The
name “Paris Playground” came
into Lourdes Gutiérrez’ consciousness several
years ago, as the result of a huge life transition. Imagine
yourself in a foreign country, being there as a long term-visitor
with your spouse, and one morning you both realize that
what you both really want to do is go your separate ways!
This is when Lourdes asked herself “What next? Do
I go back to my home country or do I stay here in France
and make it work?”
Given her background,
she couldn’t very well continue teaching French
in a land of French speakers. Yet, her passion for France
and her desire to stay here were so much a part of her
“being” that she decided to transform her
life, change her career, and literally create from “nothing”.
In order to have a working status in France, she needed
to prove that she could bring something to France that
no other French citizen could bring!
As a result, Paris
became Lourdes’ very own playground
- her place of learning. Paris is where all her ideas
took place, where she began her “second education”:
taking courses, going to seminars, doing a lot of traveling,
and beginning her own network of like-minded people. This
was the beginning of Paris Playground.
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Of
course, it took a lot of determination and playing hard
to make it all happen. Because of her dynamic nature,
she succeeded in attracting a group of individuals with
the same values and the same desire - bringing Co-Activity
to France! This combination of individuals allows Paris
Playground to offer today a wide range of services
provided by high calibre professionals.
This is yet another example that when
you give yourself to your dreams and align your potential
with the “calling” of the Universe, things
begin to happen within a space of synchronicity - those
precious opportunities presented to
us by life which, if seized at the right moment, can change
the course of a lifetime. Intention, synchronicity, and
the willingness to move forward are truly what create
magic in the world.
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At
Paris Playground we believe in an exquisite
quality of life - that we all yearn to live a life of
joy and fulfillment. We want to share with you the belief
that this is possible - together with the tools that help
us create it and the love that is needed to sustain it.
Our purpose is to bring to you the possibility of living
your life in a way that resonates with your heart and
is true to your values.
In Co-Active Coaching we believe that
living a fulfilled life is a "radical act".
We believe it takes courage to stand up and say I want
more from life, I want everything that is possible, and
I want to take the rest of you with me too. We will always
envisage you in connection with your community and in
reciprocity with your environment, be it at work or at
home. You are the creative force that chooses whether
to sustain the status quo or to change the world as you
would wish it to be. We choose to sustain the status quo
when we make judgements about what happens and blame someone
else for everything that is wrong.
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We may
also choose to suspend judgement and to look to ourselves
and those around us to create from every situation more
of what we want. This is what co-active coaching is all
about. No settling for less than your wildest dreams.
Nothing less than your heart's desire. We believe that
it is by holding each other as strong, amazing, "naturally
creative, resourceful and whole" individuals we can
all access our own greatest potential; and that by doing
this work with intention and love, together with others,
we can achieve the things we haven't even yet imagined
dreaming yet.
It is our mission to make this choice
possible for you and those around you. It will demand
playing with perspectives, taking risks, trying out new
things and daring to be different; it will involve listening
to your heart as well as imagining what's possible; it
will promise more than you are willing to promise yourself.
Come play with us!
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