Because it’s never too late to change
Imagine you could live your life over again. What would you change? Unless the answer is: ‘nothing at all’, what’s stopping you reinventing yourself now?
Because it’s never too late to change
Imagine you could live your life over again. What would you change? Unless the answer is: ‘nothing at all’, what’s stopping you reinventing yourself now?
When is ‘old’ too old?
If you ask me, I’d say, ‘never’! Because it’s never too late to live the best life you possibly can.
It might be that you are keen to embrace change. Or maybe you’ve had change forced upon you: a newly emptied nest, divorce, redundancy, retirement or a health challenge. Or perhaps you already know, deep down, that your life isn’t quite what you hoped it would be, but you somehow feel stuck, that you can’t change it, that you’ve lost your mojo, and worry that it might be gone forever. You don’t have to accept that how things are is how they need to stay, you don’t need to stagnate, and you can regain your lost mojo.
Sometimes the hardest part of change is… fear of change. And, yes, change can be daunting. But it can also be invigorating, life-enhancing, thrilling. Even a small change can have a huge ripple effect. Believe me, I know all about change and finding a lost mojo – you can read my story here.
Not every problem in life has a solution, but many of them can be managed better.
That’s where coaching comes in. Maybe right now you can’t see the wood for the trees, but a coach can help you find your way through the forest, guiding you with a gentle hand to the change you know you need. How things are right now is not how they need to stay forever.
Coaching can help you with:
Finding your lost mojo
Put the ‘zing’ back in your life!
Transitioning to retirement
Embrace rather than fear the future
Improving your relationships
Stop repeating the same old cycles
Life stage changes
Find out how to make them work to your advantage
Anger management
Find out what’s really causing you to boil over
Health and weight management
Take charge, rather than letting your mind and body rule you!
Achieving work/life balance
Get to grips with what really matters to you
Imposter syndrome
Find out how to quiet that nagging voice!
Confidence issues
Liberate yourself from what’s holding you back
Social anxiety
Learn how to manage your fears
Managing the chaos
Stop the overwhelm from crushing your spirit
Feeling stuck
Develop an action plan to bring about positive change
...and much more.
No problem is too small or big to bring to life coaching (but if I think I’m not the right person for you, I promise to let you know and point you in the right direction).
My coaching style - what to expect
I am hoping you will find me gentle, warm and empathetic, supportive and non-judgemental, with some humour thrown in where appropriate. I will go at your pace and work with you the way that works best for you, from giving you space to be truly heard to asking questions that offer a healthy challenge. If exercises and tools appeal to you, there are plenty I can offer. Or you may be looking for an accountability partner to keep you on track, I can do that too! I will bring my positivity and flexibility and give you the time to use however you prefer.
My story
Two questions changed my life.
The first came from someone contacting me after many years away and asking if I’d been happy. I thought, ‘actually, not really.’ And that prompted me to ask myself the second question: picturing myself on my deathbed (sorry if that sounds morbid!), saying: ‘is that it?
I knew something wasn’t right so why didn’t I do something about it?’
As you can imagine, that is a thought you can’t unthink. Painful, yes. Scary, absolutely. But also vital. From that moment, everything changed. I realised that, though functional, my marriage had run its natural course: we were more like flatmates than life partners. Soon after, we negotiated an amicable divorce and are still friendly to this day. People said I was brave, but really it just seemed like an inevitability that I had to accept if I wanted to stay true to myself.
Then I realised that maybe the work I was doing had also run its natural course: it was no longer exciting me, I had lost my mojo there too. Sure, I could carry on as I was, but what once I found fulfilling now lacked a sense of purpose for me, prompting another life-changing question, this time from my oldest friend: ‘have you ever thought about coaching?’ It was truly a lightbulb moment!
Always interested in people and what makes them tick, I started reading up about coaching and researching different courses, because I wanted to ensure I was fully equipped to really help people and to make sure I received the best possible training and certification.
And it’s strange that my life changed because of some questions, when coaching itself is all about asking the right questions. Not giving advice. Not sharing one’s own opinions or experience. But listening, with empathy and curiosity, helping others find the solution that already exists within themselves.
The changes I describe above are seismic and most people are not looking for that degree of transformation, but that’s just what happened to me: new partner, new career, new home, whole new outlook. And how helpful would it have been to have had the guidance of a coach!
Bear in mind that no issue is too ‘small’ to bring to coaching: anything that is troubling or puzzling you is worth bringing – if it’s holding you back or standing in your way, then that’s good enough reason to want to tackle it head-on so that you can move past it and regain that zest for life, the mojo that lies within all of us.
Coaching is a collaborative process and it’s important that you feel comfortable with your chosen coach, so do take advantage of the opportunity to find out more on a free, no-commitment introductory call.
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