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5 Myths About Life Coachin

5 Myths About Life Coaching

"The greatest danger for most us us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it." - Michelangelo

When you think of a Life Coach, do you picture a soft-spoken, pony-tailed hippy, gypsy, or philosophy guru that preaches yoda-esque wisdom?  

Or maybe you think of a fired-up fitness trainer with an airhorn and bulging veins and muscles who's ready to scream at you every single morning, telling you to make the most out of your life.

Or maybe you just think, "Life Coach? That's not a job!  That's just someone who charges a lot of money promising to change your life."

Personally, before I went through professional coach training, I thought a Life Coach was a cross between a consultant, therapist and a trusted advisor.

In any case, there some BIG myths about life coaching that are worth clearing up.  Mainly because some of these myths might be preventing you from using a really cool resource for yourself one day!

Myth #1: Coaching is just like therapy

Well, they are both usually conversations between two people.  But, so is ordering a cheeseburger.

Therapy focuses on processing "PAST Issues" and tries to heal the person.  It is also less action oriented.  Coaching is about living in the "PRESENT" and taking action to create magical futures.  A coach will also hold you accountable.

Myth #2: Coaching is just someone giving you advice.

A professional coach does not have the answers, YOU DO!  Instead, a coach will ask you thoughtful, open-ended questions that will help you think creatively about what you want and the best way to go after it.  The coach knows you are fully capable of discovering the answer on your own, and even if you don't have the answer right away, they trust you'll figure it out over time.

Myth #3: I don't need a coach, I'm doing fine.  I don't have a major problem or crisis.

Most people I coach are doing just fine.  No one says you have to have a coach.  That's not how coaching works.  Coaching will help you shift from living a "fine" life to living an "amazing" life.  Whatever "amazing" means to you.

If you're not sure if coaching is for you, ask yourself a few of these questions:

* Are you trapped in making a living or are you living the life you designed and      truly want?

* Is there a gap between where you are now and where you want to be?

* Do you want to create more inspiration, passion and live the most fulfilling life    imaginable?

* Are you ready to take your life to the next level?

* Do you want to live an authentic life, a life that honours your values?

* Do you have extremely high standards for yourself and for those around you?

* Do you want to make a major impact in the world?

* Are you committed to being successful and doing whatever it takes to get          there?

* Are you open to new insights, breakthroughs and transformations?

* Do you love to learn and grow?

* Do you grow weary with all the stuff you have to do?

* Is something missing in your life and you’re not sure what it is?

* Is your life purpose and goals unclear?

* Do you feel stuck or have difficulty making choices?

* Are you successful on paper, but don't FEEL successful?

* Is there something you've been wanting to do but you haven't been able to        achieve it?

Myth #4: Coaches tell you what to do.

At the beginning, a coach may suggest useful exercises and assessments so you both gain clarity around who you are, what's important to you and what it is you truly want.

As you continue with your coaching relationship, you may create action steps or tasks that you will want to accomplish each week, that will get you closer to your goal.  But at the end of the day, it's up to YOU what you're going to do, and you tell the coach how you'll keep yourself accountable.

Myth #5: I can go to my family & friends for guidance.

There's definitely no substitution for your friends and family.  They have your best interest at heart and your loved ones only have good intentions for you.  They want to see you succeed.  But sometimes being so close to the situation can cloud their vision for seeing areas for improvement and growth.

A coach is a dedicated partner that is fully committed to you, will hold you accountable and make you think in ways you've never thought before.  A life coach will challenge you, awaken your power of seeing the possibilities and will ask you to push your limits.  Your family and friends don't do that.

I hope that I was able to help debunk some of these crazy myths that have been circling around about life coaching.  If you've heard any more, let me know so I can add them to this list, I'd love to hear from you!

Lisa Lyttle

Life & Business Coach

415-484-5014

[email protected]

www.lisalyttle.com

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Happy Motivation Monday!

How many Monday's have come and gone since you said "I'll start this week"?  Take action and start today!

Since moving to the beach, I feel like I've gained something back that I've been missing. My creativity and motivation.  Living in the jungle gave me other strengths like greater respect for nature and learning to live as natural as possible but I had a hard time reaching my personal goals due to lack of self-motivation.

The environment around you plays a significant role on your day-to-day life.  It's important to be happy where you spend most of your time as this can greatly affect the outcome of your goals.  Over the years, I've learned how to reach my goals and that's with change.  Now I'm not saying that if you change you'll always be successful at reaching your goals, but if you don't try you'll 100% never reach them, guaranteed.

