An Analogy

In my latest video, I compare life coaching to personal training. While life coaching can still seem a bit abstract to some people, personal training is more familiar and concrete. Like personal trainers, life coaches offer three major services:

1. Goal Setting
2. Tools and Resources
3. Accountability

Goals can be large or small.  They can range from an improved sense of well-being to a specific work or health goal. To help you reach those goals, I mention a few resources in my video, but as a life coach, I am learning about new strategies almost every day. Here are just a few to give you an idea:

• Value Sort: In this activity, you sort through a wide range of values to narrow down to your top 5. This activity can be invaluable (pun intended) for helping you to align your decisions with your true desires. I've done this, and it's a very enlightening activity (and more challenging than you'd think!)
• Mindfulness Exercises: Mindfulness isn't just for yogis! I have found that taking even a few minutes a day to focus on mindfulness can have big benefits, and I have many tools for helping you find a strategy that works for you.
• Mindset Realignment: All your actions stem from your thoughts, and you could have some embedded patterns of thought that are affecting you in ways you don't even realize! Do you know the difference between a Growth vs a Fixed mindset? What about a Judger vs a Learner mindset? I have tools that can help you improve awareness of your mindset and make positive changes when needed.

Finally, one quick note on the accountability piece that didn't make it into my video. Obviously, a personal trainer cannot do the workout FOR you. They might work out with you, but they will be getting the benefits of their hard work. Your results are completely up to you. Life coaching is similar. As a life coach, I can support you and offer ideas and resources, but I cannot do the work for you. The magic of coaching comes in between the coaching conversations, when you, as the client, start to apply the strategies we've discussed and see real sustainable and positive change in your life. Watch my video and contact me if you want to set up a complimentary session.

Fun behind the scenes fact: At the beginning of the video when you hear a popping noise and see me reach down, I am shooing away my cat who was trying to scratch on the chair...a prelude to jumping into my lap...which happened a few times before as I attempted to complete my video.