{"id":5319,"date":"2026-04-24T13:18:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T13:18:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trainingcoachingsquare.be\/coaching-mentoring-academy\/?p=5319"},"modified":"2026-04-24T13:18:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T13:18:35","slug":"growth-is-not-linear-how-do-you-deal-with-that","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trainingcoachingsquare.be\/coaching-mentoring-academy\/en\/growth-is-not-linear-how-do-you-deal-with-that\/","title":{"rendered":"Growth is not linear: how do you deal with that?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>Many people start a process of change with a clear picture in mind: you set a goal, make a plan, and follow the steps one by one. As if growth is a straight line from A to B. But anyone who truly runs a business or develops themselves knows it doesn\u2019t work that way.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>By Amaryllis De Bast<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Growth is not a straight line. It is a winding road full of doubts, unexpected turns, energy peaks, and moments where you no longer know which direction to take.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The reality of change: two forces in conflict<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In coaching, we often see a tension between two opposing forces that are constantly at play. On the one hand, there is the<strong> desire for growth<\/strong>. You want to move forward, improve things, challenge yourself, and take new steps. On the other hand, there is the <strong>need for certainty<\/strong>. You want to stay in control, avoid risk, and hold on to what you know and what has worked in the past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These two <strong>forces constantly clash<\/strong>. You know what you want, yet you still delay. You see opportunities, but you hesitate. You want to move forward, but something holds you back. This is not a flaw in your system. This is exactly how change works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What is really holding you back?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this winding phase of growth, the same underlying patterns often surface. Not the visible problems, but the deeper layer underneath.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, beliefs such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u201cI am not a strong leader.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cI am not good with numbers.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cI have to figure this out on my own.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Or recurring patterns like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>repeatedly attracting the same type of problems in your team<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>postponing difficult conversations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>staying stuck in operational pressure without truly leading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>And beneath that lie emotions that often get little space: doubt, frustration, uncertainty, or fear of losing control. It is precisely by making this layer visible that movement becomes possible. Not because everything is suddenly solved, but because <strong>you start to see differently<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Take one step at a time<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Change rarely happens in big leaps. It is not a spectacular jump forward, but a series of small, sometimes invisible steps. Sometimes it means pausing. Sometimes it means making a difficult decision. Sometimes it means letting go of something that once worked but no longer serves you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>As Charles F. Kettering once said: \u201cA problem well stated is a problem half solved\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It also requires persistence in moments when things don\u2019t flow easily. That is where growth happens: not in perfect moments, but in the moments where it feels <strong>uncomfortable<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The role of coaching in this winding path<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coaching does not make the road straight. It helps you <strong>navigate the curves<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It helps you to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>gain clarity on where you are right now<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>see clearly where you want to go<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>understand what is holding you back<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>and most importantly: stay in motion, even when it gets difficult<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>At some point, it becomes clear: you know where you stand and where you want to go, and you begin to see what is holding you back.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many people start a process of change with a clear picture in mind: you set a goal, make a plan,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":5320,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5319","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tips-tricks-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trainingcoachingsquare.be\/coaching-mentoring-academy\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5319","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trainingcoachingsquare.be\/coaching-mentoring-academy\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trainingcoachingsquare.be\/coaching-mentoring-academy\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trainingcoachingsquare.be\/coaching-mentoring-academy\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trainingcoachingsquare.be\/coaching-mentoring-academy\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5319"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trainingcoachingsquare.be\/coaching-mentoring-academy\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5319\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5323,"href":"https:\/\/trainingcoachingsquare.be\/coaching-mentoring-academy\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5319\/revisions\/5323"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trainingcoachingsquare.be\/coaching-mentoring-academy\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5320"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trainingcoachingsquare.be\/coaching-mentoring-academy\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5319"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trainingcoachingsquare.be\/coaching-mentoring-academy\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5319"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trainingcoachingsquare.be\/coaching-mentoring-academy\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5319"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}