Meet The CoachOur Unique Journey
Like you, I am unique, exclusive, with a distinct background. And it is with this richness of the uniqueness of a life journey shared with others that I write a little more about who I am. I would like it to be as simple as putting together a four-piece puzzle, but let me share with you that the analogy for this journey is much more complex. It's more like a giant puzzle in which the total number of pieces is unknown. As we learn in life, we continue to receive each piece to complete this beautiful puzzle gradually.
“Born in Brazil, a Japanese immigrant descendant, I am the mother of four beautiful children and passionate about plants and people. It is an incredible journey understanding, developing, and fulfilling my mission in life. I am grateful for the relationships and experiences in Science, Education, Corporate, and Community that helped shape who I am. Today, I have the opportunity to serve and support people so they are empowered to give back their gifts to the community and the world. I live gratefully as the journey continues.”
— Cintia H. Orsi
Cintia, what do you consider unique about your journey?
The combination of diverse and complex learning and experience (maternity, Ph.D., corporation, changing countries, serving) and the intention to faithfully apply wisdom in daily practice (invitation to opportunities).
What is important to you?
To be present and choose to appreciate the beauty in people, things, and interactions. To allow me to continue walking towards improving my relationship with God, with others, and with myself. To continue challenging myself and everyone who shares their journey with me on how we can optimize our gifts, talents, and strengths for the common good.
How are you changing?
I am seeing the world and people differently, increasingly expansive and at the same time within reach, subtle and delicate. Complex but at the same time simple. The beauty of the interactions and impacts of everything and everyone with whom we relate. And the beauty of simple gestures and moments that previously went unnoticed.
What is changing for you?
I am becoming more sensitive to global needs, observing and supporting people who genuinely want to be present and care for others. I am more appreciative of small and simple things in life. I am seeking more to appreciate and rejoice with what is available and given daily and at the same time tuned to what is happening in the big picture, the impacts on a large scale.
How do you live ambiguity?
I strive to embrace. Embracing the ambiguities that already exist in my life and increasingly appreciating the importance of intentionally seeing and aligning the new emerging ones. To be more explicit, ambiguities that are important in my life are:
motherhood and profession;
faith and science;
setting limits and being present;
expanding and deepening;
looking inward and outward;
being an expert and being an apprentice;
paying attention to detail and seeking broad vision;
embracing uniqueness and embracing inclusion;
lead and serve.
My family's history contains many stories of humility, gratitude, community, persistence, hope, and fulfillment, which make up the palette of contrasts in my life. I am a descendant of Japanese immigrants (see posting Atomic Bomb and My Journey) to Brazil. One side of the family immigrated between the First and Second World Wars, and the other side of the post-Hiroshima family. I was born and raised in Brazil with the influence of Japanese culture immersed in Brazilian culture. My husband is Brazilian, of German / Austrian / Italian descent. Our children are part Brazilian and part American, but with the mix of experiences and exposure that I consider a citizen of the world.
How do you live complexity?
I am living in the present moment. One day at a time, one step at a time, focused on what is available, on optimizing processes with the current resources. I shared five critical points in the text "good habits that flourish" . I am still learning with motherhood, including the importance of presence, focusing on the present moment, developing multiple abilities, exercising to live with interruptions, and intentionally focusing on the most important. I continue to learn about presence, mindfulness, resilience, patience, persistence and giving more by deliberately seeking others who are different from me. I am the mother of four wonderful and unique children with whom, together with my husband, I share my journey. I also include here all the relatives, grandparents, uncles, aunts, cousins who, despite the distance, are very present in our daily lives. Something about Japanese and Brazilian culture, the family reunion, the collective, the "altogether and mixed," allows us to learn from differences since the very beginning of our existence.
How do you experience uncertainties?
I experience life uncertainties with faith, hope, and gratitude. Trusting in God's will and purpose is my main exercise of hope for the future. I am very grateful for the challenges we went through, the difficult and adverse moments, the closed doors, the falls, the wounds. Those were moments that taught us to get up, trust in God, and focus on our most important values. I realize that many of the texts on my blog helped me understand these difficult moments. Embracing the new, optimizing the lifestyle, changing countries, continuing to learn always, developing new habits, being present with the children, and being very grateful for the opportunities to serve others, simply being present. With a view to what is possible, by encouraging the unique excellence of each one.
What is unique about you that clients should know?
I offer my presence, my gifts, talents, skills, and the heart to serve. I want to make the most of my gifts to serve you. Maybe testimonies can help you understand genuine service, or maybe we can have a 1: 1 meeting. I can help you become better at something you already know is good. Help you to optimize your strengths. Help you discover what else you can do and give to others and the world.
What do you expect at the end of the coaching process?
I expect to be appreciative of the partnership by challenging, expanding, and continuing to learn, generating, and experiencing more opportunities that are increasingly expansive and focused on the common good. I hope that both the coachee and I enjoy the process.
I appreciate the continuous support and encouragement of clients, friends, and family so that I could share my complex and beautiful journey with you. For those of you who return to this page searching for the analogy of the coaching process with the construction of terrariums, find the post HERE.
Maybe I'm one of the people with whom you want to share part of your journey.
Perhaps our partnership will succeed because of my genuine interest in knowing you and challenging you to be a better person.
- posted on January 13, 2021 -
Gratefully,