What are your goals?  Maybe you want to travel, or lose weight, or work at the beach, or live in Japan or run that marathon, or climb everest...what ever it is, you CAN achieve it if you put your mind to it and try.  Change your life so that you are happy and create the life you want to live.  At different points in life, opportunities come up that you ponder about and some of them you pass up.  I'm a huge believer in taking risks and making yourself uncomfortable if it brings you closer to your goal...you can always go back to the way things were before, but there's a good chance you won't because life will start becoming increasingly better.

Love yourself. You only have one life to live and it goes by fast.  Do whatever makes you happy.  Surround yourself with people that motivate and inspire you. Follow your goals and dreams.  Live a life you love.

Lisa Lyttle

Life & Business Coach

415-484-5014

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www.lisalyttle.com

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Feeling Lost, Stuck or Confused and you don’t know what to do? Read THIS.

Do you ever feel like you're going through a stage in your life, where you feel lost, stuck or maybe confused?

Is there something in your life you want to change or is there something you've been wanting to do?

Maybe you want to reach your next level of success? Maybe you want to change your body image and lose 30lbs? Maybe you want to start a business or quit your job that you hate going to every day? Maybe you want to go back to school, or quit smoking or drinking or end a relationship or maybe you want to start a new one?

Whatever it is, how long have you been wanting this change? What have you been doing to make it happen? How is it going for you?

So many of us want change but for one reason or another we get stuck. We don't follow through, we have a fear of failure.  We are afraid to step outside of comfort zone.  We feel judged by the decisions we make by those around us and we are deeply afraid of the results we might get based on experiences from the past.

You see, when we have something we want to achieve, we immediately look through our brain to a time when this was wanted in the past, whether or not it's our own experience doesn't matter. You still reflect on a time when you or someone you know went through something similar.

If it didn't go well the first time, immediately we flood our brains with self-doubt and limiting beliefs that if it didn't work the first time it probably wont work the second time.  This is a dangerous spot to be in because you are immediately creating failure before you have even given yourself a chance.  And most of the time we don't even realize that this IS the reason why we can't move forward.  We just feel stuck, trapped and lost.

The past is in the past for a reason. Learn from it and let it go.  Upgrade your skills if necessary and leap towards your goals and take ACTION now!  Don't look back! Don't allow those limiting beliefs to creep back in.  Keep your eye on the prize and you will succeed.

And the next time you feel stuck, lost or confused...ask yourself if it's stemming from another time that you remember from your past.

Lisa Lyttle

Life & Business Coach

415-484-5014

[email protected]

www.lisalyttle.com

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By changing nothing, nothing changes

Tony Robbins

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Do You Need to Change?

When I finally made the decision to just 'Do-It', it was December 2013.  I had an entire apartment full of stuff and a bakery filled with every cake decorating tool, cake pan and equipment available to man-kind.  I decided that I can sell and donate most, if not all my belongings and purge some of the things I thought were sentimental but useless.  I thought May 1st would be sufficient amount of time to unload all of my things.

As time passed, I became increasingly eager to move to Costa Rica.  May 1st became April 15th, April 15th became April 1st, April 1st became March 21st, then March 15th and my final moving date was March 6th.

Let's back up a little bit to my 'Let's Do-it' moment.  In order to turn talk into reality, I needed to change, drastically.  

Here are 4 changes that I made to make it happen:

1.) Change your thoughts. The mind needs to shift and prepare to try something completely different.  Thoughts need to be focused on what YOU truly want.  You can't change your past, but you can change your future.

2.) Change your attitude.  Your attitude has to stay positive and optimistic that you are making the right decision, even when some people might think differently.

3.) Change your friends.  This doesn't mean I gave up my friends, however, I had to be open to start all over again.  I knew no one and no one knew me. You might have to do something similar.  This also goes with removing toxic people from your life.  If you know someone in your circle that keeps poo-pooing on your goals and dreams, it's time to cut them off.

4.) Change my Life.  You must leave behind everyone and everything you find comfortable.  It's about taking risks, seeking adventure and going with the flow.

If you want change, no matter what kind, you must change.  If you're thinking you want a completely new life, start by down-sizing, (a simple life is a better life - more on this topic later) purge any negativity in your life, take chances and focus your thoughts, dreams and desires.

