Are you living your life by "design" or by "default"?  Life Design Coaching can help you take control of your life!

There are some lucky people who seem to know exactly who they are and what they want to do. Most of the rest of us are only vaguely aware of our own natural strengths, talents and abilities, and know even less about how to pro-actively design a life that will allow us to share these with the world. We are also woefully unaware of our own needs and desires. Our lives proceed by default - we fall into life choices (e.g., careers, relationships) and one thing leads to another. We are consumed by the daily demands of just getting by, which keep us focused outward instead of inward. But life is what is happening every minute and every day. You can continue to let life "just happen" by default or you can take action to create a life of your own design. Are you ready to take control? 

• Do you hear yourself say, "I don't have a life!" and silently wonder if it might be possible to create one that is inspiring, joyful, and fun?
  
  
• When people ask you if you love what you do, is your answer always "No!"?
  
  
• Are you seeking more focus and direction?
  
  
• Do you need to create a better balance between your work life and your personal life?
  
  
• Do you tell yourself, "I'll really start living when..." (I have saved up more money, I finish school, my kids graduate from college, I lose weight, I get married, retire, etc.)?
  
  
• Do you sense it is time for a change but aren't clear on exactly where you want to end up or how to begin?
  
  
• Do you find yourself doing what you "should" do instead of what you want to do?
  
  
• Do you fall into life choices (e.g., career/jobs/relationships) by chance or circumstance instead of actively choosing what you want?
  
  
• Is there is a gap between where you are and where you want to be in your personal or professional life?
  
  
• Do you want to create something new or let go of something in your life?
  
  
• Have you been selling yourself short (being undervalued or underemployed) and now feel ready to experience and share your true value?

Let me share with you a truth I learned long ago: If you don't take the time to define your own vision, goals, and priorities you will end up being driven by the needs and priorities of others!

Life Design Coaching can help you create and live a joyful and fulfilling life of your own design.

Redesigning your life, or some key portion of your life, can seem like an impossible task. Where do you start? What are the steps to take and in what order? As your coach I provide you with tools and techniques, guidance, structure and support to help you successfully navigate what I have found to be the seven key steps necessary to create a successful new life design:

1. Discover your core elements: who you are (e.g., your likes and dislikes, strengths and weaknesses, talents and abilities, temperament), and what you need
   
   
2. Discover your True Values (i.e., what you value and love to do with your time; activities and behaviors and states that you are naturally drawn to)
   
   
3. Define your vision and key priorities that are grounded in your heart (i.e., who you are and what you value)
   
   
4. Align your goals with your vision and key priorities
   
   
5. Align how you spend your time with your vision and key priorities
   
   
6. Start on the path to achieving your goals
   
   
7. Learn the value of experimenting with your life

At each step I help you to:

• Increase your level of awareness of possibility and of choice
  
  
• Learn and apply the tools and techniques that will support your progress
  
  
• Identify and overcome limiting beliefs/assumptions and other personal roadblocks that get in your way 
  
  
• Recognize and celebrate your successes

Through Life Design Coaching you will also discover how to stop putting up with things that drag you down, get your needs met, leverage your strengths, and attract what you want into your life versus having to push hard to get what you want. 

I understand the process of Life Design on a very personal level. 

The Life Design coaching techniques I use successfully with my clients I also used myself to re-define my own life when I walked away from a 20-year career in the corporate world. Everyone thought I was crazy - that I was leaving an "ideal" job - one that was prestigious, challenging, and very well-paying. But I had known for years that I was simply marking time waiting for my "real life" to begin. One day something inside me just clicked and I knew that there had to be a better way, and I was committed to finding it. 

I thought redesigning my life would be easy, and that I could have a new career picked out within a week. I assumed all I had to do was to sit down and ask myself, "What do you really want to do?" It took me just two days to realize I had a big problem - not only did I not have the faintest idea what I wanted to do, I also came to the realization that this was not even the right question to start with! 

Through research, experimentation, and personal experience I learned that it is critical to begin the life design process by coming to know "who you are" before asking "what you want", and my life design coaching reflects this important priority. I also learned three other key things that I incorporate in my life design coaching:

• Having access to structured tools and assessments can greatly simplify the process of discovering who you are (e.g., your needs, strengths, values, temperament).
  
  
• Life design is a messy process. The key elements of your life (e.g., career, self image, relationships, beliefs) are intimately linked and when you begin to upgrade yourself in one area there are almost always ripple effects in other areas. It helps to go through the life design process with the support of someone who has been through it and can share their perspective on what to expect.
  
  
• It is not enough to change your beliefs and attitudes - to create a new life you must also change your actions. Change and growth take place when you learn how to effectively experiment with your life.

Here are some other reasons you may want to consider Life Design Coaching:

• Do you want to stop reacting to life and start taking control of what gets your time and attention?
  
  
• Are you ready to create your own vision, priorities, and goals in a way that honors both who you are and what you want?
  
  
• Do you want to leave a legacy?
  
  
• Do you want to restore the passion, fun, and adventure to your life?
  
  
• Are you a high-achiever who wants to sacrifice less and matter more?
  
  
• Are you ready to let go of what's not working in your life?
  
  
• Are you a "caregiver" who is ready to start caring for yourself?
  
  
• Are you a people-pleaser ready to learn how to say, "No"?
  
  
• Are you ready to discover and move beyond limiting beliefs and other roadblocks to your success?
  
  
• Are you looking for the self-esteem, confidence, and support to "go for it"?
  
  
• Are you committed to having a great life?

Do you have questions or want to experience firsthand how coaching works? Call me for a free thirty-minute, no-obligation, introductory session: (805) 494-7953 or email me at jane@PersonalAndBusinessSuccess.com.

Do you prefer to get started on your own? Check out my Take Control Of Your Life workbook.

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