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What is Life Enhancement Coaching?

Ø Many people fail to live their lives in an authentic manner and battle chronic feelings of emptiness, confusion, boredom, and disillusionment caused by a lack of alignment between their genuine self and the path they walk everyday

Ø The opposite of authentic living is emotional numbness, fragmentation, and stagnation. Most of the emotional pain people experience today is due to the spiritual imbalance caused by excessive productivity, movement and extrinsic stimulation, with a disproportionate amount of tranquility, reflection and enlightenment

Ø The sooner a person learns to tune out irrelevant stimuli from the environment, quiet the racing mind, and appreciate the gift of inner peace and stillness, the sooner they will be ready to listen deeply to the voices of the soul to walk the path of fulfillment and joy

Ø Live, Dream, and Thrive Life Enhancement coaching operates on the premise that in every person’s soul lives the power and wisdom they need to live their life wholeheartedly, recognize their dreams, and thrive in their daily life


L isten to the answers within

I dentify areas where energy is blocked

V isualize the life you want to live

E liminate mental noise and clutter


D isengage from commotion and chaos

R ecognize your hopes and dreams

E mbrace the present moment

A chieve a state of quiet reflection

M ake a choice to release the PAST
(Procrastination, Avoidance, Stagnation, Trepidation)


T rust your instincts

H ear the voice of your soul

R ide the wave of courage and momentum

I nvite joy and laughter into your life

V enture towards the path of fulfillment

E njoy the journey
 
Before considering the Life Enhancement Coaching Program, it is necessary to understand the concept and process of coaching and how coaching differs from traditional psychotherapy
 
Difference Between Coaching and Psychotherapy
 
Coaching
 
Views clients as creative, resourceful and whole
 
Does not diagnose or treat mental illness
 
Typically not billed to insurance company
 
Clients are high functioning and emotionally healthy 
 
Coach and client work together to plan the coaching 
 
Empahsis usually on present and future
 
Action based 
 
Clients encouraged to accept personal responsibility and work actively towards change
 
Coach holds client accountable for action steps 
 
 
 
Homework assignments and action plans encouraged
 
Frequent contact between sessions to examine progress
 
Professional boundaries less stringent
Therapy
 
Trained to work with mental illness
 
 
Diagnoses are usually formulated to guide treatment plans
 
Often billed to insurance company
 
 
Clients are often struggling with mental illness 
 
Therapist formulates the treatment plan 
 
Emphasis often on the past
 
 
Insight oriented 
 
Focus on healing, understanding and coping
 
 
Therapist encourages client to explore primary origin of maladaptive thoughts, feelings, behaviors and choices 
 
Basic coping skills are often the focus
 
 
 Contact between sessions in crisis only
 
Firm professional boundaries