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.
I have been fortunate on the mood drugs, never have needed them, always seemed to have to many people counting on me to slow down long enough to realize that I had problems LOL , truth is when I catch myself feeling a little sorry for myself or aggravated because things don't seem to be going right I just take a look around at other people and their problems and realize how blessed that I am, I hope my luck holds out as the only medicine that I take is either Advil, BC or Goody's powder.Yep, so true. Once, or should I say “if” this nation ever turns back to the teachings of God instead of greed, vanity, jealousy, perversion, lies and contempt for one another, we may have a chance.
Far as the mood altering drugs go, I have never taken any and never will. If I have anger, I go into the basement and lift weights or go work it off somehow, or go to a place of serenity and let that take care of it. No judgement, for those who do. I believe in freedom within the boundaries of morality and the law
Sounds like you and the wife are just burnt out.I've been in a funk lately and I'm trying to get myself back on track. I'm not depressed, just sort of at a crossroads of options and trying to figure out how to jump start my motivation.
Last year was a record year for my business, but the travel took a toll on me with over 265 days in hotels. It was hard, stressful and ultimately lead to a cardiac scare that turned out to be stress/diet/lifestyle induced. The weird part is you get addicted to the cycle of stress and the victory of overcoming crappy situations/problems.
This year, work started slow, which was fine for me at first, but I think the idle hands/mind are something that's beginning to grate on me. I started out the year exercising, losing 20+ lbs, eating healthy and getting ready for our family vacation to Africa a few weeks ago. Now that the vacation is over, I need to get rolling again, but my motivation is now non-existent. I think part of it is I'm afraid I'll get myself right back into the same stress/overworked predicament I was into last year.
But there are definitely some things I need to do. I need to get working on my company website so I can court some new customers, broaden my customer base, giving me some more stability and allowing me to be pickier on the type of jobs I take. I need to get back to the gym and take control of my health. And I need to get my wife and me back on track for our retirement goals so we can transition to retirement in the coming years (just turned 57 2 days ago). I just lack any motivation to do so. Financially we're still fine, but she quit working 18 months ago and seems to be in the same funk I'm in, with no motivation to go back to work. I'm sure part of it is mid-life crisis and the realization that our nest is about to be empty with our youngest a HS senior. Part of it is we're tired of the rat race and the current work/political climate. Maybe we're feeling the same malaise that has made so many drop out of the workforce?
So, I'm wondering if I should try a life coach for a little bit? I just need someone that can help break things down into small pieces and push me until my flame relights with a clearer path of what I want to do.
Anyone ever use a life coach or have some suggestions?