Anyone ever use a Life Coach?

   / Anyone ever use a Life Coach? #21  
Airbiscuit touched on self-awareness. That is the first step.

The next step in my opinion would be to seek out professional medical time with therapists. Both physical and mental. I think your "next step", transitioning to retirement is weighing heavily on you as your physical self reminded you earlier this year. Then, perhaps a business consultant to collaborate new ideas for your next few years.

Good luck, good health, and I hope a good plan with purpose and success comes to you, shortly,
 
   / Anyone ever use a Life Coach? #22  
I like what r!ppy says, but before you drop vast sums of your hard earned money on therapists, there’s a free “therapist” waiting for you to take his love and guidance. In return, you give him yourself.
Trust me, it works. Jesus Saves.
Really and truly.

One other thought: Have you tried walking? I walk with my wife and although we are both beat up from college sports decades ago, we find it soothes the soul. Most doctors will tell you it brings the heart rate up a bit for 3 miles and that’s just enough.
 
   / Anyone ever use a Life Coach? #23  
I started rowing for 20 minutes in the morning, followed by a cold shower (check YouTube for Andrew Huberman) and taking vitamin D3 every day. Those things helped me tremendously.

You're running yourself ragged with your business and you've already diagnosed your problem better that any "life coach" could. If you're a 57 year old business owner, you probably could BE a life coach better than most so try and objectively identify what your issues are (which you've pretty much already done) and work through them.

Travel less, even if it costs you money. Hire someone else to fix your website. Spend time in nature. Go to Sunday School and make some new friends. Be a business coach and mentor to a young business person trying to figure out how to get their thing started.

You know what you need to do, deep down. You have permission to make that change.
 
   / Anyone ever use a Life Coach? #24  
I like what r!ppy says, but before you drop vast sums of your hard earned money on therapists, there’s a free “therapist” waiting for you to take his love and guidance. In return, you give him yourself.
Trust me, it works. Jesus Saves.
Really and truly.

One other thought: Have you tried walking? I walk with my wife and although we are both beat up from college sports decades ago, we find it soothes the soul. Most doctors will tell you it brings the heart rate up a bit for 3 miles and that’s just enough.
“pastoral care” is a term often overlooked in our communities. Some of them are pretty good life coaches. As with all professions some are more engaging than others, don’t be afraid to look around til you find one you like.
Simple to-do lists can be wonderful things. I update mine in the evening after I give myself 5-10 minutes of decompress time.
Subcontracting tasks can be an amazing burden lifter.
Hiring good staff is important, making them feel needed and trusted is even better. Years ago I had a boss that everyday would slap you on the back and either say good job or we need to talk. I always knew where I stood with him. That little thing has stayed with me and I’ve tried to do the same with my personal and business contacts.
 
   / Anyone ever use a Life Coach? #25  
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   / Anyone ever use a Life Coach? #26  
Anyone ever use a life coach or have some suggestions?
Never used one, but I know one. She's a nut case whose life is very much not in order, yet her job is telling other people how to run theirs. Probably not particularly helpful for you, just a cautionary anecdote. Not going to get into it extensively, but do some reading on stoicism.
 
   / Anyone ever use a Life Coach? #27  
I've watched a few of my friends transition into retirement. What I've seen is that the happiest most content ones have an evangelical faith and a church group that they belong too. They also have a hobby. Something to do to relax and have fun with. You still have time. Start working on a hobby now instead of waiting and then in your later years you just sit around and do nothing.
 
   / Anyone ever use a Life Coach? #28  
Me and wellbutrin don't get along Lexapro worked much better for me when I quit smoking.

Currently take Prozac every other day to keep the squirrel cage from spinning all night long.

I'm one of the people that has a bad reaction to wellbutrin. Day one and two I was fine. Day 3 I was mad at the world.

I finally had to explain to my wife I was having a bad reaction to the wellbutrin. And then locked myself in the guest room for the night.

I was absolutely furious that my wife was breathing in the same room as me I mean really!! How dare she breath the same air as me!!!!

I quit taking it. Blew up my doctors office. Told the nurse I didn't care what they gave me as long as they keep me married and employed

Doctors nurse called me back a couple hours later and told me they sent a prescription for Lexapro into the pharmacy

Lol, I read that mood change was a side affect until you get used to it and it took me two months to get used to it. I was a real PITA for a while. It then leveled out and it actually helped me be much less uptight.

I suppose everyone reacts differently.
 
   / Anyone ever use a Life Coach? #29  
Lol, I read that mood change was a side affect until you get used to it and it took me two months to get used to it. I was a real PITA for a while. It then leveled out and it actually helped me be much less uptight.

I suppose everyone reacts differently.
I would have been fired and divorced before ever becoming used to it. Or had a heart attack or stroke.

I was absolutely furious for no reason. Couldn't settle down, and couldn't sleep.

Wife knew as soon as the Lexapro kicked in. I was sawing logs in my recliner 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂😂
 
   / Anyone ever use a Life Coach? #30  
My life coach was my dad, and he sent me to B.E. Holder's school of hard knock's, L will admit I didn't understand sometimes why he was as tough on me as he was when I was younger but I do today and will always be thankful for the life lesson's that he taught me. In 6 days he will have been gone 8 years and I find myself doing and saying the same things that he used to do and say, my wife says that I act just like him. These days I try to get most of my guidance from the Lord our God Jesus Christ, he helps keep me on the straight and narrow.
 

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