You have a nice job. The commute is not so bad, the offices are in a safe area, your colleagues are real nice troopers, and the pay's good too. Well, obviously it's not as much as you would like to make, but it's enough to pay the bills. It allowed you to get used to a lifestyle you're comfortable with. Still, every Monday morning you find yourself wishing it was Friday afternoon, you may even take sick leave when you're not really that sick, or play solitaire and chat with your friends while your boss is waiting for that report. You're not feeling fulfilled, and every chance you get you mentally detach as far away from work as possible, distracting yourself with other things.
You're probably still pretty good at your job though, at least good enough for your boss and colleagues to know that they can't live without you. Combine that with your helpful attitude and friendly demeanor, and you find yourself swamped with little bits and pieces clogging your schedule that may not even be in your job description! But, not wanting to appear rude and desperate to prove you're a team-player, you do them anyway. As a result you're stressed and busy, sometimes feeling like a headless chicken, and every evening you come home you're too tired to do anything more than kick off your shoes, grab a glass of wine, munch on fast or microwaveable food and plonk down on the couch in front of the television.
Over time, you find that those after-work habits have taken their toll on your waistline, and one morning you wake up and that suit you put on is pinching you in the side. You vow to start eating better tonight and rush off to work. After that most embarrassing rip while you bent down to pick up the pen your customer has dropped, you make your way hurriedly and crimson-faced to the next department store, buying the trousers in one size bigger. Once again thinking, "tonight I'll get the salad instead of the deep-fried meal", which you've forgotten by the time the youngster asks you what your order is, because those new pants fit so well and they're even a bit loose, so what could it hurt... add a dessert, too.
We've all been there. Rip included, ahem. And if you're happy and comfortable growing old with these scenarios going on indefinitely, no judgment here.
But, if you had envisioned yourself a different kind of person, if as a kid you had dreams about what you'd be doing as a grown-up, and the above doesn't really fit, then Life Coaching can help you get back on track!
In those first three paragraphs lie numerous opportunities for change and improving your life. Stay tuned for coming articles where I will go into more detail, indicating ways to get out of the rut and start moving in a different direction. I'll show you how to get over that fear, answer the "but what if"-questions, and journey with you towards your future. Be the person you want to be, nobody else is going to do it for you.
Until the next time!
You're probably still pretty good at your job though, at least good enough for your boss and colleagues to know that they can't live without you. Combine that with your helpful attitude and friendly demeanor, and you find yourself swamped with little bits and pieces clogging your schedule that may not even be in your job description! But, not wanting to appear rude and desperate to prove you're a team-player, you do them anyway. As a result you're stressed and busy, sometimes feeling like a headless chicken, and every evening you come home you're too tired to do anything more than kick off your shoes, grab a glass of wine, munch on fast or microwaveable food and plonk down on the couch in front of the television.
Over time, you find that those after-work habits have taken their toll on your waistline, and one morning you wake up and that suit you put on is pinching you in the side. You vow to start eating better tonight and rush off to work. After that most embarrassing rip while you bent down to pick up the pen your customer has dropped, you make your way hurriedly and crimson-faced to the next department store, buying the trousers in one size bigger. Once again thinking, "tonight I'll get the salad instead of the deep-fried meal", which you've forgotten by the time the youngster asks you what your order is, because those new pants fit so well and they're even a bit loose, so what could it hurt... add a dessert, too.
We've all been there. Rip included, ahem. And if you're happy and comfortable growing old with these scenarios going on indefinitely, no judgment here.
But, if you had envisioned yourself a different kind of person, if as a kid you had dreams about what you'd be doing as a grown-up, and the above doesn't really fit, then Life Coaching can help you get back on track!
In those first three paragraphs lie numerous opportunities for change and improving your life. Stay tuned for coming articles where I will go into more detail, indicating ways to get out of the rut and start moving in a different direction. I'll show you how to get over that fear, answer the "but what if"-questions, and journey with you towards your future. Be the person you want to be, nobody else is going to do it for you.
Until the next time!
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