Seven benefits from working with a Life Coach…
Here are seven benefits from working with a Life Coach — especially one who is a Designing Your Life (DYL) Certified Coach well versed with the Stanford Life Design framework…
1. Achieve Clarity in Life and Career
The DYL coaching process helps you gain a clear understanding of what you want from your career and personal life. In a fast-paced and competitive environment, this clarity is crucial for making decisions that align with your values and goals.
2. Design Multiple Career Pathways
DYL coaching empowers you to explore and prototype multiple career options, helping you move beyond traditional career paths. This is particularly beneficial in environments, where the job market is rapidly evolving, and flexibility is key to staying ahead.
3. Reduce Career Anxiety and Increase Confidence
Through reframing and experimenting with new approaches, DYL coaching reduces anxiety related to career choices and helps you build confidence. This is especially important in a high-pressure environments, where career-related stress is common.
4. Enhance Work-Life Balance and Well-being
The DYL framework encourages designing a balanced life that integrates work, play, love, and health. This holistic approach helps you manage the demands of a hectic lifestyle while ensuring personal well-being and fulfilment.
5. Develop a Bias to Action
DYL coaching instills a proactive mindset, encouraging you to take small, actionable steps toward your goals. In environments where opportunities can be competitive, this bias to action can set you apart and drive tangible progress.
6. Navigate Workplace Challenges and Transitions
Whether you’re dealing with workplace politics, seeking a promotion, or considering a career change, DYL coaching provides tools and strategies to navigate these challenges effectively. This is invaluable in environments where career transitions and rapid growth are common.
7. Create a Personalized Action Plan for Long-Term Success
Over 8 to 12 sessions, you’ll work with your DYL coach to develop a comprehensive action plan tailored to your unique needs and aspirations. This plan not only helps you achieve immediate goals but also sets you up for long-term success in both your career and personal life.
Summary:
By working with a Designing Your Life (DYL) coach, working professionals can gain clarity, explore new career paths, reduce anxiety, improve work-life balance, develop a proactive mindset, navigate workplace challenges, and create a personalized action plan for sustained success. These benefits are particularly valuable in environments known for their dynamic work environment and high professional demands.
About
I am a Certified Designing Your Life (DYL) Coach and a Stanford Life Design educator for Universities. I come with over fifteen years experience as a Design professional working with organisations such as Adobe, Oracle, IBM, ABB (among others). I have a couple of MS Degrees — one in Psychology and another in Electrical Engineering.
I love to teach and believe that the best way to learn and master something is by teaching it. I regularly conduct workshops and teach courses on Life Design, Design Thinking, HCI fundamentals, User Experience Design and Creativity. Among the places I have taught and spoken are — IIM Lucknow, IIT Delhi, IIM Indore, Srishti-Manipal Institute, INTERACT, India HCI, etc.
Want to learn more about how Stanford’s Life Design framework can help — get in touch junaid (at) structuringcreativity (dot) com.
