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Life Coaching and Emotions

International Coach Academy

The relationship between life coaching and emotions is a complex one, as emotions can both motivate and hinder our progress toward our goals. Positive emotions such as motivation, excitement, and curiosity have driven me to pursue my academic goals and have fueled my passion for learning.

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The #readytogomodel

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Teens will be able to teach this and use it with their younger peers, making it a powerful tool for being good mentors. Dweck, 2015) Success is not an accident; success is a choice.—Stephen The emotional or energetic dimension of goal setting is vital for activating the self-motivation required to move forward.

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Judgement vs. Empathy

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This leads to a disconnect from people around us as well as ourselves (Rosenberg, 2015). This problem is further exacerbated through social media, where a distorted picture of reality is showing seemingly perfect lives, careers, skills, and homes (De Vries&Kühne, 2015). Motivation as a determinant of upward comparison.

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Optimistic People

Career Advancement

Over lunch, she vented her frustration to her great mentor —and to her surprise, her mentor told her that Carlos had exactly the right attitude. People that are optimistic have healthier hearts, a 2015 study by the University of Illinois found. You see optimism as naïve. Trust me, it works.”. Boosting Your Health.

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The Good Life: Is Gratitude the key?

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It is also linked to ‘intrinsic motivation in goal accomplishment’ [ix] , as we seek to sustain our ‘feel good habits. Serotonin acts as a natural anti-depressant, enhancing ‘our mood, our willpower, and motivation’. [x] Dopamine triggers optimistic emotions and prosocial behaviors.

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Bridging the Growth Gap Through Feedback

International Coach Academy

I believe coaching is a gifted tool to support more people to learn about themselves, understand their motivations and reach greater awareness. This has a flow-on effect, as with achievement comes a sense of success and with a sense of success comes a greater sense of well-being, personal pride, satisfaction, and motivation.

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Coaching in Health Care & Disability

International Coach Academy

Conclusively, physical health as the top priority can and should also come along with the ability to care for the Inner Self, create new meanings and purposes, make one´s own choices, pursue new goals, gain control of life, develop motivation and assertiveness, growing resilience, therefore improving the quality of life.

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