Living through a pandemic is incredibly stressful. Whether you are an essential worker putting yourself on the line every day to provide food or healthcare for others, or you are sheltering in place to keep yourself and your community safe, it is an unusual and unsettling time. As we navigate through this period, many are losing motivation and hunkering down to wait out the storm. While that is okay for a time, it is unhealthy to remain in this fetal position for months at a time. This is where a coach can come in and really provide some benefits.
Here are the top 5 benefits a coach can provide for you right now:
1. Getting Unstuck
Getting unstuck. We often spin ourselves into a rut thinking and re-thinking our big life questions and various associated challenges. A coach can nudge you out of that rut and move you forward.
2. An infusion of new ideas.
Conversations beget ideas. Communicating with your coach will re-ignite your thinking, providing new ways to address whatever you are facing.
3. Direction
The spark of new ideas is the first step in getting unstuck, then, the next is finding and moving in a positive direction. Your coach will help you find that direction will work with you in developing action steps to move forward each week, which is a great way to overcome stress, frustration, and other obstacles.
4. Accountability
Even when we know what we need to do, we don’t always do what we need to do. A coach will provide you with the accountability that has proven to help people stick to their commitments.
5. Boosts of self-confidence
Igniting your thinking, setting action steps, tackling little things one step at a time, will help you get back into an upward spiral, which is a huge confidence booster. It’s easier to accomplish more toward your own goals and well-being if you are feeling confident and empowered. A coach can get you there.