The Next Level: True Transformation in our Lives to Help us Achieve our Goals
Posted on December 04, 2016 by Josh Kline, One of Thousands of Leadership Coaches on Noomii.
Each of us have achieved some success in our lives. But, that NEXT success that we crave, requires a shift in how we operate. We need to BE different.
Why do people hire a coach?
Typically it’s because of a feeling of being stuck or because of some plateau we are at in our lives where things aren’t progressing.
We all have our “go-to” behavior. That thing we always do that helps us achieve our daily goals or at least helps us just get through the day. What is that behavior for you? Maybe there are a few? Maybe you don’t even know how you are operating or that you are doing something or being a certain way daily. That being said, if I was to lay out a scenario for you, basically a hypothetical day in your life, you could tell me exactly how you would respond to every event or circumstance that I create in your hypothetical day.
Ben Franklin, Mark Twain, and/or Albert Einstein said, “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.”. While I agree with that statement, the real shift in your life is actually transforming your BEING, not your DOING. Once there is that shift in being, then go out and do something different in order to achieve those goals. Maybe even disregard Franklin, Twain and Einstein, and actually do the same thing you were doing, but who you are being while doing those things is this awesome and more powerful version of yourself.
People say they want more focus. Okay, so focus! People say they want to be empowered. Okay, tell yourself you are powerful and choose to be that! Transition, personal shifts, empowerment, focus – these things don’t just happen overnight. If you could just shift what you are doing all by yourself, then you would.
For true success, you want to hire an Ontological Coach. Ontology is the study of “Being”. Hiring this kind of coach allows a non-judgemental, trained professional show you what you are doing and who you are being in this world. From there you will remove the things in your life that aren’t serving you in achieving your goals, as well as adding in the things that are missing from your life and routine.
The outcome of coaching will be gaining more levels of focus and empowerment, however, how that happens may not be how you expect. Hiring a coach is a huge leap in trust for some of us, as we are expected to put all our stuff on the table for someone to analyze and ask questions about. It can be confronting, but I invite you to choose outside of your fears, and take the adventure in personal change.
After transformation and personal shifts in your life, I can go through that same hypothetical day with you. You may actually respond differently to some of those same events and circumstances that I provide. You may actually not for others. The POWER you have is that no matter the circumstances I throw at you, you have the CHOICE to respond however you want to. You can choose your “go-to” behavior if it serves you. You can choose outside of your predictable response, and choose what would really serve you in that moment. The choice is yours and no one else’s. Now that is power.
That will take you to the next level.
