Life Coaching and Beyond
I heard the term professional life coach about 12 years ago. I didn’t think then “Oh, that’s what I am”. It was a regular day at the Mars Venus Institute where my husband and I ran this workshop training company owned by John Gray, when we got a call from
Laura Whitworth from the Coaches Training Institute . She wanted to speak to John Gray about adding relationship training to their curriculum.
Subsequently I heard “life coach” from a friend who had recently begun working with a spiritual life coach. I was verbally ruminating about what I was going to do next in my life when she said, “You should become a life coach. It’s what you do anyway!” That is when life coaching and beyond all started.
What I Talk to My Coach About
I like to talk to a life coach when I’m stuck – when I can’t get on my magic carpet and look at my life from a larger perspective – when I am finding my mind and my behavior not in line with how I want my life to go.
Example : I had some big issues going on in the lives of my son and grandson. Important biggies. Now I know that attention on the picky little negative details is not how to create the positive outcomes that I want. But sometimes my mind gets stuck and keeps going there just like my tongue goes to where a tooth is missing. So, I want my life coach to remind me what happens when I do that. In other words, my life coach helps me reframe my situation to a more positive, life-affirming and empowered viewpoint. So I can go from life coaching and beyond.
Example : sometimes current situations trigger childhood unresolved issues particularly when I am working with someone who is resolving parental issues. Any perceived rejection or abandonment on their part can easily send me into a tizzy. Then I want help and assignments to help me get back to center.
October 21, 2012 | Tags: Coaches Training Institute, John Gray, Laura Whitworth, life coach, life coaching and beyond
Category: life coaching
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You worked with John Gray? I credit that man’s book for helping me to build a healthy relationship with my other half, who I’d just met back then (10 years ago now)! I really “got” it – the male “cave thing” particularly LOL. Compared to my relationship with my ex-husband, my relationship with my OH is SO much more adult and equal, and it all started with Venus and Mars. *sigh*
Personal coaching provides the motivation, obligation, and guidance structures, to help clients executive and perform their finest. This may also include monitoring improvement and getting regular “check in” periods to manage obstacles and troubles that arrive up along the way. Personal coaching could also assist clients become conscious of and overcome inner obstacles that may be holding them back. The coach serves like a “mirror” that allows clients to determine their own behavior from a fresh perspective. A coach may assist clients to see counterproductive patterns, language and actions that must change to be able to accomplish their objectives.
This website was… how do I say it? Relevant!! Finally I’ve found something that helped me. Kudos!