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CREATIVE COMMANDER

Hi!   I’m TJ
“Our Purpose in Life (ikigai) can only be measured by what we choose to do every day.”

TJ is a Certified Transformative Coach and a credentialed Associate Certified Coach (ACC) by the International Coach Federation. He, also, has been serving as Treasurer of the International Coach Federation Philippines Charter Chapter (ICFP), from 2021 to 2024.

He has worked in different industries and with varying responsibilities, such as Manufacturing, Retail, Services, Operations, Sales, and General Management. He is one of the Managing Partners of Haraya Coaching, and manages a Garment Manufacturing and Retail Family Business.

With his extensive background and years of supervising, motivating, and training people, TJ has been an effective and charismatic Coach, helping individuals as well as groups of people in personal development and achieving goals, guiding them, and making them realize their potential. His flexible manner of conversing helps people transform with ease.

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WITTY EQUALIZER
Hi!   I’m Lea
“Balance is everything and from within”

I am a Life Transitions and Leadership Coach with a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) credential by the International Coaching Federation (ICF). I partner with individuals, leaders, and teams in an enlivening way to harness their personal and professional potential. l have been described as someone with an authentic and welcoming presence that helps draw out what’s most important, bring about meaningful changes, and deliver valuable outcomes.

As one of the managing partners of Haraya, I manage strategic partnerships to promote the impact of coaching and lead the community service arm, Haraya Sibol, in empowering communities through capacity building and coaching.

I believe in the related work of Coaching, Humanity, and Spirituality that led me to volunteer service and mission work. I strive to inspire meaning in people’s lives through “Life is what we practice” and make purposeful choices to balance and ground me on values of faith, family, holistic wellness, and the greater good.

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Cecilia

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SOULFUL SPACEHOLDER

Hi!   I’m Cecilia
“To feel true connection and aliveness we need to grow our ability to “hold space” for ourselves and others.”

I am one of the managing partners of Haraya Coaching, I also lead our ICF Accredited Level 1 Human-Centered Coach Certification where we support aspiring coaches and leaders in their journey towards becoming a professional coach.

As a Master Certified Coach (MCC) credentialed by the International Coaching Federation (ICF), I work with individuals, leaders, and teams helping them achieve their enlivening and transformational goals through coaching and training. I also obtained the Advanced Certification for Team Coaching (ACTC) from the ICF which helps me support teams through a coaching approach.

Knowing what it feels like to put your aliveness on “pause” and be stifled by fear, my love for coaching lies in supporting people to discover more intentional ways of being and doing which helps them take courageous action towards a more liberated and enlivened life. I draw upon the work Dr. Brené Brown, somatic coaching techniques, and neuroscience-informed practices in my coaching. It’s fulfilling to be able to live out my purpose day in and day out of being a safe presence that helps people to feel SEEN and HEARD.

If you want to know more about us and our coaching approach, please don’t hesistate to reach out, I will be happy to hear from you!

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CHIEF INSTIGATOR

Hi!   I’m Jackie
“To find joy in tragedy, we must find courage amidst our fear.”

I am the Chief Instigator and Founding Partner of Haraya Coaching. I am a seasoned Leadership & Life Coach, Trainer & Mentor for Haraya’s Human-Centered Coaching Certification program, and co-host of the podcast, The Imaginable Workplace. I spent almost two decades in the corporate world as a Human Resources Practitioner, and Business Development Leader before starting Haraya.

I have a fascination for the human mind and study how Neuroscience is relevant to coaching and leadership. I am a cancer voyager and mental health advocate.

Like the wind that nudges your sails toward uncharted waters, we will journey together to discover new possibilities. I believe you can BE and DO more than you think you can, so you feel BRAVE enough to reach for places you never thought possible.

What have you always wanted to try and just never felt courageous enough to? What if you could reach for bigger, better or more? Sometimes, all we need is a gentle nudge and assurance that, whatever the outcome, there is someone who believes in you. I’m inspired by the stories that my clients create for themselves. It excites me to see what can be achieved. I can’t wait to hear your story!

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Thrive with Purpose

Posted by: TJ Nadres    |    Posted on . Posted in Journal.

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It was Wednesday, at 9:13 in the morning, when I received a call from my friend’s daughter.  From the other end of the line she said, “Tito… Dada is gone…”.

