Even Life Coaches Use Life Coaches

I have had two conversations with clients this week in which I made mention of the fact that I have my own life coach. I think it is fair to say that one client was surprised and one was amazed.

I’m not sure why they would find it anything other than normal. It would be very difficult for me to suggest that anybody and everybody can benefit from coaching in one breath and then to turn round and say that I don’t use a coach because my life is just so and couldn’t possibly be any better.

As Wayne Dyer says ‘You don’t have to be ill to get better’

I am very happy with my life. I love my job, my family and where I live but that doesn’t mean it couldn’t be better. I can and will become a better coach, I can and will become fitter, I can and will become a better husband etc.

A coach makes me accountable. I am by nature somebody that can easily slip into procrastination and I guess even laziness. Although I have gone from working 70 or 80 hours a week 3 years ago to about 40 I don’t want to let it go any lower than that. I like my work/life balance and working with my coach who knows my goals and aspirations, I know that it will not drop to the point where I am not doing enough to succeed.

I have never spoken to anybody that claimed that they didn’t benefit from using a personal coach. Seriously, never.

So why don’t more people uses coaches?

I guess there are many answers to that varying from being unable to afford to hire one to not even being aware that they exist. Another major reason in my opinion is that people always think that there is something round the corner that will finally make them happy. The new house, the sports car, the vacation, the promotion or even the retirement. Whatever it is, they believe that external stimuli will make them happy and content when nothing could be further from the truth.

A good coach can help you to appreciate that genuine happiness always comes from within. They can also give you the tools to make sure that you decide on how you feel and not external forces that are outside your control.

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