I have some clients who have done so much work, reached so many goals, that they only check in with me from time to time when they need an outside perspective, some encouragement, and the reminder of how far they have come. I am always happy to hear how they are doing, and to celebrate their wins, so I happily receive these calls.
The reality of life is that we get so caught up in our own minds, and all that is normal about our own experiences that we need to check in with someone periodically to make sure we are on the right path. After making some serious changes to our perspective and world, we need someone to remind us that we are on the right path because it feels wrong and abnormal.
This is also why we need encouragement, we need to be celebrated for continuing the change. It is super easy to slip back into old habits and ways, while not as easy to recalibrate our lives and maintain the new normal. Initially the new normal feels weird, it takes time to feel comfortable there, so when you are making new choices in a new normal, it takes encouragement to believe in your ability to do new things.
Which is why I love it when these clients who have “graduated” coaching call me back for a brief check up. I get to see how far they have come, how much self confidence they have developed, and how much of what we worked through is continually applied in their lives. I have to celebrate their work, growth, and journey! I even celebrate that they have reached a place where all they need is a brief check up!
Coaching is such an amazing way to take your life to the level you have been longing for. One where you thrive; are safe; have relationships that feed you as well as be fed by you; and where you are growing into the goals and life you were made for! It is so easy to look at where you are now and give up on yourself, but you don’t have to. You can become the person you were made to be, and not just the product of whatever happened to you. As a coach, this is what I do, and I look forward to helping you! You can schedule a free, 30 min sample session here.
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This is the final installment in this series on living a purposeful life. And it is time to celebrate! That’s right, you’ve been doing some hard work and I want to celebrate your wins. But I also want to celebrate with you the work you did before you got here. You’ve been at this a while, and it is good to recognize the progress you’ve had! When you look back to where you began, what did you look like? What did your daily life look like? What did it feel like?
A few months ago I felt so weighed down by everything that was happening in my life, I was grieving and exhausted. I didn’t know how I was going to make life work. So I took it one day at a time, one step, one struggle. Looking back I rejoice in how far I’ve come, and I can appreciate the struggle that I had. Everyone has platitudes for life’s struggles, but I prefer to look at the facts, we don’t grow unless we process our experience and learn from them. This is why it is so important to pause and celebrate how far we’ve come, and how much we’ve learned!
Part of celebration is thankfulness, and we know that a thankful heart carries more joy, peace, and contentment. One of the most difficult lessons is to be content with how you handle a bad situation or painful season. You don’t have to handle it perfectly, or be oddly happy about it, that’s not contentment. To be content is to weigh out how you handled it, grow where you need to grow, and to accept that while bad things happen, they don’t have to define you, what defines you is your character, and people who are content are generally more happy and at peace. So go ahead and put your wins in the comments below and know that I wish you joy, thankfulness, and contentment in the celebration of your progress!
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