What do you do if your career in life coaching requires resilience?

A true life coach understands this “resilience” is a tool and not a way of life. Resilience must be managed to effective just like the superman and superwoman syndrome we have created. Management of Resilience means sometimes things are BAD and you must embrace them, take time to process and adjust as needed. Not the always look at the positive or full spread ahead. This type of mindset is what lead us to burnout. We know better now, so we must do better.

Self-care is a priority. In order to help and inspire others, you have to be in a good state yourself. Prioritizing emotional and physical care, helps you feel good and gives you the energy that you need.

Self-care for me is all about self-awareness, being able to check in on myself, and having strategies in place that I know will help me be mentally and physically capable of giving my best in what I'm doing. One example is whenever I feel stuck and unmotivated, I know that changing environments help me kick off my creativity and be more productive.

Yes! As coaches are often naturally curious and love learning, this comes easily. The challenge might be too busy schedule and from that perspective, I find it helpful to have time for learning in my calendar. Additionally, having a coach is part of learning too. That's why I always get coaching :)

True a life coaches will spent time teaching others how to build a support system. In order to operate in integrity one must possess this very system. Also as life coaches we are guiding individuals toward a goal. Along this journey you will discover other areas this client may need support. Ex: During your session you realize your clients presents with depressive symptoms. What do you do now? You would then encourage them to go speak with a mental health professional with a warm handoff. You cannot offer a warm handoff which is essential without having a network of said professionals to refer them to. Iron sharpens Iron so networking with other life coaches and similar career paths is essential for growth.

I have established clear “office hours” and keep to them. I am not a first responder so there is no need to be on call 24/7. I use calendar tools like Calendly and block off important times for breaks, lunches, email updates and project work. Clients are welcome to book times convenient for them while I can maintain my block schedule and be sure to keep control of my day. Always start by blocking out time for yourself. You cannot help when you are burned out too. Do what you need to show up with quality service.