What Am I Waiting For?: I Need a Life Coach Now!

By Terry Hite

Youve probably sought out advice from someone to help you solve a problem, achieve a goal or just to help you get moti vated on a certain project. Or perhaps youve found yourself giving out lots of adviceand wondering if you were telling others the right things. There is nothing worse than sending someone you care about in the wrong direction.

In this guidebook to getti ng what you want and helping others do the same, life coach Terry Hite explains the benefi ts of having a life coach. You can learn how to

appreciate the benefi ts that a life coach provides;
ask questi ons that can help you fi nd the right coach;
develop the confi dence you need to pursue your goals; and
improve your relati onships with others.

Hite also shares ways to avoid five common practices that sti fl e the growth of the human spirit. Often, we engage in these practices without realizing how detrimental they are, unaware that theyve been insti lled in us gradually over a long period of time.

Take steps to find the right life coach, define your objectives, and start achieving results. What are you waiting for? Get a life coach now, and change your life!

• Language: English
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Release date: Apr 29, 2013
• ISBN: 9781475986037

Terry Hite

Terry Hite grew up in the suburbs of New York City. He is a life coach and speaker living in the Queen City—otherwise known as Charlotte, North Carolina.

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Library of Congress Control Number: 2013907425

iUniverse rev. date: 04/26/2013

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

The Age of the New Normal

Working with a Life Coach

The Differences Between a Life Coach and Therapist

To Change or Not to Change

Five Cs: Common Practices That Stifle the Human Spirit

Unmasking Your True Identity

Living Your Life with a Purpose

Creating a Presence Versus Creating an Income

Taking Steps to Make Real Changes In Your Life

Preface

I’ve struggled with writing this preface, trying to find the right words. I’ve changed the text, erased it completely, put back some parts of it, changed it again, and then decided to just do it and pray for the best!

A wise king once said, What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun (Ecclesiastes 1:9, NIV). I have found that to be true and so would like to reveal a story about life’s experiences that was first told ages ago and has been repeated over and over again. In order to not repeat the story again, mines are from a perspective of my living during a period of time that’s kindly communicating different ideas and ways of living life.

Over the years, I have searched for a reason for why we do the things that we do. I have read many motivational, spiritual, and self-help books to try to make some sense of our existence. My experience for writing this book comes from one of life’s greatest teachers—living life on its own terms. I was born in Virginia and grew up in New York State. I later moved to Washington, DC, and, having gotten tired of the traffic, now reside in North Carolina. Looking back over the years, I noticed that my spiritual journey had taken the same path and led me down the road to draw the same conclusions about life. The old saying God is good is just as true today as it was yesterday.

Anyone can coach you in life—your mom or dad, your minister or school teacher, your friend or coworker. Any of those people can offer guidance on living life, and they can all give you perfectly good advice. But can they give you what you really need to live your life with purpose? That is why I wrote this book. Maybe you don’t have anyone to talk to regarding your life situations; maybe you want someone to offer you constructive criticism or objective feedback; or maybe you want help from someone who won’t take advantage of you. Ultimately, I want you to think about making a shift in your consciousness that will allow you to move to the next level of your life. If you are feeling trapped you don’t have to stay trapped because there is