Coching Program has started!

（日本語文は下にあります。）
Finally The Professional and Personal Coach Certification (PPCC) program at Concordia University has started this weekend. It's a very intensive (17h over the weekend!)
My 7years dream comes true!! It was a long winding road to have this opportunity...never expected it was happen in Montreal.

Certainly,It's a fascinating and I am very excited a journey to be a coach.

I was very nervous but excited. Could not sleep the day before,,eating bagel and cheese at 4:00a.m .. I felt euphoric maybe.


24classmate are various age, career,profession. Every people have profound life and Work experiences.Professors are just so wonderful so do Staff.
I totally got stimulated from them
A lots of interactive practice, excises, Role playing, discussion. It is totally different learning style from typical Japanese school.
The class is welcoming and appreciative.

The course designed really well and I am sure it is very hard work to developing these kind of interactive course for the professors.

Although all excises were great, I really didn't like one excise. I had to gaze other person face to face for 5min. Thinking of other's, her/his personality, sorrow,life etc while I gazed. I can look some body's eyes while I'm talking quite well(I think..but I have to admit I can't do this well in Romance ;-)

Being Japanese, I had to train how I can use eye contact effectively..Japanese culture especially Business filed, it is rude gaze others. You have to make
triangle on other person's face between nose and eyes. then you will see these triangle while you have serious discussion.
I was totally wanted give up this excises and step out the room because I felt very very shy. I am outgoing person but when I express my honest feeling, I always have
shyness barrier. That was exactly same feeling. Yes, I wear social mask sometime.
I had to face and admit my"real"personality and reflect on myself.

Amazingly I could express my honest feeling while we had discussion for 2days and I feel very good energy and synergy and the course was absolutely energizing for me.


To be honest,it is very hard to understand nuances of the words.It's a challenging for me to express myself and understand others with the right emotional tone.

Have to try hard work for the course but I am very excited with nice people!
I just would like to big Thank you for my family, friends and important person who support me and brought me.

ganbarimasu yo!("I try my best" in Japanese)
Amazing coincidence-my favorite musician Oscar Peterson, the building where I study
is next to Oscar Peterson hall! I feel lucky :-)　

とうとう念願のThe Professional and Personal Coach Certification (PPCC) program
コンコーディア大学プロフェッショナル、パーソナルコーチ資格のプログラムが始まりました。7年間ずっと持ってた夢。。やっと形になり始めました。
ここモントリオールでそういうチャンスがきたことをしみじみ考えると怖い気持ちと期待感で前日は眠れず夜中の4時にベーグルとチーズをかじっていました。

初日行ってみると24人のクラスメートは職業も年齢もこれまでの経験も実に様々。
でもいい気に包まれ和やかにクラスがスタート。
かなり深い人生経験を持っている人がクラスにはたくさんいて、それだけでも刺激的。コースはものすごくたくさんのインタラクティブなエクササイズでデザインされていて、実地で練習をしていく内容になっている。まさにこういうコースを受けたかった。

たくさんの訓練、練習の中でひとつだけ逃げたくなった練習が・・
相手の目を5分間見つめて、その人の性格、これまでの歴史、悲しみ等を考えてみるというエクササイズ。
無理！恥ずかしさが先立ち、目を見続けるのがつらかった・・・
いつもふとしたとき、本当の気持ちを言わなきゃいけないときにこういう恥ずかしさを感じる。そう、自分の弱さとか見たくないところもみとめなきゃいけない。。。

たくさんディスカッションの時間が有り、私には英語の細かいニュアンスそして自分の気持ちをきちんと表現しなきゃいけなかったり、相手をきちんと理解しなければいけないという面で
やはり英語での授業は大変。
これからたくさんの本を読んでリポートを書いたり、訓練もたくさんありまたそのレポートも書かなきゃいけない。
人よりきっと時間はかかるけど楽しみながらでもたぶん苦しみながら（英語がね・・）勉強をしなきゃいけない。

でもでも、きっと素敵なコーチになるためにがんばります！

何よりもここで勉強することをサポートしてくれている、家族、友達に感謝感謝。
がんばりますわ！
奇遇にも　私の愛するオスカーピーターソン、その名のついたホールと同じ建物で勉強しています。