Getting Healthier: What Do You Need to Do for You?
Posted on November 11, 2011 by Mark Strong, One of Thousands of Life Coaches on Noomii.
Life coaching is about getting healthier—emotionally, mentally, physically, and spiritually—in whatever way that means for you.
We learn about ourselves and grow stronger through life coaching. As this process unfolds, we may become aware of specific areas to target for our own self-improvement. Life coaching is about getting healthier—emotionally, mentally, physically, and spiritually—in whatever way that means for you.
What makes you feel healthy? We’re all different, and what’s healthy for me may not necessarily be healthy for you. We each come with our own baggage, which creates our own issues and challenges. Through coaching, we identify unique areas for you to work on to get healthier and happier.
When you first team up with a life coach, you may start by focusing on a certain area that you want to feel better about, such as relationships or career. As you work with your coach on that area and begin making changes, you may gradually recognize other areas you want to improve as well. As you get healthier in one part of life, you’re often better able to see the big picture. Each change can lead to another, creating a wonderful bridge of steppingstones to cross.
To help aid the coaching process, do some thinking about what you need to do to get healthier. Use the following reflection points as a guide:
What’s working in my life now? Parts of your life that are working well based on what you’re already doing can provide inspiration and clues for areas of deficit. For example, I’ve had clients who are models of professional and career success yet continuously struggle when it comes to their relationships. Alternatively, some people are very comfortable in their relationship or marriage, yet have major problems when it comes to relating to certain family members or friends.
What about you? Think of at least one area in your life that is running smoothly. Can you see lessons to transfer from your successful experience? If your combination of discipline and flexibility has been a good strategy at the office, perhaps a healthy combo of boundaries and openness can help with your relationships, too.
What’s not working? Just as your strong points can help shed light on weaker areas, things that could use improvement in your life have a story to tell you as well. Perhaps you’ve never tried to pinpoint what isn’t working—you just know that you’re not happy, and you want to feel better.
If that’s the case, now is the time to give conscious thought to what is making you unhappy. Have you felt stuck in a job that crushes your spirit and leaves you no time for anything else? Are you in a relationship that doesn’t nourish you? Or maybe you just aren’t taking care of yourself through proper exercise, rest, and nutrition. Whatever it is, try to locate the source. You can talk to your life coach or other supportive people in your life for ideas and advice about how to move forward.
How do I feel about my health in each area of my life? When we think of being healthy, we may automatically think of our physical health. While proper diet and exercise are extremely important, we can’t forget about the other components that make up a healthy human. Our emotional, mental, and spiritual health are each as vital as our physical health to our overall well being.
Think about these four areas in your own life. Which ones have room for the most improvement? In future postings, we’ll explore ways that you can boost your health in each of these specific areas, so that you can live the life you were truly meant to live.
