my life coach

this week will be my 4th week of visiting my life coach. 

I have to say it is one of the best things that I have done for MYSELF {ever}.

There are things that I see in myself but don't KNOW about myself that she is able to open my eyes to and give me tools to change the things that I can and to accept the things that I can't.

We have talked about my personality type and how that affects my daily life. 

my personality type is: "melancholy / perfectionist"
{here are some of the characteristics}

My highs are VERY high and my lows are very low
I give all that I have {150%}
I am an emotional person I feel something and then I think about it
I analyze everything
If I know I can't do something to the full I curl up in a ball and don't do it

I am an "oral communicator"
meaning I need to say just about EVERYTHING
and typically share it with anyone who will listen.

I have ruminating thoughts
which means when there is a thought it goes over and over in my head and gets larger and larger as I think about it - until I'm able to get it out through talking or writing...

These are GOOD things to KNOW about myself.
I see them - but to have someone to bounce myself off of to let me know the things that I could and should work on to have a more productive life and the things that go along with who I was created to be.

I'm never going to stop needing to talk.
it's how I was created and how I communicate.
but I've learned to talk less and listen more ... and to listen first
I definitely don't have this mastered but am working on it.

I'm never going to stop giving my all
but I'm learning it doesn't have to be in everything I do ALL THE TIME.
I need to look for the things I can accomplish and do them
there will be gratification in that and motivation to get more done

I need little "breakations" not a Vacation but a Breakaction.
when I feel I'm about to break and become "immobile"
I should finish 2 or 3 things and then take a break.
do something I love. something active. something with my hands.

I don't have to have everything figured out.
Things don't go how I plan.
I need to trust God in all things.
Not just saying it - but living it.

I need to continually renew my mind.
Asking myself if I know that a thought is TRUE... or is it a LIE.

If it's the truth will I benefit from thinking about it over and over again.
If it's a lie what is the truth to replace it and think on that! 

I am so beyond thankful for my life coach.
Meeting with her couldn't have come at a more perfect time.
It's time to walk through my old insecurities and fears.