Change your Thinking and you can Change your Life!
Well, I am now 11 sessions into my coaching, with 5 sessions
to go. I can honestly say that this is
some of the best money I have ever spent on myself. It feels like an investment because I will be
feeling the benefits long after I’d have worn out some designer shoes or fancy
make-up or the tan faded from a sunny holiday.
I knew I needed to make some changes in my life before I had
my initial chat with Luke; see previous post.
But at the time, I couldn't see
the wood for the trees regarding what those changes might look like. I felt
trapped (by the need to pay the bills) in a job where I was feeling burnt out
and in fact was signed off sick. I
didn't feel that I'd ever be well enough to return, yet didn't see an
alternative. I knew I needed another
perspective, but I didn't need therapy / counselling. In fact my employers had
recommended a counsellor and I went for a few sessions because I thought I
should, but it wasn’t the right thing for me at the time.
Enter Lifecoach Luke!
From the first initial introductory chat, I felt heard, understood and
not judged. I came off the call feeling renewed hope. For a variety of reasons, it was a few weeks before I started my coaching
sessions but once underway, I started to have a change of attitude. I can't explain in a few words how it
happened, but after exploring what the blocks were, I managed to get back to
work as well as having the courage reduce my working hours to improve my
work-life balance. I now feel it's a life-work balance, not the other way around!
There is little jargon in Luke's approach, and any new
concepts are explained clearly and with examples. I like the way he also checks my
understanding on an ongoing basis by sometimes asking me to explain how I have
understood what was discussed in a previous session.
Don't get me wrong.
This approach is not for you if you don't want to actually make any
changes or if you are not prepared to be challenged. As a therapist, (NHS, Mental Health
Counsellor) I know that "nothing will work unless you do" and I was
very prepared to be open to new ways of looking at my life and my thinking and
myself - even those that seemed counter-intuitive or counter to models I've
worked with. I am also willing to be challenged. Luke has an easy, empathic manner (but
without sickly sympathy, thank goodness as that’s the last thing I want). Rapport was established quickly and that, I believe
is what makes challenge possible. I know
I have unconsciously attempted to dodge a few questions or avoid exploring some
of my blind spots, but that is not allowed!!
The biggest thing that has changed is my attitude. I actually thought I had a reasonably good
attitude previously, but negativity and a sense of being overwhelmed had crept
in somehow via the thin end of a wedge.
All this is has been and is being unpicked in coaching.
I had dreams, massive daydreams of starting up a small business too, using my newly discovered / developed sewing skills, with a view to retiring from the day job sooner than planned. But that's all they were. Daydreams. And now? I'm doing it! It's happening. I'm making it happen.
of mouth and have clear ideas of where I’m going with it. Our Facebook shop will launch soon – watch this space! I say ‘our’ because my daughter, Vicky is working with me – we have different skills sets that compliment each other and I just have confidence that this is going to be big for both of us.
I am committed to retiring from my day job when I turn 60 in
August and can’t wait to work solely in my own venture. There.
I’ve said it!
I’ve said this elsewhere, but I feel like my life has had an
M.O.T.!
People engage in coaching for a variety of reasons and I'd
hypothesise that part of the reason for many people will be that some part of
their life, like mine, feels stuck.
Honestly - IF YOU FEEL STUCK IN A RUT - MAKE THE CALL. You've nothing to lose by having a brief free
chat. You have everything to gain. I've never looked back, except to see how far
I've come.
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