“Help!” How admitting that I needed help, saved my sanity and opened up a whole new world of possibility.

I remember, several years ago, when I first heard about the profession of Life Coaching.   My reaction to that concept was “Oh my God, you mean people can’t even get through their lives without a life coach? What will they think of next?”

Fast forward several years and there I was, stuck at a crossroad in my life. When I realized how many years I had been stuck, it began to really freak me out. I always prided myself on being a person who could find solutions to just about any problem and then move through it. It dawned on me one day that if I knew how to move through this situation, I would have done that. I was frustrated and I felt as though small pieces of me were dying each day. I was feeling apathetic and had lost touch with my purpose.

I was also a person who rarely asked for help. I figured I could do everything alone (in reality, I didn’t know how to ask for help and thought something must be wrong with me if I needed to).  The same day that I became aware of just how long I had been stuck, and realized what it was costing me, (my freedom, full self expression, my creativity, my sense of fulfillment, and joy in my life), I also realized that I needed to ask for help! What a revelation!

The question then became, “who do I ask?” I contemplated the options; therapy, family, friends …….I had no interest in therapy and rehashing old stuff, I knew that family and friends meant well but really didn’t have the tools or the objectivity to help me move forward, and then it dawned on me, Hah!, a Life Coach is what I needed!!!!!!  That person would have the tools and training to help me move through this seemingly insurmountable road block and to see the things that were keeping me stuck! I was excited about the idea until I realized that hiring a life coach would be an investment financially. I had never spent money like that on myself and really questioned whether it would be worth it, or more accurately, was I worth it. I was scared and very uncomfortable with the idea. I couldn’t find any other alternatives so I took a chance (only because I was desperate). I got the name of a Life Coach from a friend and that was the beginning of my liberation, reconnecting with my core values, my creativity, and all the passions and dreams that I had buried over the years. I felt rejuvenated and reengaged in my life and gained new awareness of my blocks and limiting beliefs that were holding me back. It felt like a miracle and it was the best investment that I ever made.

 I realized that I would love to be able to give this same gift to women who are in the same type of situation that I was and who were feeling alone and stuck. So, as fate would have it, I enrolled in an incredible, year long, rigorous life coach certification training program and now I am paying it forward and loving every minute of the journey.

I learned three major lessons through that process:

1. Making any decision is better then making no decision and staying stuck. Stuck is a waste of precious time!
2. Investing in your self and your personal growth is one of the most important and rewarding investments that you can make in your life. You are worth it and it will pay you back many times over in your quality of life.
3. Asking for help is required and necessary in this life and in most cases, people love to help.  Collaboration is key (but that is another blog post in itself).

I believe in life coaching and will always have a coach in my life to continue to help me on my business and personal growth journey because as I become more enlightened and engaged, my offerings to others mirrors the same.

Consider making a decision, asking for help, and investing in yourself and you will see magic begin to appear in your life.