"I want to know how you think, how you feel, what your world is like. I'm going to put my blindfold on right now. I'm going to take your hand and I want you to lead me into your life and describe to me what's the environment: What's going on? How do you feel about that? Who are your allies? Who are your enemies? What's going on here? That will help me understand how you're seeing this and how you're thinking about it."

— Jennifer Starr

"It wouldn't be the person's journey if I told the person, 'Don't do that. Just go this way. Trust me. I've been there.' Who knows if I know what is correct? I'm pretty sure that I'm not correct about many things. Helping the person think things through, feel things through is [being] a much more valuable partner than telling her what is the map."

— Paula Braga

"That's the most important piece for me: Where I can just be present and create that space that they are free to rediscover and reconnect with themselves. And then once they get to that point, it's beautiful to see how they just go out into their worlds."

— Vahbiz Shroff

"Sometimes, in the things we are ashamed of, or in the so called weaknesses, or problems or issues, there is the real strength in it."

— Inga Bielińska

"At the core I am a developing human, and one who is made up of everything that's happened to me, of all the people who I've come across, and also the things I've been willing to let go of. So that culmination of those experiences. And also recognizing that I don't need to carry it all with me. I get to choose the parts of me that I want to keep and then diminish the things I don't want to keep."

— Pam Maxson

"Growth is acknowledging that there's more to 'blank,' there's more to life, there's more to my physical well being currently, my mental well being. We can decide if we want that or not. Growth is possibilities."

— Mike Green

"The most important thing for me in coaching is that, when I take my last breath, I have worked with enough people on the planet that they are actually able to have and make peace with themselves. Because that is my deepest belief: When we make peace with ourselves, we're more likely to cause peace on the planet. "

— Tracey Burns

"Words matter so much. And the words you use allow other people to feel close and safe and to want to move closer and feel safer with you."

— Paul Sanbar

"As coaches we have endless opportunities to support others to be who they want to be, to learn how to see themselves, and actually look in that mirror and smile."

— Jodi Sleeper-Triplett

"Have you ever had to hide an identity or felt like you had to hide your identity as a coach? And what's that experience like? That is definitely something that I've been thinking about a lot."

— Jory Stillman