Meet Susan Husa

 

We recently connected with Susan Husa and have shared our conversation below.

Susan, we’re so excited for our community to get to know you and learn from your journey and the wisdom you’ve acquired over time. Let’s kick things off with a discussion on self-confidence and self-esteem. How did you develop yours?

My confidence and self-esteem were developed from experiencing vulnerability. Being not so fond of experiences showed me what to be aware of. This awareness inspired me to learn how to manage myself in circumstances. Speaking up did not always create favorable outcomes. Something was missing.

Faith has always been a key factor for me in knowing I could rely on God to help me. There was never a question about what I was learning from reading my Bible and Christian books, listening to songs, podcasts, or being in many Bible studies. What I could not grasp fully is being confident always. No matter what! What I know now is when I fully engaged in the true essence of me, uncovered insecurities, honored what I don’t want to involve myself in, and learn how to identify with what is important to me – it was then I was able to meet others with this respect I had learned for me.

Self-esteem blossomed finally. The ping of an internal fear factor is immediately acknowledged. And the reality of who I know I am connects with my Holy God grounding me in his presence. The result is submission. Giving full authority to Him to discern what is to be now. A discipline practiced through knowing who God is. I had to come to know who he is. And my identity in my relationship with him guides me to be more like Christ.

Over the years, this development blossomed. Like ripening fruit on a tree. Soon it is ripe and ready to give its utmost purpose.

Many years were spent conquering fear internally, which caused doubt and poor self-image. And the other side of knowing how to conquer this fear is essential for engaging wherever I am.

Appreciate the insights and wisdom. Before we dig deeper and ask you about the skills that matter and more, maybe you can tell our readers about yourself?

Being an online Certified Life Coach gives way for my clients to fully embrace the true essence of themselves. In the circumstances of life there is always something within you wanting to emerge. To contribute. That is curious. Or depressed. Bringing forth the energy most-desiring to participate in life, and seeing these ideas burst into the desire to confidently engage is beyond what I would have ever imagined witnessing. It’s like seeing a geyser emerge, delighting the senses, and the wonder of the stored pressure below the surface. Humans are here to help one another. And when ideas and the true essence of you is depressed, meaning you have pressed so much down you no longer share the true essence of you. So out of the depths comes the truth for clients and they emerge into the special way in which they want to honor and be. Witnessing this is what brings me and my clients joy beyond words.

Animate Life Coaching’s name emerged because I wanted the name to reflect the results someone could expect working with me. Animate means to bring fully to life. God-breathed. To bring back the special aspects of an adult prior to being subjected to culture manipulating and coercing in ways to be disciplined in healthy ways for the sake of the good of all. So, as adults, and for those wanting to experience the freedoms of love, they come to first know what they need to uncover so that they can experience grace, forgiveness, and compassion. With that premise of love, they also learn ways in which to facilitate a better conversation with others. They can now help others in bringing forth their best as they learn a new way of love.

It became very clear to me in coaching training that everyone there wanted to be loved and give love. This special method of coaching showed us all what needed to be uncovered. The depressed junk was brought forth and dealt with in a miraculous way for the person to spin right into what they were going to embrace now differently. Without the uncovering of negative experiences which hold us hostage from being fully who we are, and the acknowledgement of them, as well then as whether forgiving self or others, the attachment to them remains. A suppressed state of mind never unwinds from the evil it experienced so that it can be released. There is a freedom experienced that words try to describe.

The joy from this release is what you experience when with someone who has claimed the inner work and acceptance of the love I believe we all are created from. The way we are meant to be engaging. Through, with, and in this Love. The response is thankfulness and being grateful for the renewing of one’s mind. And in my faith, all praise to God. A lovely reciprocal response.

Clients work with me 1:1. A Guidebook called Resolve What Bothers You is something I created for people to come to conclusions for themselves in their own privacy to get clear about what it is they want to do about what is bothering them. They can make confident decisions. However, there is one caveat – going about how you always have communicated may need some new ideas for ways to share what you want with others so that you are fully engaging them in respectful ways of what they may want if you ask of them to do something. A 1:1 coaching session will show you what you can do differently to approach this engagement. Attending the Communication Techniques event I host on a small business networking platform called Alignable is a great way to learn new ways of communicating in life and business. Look forward to a Guidebook I am working on about shame. My website www.animatelifecoaching.com is a place to contact me, sign up for periodic newsletters via email, and scheduling a conversation with me is always your best way to get resolve asap. Who doesn’t want to resolve what bothers them now?

Looking back, what do you think were the three qualities, skills, or areas of knowledge that were most impactful in your journey? What advice do you have for folks who are early in their journey in terms of how they can best develop or improve on these?

The three most impactful areas of knowledge is first, knowing who God says he is. Second, knowing who you are, and third, being able to act accordingly in the developmental stages you are in.

The best advice I have is honor where you are developmentally right now in this moment. To best improve, notice what it is that wants to emerge. What do you want? Consistently ask this question. For example, I want to be loving and kind at all times. If this is what you want you will need to be able to define what being loving and kind at all times means. Describe it. If what you want is to be in a home where you hear the sound of the ocean, be clear where it is you imagine being. What will it take for you to see that reality to fruition? You can absolutely go for it or experience it on a smaller scale let’s say, in a tent. Be clear about what you want. Do you want to always talk to others respectfully? Learn how to do that with yourself first. So much to be said here about being careful with how you describe what you want. Not what you want someone else to do. What do you want? One more example is if you want someone to do something with you or for you, first identify with what it is you want for you. Like, “I want to be with a partner that is interested in what is on my heart.” Instead of saying to your partner you believe they don’t care about what is on your heart, let them know. “I have been thinking about how much I want a partner that is interested in what is on my heart, and I am wondering – how much do you really care about what is on my heart?” Then give them time to process the statement and your question. You can even say to them, you may need some time to think about it. There is so much just in this example that can lead to more questions and thoughts to be explored. Knowing how to explore these thoughts in a respectful and meaningful way is what is learned when working with a coach. Coaches help clients move forward with ideas. So consistently learn what you want to know about. Personal development and knowing how to communicate with others well is the key in building meaningful relationships where everyone is thriving because they know how to ask questions and are not afraid to ask. Be curious always and be clear about what is important to you because your uniqueness is what helps others thrive. Learn how to combine to collaborate with what you are led to collaborate in truthfully within you.

Alright so to wrap up, who deserves credit for helping you overcome challenges or build some of the essential skills you’ve needed?

Who has been most helpful in helping me overcome challenges or build and develop the essential skills, qualities, and knowledge I needed to be successful is me. Without the desire to improve, there is no desire to reach out to others for help. When you get a prompting that is a loving prompt – it is not to destroy rather improve, take a moment to figure out who you need to turn to for help. Ask. Seek. Find. Be resourceful and acknowledge the very Creator is guiding you each and every step. As an adult you now get to make those important choices that make an exponential impact. So what is it that is on your heart today that has you wanting to emerge differently and put into practice new ways of engaging? So that every part of your loving self has the best showing up each day as you embrace your mind, body, and soul engaging with loving what you do and doing what you love.

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