by Linden | Nov 4, 2019 | Life Coaching Resources
On Thursday evening I attended Marie Forleo LIVE. The Sydney leg of her book tour “Everything is Figureoutable” that recounts some of the advice and learning from Marie’s experiences. As Marie stated during the show:
“I win or I learn, but I never lose. Failures are lessons.”
The event was organised by #BusinessChicks and filled with a huge crowd of (mostly) business women with a smattering of men as well.
Why am I talking about this?
Marie Forleo is an entrepreneur, coach, author, runs the acclaimed business-training programme ‘B-School’, and has been named by Oprah as a thought leader for the next generation. My focus in delivering this piece is about decision-making. But more than that, once you make a decision to take action, to do something different or decide that you are ready for change, the result is motivation.
When researching the act of decision-making there are many frameworks that make claim to be successful, and many time frames in which the decision can be made. I’ve come to learn that there may never be such a thing as a “right” decision, but there is an intent that we can be making the decision with the best possible outcome at that time.
“Don’t make the right decision. Make the decision right.” Psychologist Ellen Langer
Make your decision right.
You have a very important decision to make. You need an objective perspective to decide on actions that can give you clarity to achieve your goals. You need to be in touch with your deepest values. You can’t afford to take the wrong path, make the wrong decision.
Get to the core of your heart and mind preferences and quieten your inner voice of sabotage. You are your best asset and advisor.
“All progress begins with a brave decision.” Marie Forleo
Your decision to act.
Make the best decision for your situation. I can be your experienced sounding board.
CONNECT WITH ME FOR MY DECISION-MAKING PACKAGE HERE.
Make your brave move.
by Linden | Oct 27, 2019 | Life Coaching Resources
What could that mean for you?
Within a forever changing landscape of personal, work, community life, being prepared to develop your sense of self and to build skills for acceptance of change, new ways of working and transformation is an essential skill for individuals.
My New Life as a transformational coach means freedom to evolve new and different capabilities and to grow with the flow. My focus is on self, self-leadership, and challenging past beliefs no longer serving me that I lived by in my previous corporate setting.
Transformation does not dwell in the past. A card chosen randomly today from “The Universe has your back” card deck by Gabrielle Bernstein:
“I let go of the shadow of the past by seeing someone for the first time with the eyes of love.”
This message is timely in my case, reinforcing that I am moving forward in my newfound career, loving who I am becoming and connecting with the higher purpose of my future work.
The message from the Universe today has changed the post that I was intending to write by bringing my story into the now and not coming from the past. My strengthened belief in myself enables alignment with mind, body and spirit and brings reconnection with nature, beauty, creativity and my passion to serve others.
Developing your sense of self, self-leadership and evolving with transformational shifts in your experiences can connect you with your life’s purpose.
Focusing on your ‘self’ and developing who you are, accepting new ways of thinking and letting go of thoughts and feelings that hold you back in a place in time.
“The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking.” Albert Einstein
Grow into your personal transformation! I can help you with that! Book a Complimentary Discovery Call here:
www.essentialyoulifecoaching.com/connect/
by Linden | Oct 20, 2019 | Aromatherapy for coaching, Life Coaching Resources
Changing my daily rituals to include inspiring affirmations, aromatherapy and building self-development practices into my day have led me through a healing path to reconnect with nature, beauty, creativity and my passion to serve and give the opportunity to others that has transformed me.
Maintaining a positive attitude and mindset can be challenging at times, and especially if you are undergoing stress at work, changing jobs and more so if you have lost your job.
Life can get pretty stressful when you are trying to search for your ideal life purpose, or just doing many things at once, and this can result in tension, fatigue, stress and negative feelings.
Aromatherapy is a popular and easily available method for relieving stress and reducing anxiety, as well as assist by creating a feeling of restfulness and a good night’s sleep.
Cynthia Deng in Yale Scientific, 2011 says that the scent of citrus aromas such as lemon, bergamot and sweet orange has promoted reduced anxiety and mood. And with the power of the mind believing that the power of aromatherapy will be beneficial there will be improvement. Incorporate this mindset practice with meditation for strengthened influence to create a positive mood.
Some aromatherapy suggestions ideal for overcoming procrastination, ease stress & anxiety, and energise for your task you have been avoiding:
Wild Orange, Peppermint & Frankincense Essential Oils
Place two drops of Wild Orange, Peppermint and Frankincense in the palm of your hand. Rib hands together then inhale deeply. Use this method when feeling moments of stress.
Peppermint Essential Oil
Apply two drops to the palms of your hands for a quick energiser by inhaling the power of the aroma. You can also include two drops of Wild Orange.
Grapefruit/Lemon/Bergamot/Lime Essential Oil
Rub two drops of any of these citrus essential oils in your palms and then rub a small amount under your nose to sharpen focus for concentration. Please note that some citrus oils can be photosensitive so check the label.
In all cases always follow the directions on the label of the particular brand of essential oil used. Post here to let me know your results, I’d love to know!
If you need essential oils you can purchase through my website: https//:livingessentialoils.net
by Linden | Oct 10, 2019 | Life Coaching Resources
You spend so much time at work, you deserve to be happy while you’re there.
