Sometimes in life we might find ourselves feeling aimless, stuck, unproductive or uncertain. We might also feel this way without having a diagnosable mental-health condition.
In other cases, we might have the ambition and inspiration to pursue a personal or professional objective, but try though we might, we don’t yet find ourselves on a consistent or focused trajectory. Some of us might be prone to distraction and procrastination as well.
What we really need is a partnering resource that can help us clarify directions and goals as well as fitting, methodical ways to achieve them. That resource also becomes our co-navigator in defining and homing in on what we truly desire.
What Is Life Coaching?
Maybe you’ve tried every diet and exercise plan but still don’t see or feel the results. Perhaps you’ve applied the best of yourself at work for years but you still find you’re in the same position without the advancement you aspired to.
Any of us might run into challenges enjoying and maintaining the type of relationships or home life we wish for. Others may have great difficulty managing finances, while still others may sense something inside of them, such as a book or a business idea, but they just don’t know how to get it out and make it happen.
Life coaching is an opportunity to receive support, input and guidance on pivotal next steps towards framing your best life.
The life coaches at Eunoia Counseling help you ignite and further the power of your highest potential. Once we define your desires, we will help you organize the steps for achieving this growth. We also will help you work through any obstacles such as anxiety, negative thinking or false beliefs that may occur along the way.
Note that life coaching is not therapy, nor does it include psychological treatment or prescriptions. Where therapy often focuses on interpreting and resolving issues from the past, life coaching looks to the future and how goals and desires can be approached with a steady sense of progress.
What Do Life Coaches Do?
Life coaching is not about telling you what to do with your life or giving you a purpose in the absence of one. A life coach is a collaborative catalyst and organizer for what lies within you and wants to take shape.
A Eunoia Counseling life coach begins by asking incisive, meaningful questions that help identify what you really want from life. During your one-on-one sessions, your life coach also engages what may be the habits and beliefs that are moving you forward or holding you back.
With that insight as a foundation, you and your life coach will develop an action plan of practical, attainable steps that will advance you toward your vision. Beyond your life-coaching sessions, your life coach will be your accountability partner for remaining true to your goals.
We will challenge preconceived notions you might have about what you can and can’t do. We will encourage you to reach and plan for your dreams. And when a challenging situation might arise, your life coach will be someone you can turn to for guidance and wisdom that align with your principles.
How Do I Know If Life Coaching Is Right for Me?
Clients seek life coaching from Eunoia Counseling for many reasons distinctive to each person. Just a few of the areas they might wish to enhance include:
- time management
- work-life balance
- job performance
- business management
- ability to self-express
- interpersonal dynamics
- self-confidence
- career changes or opportunities
- education
- diet and health
- family
- sense of well-being
Some thoughts or feelings they might have before beginning life coaching might be:
I’m at a crossroads, and I’m unsure of which direction to take from here.
Certain fears or assumptions are in the way of what I desire.
Some of my habits are holding me back, and I don’t know how to change them.
If I have the right support, I really believe I can grow and move forward.
I can envision how I’d like life to be. I just need a plan for following through.
I don’t understand certain aspects of my life and really need more clarity.
I believe deep down that I was made for more than what I’ve been doing.
What Will Life Coaching Do for Me?
As you are working and growing with your life coach, you can achieve any number of objectives that are important to you for your life journey:
Gain greater insight into your aspirations, passions and values.
Identify, set and pursue true objectives.
Overcome barriers between you and your best life.
Better balance life and work.
Decrease fears and anxieties that interfere with progress and joy.
Nourish and free your creativity.
Become an even more effective communicator.
Strengthen and enjoy relationships with family and friends.
As you collaborate with your life coach, aspects of your personal plan might include specific action steps for:
goal setting. We’ll help you clarify what you really want to achieve and experience in your life and map a focused, actionable way to get there.
overcoming obstacles. Together, we’ll identify barriers or limiting beliefs that may be standing between you and your full potential.
motivation and accountability. Our life-coaching clients stay motivated because we care about keeping them accountable in their progress.
self-discovery. As you proceed further into your life coaching, you’ll likely discover more about yourself, including things that may have been overlooked or beyond your awareness. This vital insight brings you even closer to your intrinsic passions, values and strengths.
problem-solving. Your life coach will support you in finding and applying fresh, creative solutions to personal or professional challenges you might have.
Your life-coaching sessions take place in a safe, confidential, objective and non-judgmental space where you can get to the core of what matters most to you and what you really want in your life.
The frequency of life-coaching sessions can vary according to what your coach recommends and what properly fits with your schedule and lifestyle. A typical life-coaching plan might last between three and six months with sessions every one or two weeks. Your life coaching might also include support between sessions, such as focused, topical e-mails or texts.
Life Coaching Near Me: Contact Us Today
Eunoia Counseling believes that each of us has the ability to define, find and work toward what fulfills us in this life. If you have a life area in which you want to further grow and advance, we are here to support your mission. To discover more about our life coaching, contact us today at (630) 340-8747 or info@eunoiacounselingnaperville.com.
Life Coaching Can Be for Anyone
Even those we consider among the most successful have included life coaching in their personal and professional development. Just a few luminaries who have had life coaches include Microsoft founder Bill Gates, TV host Oprah Winfrey, pro tennis player Andre Agassi, former U.S. president Bill Clinton, actor Hugh Jackman and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.
