One of my guilty pleasures is watching the TV show “Once Upon a Time”. In one episode, the evil witch asks her authoritarian mother: “Why can’t I just be myself?” Her mother answers: “Because you can be so much more!”
This reminds me of a few people who have asked me why they should work on their personal development as opposed to just accept and stay in their current situation. As a life coach, naturally I advocate working on personal growth.
My question back is whether they want to remain in their current situation because they genuinely love where they are in life or because they are scared of change.
If it is the latter, I would encourage them to explore the benefits of change. If they truly love themselves and the situation in which they are – great! No need to change. Just enjoy!
At the end of the day it’s all about personal effectiveness. How effective are we at creating the life outcomes we are after. That’s what my life coaching work is about: personal empowerment.
Hans Schumann
Hans Schumann is an Executive Career & Life Coach in London, with a background in law and financial services. A serious health crisis with an autoimmune disease, which was triggered by a burnout, made him housebound for almost two years and prompted him to re-evaluate his life. He decided to leave the golden cage of corporate life and reconnect to his passion for personal growth. He now helps executives, professionals and business owners create and thrive in lives they truly love. Most of his clients are in established careers, but at a point where they are ready to up their game and create deeper fulfilment and greater success. For some of them that’s about changing or progressing in their career. For others it’s about becoming more effective in what they already do, growing as leaders or creating a more balanced lifestyle. Hans works on a wide range of topics, such as career change, life planning, personal effectiveness, confidence, stress management and leadership skills. His services include: Life Coaching Career Coaching Executive Coaching Confidence Coaching Stress Coaching Enneagram Coaching Hans is also the author of the self-coaching book: “Falling in Love With Your Job”, available on Amazon.
