What is Life Coaching?
I often say that life coaching is the art of bringing out the best in others by supporting and guiding them to move through the blocks and obstacles to true success. It is an art because it takes knowledge, experience and most important intuition. I have over 30,000 hours of working with people as a licensed psychologist. Thus, I bring a level of “knowing” that is profound when helping others learn, grow, create, develop and experience. I recently told a client that in whatever area of your life that you reach out to others for guidance make sure they are congruent. In other words, if they are teaching you about golf then they better be able to play well not just teach well! A life coach must be living at a very high level. I am.
When I coach others about creating an amazing life, I often start with two questions: what constitutes a great life to you and on a scale of one to ten how much do you want it? This tells me several things: your ideal life and your level of desire and commitment for creating it! If you are a 5 on this scale then this suggests that you are ambivalent about wanting a great life. If you are a 8, 9 or 10 then you want it bad enough that you will be willing to make the changes necessary to experience and create your dreams!
The next step is the process. This starts with several fundamentals. Just as in sports, it is really important to go over the basics until they are solidified. The basics in terms of creating a great life are to AVOID NOTHING and BE AS PRESENT AS POSSIBLE. Avoiding nothing means to approach life head-on and gradually over time let go of bad habits, dramas and other distractions. Many people avoid living fully by watching too much TV, spending too much time surfing the web, drinking too much, smoking, overeating, shopping and a myriad of other unconscious or semi-conscious behaviors. Eventually, these must change! I will provide structure, support, feedback, new learning and accountability!
Being present means to live in the here and now as much as possible. It means to experience life from the Heart not the Head. The Head is never present. It is a world of what if, not enough and what could have been. The Heart is the world of joy, creativity and passion!
People often seek to work with me as their personal coach because they want to improve the quality work and personal life. Even as others see us as having it all together, deep inside we often feel something is missing. Some of us want a more rewarding relationship, better health, a more exciting career, while others want more business success or a new sense of fulfillment and balance in their lives.
Coaching will help you to:
- increase your confidence, self-esteem and personal power.
- discover your unique capabilities, talents and core values.
- learn how to motivate yourself more effectively and live with passion.
- learn new skills to de-stress and navigate change better.
- take action in areas that are really important in your life.
- identify and change limiting beliefs that restrict your capacity to create.
- create more fulfillment, balance and joy in your life.
- better understand and accept who you are.
The greatest athletes in the world all rely upon the help of a coach to elevate their game. Are you ready to take your game to another level? If you are, please contact me for more information on my style, approach and program.
