This past week has been all about reflection and celebration. But I wouldn't be totally honest if I didn't mention how darn excited I am and all the momentum I am channeling going into 2023!
For me, this included scheduling appointments with my own coaches and mentors.
When it comes to explaining exactly why coaching is helpful… I sometimes struggle...
Usually, I answer science says it works…
and it worked for me...
But here is a better explanation gathered from a piece published in Psychology Today this week.
Here is the TL/DR version:
It turns out, coaching works in large part by “facilitating psychological capital” aka PsyCap.
Yeah, but what is that?!
PsyCap has 4 dimensions.
- Self-efficacy: The belief and confidence in one’s capabilities. This increases when we set goals and when we reflect on our successes.
- Hope: A sense of agency as we move towards achieving our goals and our self-reflection on this journey. “Coaches encourage and promote solution-focused thinking, helping coaches focus on what’s feasible and how to approach and implement change”.
- Optimism: Glass half-full approach to life. This doesn’t come naturally for many of us BUT we can change our mindset especially when someone helps us put things back into perspective.
- Resilience: This is your bounce-back potential. It’s “present when one proactively seeks out helpful resources as well as positively manages their circumstances”. Coaches help with BOTH! We serve as a consistent and stable sounding board.
So how much evidence is there that coaching works?
It turns out, there is a lot.
It's been studied in physician burnout.
Executive leadership.
Job performance.
Satisfaction.
Health outcomes.
Weight management.
So after reading and then reflecting on this article, I feel better able to explain HOW coaching specifically factored into my successes this past year.
I would not be anywhere near where am now without their help:
- Jen has helped me tremendously with nutrition- to repair my relationship with food, to know what to eat, what to minimize, and what supplements are worth it and which just make for expensive urine...
- Dr. Kathy has been instrumental in helping me to live a life aligned & in integrity with my values. To develop a meaningful and sustainable self-compassion practice. To be ok with slowing down.
- Cesar helped me land AND nail my TED talk this past fall! I felt like a confident BA on that stage (and I can't wait for y'all to be able to see it!)
So how can you access these tools too?
Whether you are new to following me or we have more of a long-term relationship, I thought it might be helpful to recap all the ways I share the knowledge and skills I have acquired through all of this work and my experiences both personal and professional...
Especially since so many of the ways we can work together are incredibly budget-friendly…many are actually FREE!
Free Resources:
- Subscribing to my email list (if you were forwarded this from a friend, click here to subscribe yourself)
- The Crunchy Allergist Podcast- your weekly dose of empowering education with a side of coaching. If you haven't subscribed yet, you won't want to miss the debut of Season 3 next week: Allergy/Immunology 101.
- Download my Favorite Books list- pick 1 from the personal development section! You can easily order through the Amazon link or request it from your local library.
Low-Cost Resources
- Get My Building Bridges Workbook to help make the most out of your next medical appointment
- Join Jen & I in BeLong Our Anti-Inflammatory Community!
- Save the Date for the 2nd Annual Virtual Sjogren’s Summit April 1st & 2nd!
Or perhaps you are like me and have realized the long-term value 1:1 coaching can provide... or the monumental shifts possible when you invest in yourself.
Over the last 3 years, I have realized that investing in coaching has truly moved the dial further in much less time than any other investments I have made.
For those looking for a high touch 1:1 experience, an approach that is personalized to your specific needs and vision...
I have the time, energy, and bandwidth to help up to 3 clients from now until April in this way.
I purposely limit my private coaching panel to ensure I can overdeliver.
How do I help my 1:1 clients?
- I have helped clients learn more about their specific immune system conditions by developing a personalized education plan.
- We have focused on specific skill-building using the tools I have developed through my unique combination of personal & professional experiences as a physician & life coach.
- Maybe most importantly, we have engaged in powerful mindset work to break through limiting beliefs, engage in meaningful self-compassion, and re-wiring those neural pathways!
If this is something you are interested in exploring, email us so we can find a good time for a complementary 1:1 consult call to see if we are a good fit to work together.