{"id":8789,"date":"2020-08-10T09:03:34","date_gmt":"2020-08-10T09:03:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/?p=8789"},"modified":"2020-07-07T17:28:35","modified_gmt":"2020-07-07T17:28:35","slug":"creating-a-balanced-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/creating-a-balanced-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating a Balanced Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What is a balanced life?\u00a0 What a fun question to explore!\u00a0 During the initial <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/en\/training.html\">coach training<\/a> class, we practice exploring what a client wants in all different areas of their life.\u00a0 From there the client is empowered to identify priorities, consider the time they want for various interests, and how specifically they want to use their time.\u00a0 The client is invited to also consider how they want to be as a person. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-8790 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Creating-a-Balanced-Life--scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Creating a Balanced Life\" width=\"212\" height=\"123\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Creating-a-Balanced-Life--scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Creating-a-Balanced-Life--300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Creating-a-Balanced-Life--1024x596.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Creating-a-Balanced-Life--768x447.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Creating-a-Balanced-Life--1536x894.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Creating-a-Balanced-Life--2048x1192.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Creating-a-Balanced-Life--103x60.jpg 103w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Remember that as a coach, it is essential we find our balance too so that we are fully present for clients.\u00a0 So, for both self-reflection and with a client, here are questions to explore:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What does balance mean to you?<\/li>\n<li>What is the right balance for you now?<\/li>\n<li>What are your influencing factors?<\/li>\n<li>What are your competing priorities?<\/li>\n<li>What are your strategies for balance?<\/li>\n<li>What might interfere?<\/li>\n<li>How will you set and maintain healthy boundaries?<\/li>\n<li>What are your resources for balance?<\/li>\n<li>Who is your support network for balance?<\/li>\n<li>What is your action plan?<\/li>\n<li>How will you hold yourself accountable for your own self-care?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Another tool from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/en\/training\/certified-professional-coach\/program-overview.html\">coaching certification<\/a> is to have the client describe their ideal outcome.\u00a0 Invite the client to consider in turn what they will see, hear, feel, smell, and taste.\u00a0 The more detailed the description the more real the possibility and the stronger the motivation to achieve.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is a balanced life?\u00a0 What a fun question to explore!\u00a0 During the initial coach training class, we practice exploring what a client wants in &hellip; 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