Life Coaching – Is It For
Me?
Wouldn´t it be
marvellous if we could all be the best that we could be, living a life where
home, relationships, work, family and health were in a harmonious but
stimulating and satisfying balance?
We need to be
creative yet conforming, work 'smart' while juggling other commitments, be flexible
yet meet deadlines. We need to be adaptable, approachable team players, while
achieving our individual goals. We need to be efficient, effective
managers in all areas of our lives if we are going to enjoy real
success. How do we juggle all these demands and remain
motivated and focused and in control?
That´s where life coaching comes in. The process of life coaching
will help you define what is right for you, at this time in your life, and just
as important, will help you achieve your goals. Let´s face it, if
you always do what you always did, you´ll always get
what you always got. And if you don´t like what you´ve got, it´s time for change.
Coaching helps
you to focus on what you want to achieve, and to bring a clarity of vision to enable you to see how to get what you
want. A coach works with you, using
questions that help you to define and meet your needs. You come up with the solutions. After all, you are the one who
knows what the best answers are for you.
Don't think
this is a soft option though. Coaching can be pretty demanding at times, as you
are helped to weigh up your real values and priorities and challenged by your
coach to make decisions that will move you forward to achieve your goals and
make those important changes. Your coach will listen to you - really listen -
not just to what you are saying and how you are saying it, but what you are not
- and will keep you on track and accountable for your actions. Without wishing
to sound overly dramatic, the truth about you will emerge.
This is done in
a safe and confidential environment, where you are given time and space to
think, talk and be listened to. You are not judged - you look at your actions
by your own standards and no-one else's. It is a surprisingly powerful process.
We often ask
ourselves questions like “Why don't I feel like I am achieving all I want to?”. “
Why do I seem to achieve so much more when I have consistent personal
support to help me?” There is something
unique about the relationship between a coach and a client that makes you focus
and achieve in ways that you might not manage on your own. It has a lot
to do with the fact that your coach is impartial, and completely focused on
you. Their attention won't be diverted by what they,
or anyone else think you should be doing. They are totally focused on helping
you to look at all your options and make the right choices for your life.
Coaching can
benefit anyone and everyone,. It is most effective for
people who are ready to participate in their own development and commit to a
process - it's like anything in life, if you don't want to do it, you won't get
the best out of it.
At the Advanced
Therapy Partnership, we bring an extra dimension to the life coaching process, by virtue of our training in psychology and therapy,
together with a wealth of experience in hypnosis and NLP.