The New Normal

18 SWAGHER FALL 2020
Fancy: What do you think makes your coaching
unique?
Debrayta: I am unique as a coach because I don’t
just coach others; I have been living as a coach. One
thing that I learned in my training is that to be an
effective coach, you have to BE a Coach and not just
DO Coaching. I have been in my personal transformational
process over these ten years, so it enables
me to lead others from a place of experience, as well
as use the professional skills that I have learned along
the way. I am also a heart-centered coach who gives
me a genuine heart for the growth and well-being of
others.
Fancy: How do you celebrate your clients’ achievements,
and do you find that celebration to be of importance?
Debrayta: I celebrate the achievements of my clients
through gifts and words of continued encouragement,
as well as sharing their accomplishments with
others. I absolutely believe that honoring one’s accomplishments
is extremely necessary. The process
of achieving goals is not always an easy feat, so when
you get to the finish line, a celebration is ALWAYS
in order! When my Client wins, I win also. WE are in
this thing together!
Fancy: How does your religion affect your advice
that you administer to clients?
Debrayta: I’d rather term it “Personal Relationship
with God” instead of religion.
As a Transformational Biblical Life Coach, my main
clientele is people of faith (mainly women) who desire
to grow in body, soul, and spirit, discover their
life’s purpose, get support in reaching their goals, etc.
Also, as a Biblical Coach, my first responsibility is to
seek God directly to get clarity and direction as to
how I can support the individual. It’s not necessarily
about me telling them all what I think that they
should do, but supporting and guiding them to see
what God would have them to do about a particular
situation, goal, or desire.
Fancy: That’s funny. I refer to it that way as well,
“When my Client
wins, I win also.
WE are in this
thing together!”
my “personal relationship with God.” So tell us how
often do you draw from your personal experiences
when coaching?
Debrayta: I find that using personal experience as a
reference is always a plus. It helps to center the individual
and lead them to a place of calm and reflection.
I believe that it’s vital to help the client see that
they are not the only one experiencing or who has
experienced what they are facing. There is nothing
new under the sun, and there’s light at the end of the
tunnel. We are in this thing together.
Fancy: In a perfect world, what are the characteristics
of the ideal life coach, and why? How do you identify
with that individual?
Debrayta: I believe that the characteristics of the ideal
life coach are honesty, integrity, excellent listening
skills, compassionate, knowledgeable, intuitive, humble,
vulnerable, and resourceful.
I identify with these characteristics in a coach because
I desire the same from anyone whom I would hire as
a coach myself. I believe that each of these is needed
to have a successful coach/client relationship.
Fancy: When we talked before, we discussed you
were running away from our purpose. What words
of advice would you share with those who may be
running from their purpose?
Debrayta: It’s virtually impossible to run away from
the purpose that God has assigned to your life. We