{"id":3559,"date":"2023-04-24T15:30:39","date_gmt":"2023-04-24T19:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.syracusewomanmag.com\/?p=3559"},"modified":"2023-04-24T15:30:39","modified_gmt":"2023-04-24T19:30:39","slug":"wboc-leading-lady-devan-robinson-coaching-people-past-the-barriers-in-their-lives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.syracusewomanmag.com\/?p=3559","title":{"rendered":"WBOC Leading Lady: Devan Robinson – Coaching people past the barriers in their lives"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Alyssa Dearborn<\/strong><\/p>\n

Social conditioning affects most women at some point in their lives. Although some types of social conditioning \u2013 such as people-pleasing, perfectionism, among others \u2013 are learned at a young age, conditioning can be unlearned. Helping people overcome these obstacles was the goal this month\u2019s WBOC Leading Lady, Devan Robinson, had when she founded her business, Developing with Devan.<\/p>\n

\u201cI use the [term] \u2018social conditioning\u2019 as an overarching umbrella.\u201d Devan said when asked how she would define social conditioning, \u201cWhat social conditioning is is\u2026the things that society has told you that have put you into some sort of box and created some type of obstacle for you to get through. And a lot of times, we don\u2019t realize it.\u201d<\/p>\n

When asked what types of obstacles her clients seek help with, Devan said,<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s so much. Everybody is so different, but there are some themes. Some of the common themes are perfectionism, people-pleasing, procrastination, the negative self-talk, comparing ourselves to others, not having any boundaries, saying \u2018yes\u2019 when you want to say \u2018no.\u2019 Those are the common themes. Those are just a handful of the social conditioning type issues that we work through. It\u2019s personalized, one-on-one coaching because nobody is the same. I do have an overarching framework that I follow, like specific tools that I have to pull from, but not everybody needs every single one of those tools and so I do a lot of customization for each person based off of where they want to go.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Devan started her coaching journey in 2020 when she began contemplating what she was passionate about. Through this process, she realized that there were personal patterns that she was working through that other women were also dealing with.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom there I figured out what type of training I needed, what skills I needed, which ones I had and which ones I didn\u2019t. I worked on getting the ones that I didn\u2019t and worked on the ones that I did. And then I got my DBA and took that first step.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI noticed some patterns going on in the lives of people, especially in women, and I realized that this pattern also was something happening to me.\u201d she continued, \u201cSo when I realized that I was helping myself already, I wanted to offer to help other people through the same path. That was when I debated how I would help people. What job helps people in this realm? And that was how I landed on coaching.\u201d<\/p>\n

Developing with Devan offers a range of coaching services to work with clients seeking empowerment and help breaking through societal barriers. Devan offers her clients group coaching, a yearly women\u2019s summit, and, of course, one-on-one coaching. When asked how these personalized sessions work, she explained,<\/p>\n

\u201cWe take a test at the beginning of the session. If we\u2019ve met before, we talk about what happened the last time, we answer some of the questions, like \u2018what are your wins?\u2019, \u2018what are you thankful for?\u2019 Just taking a little bit of time to reflect on what has happened because a lot of the time we don\u2019t do that in our personal lives. And then we take a few more minutes to figure out exactly what is in your way that is weak and what you want to work through. And we kind of dig a bit deeper.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cSometimes people come with a more open-ended issue and they\u2019re not quite sure. They know they\u2019re stuck, but they\u2019re not really sure why they\u2019re stuck. So I help them by taking a look through and listening to what they\u2019re saying, asking them some questions to kind of dig deeper. And that way, each session involves some sort of problem. We walk away with some type of next steps. And so that\u2019s kind of what we spend the rest of the session on. We reflect and review, we hone in on what you want to solve and then we work through it and figure out the next steps of what we\u2019re going to do. Then we\u2019re going to repeat that every week.\u201d<\/p>\n

As she developed her business, Devan was able to find mentorship and networking opportunities through the WBOC. As a member of the WBOC, she took on a leadership role right away and became an active member of the organization.<\/p>\n

\u201cI joined the WBOC last year and I immediately hopped onto the board because you get what you put in. You get out what you put in and I can see the value of just showing up and being there in the presence of other women who are focused on the same types of things. And so, for me, the WBOC has increased my network, it has taught me some new skills. Being on the board I had to learn a lot of new things. It also helped me realize where some of my strengths lie that I wouldn\u2019t have realized if I hadn\u2019t joined the organization.\u201d<\/p>\n

Devan hopes that her business can make a difference in the lives of those who seek her help. When asked what she hopes women get out of her coaching services, she replied,<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m hoping that at the end of our session \u2013 or somewhere in the middle \u2013 that they have a career that makes them so excited to show up to every day because they have the clarity and focus that they need in order to pursue their passion. I hope they have a strong relationship with their significant other. A lot of the times these obstacles make it feel like we\u2019re more like roommates for our partners and we\u2019re not feeling heard or supported. I\u2019m hoping that afterwards, working together, they know how to communicate what they want in a win-win way with their partners. And I\u2019m hoping that after working with me, they have friendships, they\u2019ve figured out how awesome they are, and they\u2019re confident showing up\u2026And I hope that they feel like an unstoppable force of nature that\u2019s crushing it in life. That is what I hope for them.\u201d<\/p>\n

To learn more about Developing with Devan or the September Women\u2019s Summit in Syracuse, visit\u00a0 https:\/\/developingwithdevan.com\/<\/a><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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