Are you being true to yourself and fulfilling your potential in the best way for you?
Hello and welcome to dreamcoach.co.uk,
My name is Ruth Hadikin and I am a Personal Development Coach with a passion for Soul Astrology (Esoteric Astrology) - sounds exciting doesn't it? It is!
In association with Conscious Journey, I offer a unique Personal Development Insight service to clients which can deepen self understanding and bring meaning into your life. This tool can either be used alone or to support an ongoing coaching relationship.
Listen to a Soul Astrology telegathering recorded live on June 25 2008. Click HERE. Tell your friends!
Read on to learn more about Personal Development and Coaching.
Personal Development, or PD, is actually very important and special. It gives our lives meaning, shows us where we need to grow, what our life purpose is, and where we fit into the bigger picture.
So let me begin right up front by dispelling the big myth about Personal Development (PD).
Dispelling the myths: Personal Development (PD) is NOT about work
I used to think PD was just about work. You know? something you had to do to stay on top of things and 'maintain professional competence' :: groan:: another lot of dry words.
It was only through my own PD that I realised it isn't really about work at all, it is about you. It is all about you and what you care about. It is about your passion, your journey, your path. What you love, where you are going and how you are growing.
PD IS about life, love, relationship, personal and spiritual growth
PD and relationships
How does PD help me in my relationships? I often joke that I'm learning good relationships by doing them badly! But seriously, I have learned some very important tools and relationship skills through working on my own PD with my coach. Coaching was an important factor. It is not enough to know how to do something new... we need to be able to apply changes in the moment in a real life situation, until it becomes second nature, and this is where regular coaching is valuable.
It supports us in 're-training' our minds. Changing our habitual ways of reacting to others, and creating the space in which to choose a different response.
Some of the relationship skills you can learn while working with a coach are:
- how to know whether we are being assertive or aggressive,
- how we can tell, and what to do differently;
- how to say 'no' when we need to (but we usually say 'yes');
- how to be heard by others;
- how to communicate clearly and be misunderstood less; and
- how to do all this while being mindful of the hearts and souls concerned, and not ruining the relationship.
What is personal development?
Personal development is about our continued growth. Most people think growth and learning stop when they leave school. They fall into a rut and feel more dead than alive. This is because we are naturally meant to continue growing and learning - evolving.
People who remain active and healthy well into old age continue growing and developing. Since we are all different, we do this in whatever way suits us as individuals. For some it will be action: sport or physical work, for others it will be academic or intellectual pursuits, for others it will be relationships, or emotional intelligence, while for others it may be following a spiritual path.
Being true to yourself
Whatever twists and turns your own path takes, it is about trusting that it is right for you, having the courage to continue, knowing what feels right for you, being true to yourself, and developing faith in yourself.
Experience the confidence and inner peace that comes from trusting yourself
Know what you do well and give yourself permission to do it more often,
Set firm boundaries so you don’t get pulled off course, and
Let go of what simply isn’t working for you any more.
"I have definitely experienced a difference in myself and feel so much more accepting of myself. I have been thinking about myself a lot more and realize that this is 'my life' and that if I truly want to be happy then I need to be true to myself and rid myself of the 'masks' conditions and pressures and start living my life for me, the way I want."
- JZ, Workshop participant, Liverpool
My work has taken me on a very interesting path, through learning to support and be with people as they grow and change in various situations (nursing, midwifery, teaching, counselling), experiencing and understanding the nature of workplace bullying, how people relate to one another in groups, deepening my own awareness, understanding, experience and competence in various areas of emotional and social intelligence. Most importantly it has taken me on a path of discovering my spiritual nature, deepening awarness, consciousness and my ability to be more fully present, to myself and others.
... not to mention I'm getting better at being with people, even though I still make a pigs-ear of relationships!
I would love you to discover your own true nature, learn to have faith in yourself, be true to yourself, and feel more comfortable relating to others.
"Coaching has been a wonderful experience. It has made me see ME in a different light, a much brighter one"
Y.C, Liverpool, UK |
