Week Six - Can people change?

You know lots of people in your life. Some appear to never change. Some seem like they change all the time.

As coaches and from our own lives, we definitely know from profound personal experience that people can change. We have - usually quite dramatically.

This week look back over your life and recall those including yourself who have made a transformational change.  

• What do you observe? 
• Are there any common themes that you notice?

Week Five - Wishes and Dreams

If you could do, have or be anything you wanted to, what would it look like? 

• In your career? 
• In your relationships? 
• In all areas of your life? 

Focus on your dreams this week.

Week Four - What does it mean to "grow spiritually"?

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Following is a quote that has great meaning and important implications.

...the psyche is always trying to teach the conscious self things it needs to know to become healthier and happier and to grow spiritually.   The Holographic Universe by Michael Talbot

How do you think this is applicable in life? In your life? It's a big and deep topic. Think about the ways this has been true or is true in your life. Write some examples.

Week Three - Do you know what your needs are?

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Some examples of human needs besides the basics of food and shelter are:

• the need for intimacy, 
• the need to know and be known, 
• the need for meaning, 
• the need for autonomy 
• and many, many others.

This week, start by listing your needs.

• See if looking at your needs is hard or easy.
• Ask yourself if your needs are being fulfilled.
• What needs are not being fulfilled?
• Whether it seems possible or not, how can you get those needs fulfilled? Pretend you have the power. What would it look like?

Week Two - What about personal development attracts you?

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It is my observation that certain types of people with certain traits are drawn to personal development. This group is strictly for women with abuse in their background.

For me, because of how badly I felt about my life and myself, it was like a new door and a new life opened up when I discovered there were ways that I could have a different life than the lousy one I was having. And I was hooked.

• What about personal development attracts you?

• Why would I emphasize the trait of courage as a very basic requirement of a the Emotional Baggage Removal Program?

Week One - Monitor Your Mood

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This is the beginning of your YOU University Coaching journaling experience.

This is the week where you begin to take notice of the existing state of your mind, your body, your emotional state. This is where you really begin looking at you.

To do this journaling exercise each day this week pay attention to your mood, your emotional state, your level of happiness and your general disposition. Identify the mood or emotion that is present as you are journaling and capture it with as much description as possible. Identify the things, events and conversations that trigger your mood. You may choose to journal several times a day, and you may notice that your mood may change many times throughout the day. Do this either in a journal at home or as part of our community.

Take the time to write how your mood is expressed or displayed in your actions, your body language, and by the response by others. Here is an example: I am frustrated today. I am agitated and restless. I can't seem to sit still. I feel nervous and people bug me. I am hungry and can't seem to find the ice cream I like - I have to settle for butterscotch when what I really want is double chocolate fudge. I feel like a mouse running aimlessly on a mouse sized Ferris wheel. People are so impatient - they cut me off while I am driving and show no respect. My friend Maria thinks I need a vacation - maybe I do.

Your feelings are an indicator of your thoughts. If you are not happy with your mood, you can learn how to process your emotions properly which will lead to a more consistent sense of joy and happiness.

Really take the time to notice how your mood and feelings - the state of you - affects the way you spend your day, the things you do, your reactions to others, or to situations.