One of the reasons I believe I’ve been so successful on my journey with Profile is that I made attending my weekly Profile coaching meetings a priority. I definitely believe it helps with accountability, reflects on the prior week and also plan for your week ahead. There is research that confirms by having a health and fitness coach and if you make those coaching sessions it can predict how successful you will be in losing and keeping off weight. Coaching has shown that individuals can experience and achieve more satisfaction and motivation. I am so fortunate to have had Sara Meyer as my coach for all 19 months of my journey! I’ve mentioned her in my previous blog posts and she seriously has been by my side since day one. We’ve talked a lot about emotional eating and how to break down those barriers, we’ve laughed, we’ve cried, shared goals, celebrated victories including those non-scale victories! Sara has played a critical role in my success! Even with Covid, we were able to meet for weeks virtually. All coaches at Profile are certified health coaches and her guidance through my health and fitness journey has helped me with lasting lifetime changes and will I believe will help me keep the weight off!
How 3-Dimensional Coaching Has Helped Me
I have another great coach in my life, my husband Bill. Throughout these last 19 months we have celebrated my victories but when I started to experience those dreaded plateaus (and they happen), or when I needed encouragement, he would share with me his coaching philosophy. Bill is a high school football and track coach. He has over 20 years coaching experience and the last 5 years he has been transforming his own coaching philosophy with 3-Dimensional Coaching techniques, strategies and certification. Even though this is geared towards coaches of athletics, I was able to apply it to my own purpose and journey. In 3-Dimensional coaching, the 1st Dimension is fundamentals, Body and Physicality, 2nd Dimension is Body/Mind and dealing with motivation, confidence, emotions, team cohesion and goal setting. The 3rd Dimension is Body/Mind/Spirit and discussion Identify, Character, Self-worth, Values, Significance and Purpose. For example, on a week where I didn’t see the results I wanted, Bill would give me the coaching tips to transform my mindset. He would say, “trust the process and results can’t happen overnight, there is a better good in the long distance and a reminder that it is a marathon not a sprint!” These tips helped ground me and kept me focused on my goals!
On next week’s Blog, I will share what I’ve learned about setting goals and how they are not the same as your purpose.
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