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They say the first step on your journey to overcoming an addiction is acknowledging that you have a problem. For me, my addiction was work.
I call it an addiction because I seemingly wasn’t able to stop my bad habits of overworking, and I was mostly blind to the impact of my behaviour on those around me. It sounds extreme, but the effects of overworking can be too, and I know I am not alone in experiencing this struggle.
In mid-2020, during the global coronavirus pandemic, the problem was exacerbated and I decided to do something about it; I began life coaching with Simon.
What did I learn about life coaching?
I didn’t know much about life coaching before I started my sessions. I thought it involved a therapist offering worldly wisdom based on their years of lived experience. I was therefore sceptical of any ‘young’ life coaches, after all how much ‘life wisdom’ would they really have to offer?
As I soon discovered, life coaching is focused on listening, questioning and guiding an individual to achieve specific goals. For me, the experience was important for two key reasons:
How has life coaching helped me?
Prior to life coaching, I had never considered my overworking to be a problem that needed addressing. I willingly dedicated a significant amount of extra time - my ‘me’ time - to my job and I justified this behaviour with a thousand different excuses.
Through life coaching I have learnt to challenge those thoughts and take practical steps to help make a change, develop healthier habits, and make better choices.
Is life coaching for you?
If you’re looking to achieve change in your life too, be it big or small, you can book a Free Introductory Coaching Session to explore how life coaching could help you achieve your goals.
Written by: Danika Ferguson
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Through coaching I help people achieve their personal and professional goals while living more happy, healthy and fulfilling lives. Do you want to change your life?
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