The Life Coaching Workbook: A Self-Help Book Companion

By Gabrielle Cardona

"A workbook for people who want more than general information, it explains specific concepts. In detail. Each chapter includes a project for the reader to complete.

Equipping yourself with the tools and resources you need is the key to success. Setting yourself up with a game plan is essential to reaching your goals.

Where are you now? Do you you know? Where are you going? Do you know? Maybe you should start there.

Are you serious about succeeding? When you finish the book and complete all of the projects, you'll know exactly where you are, specifically where you're going, and precisely how to get there. All that's left? Doing the work.

You will know if you're truly ready and willing to do it.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Nov 4, 2020
• ISBN: 9781664139077

Gabrielle Cardona

Gabrielle Cardona Success Coach *“National Association of Professional Women” Chapter President *“Expanding Your Horizons” Presenter at Highline Community College *BBS Radio Show Host: “Yours, Mine, and Ours” As a Coach, I specialize in personality profiling and communication coaching. Building healthy personal relationships in life is the foundation for fulfillment. Building healthy professional relationships is the key to success.

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Copyright © 2020 by Gabrielle Cardona.

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Rev. date: 10/28/2020

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This book is dedicated to Mike Dana. 15 years ago,

your personal respect for my professional skills laid

the foundation for the expansion of my career.

You treat me with dignity and that helps things

like this book happen. Thank you.

CONTENTS

Introduction

PART 1:      YOUR GOAL—NOT SOMEONE ELSE’S

Chapter 1     Materialism

Chapter 2     Behavior Rewards and Punishments

PART 2:      YOUR STARTING POINTE: WHERE ARE YOU NOW?

Chapter 3     5-5-5

Chapter 4     Stream-of-Consciousness

Chapter 5     Dream Journaling

PART 3      GAME PLAN: POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT AND TOOLS

Chapter 6     Staying Motivated with Milestones and Rewards

Chapter 7     Avoiding Loneliness with a Personal Support System

Chapter 8     Positive Thinking Through Affirmations

Chapter 9     Maintaining Focus with Daily Checklists

Chapter 10   Activities That Give You a Shot-in-the-arm

Chapter 11   Managing Negative Reaction Emotions

Conclusion

INTRODUCTION

The phone rings. You don’t recognize the number on caller ID but decide to answer anyway. The person calling says a good mutual friend gave him your number and told him that if he ever gets lost in the city where you live, you’re a great person to ask for directions.

Your friend was right! You know the area very well and love to help people. So when this person asks, How do I get to the beach? I have friends and family waiting for me. Can you help me find my way there? your immediate reaction is to say Sure!

You know the street names, landmark buildings, local businesses in the area, and even a few of their owners by name. You’re willing to help this person but know that in order to give him accurate directions you will need some information first.

First of all, there are three different beaches in the area and this person hasn’t told you the actual name of the beach he is looking for yet. That’s a pretty important detail. But before you ask him that question, you think about something else. He’s currently lost so you have no specific starting point either. When giving directions, the current location is just as important as the destination.

When he tells you the name of the beach he’s going to, you get the feeling you might already have a fairly good idea of where he is, since it’s common for visitors to get lost in one particular part of your town. It can be a confusing place for non-residents. But just to be sure, you decide to ask for a few details about his immediate surroundings.

He describes what he sees all around him, including street names, large billboards, and restaurants, but none of what he’s saying sounds familiar to you. You have no idea where he is. That’s certainly cause for concern. Then you suddenly have another thought: an additional factor. It’s a question that might not even occur to most people to ask, but it could determine if/when he ever reaches his destination…………………How is he traveling?

That’s a very important detail! If someone is driving, he needs to take a very different route than if he is walking. And a bicycle would change the journey altogether. A potentially quick and easy way to a place on foot (maybe a back trail through the nearby woods?) could put a car into a rather frustrating situation. What would be ideal for a car (the wide-open

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