In your experience, have you found that most people adopt certain behaviors because of different circumstances or predispositions? One such predisposition is a lack of patience. Have you also found that some people will continue to pursue a futile way of doing things that do not produce any results because they don’t have the patience to see it through by taking another path? Some people refer to this as “insanity”.
In my practice as a coach I have been asked many times: “Florette, of all the various types of coaching, why on earth would you choose Personal Development? There is no gratification in that!” Au contraire! There certainly is!
It is true that in studying to be a coach one is exposed to different coaching genre. I had the choice of being a Life Coach, a Relationship Coach, a Health Coach, and even a Spiritual Coach. I’m certified for each of them. So why on earth did I choose Personal Development? I’ll tell you.
I chose this because it’s the one “calling” in which I relate to people and they relate to me. I remember a time in my life when I was never on time and nothing in my day was complete. I remember how being that way made me feel. I meet many potential clients who feel the same way. I also remember the “breakthrough” I had when something suddenly “snapped” and I finally “got it!” That was the biggest thrill for me! Something FINALLY made sense!
I can relate to that feeling in my clients. When they tell me “I can’t do this!” and I tell them “Yes you can! I’ll show you how!”, I also revel in their thrill when they finally “get it”! It’s one thing to be able to say as a coach that I’ve “been there and done that”; it’s quite another thing to recognize yourself as the “bridge” that connects where a person “was” in life to what they have achieved today.
Yes, some people do need instant gratification. They thrive on it. Instead of forcing my clients to wait until close to the end of my coaching program How to Master Your Life—One Step at a Time in order to achieve that sense of accomplishment, I build it into each of my eight modules.
If you can relate to any of the above, please book a 30-minute Discovery/strategy session with me. Please visit http://coachflo.co/your-questions-answered/. You will be able to schedule an appointment with me that is convenient to you. I’m looking forward to speaking with you and helping you to identify and overcome the obstacles preventing you from living your life by DESIGN. You will also get an idea of how to achieve instant gratification while learning to overcome these obstacles.
To your success!