My story of change and transformation to realise my dream job. The journey begins…
The last twelve months of working in the corporate setting were a slow, crushing period of rapid change and disruption. My purpose in the workplace had vanished through various leadership decisions that saw my voice as a leader diminished, and my role as a delegate snuffed out.
The waiting time for the proposed organisational change to roll out dragged enough to create turmoil and uncertainty at most levels of the organisation, and I believe the chaos created through this was intentional as a management strategy. How did I survive this?
My personal strategy was one of continuing to assist the people I worked with to try and maintain the flow of work for the wellbeing of staff and our customers. So much job uncertainty led to undermining behaviours, blame shifting and even rogue practices, and I was not exempt from the impact of these.
When long term colleagues begin practicing these behaviours it can have one of two results. It can make you stronger or it can erode self-confidence.
What was the impact on me?
My initial realisation was that my self-confidence had been eroded. I had already been physically slowed down, feeling lethargic and battling painful joints, and received two diagnoses of auto-immune disease which placed me on a merry-go-round of doctor visits, high doses of toxic drugs, emergency surgeries and feeling traumatised. I had never really been sick much in my life and this was a shock.
Stress! A big contributor to workplace fatigue and loss of inspiration. I maintained my role with diminished resources and voices of criticism about time taken away from work.
So when my final day of work arrived I certainly had mixed feelings. Sadness for the colleagues that I loved and would miss. Pride in my years as a creative leader in this organisation and the innovative projects that we accomplished as a team. And relief.
I now had time to concentrate on many creative projects that had not seen any attention, and time to concentrate on myself. And this has been the most important and stimulating aspect of leaving a major identifying career to having time for self-appraisal. Time for the passion projects waiting for attention. The biggest one for me is life coaching.
Reinvention and revival
I started working with a creative and career coach to rediscover me. I had for some years toyed with the idea of becoming a life coach and now the opportunity was ready and open for me. Discovering who I was behind the mask that I had donned every day with my corporate wardrobe was important deep dive work and engaging the support to clarify my core worth and being has been inspirational work for me.
Changing my daily rituals to include inspiring affirmations and building self-development practices into my day have led me through a healing path to reconnect with nature, beauty, creativity and my passion to serve others and give the opportunity to others that has transformed me.
Are you missing the inspiration you seek in your job?
If you answer yes, then working with a me as your coach could guide you to discover the joy you want back in your life.
by Linden | Sep 18, 2019 | Goal Setting, Life Coaching Resources
Are you searching for clarity? The ultimate potential of looking at who you are as a unique individual and who is the essential you?
Begin your search for clarity.
Life coaching can develop your confidence and strength to set realistic goals to fulfil your potential.
The basic fundamental of life coaching is to determine the goals you can set that lead to your desired outcome in your personal and working life. The goals that you set with your coach are determined by the need you have to reach a higher level of being, creating a plan for your journey towards self-actualisation.
Abraham Maslow used the term ‘self-actualisation’ to describe the state that a person reaches when they achieve their goals and realise their dreams at the highest level of his 1943 hierarchy of needs.
Fuelling your desire to lead a rich and fulfilling life is the human response to reaching self-actualisation, or a vision for yourself that illustrates your inner calling to find meaning and purpose in your life.
The plan comprises the actions and strategies that map how you, ‘the client,‘ can achieve your heart and soul’s desires based on your discussion sessions with your coach and the resulting goals determined together. This is what your life coach’s role is, to assist you to build stepping-stones, maintain momentum and bring accountability to yourself to follow through with intended actions.
Goal setting is a critical aspect of life coaching. Goals should be inspiring and positive to move you into action and be willing to complete the actions needed to achieve them. You will feel positive, proactive, inspired, happy and proud when you complete your goals showing who you are as that unique individual and who is the essential you.
The next blog post will focus on the topic of Goal Setting and the difference between Beautiful You Coaches goal setting expectations and other coaches.
Become comfortable in your own skin and know who you are.
I offer a complementary 30-minute consultation to see if my coaching is right for you! Book with me today.
I look forward to being of service to you.
by Linden | Sep 9, 2019 | Life Coaching Resources
Welcome to the first blog post from Essential You Life Coaching. I hope you will engage in many more over the coming months, gaining helpful and supportive information that you can use and share.
The Essential You Life Coaching experience is about creating the life that you want for yourself, discovering what you need to take you on the journey.
People from a wide variety of backgrounds decide to engage in life coaching to help make positive change for different reasons, such as:
- Gaining clarity of purpose for their life direction
- Discovering personal strengths and areas for improvement
- Developing self-confidence and self-belief in a non-judgemental arena
- Exploring career choices and professional standing
- Nurturing yourself through health, wellness and self-care practices
- Facing change and significant life transitions such as redundancy, loss of employment, and retirement
My life coaching will take place via online applications such as Zoom or Skype, or via telephone.
Coaching can be individual, in groups and in the workplace. My specialist niche is in purposeful life direction choices and career coaching.
I offer a complementary 30-minute consultation to see if my coaching is right for you! Book with me today.
I look forward to being of service to you.
