More Reasons You Might Benefit from Coaching
Well first-
Why coaching at all?
Awhile back, I had someone tell me that the amount of time I spent thinking about my life and what I wanted out of it - looked exhausting. And to that I say- ummm YAH- it is! Thinking about how you want things to change, or endlessly wondering how you might change them is so. much. more. exhausting. than actively taking steps in your life to make those changes. Coaching (different from therapy) can be the key to getting out of your head, and actively into your life, making the changes you want to experience.
Self Awareness
In order to enable personal growth and understanding, there is nothing more critical than self awareness. There is so much insight to be gained when we take an honest look at our thoughts, emotions and behaviors. This awareness empowers us to make concious choices, build healthier relationships, and improve decision making. It is incredibly hard to do this work on your own. Coaching provides the space to explore these things in a safe container, ultimately putting you back into the driver's seat of your own life.
There is No Destination
Have you ever noticed that feeling when something good happens, and then you immediately get worried that something bad is coming? That something could steal this joy from you? Great life moments are not an uncommon anxiety trigger for many of us. It’s not just you- it’s hard wired into your brain for one reason or another. Here’s the deal- life is going to be a series of so many different kinds of moments and phases and chapters. Not to be all “it’s not the destination, it’s the journey”, but also- that guy (you know, the casual Ralph Waldo Emerson name drop) was onto something. What I want for you is more ease in how you move through all the moments of your life. Through coaching, I can help arm you with tools to always have in your mental back pocket, in order to get through the hard parts and truly lean into all the goodness (without the fear that it will be taken from you.)
Life Can Be Stressful
No argument there, right? We hear this way more often than we hear people saying "You know what? Life is a damn breeze."
Stress can be overwhelming, yes, but it doesn't have to control your life. Together we can work on identifying the stressors in your life, managing them with better tools, and make more room for the expansiveness and beauty that I bet you're really wanting instead.
Letting Go of
What Isn't Working
Do you feel like something is missing? Do you wish you could figure out what’s holding you back from enjoying the life you have built for yourself? Do you wonder sometimes if it was all meant to be more beautiful than this? I know when it feels like something is “missing”, your instinct might be to add something to your life to fill that void, but I promise you more often than not, the very first step is releasing things you're holding onto (usually out of habit or fear.) Together, we can explore areas of dissatisfaction in your life and get to the root of what’s not working, so you can release it with ease.
What Lights You Up?
Maybe you instantly know the answer to this question. However, I suspect maaaany of you find that question to be overly daunting and would like to think about it....another time.
Figuring out what brings you joy, getting back to creativity the way you enjoyed it as a kid, witnessing people start to come to life from the inside again- THIS is probably my favorite part of coaching! I promise you that even if you don't know what it is right now, it's in you. Your body knows, and I'd love to help guide you toward that energy and bring more of it actively into your life.
In short- You Are Worth It
Think of someone you love very much......Got it? Ok, now if I asked you what you want most in the world for that person- what would you say?
Would you maybe say, "happiness"? Oh yay, I guessed it. And guess what- YOU deserve the very same. When we want to get our physical bodies in shape, we don't think twice about the cost of a gym, but when it comes to addressing the mental weight we carry around with us, the very stuff that gets in way of our own happiness, people often don't prioritize investing the time or resources to really look at and clean up that part of their life. We are running on autopilot, yet we expect change to happen, and then when it doesn't- we blame ourselves. Stop that pattern. Make the time and commitment to yourself to figure out what it is you want, what's getting in your way, and let me help you figure out how we can get you from here to there.
You. Are. Worth. It.
