I was thinking tonight about how famous writer and art-salon-owner Gertrude Stein would have made a great life coach. First of all, her simple expressions such as, "Everything is so dangerous that nothing is really very frightening," had interesting layers and dimensions, as did her poetry and prose. Many-layered expressions could have been used for her coachees, giving them interesting perspectives and metaphors for their lives.
Secondly, she knew she was a genius, but misunderstood, so she set about promoting herself. She, herself, would be her own best cheerleader, telling others she was a genius, and fully believing in herself her whole life. She started an art “salon,” or home gallery, of amazing works of art and frequently invited interesting creative people of all sorts to come and thrive over dinner in her apartment. And she believed fervently in all the unknown artists she was drawn too. And most of them became extremely famous: Picasso, Hemingway, Matisse, etc. One might even suppose that her fervent belief in them helped them become the well-remembered masters they are today.
Whether you care for Gertrude Stein's work or not, do you think she would have made a good life coach? Or at least a good example in some ways for life coaches?
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