Laura Young Articles

Will Working With a Life Coach Make Life Easier and Give You a Sense of Purpose? - Click To Read Article
We don\'t talk about this too often in this industry but the truth is, some people who enter into coaching have to face very real, very difficult decisions regarding their personal environments, including their physical space, social circle, intimate relationships, the cost of maintaining one\'s current lifestyle and what impact those are having on one\'s ability to move forward in a more fulfilling direction. Some people end up in divorces. Some go through financial hard times. Sometimes life throws you a curve and you have a health crisis at the worst possible time. Sometimes, just when you are thinking about resigning, you get fired! (That happens a lot!) If you are considering hiring a coach, be honest about what you want and what you are willing to do to get it. Transforming a life is not a path for the weak of heart.

Wellness Coaching Defining Wellness - Click To Read Article
Wellness is mind-body-spirit integration that promotes self-care and self-understanding and connects your life to the larger world. It is a state of being joyfully and enthusiastically engaged with your life, even when it doesn’t turn out exactly as you had planned.

Top Ten Reasons To Work with a Life Coach for your Personal Development - Click To Read Article
Curious about why someone would hire a life coach? Wondering if coaching is worth looking into for yourself? Here are a few reasons to consider looking further.

Understanding the True Nature of Giving - Click To Read Article
Spike was a large, tattooed, pierced, on lots of narcotics, with no job and no car to get to one. I sold him mine for $1. Yeah, I was feeling all Good Samaritan Random Act of Kindness Altruism Poster Girl about it until I saw that For Sale sign... Do you really understand what you are doing when you make the decision to help someone?

Top 10 Reasons to Hire a Coach for Business/Career Development - Click To Read Article
Feeling like your career or your business could use a little help from the outside but not sure if a coach is really what you need? Here\'s a Top Ten list to help you think it through...

The Elusive FailSafe Time Managment Strategy - Click To Read Article
You\'ve Mind Mapped and Gotten Things Done. You have a Blackberry and 7 Highly Effective Habits. When you feel sassy, you kick it old school with Post It notes and a hand written To Do List and you still can\'t make that time management stuff work out in actual life the way it looks on paper! What\'s the problem?! Is it you?

Solopreneur or Small Business Owner Understand This You Have No Competition - Click To Read Article
No competition?! Is this naïve? Wishful thinking? A load of bunk? Not at all. As a coach who has consistently defied conventional wisdom as to what makes a successful coaching practice (NOT built on coaching other coaches!), let me share with you what I have learned along the way and what saves me EVERY SINGLE TIME I start to get overwhelmed or lose my business focus. It is so basic but SO critical to the success of solopreneurs and small business owners and it all boils down to that old saying, “KNOW THYSELF”. Simple, yes, but surprisingly difficult for many and a lot richer journey than you might expect.

Psst. Your Inner Child Is Getting a Little Fed Up with You - Click To Read Article
I was heading out for a bike ride the other day and since you were busy watching TV, or maybe you were shopping or working late, or waxing the Hummer, or programming your Blackberry, we can't remember, your inner kid asked if they could come out with me because they were bored and, frankly, a little disgusted with you.

Personal Growth and a Perspective on Coping With Major Life Changes - Click To Read Article
We get one chance here. It\'s important that we appreciate all our dimensions and not think that our internal personal growth can wait until after we get that credit card paid off, or the next project done, or, God forbid, after we retire. All of life, in all its potential, including its potential for loss faces us every day.

MidLife Crisis Its Not Just for Men Anymore - Click To Read Article
\"The \"midlife crisis\" has long been thought of as something that afflicts men and often involves expensive toys and second wives. But the Wall Street Journal\'s Work & Family columnist, Sue Shellenbarger, says that as gender roles change, women are increasingly experiencing their own version of these upheavals.\"

Managing Stress Its not JUST how you look at it - Click To Read Article
We’ve all heard it said, “It’s not the situation, it’s how you deal with the situation that determines your stress.” Sounds simple, doesn’t it? Change your mind about something and you change your experience of it. Attitude is everything, after all, isn’t it? Well, yes and no.

If You Are Considering Becoming a Life or Business Coach - Click To Read Article
For those of you kicking the tires on this field or already in it but out of the \"honeymoon phase\" you\'ve likely found that enthusiastically telling people you intend to \"take them to the next level\", \"turn their dreams into reality\" and \"help them to achieve their goals and live with more passion\" leaves prospective clients confused about what you actually do and why they should pay good money to hire you. Thinking the answer lies in choosing a niche, you might state, \"I work with women\", \"I work with small businesses\", \"I work with parents\" but still your business fails to thrive. If this has been your plight, please read on...

Fear-Based Economy and Sneaky Marketing Dragons - Click To Read Article
Adjusting to self-employment and life without a regular paycheck after years of drawing a salary is a challenging process. Seasonal fluctuations and client "churn" can wear on even the most confident business owner. Here is the tale of my struggle with one sneaky dragon that plagued me while I was learning to ride the wave of my new life.

Entrepreneurs, Fear of Success and the Myth of Commonality - Click To Read Article
Entrepreneurs will never lack for ideas, but how many of those ideas ever make it to fruition? Explore common stumbling blocks that keep many entrepreneurs mired in master plans for success while always an arm's length from actualizing their true potential.

Do people ever REALLY change Not In the Land of Social Drag - Click To Read Article
There you are, happily marching down the road of life, when suddenly you realize you made a wrong turn, or maybe a number of them and you don\'t quite recognize where you are. You declare \"This isn\'t where I wanted to be! I\'m going to change me life!\" You\'ve been here before. Weight loss plans come and gone. Career changes dreamt of. The odd cut up credit card and carefully scripted budget plan. Switching to decaf. None of it stuck. Now you find yourself faced with the fundamental question, \"Can people, specifically I, REALLY change?\" followed by, \"If I do, will anyone notice?!\" and of course, \"If they notice, will they support me or sabotage me?\"

Chaos Could be a Good Thing The Truth about Major Life Change - Click To Read Article
Common notions coming out of the world of self-help these days (Laws of Attraction and Power of Intention, for example) can fuel a belief for many that once one makes the commitment to a major life change, the Universe will just clear the path and let us sail safely to our chosen harbor because we want to reach our goals so very badly. Hey, we\'re good people, we\'re working hard, we have integrity, commitment and passion so things should work out, right? I\'m open to abundance, so the channels should be open now, shouldn\'t they? Not so fast, Buckaroo. Remember you are part of a whole network of relationships and roles. Instant life balance just doesn\'t happen. It CAN\'T happen. Sometimes things have to fall apart first.

Branding and Distinctiveness. Are You Telling Me It's Okay to Ignore You? - Click To Read Article
If you are a self-employed person or small business owner with a website are you engaging me immediately in a compelling dialogue from the moment I find your site? Am I so clear on who you are, what makes you cool and why I definitely want to have you in my universe that I can\'t help but reach out to you? Are YOU so clear on who you are that the whole concept of competition has become a meaningless and arcane concept? If you don\'t get this you are losing customers. A lot of customers. You will not attract to you the opportunities and resources you desire if what you show to the world tells us that it is okay to ignore you. With the change of seasons, it\'s a great time of year to start setting goals. Make being memorable one of them. Embrace your extraordinary uniqueness.

Becoming More Disciplined - Click To Read Article
For many, trying to be more disciplined often ends up as a series of false starts, frustration, self-loathing and Ben and Jerry's binges. What can be done to help you be more consistent?


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