One of my goals when I was in my 40s was to follow the yellow arrows of the "Camino" pilgrimage across Northern Spain to Santiago de Compostela. Not the entire 790km/490miles route starting in the French town of St Jean Pied-de-Port. Just the last 160km/100miles starting in the small town of O Cebreiro. And I wanted to have a memorable 50th birthday. So at the age of 49 I decided to combine the two and use the lifecoaching process to make it happen.
I'd never walked 100 miles before - and the thought of doing it on my own was overwhelming. But the excitement of doing the Camino outweighed my fear. Not by much. Just enough to make me realise that if I didn't do it, I'd probably spend the next 40 years wishing I had.
So I took the approach I'd learned with my lifecoach years before. I set my goal, explored all my options and then decided which route to follow, how much I wanted to walk each day, what kind of accommodation I wanted to stay in, etc. Because everyone's Camino is different. I needed to do what was right for me. Then I packed my bag, took a deep breath and went.
I was completely out of my comfort zone to start with but no-one could achieve my goal for me. I had to do the walking. Like the coaching process, I had to commit to getting up every morning, taking action and putting in the footwork. Sometimes the walking was easy, other times it was difficult. Sometimes it was bright and sunny, other times it was grey and rainy. But the yellow arrows of the Camino and the support of the people I met along the way kept me inspired, on track and moving in the right direction.
Making it to Santiago de Compostela and celebrating my 50th birthday in a small town along the route with my newfound Camino friends had a big impact on me. And so did the coaching I received in my early 40s. That's why I trained to be a LifeCoach. Because I want to do for you what my LifeCoach did for me: help you identify your goals, witness your achievements and celebrate your successes. And like the yellow arrows of the Camino, I want to help keep you on track and moving forwards so that you can get from where you are to where you want to be and live your best possible life.
If you've got a personal or professional goal you want to achieve, get in touch and let's have a chat about how we could work together.
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