How To Be Human:Vital Skills For Living An Authentic Life
If you are reading this, you are a human. That means that you struggle with human things. It doesn't matter what country you live in, your skin color, your age, or your socio-economic status - there are universal vital skills necessary for a positive human experience. Unfortunately, many of us struggle to figure out how to 'do' life because these essential skills are not taught to us. However, when we learn these vital skills, life becomes easier and more fulfilling. The experience we have while living our one wild and precious life is, perhaps, the most valuable investment we can make.
As a human, I continue to learn and grow these skills. As a Life Coach, I help people better understand these core tenants of being human so that they can lead more effective lives - and ultimately, get more of what they want.
As a human, I continue to learn and grow these skills. As a Life Coach, I help people better understand these core tenants of being human so that they can lead more effective lives - and ultimately, get more of what they want.
How To Be Human is a 7-part series. Each chapter is designed as a DIY Coaching Course with 7-15 segments.
- Chapter One: The Stories We Tell Ourselves
- Chapter Two: Navigating Needs
- Chapter Three: The Art of Self Care
- Chapter Four: Courageous Humaning
- Chapter Five: Hacking The Human Brain & Body
- Chapter Six: Vital Support Systems
- Chapter Seven: Compassionate Communication
Chapter One: The Stories We Tell Ourselves
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Many things we believe are the "truth" are actually just a deeply engrained "story" in our minds. Becoming an adult (at any age) is the process of examining these stories and deciding for yourself what the truth will be in your life. The day you choose to assume the role of final authority in your life is the day you are set free. This means that your family, your priest, your partner, your parents, your kids, your friends, or society at large - none of them have the authority to decide what your truth is.
You are responsible for examining your unique experience of life and the world around you so that you can effectively move through life on your terms, actively creating the experiences you want. This is true "adulting", and is critical to owning the whole HUMAN you are. This course will help identify the difference between what is actually happening in your life (data), and the story you are telling yourself about these events. You will learn how to consciously engage with your own story-creation process to gain more control over your thoughts, feelings, and reactions. At the end of this course, you will have the ability to live more authentically and decisively - every single day. |
Chapter Two: Navigating Needs
Coming in March 2023
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Navigating Needs - Merriam Webster defines the word needs as "of necessity", and lists the words "unavoidable and "involuntary" as synonyms. If this is true, how come so many of us:
#1 - Struggle to be okay with our needs #2 - Avoid communicating about our needs #3 - Grapple with establishing healthy boundaries to get our needs met? The "big T Truth" is that taking the time to discover what our core needs are, and learning how to design a life that meets those needs, is not only one of the most powerful things we can do for ourselves - it is also the most loving thing we can do for those close to us. |
Coming in May 2023
The Art of Self Care - How to really take care of yourself so that you can show up as the best version of yourself, every single day.
Coming in July 2023
Courageous Humaning - How to cultivate a practice of living courageously, how to bounce back from failure, and how to step into your natural, biological resiliency.
Coming in September 2023
Hacking The Human Brain - How to recognize the two functions of your brain, and intelligently work with both to optimize your relationship with yourself and others.
Coming in November 2023
Vital Support Systems - How to advocate for yourself, and offer yourself your own support. How to build your support system: friends, family, doctors, coaches and mentors. How to identify and request what you need to feel alive and thriving.
Coming in 2024
- Compassionate Communication - How to practically and intentionally engage with others to build deeper, more connected and loving relationships (personally) and more successful, collaborative, and creative relationships (professionally)
- Listening
- Other- Awareness
- Communicating Needs
- Checking Out Reality
- Healthy Boundaries - How to discover the edges of yourself so that you know where you stop and others begin. How to develop heart-centered boundaries to build the scaffolding for the life you long to live.
- Awakening Wisdom - How to slow down and be present with life so that wisdom can be cultivated and put to good use in your life (and the lives of others).
- The Life of an Explorer - How to use curiosity as a skill to further expand yourself and your experience of life.