wrote. Daily. With no aim but to express myself. To share my thoughts and feelings. My doubts and fears. Hopes and dreams. It was a month of pure creativity. And it felt amazing.

I was tapped into pure self-expression. Creative flow. Sharing with reckless abandon. Not a care about what others were thinking. No fear of being judged or misunderstood. Just writing for the sake of writing. For the sake of making sense of my inner world. And yes, with the hope that sharing my experience would help someone out there – even just one person – who is also trying to make sense of their inner world.

I’d like to create from that space again.

To express my Self.

To step back into Flow.

To once more Play.

This is my intention.

This is the way.

I let go of the need to impress others.

I let go of the need to be liked.

No need to play it small any longer. The universe will continue to present you with this lesson until you finally choose to learn it and learn it completely.

Well… here I am!

I am ready and willing.

Love, lead the way.

-Christian Quiwa

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, ‘Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?’ Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

– Marianne Williamson, A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of “A Course in Miracles”

What’s up, fam?! Welcome back 🙂

I briefly mentioned this in my last post, but in case you missed it, I’m currently in training for Mindvalley‘s Certified Life Coach! With that said, I’d like to introduce myself as your new Life Coach!! 😀

What is a Life Coach?

Simply put, a life coach is a trained professional who helps individuals reach their goals and overcome challenges. We help clients develop action plans to achieve their desired outcomes and provide support to keep them on track and accountable. (Don’t worry, I’ll answer this question in more detail in a future post!)

I’ve always been a natural Life Coach. Growing up, my friends always came to me with their problems. Acquaintances appreciated whatever insights I gave. Even now, complete strangers will open up to me and share their stories, while I sit back and actually listen to them, with genuine care and curiosity.

It’s no surprise, though! Based on the Enneagram, a personality typing system, I’m a 2, also known as The Helper. This means I like to help people! (If you couldn’t guess that from the name lol.)

Here’s a brief description from The Enneagram Institute:

Twos are empathetic, sincere, and warm-hearted. They are friendly, generous, and self-sacrificing, but can also be sentimental, flattering, and people-pleasing. They are well-meaning and driven to be close to others, but can slip into doing things for others in order to be needed. They typically have problems with possessiveness and with acknowledging their own needs. At their Best: unselfish and altruistic, they have unconditional love for others.

So I’m not without my flaws! That said, I do possess certain key traits that are well-suited for life coaching. I’m empathetic and sincere. I’m generous with my time and attention. I enjoy meeting people and making friends. And perhaps most importantly, I see the very best in others. This is absolutely critical. Coaches must have the core belief that each individual is already whole, capable, resourceful, creative, and unique. Our role is to simply help you wake up to this truth and unleash your true power!

Passions Assemble!

Honestly, I feel so aligned with this decision to be a life coach! Much of my background and many of my existing passions go hand-in-hand with coaching. Personal Development. Psychology. Spirituality. Relationships. Content Creation. Being authentic. Living life on YOUR terms. I’ve been reading, listening, and studying this stuff for a veeery long time lol. And I’ve actually considered this career path for a while now, but due to certain limiting beliefs, I put this dream on the shelf. I thought I couldn’t pursue coaching until much later in life. Now it seems it’s all coming together. Now it feels like I’m embarking on a new adventure. And I’m so freakin’ excited! I just have a really good feeling about this 🙂

I’ll continue to share my progress with y’all as the months roll by. I have very specific goals in mind, but I’ll keep those to myself for now. If you have any questions, please ask! If you have any words of encouragement, please send ’em my way!

And if you’re in the market for a life coach, please consider me! I’m confident that we’ll have some fun learning and growing together <3

Your Coach,

Christian Quiwa <3

P.S. I’m still going to make music, write blogs, share vlogs, and everything else a budding content creator does. Now we’re just throwing in some coaching content to spice things up!