What we learned while coaching a teen family member (and why it's important to you!)
Jan 05, 2022
I was coaching a teen family member over the holiday break. On the surface, she was upset about her face breaking out mixed with some friend drama.
Those were the symptoms.
The real problem?
Her tapes. You have them, too. You know, the old cassette tapes in your mind circa 1984 that create your programming?
These tapes become our default thinking after years of use and become our go-to place for problem solving and action.
As I was coaching her, I literally saw change happen.
What a killer opportunity to interrupt her 16-year old habitual thought patterns before they turned into 40-year-old habitual thought patterns. Before she decided that’s just how it was going to be for her.
I felt so lucky that I had the opportunity to show her another way.
She went from feeling like she didn’t really belong anywhere and wanting to hide to a place of presence and possibility.
Instead of looking for outside validation, she now understands what self confidence is, how to show up in a way that’s most authentic to her. And to practice having her own back.
And it’s so interesting because our clients come to us with similar problems.
Their stories are often written at a really young age. And they have them on repeat for the next 20, 30, 40+ years.
What would it have been like to have been coached when you were a teen? All that time and energy you’ve spent over the past decades replaying the same thoughts over and over about who you are and what you’re capable of. Those thoughts become what you believe about yourself. Part of your identity.
So here’s our question to you:
Do you want to keep recycling these stories? Rinsing and repeating your same life again and again?
If they’re serving you, and you’re feeling pretty kickass most days, cool. We’re so pumped for you! Keep doing what you’re doing. If you’re ready to explore other possibilities, we’re here in your inbox to give you a nudge.
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