"By changing nothing, nothing changes" - Tony Robbins

Live a life you love!

Lisa Lyttle

Life & Business Coach

415-484-5014

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www.lisalyttle.com

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Hi! I’m Lisa Lyttle!

Hi! I'm Lisa Lyttle!  I'm a Certified Life & Business Coach.  I studied an intensive program certified through the International Coach Federation.  I'm also a Podcast Host for my podcast called "The Reviving Lives Show", a soon-to-be-Author, a dog-mom to a beautiful Chihuahua names Zeus and a serial entrepreneur.

I'm from the cold, wintery North...way up in Canada. This is my blog...my Life Coaching Blog.  

I lived in a big bustling city most of my life.  Like the majority of us, I saw the sun and felt the warm weather on my skin only a few short weeks a year...and year after year, I waited and longed for my vacation to some sunny destination to escape it all.

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Before owning my first business, I had a successful, lucrative career as a Corporate Currency Broker. After nearly 10 years, I quit my job and opened up a successful online cake business in downtown Vancouver, Canada. I've always loved working for myself and being my own boss. Creating my own working hours, figuring out how to make it all work and learning from all the trials and tribulations that came along with it. After running the business for 5 years, I sold the business and followed my dreams and moved to Costa Rica.I moved to Costa Rica in early 2014, tired of the cold, rain and snow.

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I worked hard towards one major goal...to move somewhere warm and to create a simple life I didn't need a vacation from.  I lived in Costa Rica for 6 years and started a business in the video production sector.  From there I moved to Prague, Czech Republic and travelled around the world to 29 different countries including Sweden, Egypt, Spain, Panama, Italy, Germany, Nicaragua, Austria and so many more. I currently reside in the south of Spain.

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Throughout my journey, I'm faced with endless adventures.  I'm always learning new ways to become more self-sufficient and lead a happy, healthy, meaningful and stress-free life.

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I got into coaching to help other professionals and aspiring entrepreneurs close the gap from where they are right now to where they want to be.  I have years of experience and spent hundreds of hours coaching and helping individuals just like you, build authentic, fulfilling and financially rewarding careers and lives they love.  I studied an intensive program for both life and business coaching and have been fully certified by the International Coach Federation (ICF). I specialize in entrepreneurship, relocation, personal growth, career development, self esteem, life purpose, change and fear.

In this blog, I will share with you tips and tricks to vanish doubt and disbelief.  I'll teach you how to get rid of the most common fear, 'Fear of Failure' and I'll teach you how to get past your hurdles and obstacles so that you can start chasing after your dreams and truly start living the life you really want.

​It's a pleasure to meet you and I hope to one day work with you!

Lisa Lyttle

Life & Business Coach

415-484-5014

[email protected]

www.lisalyttle.com

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The 9 BEST Ways a Life Coach Can DRASTICALLY Improve Your Life

Hiring a Life Coach may seem like you are giving up on life or succumbing to a self-induced pity party, but nothing could be further from the truth.  In reality, it's the exact opposite.  Having a professional Life Coach that's skilled not only in the art of listening but actively playing a part in the decision-making process of your life is a brilliant move on your part.  By having someone else guide you when you need it most will save you a ton of time and money in the the long-run.

In life, there are pivotal moments where critical decisions need to be made.  Having a Life Coach in your corner to help direct you will give you the courage and confidence you need to make the best decisions.

So you're probably wondering...Why do I need to have someone tell me what to do?  I thought only people who are failing at life have Life Coaches?  How much does it cost?  I thought only athletes have coaches?

The fact of the matter is, we all need an extra push in life sometimes, a mentor, a voice of reason, a life supporter who can help listen, hold us accountable and ask us the right kind of questions.  Just as an athletic coach assists athletes in fully developing their abilities to maximum performance, a Life Coach is a professional that will enhance your ability to focus, make effective changes, help you achieve your desired goals, and maximize your success.

If you're looking to increase confidence/self-esteem, optimize performance and productivity, improve well-being, find your purpose and passion in life, improve a relationship, accomplish a positive shift in your mindset, then a Life Coach is for YOU!

I know this from experience.  I have a Life Coach too.  Yes, even Life Coaches benefit from Life Coaches. Just like a doctor needs to see another doctor, Life Coaches seek mentorship and assistance from other Life Coaches.

To help you fully grasp the potential of why you need a Life Coach, I break down my top 9 reasons why a Life Coach can DRASTICALLY improve your life:

1.) Helps you define a clear vision and put an effective strategy into place.

