When coaching my clients, they come to me with a variety of issues.  Any problem can be classified into 1 of 5 categories Circumstance Thought Feeling Action Result Using a model developed by Brooke Castillo at the Life Coach School, I can help my clients get better results in their life no matter what the issue is.   Today’s episode will give you a very basic overview of The Model with some examples of how I have used it in my life and the lives of my clients.   I’ve also included a self-coaching worksheet here so that you can get a copy of it and work through some of your issues on your own.  While it may seem simple, it can be harder than you think, which is why you need my help.  Sign up for a free mini-session and we can work through a model together and I can help you see where you can make some small changes in your life that will give you BIG results!           Show Summary   Last week we talked about what life coaching is, and why I think everyone needs one.  This week I wanted to share with you the Model I use with all of my clients in every single session I have with them.  This model was developed by Brooke Castillo of the Life Coach School and it is really amazing.  I’ve seen it work over and over in my life and in the lives of my clients.  So let’s get to it….   So when I work with my clients I talk to them about the issues they are having.  Every single issue can be broken down into one of 5 things   A Circumstance - Circumstances are things that happen in the world around us.  Things we don’t control and can’t directly change.  They are FACTS.   Thoughts - These are the sentences that constantly run through our minds.  Sometimes we are aware of these thoughts, but many times we are not.  We think thoughts based on the circumstances in our lives.  We can’t change our circumstances, but we can change what we think about them. Feelings - Feelings are the vibrations we experience in our bodies and they are directly tied to the thoughts that we think.  They are different that sensations, like hunger and physical pain.  Emotions are voluntary because we can change what we feel by what we are thinking. Actions - These are the behaviors, reactions, and sometimes inaction that are directly related to our feelings.  If we want different actions, we can choose different feelings. Results - These are the effects of our actions.  Choosing different actions will give us different results.   So….our THOUGHTS about our CIRCUMSTANCES cause our FEELINGS, which cause our ACTIONS and ultimately give us our RESULTS… by understanding that process we can make amazing changes in our lives by choosing to think different things.   So when a client comes to me and tells me the problem they are having, it ALWAYS falls into one of these 5 things and together I help them see how they can make changes by changing the way they are thinking.   Let me illustrate with a few examples…   First I will give you just a very basic example with TRAFFIC   C: Traffic   T: I hate traffic, it always makes me late, and I start off the day bad   F: Grumpy, frustrated   A: Not as productive   R: Bad day at work   C: Traffic   T: I will take advantage of this extra time I have in the car to listen to my new audiobook   F: happy, fulfilled   A: productive   R: good day at work   So that’s a very BASIC example.  Now I want to give you an example from one of my clients.   This client is just recently divorced.  She has custody of her 3 girls, works, and was trying to find a new home to live in.   C: Recently divorced   T: This is so overwhelming, and I have so much to do, I am not getting time with my girls   F: overwhelmed, tired, frustrated, inadequate, depressed   A: inaction, sleeping   R: not getting done what she needs to and not spending time with her girls    C: Recently divorced   T: I can do everything I need to and still have time to spend with my girls   F: Confident, Happy, Empo