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What
is Life Coaching?
Life
Coaching is a relatively new profession based on motivation and self
help. It involves helping clients find the marvelous gifts life has
to offer.
After
more than 30 years of studying and reading self-help books, attending
countless seminars, listening to tapes as I drove in the car, even
watching motivational videos, the help was nothing more than a quick
fix.
During
the past 20 years I have owned
several businesses that involved human interaction, I discovered
that the self help books offer ways to manage problems and that
makes you feel better temporarily, but they always return to hurt
you.
I
tried the therapy route, but they spent weeks on end talking about
the past. In reality, the past can't hurt us. All the pain I was
feeling was the result of the difference between how I wanted my
past to be, compared to how it turned out. Then I met a Psychiatrist
who showed me a system he was working on
that
was based on not trying to fix the problem, instead it was based
on studying
yourself
for
a greater understanding of the inner you. The real meaning of life
is to discover who you really are---- not who you think you are.
That
was 10 years ago and I have been studying the lessons life teaches
us. That is right, Life is the teacher and we are the students. I
often asked my friend why he did not use this system in his practice
and he told me that people who visit a therapist, expect therapy.
People who visit a psychiatrist, expect psychiatry. I asked my friend
who teaches life's lessons, he pondered and said, no one does anymore.
I asked him who use to teach these lessons.
He
explained that in the olden days, people lived in a tribe or village.
The elders would pass these important lessons down from generation
to generation. Each time the lessons would change slightly but the
dynamics of each lesson were the same. As our society advanced,
people moved into cities and towns, family members were spread across
the country. People lives became involved in "getting what they want"
instead of discovering "why they want" in the first place.
About
that time I heard of a man who was developing a new profession called
Life Coaching. His name was Thomas Leonard. He started Coach U and
later founded Coachville and The Graduate School of Coaching. Thomas
was a remarkable man and helped develop the coaching profession.
Thomas passed away suddenly in February 2003.
Although
there are many life coaches currently practicing in the world, I
have developed a unique program for my clients. It is called The
Healthy
Life Program.
If
you would be interested in finding out about one of my programs,
please click here. If you would like to find out more about myself,
please click here.
I
hope this answers your question what is life coaching. Life is a
marvelous gift, please don't take it for granted.
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