How Can a Life Coach Help Me?

We all watched Gabriel Douglas* fly through the air and fly into a new phase in her life when she won gold during the Olympics this year.  She moved across the country to work with a very special Coach, Liang Chow.   Liang Chow supported her hard work on the long road to gold and during the televised competition. Even before the finish, when Gabriel was unsure of herself, he said to her, “you’re the Olympic champion! You have it!” Never underestimate the power of someone believing in you.

            So when you begin to question your life and wonder “is this it? is this all there is?”… then you are only functioning, not thriving! Are you feeling the readiness to engage in your Human Development and Personal Mastery? Are you ready for Extra-ordinary? How can you even think of going it alone?  Gabriel knew she needed Liang Chow and did what she needed to train with him.  She asked for his help. This was the very moment when she gained her power.  From the study of behavioral change we know that change occurs if one of three things occurs:  

            1) A serious crisis of health or lifestyle

            2) Being paid to change (e.g. film stars paid to lose/gain weight for specific roles)

            3) A person that you trust gives you meaningful support

            Creating growth and transformation is daring and spirited!  Just as Liang Chow believed in Gabriel Douglas, Health Yoga Life coaches believe you are whole.  Coaches believe you are not defined by whatever is creating dis-ease in your life. There is simply a part of you coming up to be explored and expelled!  Aren’t you worth the exploration of that?  Any stuck-ness you are feeling has two pathways of working itself out. The first is involuntarily- sustaining more and more stress in your life; the second is voluntarily- choosing to explore what you are doing to hold yourself back with a person that you trust, your Liang Chow. This is how you access your power.

* You may wonder why in this article I referred to Gabriel and not Gabby Douglas.  Gabriel gained so much power during her experience that even when the world began to know her as Gabby during an Oprah interview she asked to be called Gabriel simply because she prefers it.

                   - Aida Bielkus, Co-Founder of Health Yoga Life

                   - http://healthyogalife.com/heath-yoga-life-personal-life-coaching/