Those were the only words I remembered from that call.  After she said it, I was stunned, and my mind went blank. When my mind restarted, memories started to flood my thoughts.  I recalled all the good times we had together, and there were so many.  And I also remembered that time when he was there to help me during a most difficult time in my life.

My friend was gone in his mid-fifties.  He would have been facing new paths in his life and there was so much ahead of him. I wondered whether he was able to live his life to the fullest.  For one also in his mid-fifties, I thought back on what “living life to the fullest” really meant.  How do you define a full life? Must one live long to live his purpose? 

I thought of my friend and how he lived his life.  He was the truest friend one can ever find.  He was always there to help and be with you when you needed him.  He shared happy moments with you. When I was going through rough times, he did not mind spending so much time with me, helping me find a solution or simply just being there to listen. He celebrated milestones in my life, from the baptism of my sons to their wedding day.  As a family man, he worked himself hard to provide the best that he could for his family and loved ones.  Often, I heard him talk of how else he can make life happier for his wife and daughter, and what life experiences he can still share with them.  He truly loved them and made every effort to show it.

After much reflection, I realized that a full life is something we define for ourselves and not anyone else.  And it does not matter if our time on earth is long or short.  We live our life’s purpose every chance we get, every day we live. 

These reflections remind me of an article about achieving goals.  It talked about how most of the time we can get hung up on achieving goals that we tend to forget about living.  It said that the goal is merely a result.  What is important is what we do every day, being mindfully focused on doing “chores” (the article calls it “habits”) that lead to the goal.

So yes, my friend did live a full life.  He lived his life’s purpose.  He lived his life according who he wanted to be for his family, for his friends and for himself.  And while I will surely miss him, I am happy and grateful for having had him in my life as one true friend.

On Starting a New Business

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Someone asked me today, “What motivated you to start your own business?” Here is my response:

I’ve always had it as a dream at the back of my mind, like many people. What held me back was the fear of failure and absence of security, especially having young kids. But even while being employed I always strived to learn new things that I knew would come in handy when the right time came.. In the last year of my employment, I took the courage to ask for a new assignment that took me far away from my comfort zone and in a new realm of starting a new business model and channel for our company. It was in that assignment where I realized that I had already known enough to start something on my own. I thought,

“If I could successfully run a startup for this company, why couldn’t I do it for myself? If I spent the same amount of time, effort and energy on something that was mine, why wouldn’t it work? If I started a business that focused on the things I felt passionate about, I would never have to worry about how it pleased my boss or whether it would get the right support from the right people.”

It all worked out timing-wise too. Everything fell into place as far as my own resolve, the state of my employer and in my family. I really believe that once I felt absolutely certain about what I wanted, the universe just helped make it happen.

I haven’t looked back since. I get asked often if I miss being employed and if I would ever go back and I always answer vey quickly, “No.” Not that I didn’t love my job or my work environment because I did. I just can’t imagine not doing what I’m doing now. I still spend long hours working and I don’t have the same support system that I did as a senior executive, but I wouldn’t trade my job now for anything.

Plus it helps when you can give yourself any pretty title you want to

The Best Team – Why and How?

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They say that if you find a job you love, you won’t have to work a day in your life. I would add that if you find a team you love, they will change your life for the better.

I’ve had the privilege of working with some amazing teams. Here’s what makes me believe I have the best team in the world today.

  • I’m not afraid to be who I am around them. I can be vulnerable, bare my soul and not have to worry about being judged or misunderstood.
  • We value our differences to the extent of learning from each other, and even relying on those differences to show us different lenses to view the world.
  • We make each other better. We set high goals for work AND for other areas of our life, and we hold each other accountable. We’re not afraid to call each other out. We’re honest and sometimes brutal, but we’re not mean. 
  • We take our work seriously, yet we can laugh at ourselves, our mistakes and our missteps. 
  • Everyone is growing and developing as a result of being part of the team.
  • Results are delivered, even beyond expectations. We have a lot of fun AND we get the job done pretty darn well.

How did we get to become this team? It didn’t happen overnight. We experimented and tried different things, and even failed a few times. Here are some of the things that I believe helped us get better:

  • We established routines that integrated catching up on each other’s lives, as well as the rigorous review of our work. For example, we check in on each other at the beginning of every face to face meeting, and we take time to listen to our personal stories.
  • We invested in tools and assessments that helped us gain a better understanding of each other’s personalities and strengths, and also to create room for developing ourselves in areas we’re most uncomfortable. We “pressure” one another to be and do better.
  • Everyone leads and everyone follows. In our team, there is no single leader. Each of us has a key role to play, and we lead in those roles. They change almost seamlessly when shifts need to occur. 
  • Each of us is constantly learning and trying new things that will benefit the team, so each of our roles are continuously growing. 

