What Would You Ask a Life Coach?Below are the answers to some of the questions that have come to "Ask a Life Coach" in the last few months or so. So, what would you like to ask a life coach?
What is a "Life Coach" anyway?Dear Jackie,What exactly is a “Life Coach”? I have heard the term, but I don’t really know what it means. What does a Life Coach do? --Curious Dear Curious, A 1996 article in Newsweek Magazine offered this description of life coaches: "Part consultant, part motivational speaker, part therapist, and part rent-a-friend, coaches work with managers, entrepreneurs, and just plain folks, helping them define and achieve their goals—career, personal, or most often, both." I really like this definition--it nicely sums up the whole package. The life coaching relationship is future-focused, with the goal of helping clients to achieve success and fulfillment in work, relationships, health, behavioural change—whatever areas you and your coach agree on. Your Life Coach will help you to identify your goals and articulate what you need to do to achieve those goals. Your life coach will offer a variety of techniques and exercises to help you make positive change and to help you to stay motivated through the process. Life Coaching is all about helping you to clarify what you want in your life, and then helping you get from where you are to where you want to be. How can I meet new people that I can really connect with?Dear Jackie, I would like to meet some new people that I can really connect with. Do you have any suggestions? --Seeking New Friends Dear Seeking New Friends, The quest for social connection is a driving force of human existence, but it can be tough to meet new people, especially if we want to develop strong relationships. You will have to get out there, but before you do, focus your search with this exercise: • First, get out some paper and a pen and describe yourself in writing, listing your characteristics and attributes, interests, talents and values. • Next, do the same for the people you want to meet—describe what your ideal new friends are really like. If you are seeking a strong connection, you will see similarities in the two lists. • Now, close your eyes and relax, and imagine yourself going somewhere—a coffee shop, the dog park, to work or school—and see yourself meeting and speaking to someone new, someone exactly like the person or people you have just described. Make the images as real as you can. Repeat the visualization process often to stay clear about whom you are seeking. It may take a little time, but suddenly you will be meeting great new people everywhere you go. The people you want to meet are out there, and they are looking for you, too!
How Can I Manage Holiday Stress More Succussfully?Dear Jackie, Do you have any suggestions to help manage holiday stress? I used to love the holidays, but there's just SO much to do that it's not fun anymore!!! --Drowning in Tinsel ,Br> Dear Drowning in Tinsel, We may love the holiday rush, and getting together with family and friends, but all the preparation and extra expense, combined with everyday stresses, can lead to serious overload. To help deal with the stress before it becomes overwhelming, remember these three simple things: 1. Honour your feelings. If you feel stressed out, you are stressed out. Stress is a normal response—your body and subconscious are reminding you to take a moment and… 2. Remember to breathe. When stressed, we tighten up, and breathe shallowly, which makes us feel tense, so we tighten up, and breathe even more shallowly. Keep it up, and before you know it, you’re hyperventilating in the parking lot! So—un-hunch your shoulders, open up your chest, and take a nice, slow, deep breath while counting to five. Let it out s-l-o-w-l-y. Repeat. If it is safe to do so, close your eyes while you do this a few times. Your stress will recede, you’ll feel better, and you’ll be able to … 3. Focus on the good stuff. Smiling and laughing activate your brain to release mood lifting hormones, so smile and laugh often to raise your mood, dissipate stress and make you (and those around you) happy. You’ll deal with holiday tasks more effectively because your brain will be less clouded by stress, which means you'll be able to relax, have fun and enjoy the holidays.
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PLEASE NOTE: The suggestions found in the replies to the Ask a Life Coach questions are not intended to replace qualified professional health care, nor is the information on this site intended as medical advice. It is intended as an articulation of the services and programs offered by Best Life Coaching, and as a sharing of knowledge, opinions and information from the research, training and experience of Jacqueline Isaac. She is not a physician or a psychotherapist. We do not claim that coaching, hypnotherapy, EFT or NLP, or any combination of these, is a substitute for conventional medical treatment.
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