2.) Overcome fear and limiting beliefs that are holding you back.

3.) Become a high performer with a positive mindset.

4.) Design your life to maximum fulfillment.

5.) Will hold you accountable.

6.) Opens your mind to discover new things/ideas.

7.) Will help alleviate stress and anxiety.

8.) Build confidence and self-motivation.

9.) Create high performing habits.

I think you would agree that any of these reasons why you would benefit from a Life Coach are exciting, attainable, and viable, regardless of where your life is right now.  Who doesn't want to improve their productivity, mindset, relationships, business and overall performance in life?  If you're ready to see what coaching is all about for yourself, let's talk!  I'll give you a free introductory coaching session to see if you like it.  Take the step and start drastically improving your life starting now!

Lisa Lyttle, CLC, CEC

Life and Business Coach

415-484-5014

[email protected]

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Is it Luck or Hard Work?

I thought I'd write a post about 'Luck'.  

What is luck?

According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, luck is defined as this:

Luck:

- a force that brings good fortune or adversity

- the events or circumstances that operate for or agains an individual

- favouring chance

If I had a dollar for every time someone said to me "You're so lucky!" since moving away from Canada, I would be a millionaire.  Did luck actually bring me here or is that what most people just believe what happened?

Well, since this is my life, I can tell you for certain it wasn't all luck.  Deep down inside, it had been a dream of mind since I was a little girl to live a tropical lifestyle. (Amazing since I hadn't even been anywhere tropical until the age of 29)  It started out when I was living in the Niagara Region with my parents.  I would look out the car window and picture the clouds as mountains.  When I turned 23, I moved to Vancouver and saw mountains for the first time.  I cried my eyes out as my forever-long imaginary vision finally came true...driving in the car the clouds were now mountains...I was completely blown away that I made my vision become reality.

As a kid, every time I saw a movie with palm trees or a picture of white sand and tropical ocean water, I would drift away in a daydream and wish I was there.  As the years went by the fantasy of feeling the hot sun on my skin, feeling the ocean breezes, sand between my toes, drinking coconuts and living in bikinis became so overwhelmed in my brain, I would do almost anything to have it.  I opened up my online cake business in hopes that I can learn how to run a business so I can take these skills and use them in some future tropical destination.  It's a shame when I look back as I kept these goals hidden to most people around me, as anytime I brought it up, it would get immediately shot down and was told I was living in a fantasy world.  Was I living in a fantasy world?  I would constantly look back at the day I moved to Vancouver and would think to myself...I made that happen, why can't I make a tropical life happen?

I was super busy working 100 hours a week on cakes and had scheduled a blind date to meet this man.  I almost cancelled his date because I was exhausted.  I met him at a very nice restaurant in Vancouver, within 5 minutes of meeting, he asked me what my goals were for my business. Since he was a stranger I didn't hold back and told him about my life and what the future plan was.  He was the first person I have ever met in my life that had a similar goal...get out of Canada and move somewhere tropical.  Wow, I thought to myself...this is where luck comes in for me.  I won't lie that having a goal you share with your partner makes it much easier to achieve as you're doing it together.  Not-to-say I wouldn't have done it without him, but it would have been much scarier and probably taken much longer.

So as far as luck is concerned, I considered myself lucky to have met him and that we shared the same goals and dreams in our lives. Do I think it's luck that we actually moved away? Absolutely not.  Moving away took a lot of guts, courage and risk...luck had nothing to do with it.

We gave up our homes, our lifestyle, our work, our belongings, our family and friends and everything else that were so comfortably used to.  With no risk, comes no reward.  In order for us to see if we can truly live the tropical lifestyle we wanted, we had no choice but to change and risk it all.  We worked hard every day...hard work, not luck.

With all this taken into account, I do have a lot of luck in my life. I'm lucky I have good health.  I am lucky to have a good family and friendships around the world. I'm lucky to have amazing drinking water and delicious food to eat, I'm lucky to have a beautiful, healthy puppy in my life to keep me company and I'm lucky that I had the courage to leap ahead and go after my goals.  These are the things I'm lucky in.

So, if there is something that you want in your life but don't think you're 'lucky' enough to get it, think again.  You are in control of your own life, don't leave it up to luck.

Lisa Lyttle

Life & Business Coach

415-484-5014

[email protected]

www.lisalyttle.com