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Life coaches and mentors: Should you get one?

Good day, my love bugs. You most likely have developed your habits, routines, and discipline. You may feel as though you are doing what you can on an individual level, you keep on improving and have set the vision. You just may be struggling with taking the next step and not knowing what move to make. You could have made the move, are in a different phase in your life, and want some guidance. Have you considered getting a life coach or a mentor? The similarities between a mentor and a life coach Life coaches and mentors share the goal of helping individuals develop and reach their full potential by providing guidance, support, and accountability. They both rely on active listening, constructive feedback, and building a trusting relationship with their client/mentee. The key area of both is development as they aim to help individuals identify areas for improvement and work towards personal and professional growth. Empowerment is also a key focus area for mentors and life coaches, they a...

Nothing changes if nothing changes.

Good day, my love bugs. Have you made your 2025 vision board yet? If not, there is no judgment yet. I want us to discuss what we should bring into the new year and what we should not bring into the new year. Firstly, Einstein defined insanity as doing the same thing repeatedly but expecting a different result. If, in the past, certain behaviors, environments, people, and conversations were not yielding the change you wanted to see, then maybe it is time you do things differently. Big changes are the result of small steps. You may find that you set goals and have momentum, but somewhere along the way, you lose the momentum. This is usually normal, when we set new goals, we are excited, well-rested, and motivated, but then life gets in the way, and we lose track of everything. Do not throw in the towel early, and do not give up if the results are slow in coming. There is a beauty when things take their natural due course. Do you sometimes think of things that you wanted in the past and ...

We may have to do this again

Good day, my love bugs. What if I told you that healing is not linear? What if I told you that there is not one big jackpot at the end? What if I told you that just as unpredictable as life is, so is healing? There are no incentives in the healing journey just reflection. At times healing feels like regression and can feel like a cycle of feeling immense contentment and hopelessness. So will the journey ever come to an end? I am still figuring it out but here are some tips about the healing journey you want to know. You are not better than anyone because you embarked on a healing journey. There is a sense of superiority that ‘pop psychology’ can give you which is going to be the downfall of mental health awareness. You should by all means share your good experiences with other people and even encourage people to embark on their healing journeys. However, you do not get to tell anyone that they are less than you or even look down on someone who is not on the same journey as you. Our jou...