What’s life coaching do for people?
As a life coach my job isn’t to find solutions for clients.
That’s the job of a consultant.
It’s not to fix people either.
People who are struggling aren’t broken, they’re just discombobulated.
What helps my clients move forward is guidance.
I help define and frame their problems in a way that explains them and reduces pain, just because the problem is correctly framed.
From that structure THEY come up with solutions.
Because what I might do or Betty might do isn’t necessarily going to work for them, at least not right then.
Here are a few other things that happen in our coaching program:
— By setting aside consistent, dedicated time to address their problems, clients are more proactive.
— This helps minimize the impact of current problems while sometimes preventing others from popping up.
— Clients get concerns off their chest in a confidential setting. Too often, people keep things bottled up for fear of negative judgment or unsolicited (and unhelpful and unwanted) advice.
— Maybe the most powerful part of coaching is keeping the subconscious mind at work between sessions.
— Just the anticipation of our next session helps uncover solutions to challenges.
— Anticipation of having a safe space where you can talk about anything causes your mind to start planning for the conversation in advance, resulting in insights and breakthroughs.
— On top of producing solutions this provides another powerful element of human connection: accountability.
— When you know the other person will wholeheartedly celebrate wins with you, even the smallest wins, it makes you work a lot harder to make change happen.
These are a few big ticket benefits from coaching.
If you’d like to talk about New Normal Coaching for parents with a child with a catastrophic medical diagnosis, schedule today.
Julie Browne, LCSW
www.courage-ignite.com
You don’t have to keep going it alone.
I can help you.
—Julie
P.S. Please share this with someone who might be struggling.
P.P.S. My goal in doing this work is for families to have less stress than I had growing up. We can’t change some things and we CAN change how we respond to reality.
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