Planet Mindful

LESSONS FROM A LIFE COACH

When I became a life coach, no one knew what it meant. Now, eight years later, many of us will have heard of them but it still brings a lot of confusion as to what it really means and what a life coach can offer you.

Life coaches help you with any difficulty in your life – whether it be your mental health, your career or your relationships – and try to get you back on track. As a generalisation, life coaches tend to focus more on your future whereas traditional psychology tends to focus on your past. A psychologist or therapist may ask ‘how do you feel about that?’ whilst a life coach will ask ‘how do you want to feel instead?’.

Do you feel that you want to make changes, that you’re stuck in a rut or forever going round on a hamster wheel? Here are my secrets for moving forwards towards the life you want…

1. Feel your feelings

One of the best places to start is to understand

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