If you can discover things that motivate you, you are much better off than simply choosing a life's path. What is the most important thing in your life? Is it freedom? Is it family? Is it money or power? If you had to choose between your spouse and getting a new car, which would you choose? Do you value closeness in relationships or being able to pick up and go whenever you want? Are you motivated by the ability to change the world for the better? Or would you rather spend your time fishing?
Identifying your personal motivations is key when determining your path in life. If you can shape your goals and create an environment which contributes to your passions, you are guaranteed to be more successful than if you drift along in life, getting distracted by whatever comes your way.
Start out by making a list of the things you love, things which make you happy, and things you want to have in your life. Then put them into categories of things, emotions, and experiences. Then choose one of those things and think about what will allow you to have more of that in your life. Surround yourself with people who will encourage you rather than bring you down to their level. Provide an environment which will remind you of what is important. Motivations are different for each person -- it's up to you to find out what motivates you. Set yourself up for success!
Thursday, March 31, 2005
Monday, March 28, 2005
What Does a Life Coach Do?
The easiest way to describe what a life coach does is to start by explaining what a life coach does not do. A life coach is not a therapist. A life coach is not your parent. A life coach does not MAKE you do anything. A life coach does not change your life for you. You are responsible for your own life and what you do with it is up to you. However, having a life coach can help in many ways.
If you are having severe marriage problems you should seek out a marriage counselor. Your life coach will not counsel you but may help you find a good therapist -- specialists in the areas you need help. Your life coach will have resources and places to direct you in getting further assistance. If you want to lose weight, your life coach can encourage you to set goals, find a nutritionist, or even get a personal trainer. Some life coaches may specialize and offer personal training as well as life coaching. Your life coach can help you find out why you are not exercising, or emotional issues which keep you from losing weight, which is the foundation for any weight loss program. A life coach will help you find ways you sabotage yourself and your progress and help you get past obstacles. But the answers you find will come from you.
A life coach's role is to faciliate you -- to help you become the best you that you can be. He or she will encourage, guide, and help you find solutions to your problems. They will ask you questions and help you gain clarity about why you do the things you do, what you really want in life and how you can achieve the life of your dreams. When you think about sports coaches, what is their role? They provide trainers for their athletes. They encourage, push, train, and help their athletes to be the best they can be. They want to win! A life coach takes on a similar role but in other aspects of life. They are mentors and faciliators and with their help you can achieve great success.
If you are having severe marriage problems you should seek out a marriage counselor. Your life coach will not counsel you but may help you find a good therapist -- specialists in the areas you need help. Your life coach will have resources and places to direct you in getting further assistance. If you want to lose weight, your life coach can encourage you to set goals, find a nutritionist, or even get a personal trainer. Some life coaches may specialize and offer personal training as well as life coaching. Your life coach can help you find out why you are not exercising, or emotional issues which keep you from losing weight, which is the foundation for any weight loss program. A life coach will help you find ways you sabotage yourself and your progress and help you get past obstacles. But the answers you find will come from you.
A life coach's role is to faciliate you -- to help you become the best you that you can be. He or she will encourage, guide, and help you find solutions to your problems. They will ask you questions and help you gain clarity about why you do the things you do, what you really want in life and how you can achieve the life of your dreams. When you think about sports coaches, what is their role? They provide trainers for their athletes. They encourage, push, train, and help their athletes to be the best they can be. They want to win! A life coach takes on a similar role but in other aspects of life. They are mentors and faciliators and with their help you can achieve great success.
Thursday, March 24, 2005
Life Coaching - Putting Yourself on the List
One of the first rules in life coaching is to remind your client that they are important. They cannot expect anyone else to take care of them. They must take responsibility for their own life. If their life is not what they want it to be, well, they need to do something to change it. This means keeping commitments they make to themselves. This means taking time to do what they think is important. This means putting themselves on the list.
Putting yourself on the list does not mean that you quit keeping commitments to other people. It does not mean that you become self-focused and selfish. It does not mean that you are the only thing on your list. It just means that you finally are going to give something back to yourself.
It is vital that even life coaches have life coaches (or friends or family) to remind them about this first rule. I have suffered myself from forgetting to put myself on the list until I have given everything away that I have to give, and then find myself breaking down. So, no matter what you do in life, make sure that you take time to renew yourself otherwise you may not have anything let to give.
Putting yourself on the list does not mean that you quit keeping commitments to other people. It does not mean that you become self-focused and selfish. It does not mean that you are the only thing on your list. It just means that you finally are going to give something back to yourself.
It is vital that even life coaches have life coaches (or friends or family) to remind them about this first rule. I have suffered myself from forgetting to put myself on the list until I have given everything away that I have to give, and then find myself breaking down. So, no matter what you do in life, make sure that you take time to renew yourself otherwise you may not have anything let to give.
Saturday, March 19, 2005
What is Life Coaching?
What exactly is life coaching? Who can benefit from having a life coach? Why would I want to have a life coach?
These are all great questions. Life coaching is basically having a personal trainer for your life. A life coach will facilitate you and help you take charge of your life. You will re-evalutate your current situation, determine what your personal values and priorities are and then learn how to realign your life to honor those values. The most successful people have life coaches or mentors.
As you work with a life coach you will come to know yourself better, define and achieve goals, attain greater self-actualization, gain personal insights, and achieve personal development and growth. A good coach is a mentor, trainer and facilitator. They will guide you in the process to discover your personal life mission, and on the path to greater happiness.
There are many things you can achieve with a life coach that you may not accomplish on your own -- just like having a personal trainer who will encourage your growth -- a life coach will do the same. Your life coach provides support and encouragement, tools for improving and overcoming obstacles. They will ask the right questions so you can get answers for yourself. Your coach should observe patterns and help you to see things you might miss on your own.
Some of the things you may work on with a life coach include achieving goals, personality and career testing, career transitions, stress reduction, stress management, time management, improving confidence, greater fulfillment and happiness, family relationships, improving communication, gaining a stronger spiritual foundation, weight loss, increasing creativity, life planning, business and executive management, overcoming personal loss or depression, overcoming self-defeating behaviors, personal empowerment, making powerful changes in life and turning your dreams into reality. There are so many ways to benefit from life coaching. If you have interest in improving your life, you should look into getting your own life coach.
These are all great questions. Life coaching is basically having a personal trainer for your life. A life coach will facilitate you and help you take charge of your life. You will re-evalutate your current situation, determine what your personal values and priorities are and then learn how to realign your life to honor those values. The most successful people have life coaches or mentors.
As you work with a life coach you will come to know yourself better, define and achieve goals, attain greater self-actualization, gain personal insights, and achieve personal development and growth. A good coach is a mentor, trainer and facilitator. They will guide you in the process to discover your personal life mission, and on the path to greater happiness.
There are many things you can achieve with a life coach that you may not accomplish on your own -- just like having a personal trainer who will encourage your growth -- a life coach will do the same. Your life coach provides support and encouragement, tools for improving and overcoming obstacles. They will ask the right questions so you can get answers for yourself. Your coach should observe patterns and help you to see things you might miss on your own.
Some of the things you may work on with a life coach include achieving goals, personality and career testing, career transitions, stress reduction, stress management, time management, improving confidence, greater fulfillment and happiness, family relationships, improving communication, gaining a stronger spiritual foundation, weight loss, increasing creativity, life planning, business and executive management, overcoming personal loss or depression, overcoming self-defeating behaviors, personal empowerment, making powerful changes in life and turning your dreams into reality. There are so many ways to benefit from life coaching. If you have interest in improving your life, you should look into getting your own life coach.
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