IBA SUCCESS MAGAZINE Volume 2 Issue 5 | Page 50

"Let’s Climb Together" Frustration Creates Dreams After five years as a life coach, I can safely say that my business is built on peoples frustrations. People are frustrated with their dead end jobs, lousy significant others, dwindling personal finances and so much more. Literally, clients walk through my doors ready to rip out their hair because life stressors are getting the best of them. It is when they’ve reached their breaking point that we can turn those frustrations into something meaningful. One thing about life is, you only get one chance to get it right. While there are many opportunities to start over you still only have one life so utilize all strategies possible to make it the best. With my clients, I work on special skills that enable them to turn specific frustrations into the manifestation of dreams. For these methods to work the specific frustration, on which we work, must be rooted in something that can become tangible. For example, let’s say you’re growing awfully tired of your unreasonable work demands. Your hours aren’t flexible enough to give you quality time with your children and the work simply isn’t as rewarding as you thought it might be. The job also obstructs your ability to nurture a genuine desire to open your own business. Just the idea of talking about a small business start-up can be scary, but what could possibly be scarier than spending the rest of your life in a dead end job. The first thing that I teach is that life is about choices. You can decide to stay stagnant or you can chart your own course. I’m sure you know what I recommend. Once you begin to understand that life Is simply an assemblage of your choices, you will start to make ones that are in your best interest. They will also be decisions that move you away from anything that causes you stress and frustration. Next we begin to formulate a plan. It is in this moment that your choices become linked to your dreams and that’s pure magic. Your plan can be anything from a business plan or an escape plan; it’s whatever your life requires, but it’s the creation of the plan that breaks down the barriers and relieves the frustration. In the end, I teach actionable steps. Approach the bank to start your business. Join the gym. Take a step in the direction of your dreams and you’ll be amazed at how much better you feel. Let me tell you a secret. Nothing is able to stop you from building the life and the business that you desire. You must be willing to make the investment and the sacrifice for your success. It is never sufficient to depend on your dreams being fulfilled by others. What I have learned and mastered is that you can bring your own dream to life if you first believe. The work may not be easy, but If you continue to pursue reaching your goals, the hard work will pay off. In the words of Theodore Roosevelt, “By acting as if I was not afraid, I gradually ceased to be afraid.” When you define your dreams, you will find the greatest gift in your life. "Let’s climb together." Jennifer Yon 50 IBASuccessMagazine.com | Service Providers