There are probably many other ways for a team to grow and develop, and we have yet to discover them. Meanwhile, we’re enjoying our time working, learning and growing together.

As a purposeful coaching company, we live what we believe. When we work with our clients to develop their teams, we don’t just use theories but our own experience in bringing them to life. Of course, each team is unique and that is why we also love learning from the teams we support so we can co-create their version of the best team ever. 

The Path to Holistic Wellness (Infographic)

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My quest for holistic wellness began way back early 2008 when I was diagnosed with hyperglycemia and was given medication.  Following family’s advice given our medical history, I was on medication for 2 years.  During said period, my regular visit to my endocrinologist then is more of a conversation rather than consultation, as I would challenge my doctor on what’s the rationale behind the medicine prescribed to me, what are the side effects, and if there is why do they prescribe such.  I would ask how can I be off from said medication, what are my options and what’s the ultimate cure.  When my doctor said that it will be maintenance medication then it dawned on me that I will be on it for life and that’s not how I envision managing my health moving forward.  Armed with the belief that our body can heal itself naturally, that we were designed by God to function ably having defense and healing mechanisms, I started searching for natural and alternative ways of healing, made the decision to stop my medication and addressed my condition with proper diet and exercise.  Fast forward, 8 years after I have been off from medication and maintained normal blood sugar level.

This episode in my life inspired me to continue on what I have started and opened my consciousness more on preventive care, alternative form of healing and healthy lifestyle.  I began to read books, make lifestyle changes, attended wellness seminars and workshops.  It’s in the latter that I met my Naturopath Doctor-Mentor.  I personally set up a consultation time with her for general health assessment and natural ways of sustaining a healthy lifestyle.  It is during this time that she shared with me her vision of building healthy communities and disease free world.  And one of the many ways she does to make this vision a reality is to transfer her knowledge by training lay people to become health practitioners.  I resonated with the thought of becoming a health practitioner myself cause as a Certified Professional Transformative Coach, I help others to become more aware and deepen their learning about themselves so they are able take charge of their life and be responsible to attain sustainable results.  What I help to impart, I also learn to apply.  As a coach, I learned to live a more keen awareness life, making conscious and purposeful choices not only in health aspect but all other life areas. Further reinforcing in me my non-negotiable in life that is family, wellness and spirituality.  In line with these priorities, I realized that taking my passion for wellness to the next level will be a valuable complement to my coaching profession and can make a major difference in people’s lives.  By acquiring a more formal education in health and wellness, I will not only be able to help my family embrace a more holistic outlook and approach to living a healthy lifestyle, I will also help in spreading awareness and educating others on true healthcare. 

And so I began my journey on an intensive 20 weeks class on Integrative Functional Nutrition.  This is not your typical type of class as every meeting one has to be prepared for a situational quiz and specific topic research work for presentation on top of capturing all the salient points and wisdom nuggets shared in every lecture and class discussion.  Then the last day of class will be the final written examination – combined case studies and concepts application. Am grateful to make it through the 20 weeks course requirements in the midst of hectic schedule and now onto my practicum.

This journey opened me up to something revolutionary and exciting. More than the foreign sounding scientific terms and mind boggling technical concepts I learned, this course is encompassing as it touched on a new healthcare paradigm. Looking back to my 2008 condition, then it all made sense now what led me to it. Here are the top lessons* I find worth sharing, learning and applying:

