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Life Coaching
By
seeing the beauty in every face we lift others into
their wisest self
and increase the chances of hearing a
synchronistic message.
James Redfield
What is Life Coaching?
For years
athletes, actors, businessmen/women and
politicians have all used personal coaches to
help maximize their skills and abilities. These
professionals are often at the top of their
game, yet wouldn't think of 'going it alone.'
Many of us are now recognizing the value of this
unique relationship and are adapting it to a
personal level.
Personal Coaches, or Life Coaches, are more than
a friend with whom to share problems. They are a
sounding board for solutions to the challenges
we face on a daily basis. They are mentors in
some cases, cheerleaders in others. Part
consultant: part family. Coaches unleash the
power of partnership.
With a
coach, we do more than we would do on our own,
go further and faster toward our goals, and take
ourselves more seriously. We have an
accountability partner who shares our best
interest and keeps us moving forward. Personal
coaching is about taking action and making
things happen.
Why Life Coaching?
We all
crave vibrant health, unique self-expression,
meaningful work and fulfilling relationships. We
long to play, love, relax, contribute and
adventure. Yet few of us know how to design a
well-balanced, fully-expressed and deeply
satisfying life.
In our culture and in our
families, most of us receive far more messages
pressuring us to stay small rather than inviting
our lights to shine.
“Don’t get too big for your boots.”
“Who do you think you are?”
“No one in this family has ever . . .!”
Our
culture tends to emphasize what needs fixing
rather than what works. As a society, we focus
on what’s wrong without giving much attention to
all that is right. The news media seems to
emphasize the worst of human nature; advertising
continually reminds us of what’s missing, that
we are not good enough… If we mindlessly take in
mass media and mass advertising, we have little
support for fully believing in ourselves.
Additionally, while
growing up, most of us received direct and
indirect personal messages that we were not good
enough:
“Julie
felt terribly imperfect when her mother asked
why her report card had four ‘A’s and one ‘B.’
She now sees her grades as exceptional and
realizes she doesn’t need to be perfect."
“Leila
never felt she fit in because both her parents
kept trying to get her to “settle down.” She now
acknowledges her parents didn’t know what to do
with her “high-spiritedness”.
“Paul’s
teachers labelled him “slow” because he had
trouble concentrating. He now understands he
learns experientially while most material in
school is taught visually or auditorally.”
If we don’t become
aware of the ingrained childhood messages that
automatically govern our thoughts and actions,
we will continue feeling not good enough. If,
however, we consciously look at beliefs
established in childhood, we have the
opportunity to see their impact from an adult
perspective. We can then choose new beliefs
about ourselves.
The answers to overcoming our limitations are
locked within ourselves, but it takes courage to
look deep inside and find them. A coach is able
to facilitate and streamline this process to
achieve insight, clarity, accountability and
motivation to achieve your goals, working in
partnership with you to co-create and maintain a
higher quality of life.
Life coaching supports clients in choosing new
perspectives and establishing new beliefs. It
also calls them to identify and live from their
strengths. They learn to celebrate all of who
they are, even the parts they used to label as
weaknesses. They find the gifts in all aspects
of themselves.
Life coaching
builds a bridge between where the client is and
where s/he wants to be.
Taking it to the next level
Left to our own devices, we can often justify
our average existence with the thought that we
are coping well considering all that the world
is throwing at us. A Personal Coach helps us
catch what we need, deflect the unnecessary, and
totally disregard the irrelevant.
We don't have to do
it alone, but we are challenged to take responsibility for ourselves and to take
action on our own behalf. Coaching can be summed it up this way,
'A coach is
someone who gets you to do what you don't want to do, so you can be who you want
to be.'
The time for
personal coaching is
now.
The reasons are the ones running around in your head at this very moment. The
question is,
“are you ready for
the rewards that come with taking the game of life to the next level?”
Where, When, How?
Personal or Life Coaching is usually done on a
one-on-one basis, and can be done at the
client’s home, the coach’s office or in a more
casual atmosphere such as a park, or in a coffee
shop, depending on the client’s needs and
preferences. The most important aspect is that
the client is comfortable with the surroundings.
Life Coaching can also be done over the
telephone, or via e-mail. This makes it
convenient when one’s time is tight or it is
difficult to visit a coach due to family or work
responsibilities. The coach will answer
questions, give comments on what you have
written and usually also give you some tools
with which to work to get the answers you need
to improve your life
Your
first conversation with a coach should cover
certain important subjects such as how often you
will communicate, prices for the sessions and
the level of support that you want. You can
expect to be listened to, inspired and take part
in discovering the answers to work toward your
goals. You can totally relax and not worry
about being put on the defensive because you
won't be criticised.
Don't be afraid to
encounter risks.
It is by taking chances
that we learn how to be brave.
Nancye Sims
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