People often seek out a Life Coach because they are at a turning point in their lives.  Life Coaching is valuable, as it gives you time to reflect on who you are, what you want, and where you're going in your life.  

You may need a Life Coach if you:

 “People like to do what they always did, but then they keep getting the same results they always got. So, don’t change your goals, change your strategy.” ~Tony Robbins 

• Clarify your life purpose and find the work you love
• Look at unique options you may have never considered
• Overcome blocks that may keep you from moving forward
• Take specific steps and strategies to achieve your goals
How does coaching differ from therapy? 

Therapy often deals with the past, and involves the resolution of painful issues from childhood or youth.  Life Coaching does not address these deep emotional traumas, however during the Life Coaching process it is possible that some of these issues resolve themselves. 

Life Coaching is focused on finding tools and skills for creating a better future, reaching the goals you set.  Life Coaching is not a replacement for therapy. Some Life Coaching clients simultaneously participate in therapy. Some who seek Life Coaching may actually need therapy, and a good Life Coach should recognize this within one or two  sessions.  In some cases the ideal sequence is for Life Coaching  to follow therapy, so that the client has the emotional "static" out of the way and can really focus, which is vital in Life Coaching. Also, whereas therapy sometimes needs to be open-ended, in coaching the client sets the priorities and the boundaries.   

My Approach 

Rationalizing is the way we keep our eyes averted from reality. As a Life Coach, I do my best to get you to break through the rationalizations and face that lack of fulfillment. And I do it compassionately. Then I work with you to develop strategies to move forward, to dust yourself off and get back in the race. I do give advice, but I’m not authoritarian about it. If we do something and it works, fine. If it doesn’t, we discard it and take another approach. 

Coaching helps come up with a clear and definite goal, a personal mission statement. Then I coach you on a range of ways to take action on your mission. Without taking action, you see, your  dream remains a dream, a fantasy, a wish.

Our coaching sessions should last for about 3-6 months . I consider this to be a short term contract.   I use proven success strategies. It takes a good 3 months to create new habits and most clients need another 3 months of accountability.  I won't abandon you after you successfully reach your goals.  I'll be here for you whenever you need my help.

I believe that if more people in the world were living their purpose, the world would be less messed up. The mess is due to a lack of purpose on an individual level, than a collective one. People that love their lives don’t blow things up. They are creative, not destructive. 

    As a Life Coach, I will seek to know you well enough to bring out the best in you.  A great man will impress you with what a great person he is, but a great coach will impress you with what a great person you are.  Don't you agree?

I  will guide you to reframe how you look at yourself, and will guide you to focus on your strengths, not your weaknesses.

Take the first step in realizing your full potential 

by contacting me at 405-204-9555

or via e mail MarkMacDonald@cox.net

 

 

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