TAKE A RISK TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE ...

I remember a show called “This Is Your Life” ... I know, I’m telling my age with that one. During the show, the host celebrated the life of the guest by surprising them with people from their past who had made an influence on them. In the end, he presented them with a scrapbook containing different aspects of their life up to that point. What would your scrapbook of “This Is YOUR Life” look like? What things would fill up the pages of YOUR life? If you don’t like what you see, it may be time to take some serious control over your destiny. It may be time to take action and insist on certain results. This may very well mean you will have to step outside your comfort zone and take some risks. If your victories and rewards are few, it may be time to take some corrective action.

PEOPLE MAKE THEIR LIVES WORK ...

It is no accident when people are successful; the majority of successful people work at it. Very few people are handed the golden opportunity of success. Successful people live their lives consistently, meaningfully, and with purposeful intention. They thrive by striving to make their lives work for them. How each of us live out our lives is a choice. We can choose to be successful or we can choose to let life run its course while we become passive bystanders. It’s a matter of the payoff we are willing to reap. There’s a saying, “If you don’t like the crop you are reaping, you need to sow different seeds!”

HOW ARE YOU PRESENTING YOURSELF TO THE WORLD?

Are you a chronic complainer? Does your behavior allow people to use you as a doormat? You can take control of your life within the limitations of the boundaries surrounding your life. You can take better control of how people perceive you or respond to you by teaching them how to treat you. If you begin treating yourself well, you’ll begin to expect the same from others. We must model what we expect from others. We attract positive energy by projecting positive energy. Look around and ask yourself, “Do I attract other people who are constantly complaining about their lives?” “Am I besieged by people who treat me poorly?” “Are the people in my life supporting me or pulling me down?”

ARE YOU OPEN TO THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCCESS?

Far too many people have a defeated attitude simply because of their own limited perception of who they are. Plagued by negative thinking, people often perceive themselves as “not being enough;” other people are “more interesting;” my life is what it is and “I have no choices to make it different;” if I take some risks to make the necessary changes “I might fail and everyone will see me as a loser.” These and many other negative thoughts have roots to people’s past; they do not serve them well. To become successful in our lives, we must be open to the possibilities of the here and now. The past cannot limit us unless we let it; we can only make life happen in the here and now. The future will depend upon how we take action today. If you perceive your future is doomed; it will be! If you let you negative thinking drive your life, you will find yourself on the road to nowhere. YOU are the only person who can change your perception of how your life will evolve; to do so you’ll have to reevaluate your life and begin to take the steps forward that will bring change about.

LIFE COACHING IS RELEVANT TO MAKING LASTING CHANGE IN YOUR LIFE

Life Coaching is NOT mental health therapy. Life Coaching is proactive, making lives happen in the here and now. Life Coaching is a co-creative partnership with a life coach who is professionally trained to help you reach any life goal you set out to accomplish. Life Coaching explores possibility thinking, implementing incremental steps toward a much larger goal. Life Coaching challenges you to make a difference in your life. As a Certified Life Coach, I have helped determined people reach their goals in various ways: rebuild lives that have been torn by addictions; restructure their business goals and achieve better success; make career transitions; find solutions as they struggle in completing their education process; become a better father and/or partner; and better manage stress or anger issues.

Are YOU living a meaningful, purposeful life?