What Is An Alchemist?

Alchemy in the Past

Alchemy was an early scientific area of study that obsessed itself with seeking wealth, youth, and health. Common aims of early alchemists included turning base elements into gold and discovering the secret of immortality. These days the language around alchemy is often connected to the practice of magick and self discovery. But if we distill both of these things down, what remains is the steadfast belief that through experimentation it is possible to transform challenge into opportunity, metaphorical lead into gold.

Become An Alchemist

An Alchemist’s Character

I believe that there are traits that make an Alchemist well suited for the work. As a coach I am committed to fostering these traits in myself, and to encouraging these traits in all aspiring Alchemists.

Curiosity

This is our driving force, as Alchemists we approach our experimentation with curiosity and fascination, always asking questions. There is so much to learn, and we want to learn it.

Making change can be scary. We are exploring the unknown and there is always the possibility of failure. We believe courage is not the absence of fear, but the willingness to try anyway (here’s looking at you Teddy).

Courage

We are not limited by the way we ‘should’ do things. Should according to whomst?! We explore creative solutions, and endeavour to shed the task of masking those differences in order to appease social expectations.

Ingenuity

We do the best we can with what we know, and when we know better we try to do better. We try to approach change with flexibility, even if this takes time for us. Like water poured from one beaker into another, we take the shape of the new container and come to rest.

Flexibility

We are working with the most precious and interesting study subject: you! As such, we do our work gently at all times. We seek changes that are small, 5% different at most. Slow and steady, just like our friend the turtle.

Care-full

This work can be complex and difficult, so we find joy in every moment of discovery and celebrate the hell out of them every time. No discovery is too small to be celebrated.