"I'm sick and tired of feeling this way," she told
me. "I've decided I can't keep going like this." Her life wasn't the
way she wanted to be. It hadn't been for years. She'd tried a bunch of things,
but they hadn't worked, or if they had, they hadn't worked for long.
"I know this will probably take a long time. . ."
she said.
"Not really," I replied. "Not if you're ready
to get rid of the junk that's standing in your way. These days there are a lot
of ways to make changes pretty quickly."
I used to believe the same thing: that change had to be slow
and measured by weeks, months and years. But then I got impatient.
Please understand me. I like the people I work with, but
there really is no need for us all to grow old together. In fact, the older
I've become, the more aware I am of the passing of time and that the time for
living will be limited.
I've become focused on SOLUTIONS.
Because, what if we didn't have to wait years
to create the life we want? What if we didn't have to spend years trying to clean up the things that
have caused us problems? What if we could get rid of our baggage and move on?
When I was a therapist, I studied many of the latest and
most promising techniques. Ways that could help people move on from trauma,
from illness, from circumstances that had scarred them. I began looking for solutions in the mid '80s.
Good heavens, that was 30 years ago!
I've been honing those skills ever since. Creating new
methods to help people change their lives by working with them differently. In
traditional therapy, clients meet with their therapist or counselor for about
an hour. What that means is that just about the time they've begun to uncover
something important, it's time to quit. That starting and stopping and starting
and stopping from session to session, in my opinion, pretty much ensures that
your progress will be slower than it has to be. Because face it, few of us
remember exactly where we were a week later. You have to find your place and
begin again. I'm not saying you can't make progress that way. I'm saying it's
slow going.
Some people like to move slowly. They like to savor the
process and understand the nuances of their lives and the events that have
happened to them. Sorry. Not me. I'm the impatient sort. I want to dive in and
work intensely and then have you move on with your life. Fix what's broken.
Find what's not working, take care of it, and go on.
I'm not a therapist anymore (I retired my psychologist license in December, 2012),
so I don't have to use that model that says we meet once a week for an hour. As
a personal and business coach, I've created a new model that is faster, more
focused and more intensive. If you aren't willing to wait for years to clear
out your mental junk, you might find this model fits you better.
The Intensive Personal Breakthrough Session (sometimes
called Personal Makeover Sessions) takes you through a process over the course
of 4-5 days, working multiple hours together each day. We do intensive
preparation before we ever meet, so that we're very clear about what issue or
issues we're working on. We do intensive work in person while you're here in East Tennessee. There's often homework. We both work
hard, AND you resolve the issues you came to solve. Then I do follow-up with
you, meeting once a month by phone for 75 minutes each time and checking in
regularly by email to make sure you're maintaining your progress.
I love this model because I get to watch people transform
before my very eyes (which is the coolest thing ever). My clients love it
because it gets rid of their old baggage pretty quickly, and much easier than
they ever would have anticipated.
I know you may have invested years of your life carrying
your baggage around with you. It's been cumbersome, and probably kept you from
doing things you'd like to do or achieving goals you wanted to achieve. But
just because you've had a problem/issue/challenge for years, doesn't mean you
can't get rid of it.
How long are you
willing to wait before you let it go? It's really up to you. The first and
most important step in the process is deciding you're ready to let it go and to
move on with your life.
When you decide you don't want to keep living like you have
been, call me at 865-983-7544 or email me at Linda@InnerResourceCenter.com. We can
talk about what will work best for you.
Linda Pucci, Ph.D. is a personal/business coach and trainer who specializes in helping people get over the obstacles that stand in the way of their happiness and success. She specializes in helping her clients get unstuck and get over mindset issues that sabotage their ability to reach their goals.