As life coaches in Auckland, we are aware that the mention of Life Coaching can trigger various preconceived notions about what it is. Although we can’t cover them all in this article, here’s just a few of the myths we can shed some light on;
- Life Coaches are for people who don’t have a life. False: No such thing. Everyone has a life (unless you’re dead, in which case you’re deemed to be un-coachable); people just choose to live their lives in a lot of very different ways.
- Life Coaching fixes people. False: It’s not designed to. The role of the coach is to act as a catalyst for change. You still have to do the work.
- Life Coaches are a waste of time and money. Possibly: In fact definitely if you are not committed to taking responsibility for doing the work, or you don’t REALLY want to change.
- You’ll be stuck in a small room with a long-bearded man wearing a hemp shirt and leather sandals, who made the conscious decision to stop using anti-perspirent a long time ago. Highly unlikely: Although anything’s possible.
- Even scarier, you could end up in a confined space with a woman who also fits this description. Even more unlikely: But who knows…?
Ok, so I’m being trite. But let’s look at the real matters here. Firstly, you’ve been thinking about getting a life coach. Can you clearly define the reason why, or is it that there’s something not quite right with life and all you know is that it could some how be better?
Secondly, your friends think you’re nuts. Good for them, they’re entitled to their opinions, but more importantly what leads you to believe that they think you’re nuts? Let’s examine your thinking.
Do you know for sure they think you’re nuts, or are you just concerned they might? And even if they did, what’s the worst that could happen?
How much of your life is influenced by needing the blessing and approval of your friends or certain family members? Sadly a lot of people fall victim to this.
Life Coaching & Fear
An unconscious fear of rejection is a very real barrier to personal freedom, and it’s universally common. The good news, it can be identified and eliminated, and it’s quite achievable especially with the help of a good life coach.
Hold the phone, this sounds a bit like counselling or therapy. Isn’t life coaching about setting and achieving some goals? Making my dreams come true? Having a better life?
Yes, yes, and yes. It’s useful for all of those things, but under-stand this; the things that have really been frustrating you and holding you back are directly linked to your behaviours and what drives those behaviours at a deeper level.
These are the real barriers and as you move towards your goals a coach will recognise and help you identify any self-limiting behaviours (aka GAIL; Gremlins, Assumptions, Interpretations, Limiting Beliefs).
If you’re really serious about improving your lot in life, you need to have the tools and awareness to think, feel and act in ways that create different results. That’s probably something you were never taught in school…
And if you live in Auckland then we’re the Auckland life coach firm to contact!!
I know without reservation that you have untapped talents and inner resources just waiting to come out and play. Identify them, nurture them and align your life around them, that’s when things start to really happen for you. Who knows, after a time your friends might want to go nuts too!
Are you living in Auckland and want to investigate how Life Coach Auckland can help you? Try us today.
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