  1. Our definition of life, sickness and death will be the healing paradigm
  2. ‘The best way to change the world is to change ourselves’ – I have to walk my talk. My passion for holistic wellness has to manifest in me first even before I help to spread this to others. 
  3. The mystery of healing – when we help others heal, we are healed as well.  The same goes with the power of prayers – the one who’s prayed is also blessed
  4. Our body can heal itself – our body is designed to have healing and defense mechanisms
  5. Everyday is a new opportunity to build a new body – our body fully rebuilds in less than 2 years and 98% in less than 1year
    1. DNA renews itself every 2 months
    1. The following rebuilds itself in:
      1. Skin – 1 month
      1. Liver – 6 weeks
      1. Stomach lining – 5 days
      1. Brain – 1 year
      1. Blood – 4 months
      1. Bones – 3 months
  6. Our DNA is not our destiny
  7. Epigenetics tell us that our environment, what we do, how we live, what we eat and where we are can affect how our genes express themselves
  8. Changing our state of consciousness can influence or even change the tendency for gene expression
  9. Our genes do not define us. We are not the code, we are the writers of the code
  10. The key and lock to nutritional healing is food and body respectively.  The biochemistry of these two allows for deeper healing
  11. Let Food be the Medicine – food is information, it contains various valuable information in the form of nutrients that can answer the different needs of our body
  12. There is no prescription but rather a process, framework and structure working together to achieve a personalized holistic healing
  13. Holistic approach to health management
  14. Understanding the root cause of the disease – acute conditions require acute measures, chronic conditions require holistic approach
  15. Knowing the core dysfunctions like toxins, stress, unhealthy diet and lifestyle, malnourishment, traumas
  16. Primal food is not only diet and food, this includes body movement, relationships, spirituality, physical movement, beliefs, mindset

* Reference – lecture notes from Dra. Christine V. Gonzalez, NMD, PhD and Dr. Ibarra M. Gonzalez, PhD – WII-ICRI FN Class 2018

Just Trust in What You Know

Posted by: Jackie Caniza    |    Posted on . Posted in Journal.

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I had always wondered if I could start a business of my own and never really felt quite ready to do it. My career was mainly in the field of HR and I knew that running a business was much, much more than that. The only way I could find out if I was ready was to just jump and try it.

I mustered up all the courage I could find in my gut and had a serious talk with my boss and asked for an assignment to lead a project that would implement a new channel for our business. I had no experience but I knew I felt passionate about the project and had good management skills and that’s what I told him. “I had nothing to lose by asking,” I thought. I was shocked when he said “YES”. I was scared to death too. “What would I do now?,” “Where would I start?,” “Can I really do it?.” All these questions kept racing through my head. Then I remembered a piece of advice from a long-time friend and mentor who said, “just trust in what you know”. I did just that, went through a year of good and not so good times with my project, which was launched as planned.

The whole experience has taught me so much about myself and has somehow prepared me to have enough courage to try it out on my own now. I still don’t know enough and continue to learn everyday, but if I didn’t take that one bold step of asking the question, I wouldn’t know nearly as much as I do now.

6 Lessons from Haraya Coaching

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I am grateful to be a part of the 6 years of Haraya Coaching!

The last 6 years has been a journey of learning and realizations. Of these, the one that stands out the most is that growing and transformation are not dependent on one’s age, achievements, financial conditions or status in life. One can continue to grow and transform when one is willing and open minded!

I am grateful for our Haraya Coaching Team (most especially our founder Jackie) who unselfishly shares new ideas and continuously challenges one another to reach our full potential. Thank you, guys!

Through these 6 years, I have learned and shared so many concepts, ideas, thoughts, and learnings, and there are 6 key learnings that for me really shaped my coaching and Haraya experience:

1. Coaching

ICF defines coaching as partnering with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximize their personal and professional potential.

2. Propinquity

The propinquity effect is the tendency for people to form friendships with those whom they encounter often, forming a bond between subject and friend.

3. Golden Circle by Simon Sinek

“People don’t buy what you do; they buy why you do it. And what you do simply proves what you believe”

― Simon Sinek, Start with Why

4. Grit by Angela Duckworth

As Duckworth defines it, grit is passion and sustained persistence applied toward long-term achievement, with no particular concern for rewards or recognition along the way. It combines resilience, ambition, and self-control in the pursuit of goals that take months, years, or even decades.

5. Ikigai

Ikigai is a Japanese word whose meaning translates roughly to a reason for being, encompassing joy, a sense of purpose and meaning and a feeling of well-being. The word derives from iki, meaning life and kai, meaning the realization of hopes and expectations.

6. Gratitude

“He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.” Epictetus

Coaching is at the heart of Haraya, Propinquity is what keeps us together, the Golden Circle crystallizes our vision, Grit is the fuel that keeps us moving forward, Ikigai is our reason to keep doing what we do, and Gratitude is what we feel when we fulfill our mission. I am eternally Grateful to be part of this Team!

Here’s to more years of being in a community, rather… in a family who agree to GROW together!

Cheers!