Sameer Sharma – Senior Management Professional, Luxembourg.
“I have been seeking help from coaches and counselors since 2003 but I have been continuously moving so these interactions have taken place in two cities in India, then multiple locations in the United States and Europe.
Over the period of time, I learned the value of having a coach and while these sessions helped me overcome my immediate challenges, they left me feeling wanting more or going to hold habits due to inconsistency and sporadic connections. Not to forget, Covid-19 added to stress for all of us in the whole world.
That was the time when I was looking for a life coach to build a consistent and goal oriented self development program. I worked with some amazing coaches in the past but something was missing.
Looking deeper, what I found is that for any coach and coachee relationship to be really fruitful, there are two aspects, one part which is spoken and explained through dialogs but no less important part is unexpressed.
And that is the knowledge of context and hardwired part of nature which is rooted deep in culture and society where one was brought up.
My criteria was too demanding. I wanted the best celebrated coach with Indian roots who has worked in corporate culture, has a global perspective and is available for long-distance coaching. And moreover, ready to commit to a long lasting relationship.
One can wonder why long lasting? I was clear about this part that as I develop myself, my personal and professional life will grow in its demand. That means I will need a coach even more than when I started in the first place.
That is when I contacted Milind and he thankfully accepted my request and we had our first conversation. From that first session, I felt connected and I felt at home. And that is how my journey of self discovery and self development started with Milind in December 2020.
What can I say about my experience with him so far? Mahatma Gandhi once said – No one is so blind than the one who does not see. So true that we get blinded by our own prejudice and we become prisoners of our own judgement.
Milind has helped me see things the way I have not seen before. His ridiculously simple but magically effective tools to understand things give new eyes to see things happening in my life.
It is not that I do not make mistakes any more but I am certainly and clearly aware of my pitfalls and therefore I have control over my actions much more than I ever had in my life.
He has taught me to see facts and events for what they are and not the story that I used to build around them.
His approach to coaching is also something which I find very effective for me. He doesn’t provide me with ready made answers for my puzzles of life. He provides tools that help me find the root of the problem and intrigues me to the answer in my own words through my own discovery.
After every session, there is something new that I have learnt about myself and how I could handle the situation better in future. Our sessions have recently started moving from talking about problems to planning about a better future. He entices and ignites thoughts about a better me and in result a better tomorrow.
This reflects in all aspects of life and as result I have definitely improved my relationship with my wife, my older son, my parents and most importantly with myself. While I continue to seek his help and will do so for a long time to come, I already feel a different person. One who is more confident and is able to handle situations better than ever before.
I am so grateful to Milind for teaching me these powerful techniques and am looking forward to this life long relationship.”