Only Your Way Counts

"AI will never replace our thinking. It will always be our mirror."

That's what my friend Marco Houwen said to me near the end of our conversation. And it's the thread underneath everything we talked about.

This is part two of a two-part conversation. Last week Marco and I sat in the bigger picture of what AI is asking of us as humans. This week we move into what that means in practice, for coaches and for the work.

What does it mean to differentiate yourself when cognitive intelligence is being commoditized? What is Marco warning leaders and organisations about? And what does it actually take to stay human in a world moving this fast?

About Marco

Marco Houwen. Founder of Zentra Global and Zentrapreneur.com. Creator of the Growth Identity Method. Executive Coach & Innovation Speaker. Ex-tech entrepreneur who spent 25 years building and selling companies before walking away in 2017 to focus on the deeper questions of who we are as humans and leaders.

Connect with him on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcohouwen

Visit his website: https://zentrapreneur.com

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"Who the hell are we now as humans?"

That's what my friend Marco asked me, somewhere in the middle of our conversation. 25 years in technology. Sold everything in 2017. Now spending his life on one question that he believes every leader and every human needs to ask.

This is a two-part conversation. In part one, we sit in the bigger picture. What AI is actually asking of us as humans. Why the questions we're not asking matter more than the ones we are. And why Marco thinks our cognitive intelligence being commoditized might be an invitation, not a threat.

Next week I'll bring you part two, where we get into what all of this means in practice for coaches, for the work, for how we show up.

About Marco

Marco Houwen. Founder of Zentra Global and Zentrapreneur.com. Creator of the Growth Identity Method. Executive Coach & Innovation Speaker. Ex-tech entrepreneur who spent 25 years building and selling companies before walking away in 2017 to focus on the deeper questions of who we are as humans and leaders.

Connect with him on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcohouwen

Visit his website:

https://zentrapreneur.com

"My business can only be as successful as I am."

That's what Fabienne said to me, somewhere in the middle of our conversation. Eighteen years in corporate. Four years building a coaching practice. Two of those years without a website.

This is the story of how she got here, and what she learned along the way.

In Fabienne's own words: "I understand why leaders who have succeeded by every external measure still live with quiet doubt or dissatisfaction they can't quite name, because I have lived it." She's a senior leadership coach helping clients bring those patterns to the surface. So they don't just think differently, they feel different.

About Fabienne

Fabienne Prevoo. The Confidante Senior Leaders Never Knew They Needed. Senior Leadership Coach. ICF PCC. MSc. Ex-EY and Philips. Supervisory Board & Audit Committee member. Keynote speaker.

Connect with her on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fabienne-prevoo/

Visit her website: https://www.coachingbyfabienne.com

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"How much am I judging myself?"

That's what Thushara asked herself in the middle of the session you heard last week.

And something moved in her.

Today I want to sit with you and reflect on what unfolded. What was happening in me as it did. Where I get curious about my own choices. And what tends to keep moving long after a session ends.

Reflection through noticing.

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"How is it going to land for them?"

That's what my client asked at the start of our session.

This is what unfolded. A real, unscripted coaching session with Thushara, who said yes when I asked.

The kind of session you cannot plan for. The kind that asks the coach to stay with what is moving, rather than with what was named at the start.

Next week I'll come back and reflect on it with you.

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Three groups of questions. Three dimensions of a sustainable coaching practice.

Inner Ground. Mastery and Depth. Business Framework.

Across the last few episodes, I've been exploring each of these. Today is where everything comes together.

Not as separate challenges to fix. As three dimensions of one living system, evolving in relationship.

And inside, an invitation to draw your own map.

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"I'm confident in my skills and my impact. It's the business aspect that is lacking."

This came through the research. And this coach isn't alone.

On the surface, it looks like a business challenge. And it is. Yet when I sat with it, something else also became visible.

In this episode, that something is explored. And I share how my own business structure came into being in a way I didn't expect and that most business consultants would tell you is the wrong way of doing it.

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How do I become a masterful coach so that my clients call me one?

This question came through the research. And there's something in the way it's framed that's worth staying with.

What does mastery actually ask of you?

And what if it's not what you think?

In this episode, these questions are explored. And I share something about my own practice that might surprise you.

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How do I trust my intuition more?

How do I deepen my presence in a coaching session?

These questions came through the research. On the surface, they look different. And yet they all point in the same direction. Inward.

What if these questions are not asking for information at all?

What if they're asking for something else entirely?

This is the first in a series of episodes exploring what your questions reveal about where your coaching practice is ready to grow next.

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"How do I trust my intuition more?"

This question came through the research I've been conducting with certified coaches. And it wasn't alone — almost every question submitted began the same way.

How do I…

There's nothing wrong with that question. And yet when we slow down and look more closely, something interesting emerges.

What if the question itself is where the real exploration begins?

Coaches Tribe exists for exactly these kinds of conversations.

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