Hello and welcome to my blog – my first ever one – bit scary! Since the age of about ten I’ve written a
diary but have only ever done it for my own eyes. Over the past year I’ve been training to
become a Life Coach and through this process I’ve built upon my personal
‘toolkit’ which helps me live a happy life and tackle the everyday stresses and
strains we all encounter. I thought the
time had come to share some of these ideas in a bid to make for some
(hopefully!) interesting reading and an injection of inspiration to live the
life you want and, most importantly, be happy!
Telling people I’m planning to become a Life Coach is
sometimes met with a blank expression so in this first blog post I’m going to
attempt to explain what a Life Coach actually is. It may be easier to start with what a Life
Coach is NOT. Life Coaching isn’t
counselling, it isn’t advice giving and it isn’t about solving people’s
problems for them. Whether consciously
or subconsciously we all have our own goals and, with the best intentions, it’s
not always easy to achieve them on our own and that’s where a Life Coach can be
really valuable.
It’s perhaps useful to liken a Life Coach to a Personal
Trainer. If you have your very own
personal fitness coach you are much more likely to stick to that gym session
and turn up every week, than if left to your own devices. The same is true for a Life Coach. They should be totally dedicated to helping
you accomplish your goals by asking the right questions at the right times and
listening to what YOU want to achieve.
A talented Life Coach will be that person cheering you along every step
of the way as you work towards your goals, just as fitness trainer would.
So, why use a Life Coach? People can see a Life Coach for all manner of reasons. Coaching through times of transition can work well - career change, retirement, becoming a parent, the break-up of a relationship, returning to work after illness or maternity leave etc. Life Coaching can also help those wanting some extra motivation to make changes in their lives such as healthy living, time/stress management, coping with anxiety surrounding public speaking or becoming more assertive. Something people often assume is that, to see a Life Coach, there must be big issues to tackle, but that's not the case at all. We all have those niggling things which we want to work on to improve our lives and our general well-being and happiness (I know I do!) There's absolutely no shame in having a helping hand and that's where a Life Coach could be of huge value.
So, why use a Life Coach? People can see a Life Coach for all manner of reasons. Coaching through times of transition can work well - career change, retirement, becoming a parent, the break-up of a relationship, returning to work after illness or maternity leave etc. Life Coaching can also help those wanting some extra motivation to make changes in their lives such as healthy living, time/stress management, coping with anxiety surrounding public speaking or becoming more assertive. Something people often assume is that, to see a Life Coach, there must be big issues to tackle, but that's not the case at all. We all have those niggling things which we want to work on to improve our lives and our general well-being and happiness (I know I do!) There's absolutely no shame in having a helping hand and that's where a Life Coach could be of huge value.
My parents’ attic is FULL of my diaries and I’ve clocked up
about 20,000 words on laptop from my various diary entries from over the years
so it’s safe to say I have a tendency to ramble on so I’m making a conscious
effort to leave this post where it is, now that I have given some insight into
Life Coaching.
I’m excited to share more soon about all kinds of topics
around self-development and well-being.
Thanks for reading if you got this far and I’ll post again soon.
