Flexibility Key To Success
By Shareen Han

Bandar Seri Begawan - Belief in one's self and having the right attitude are vital to a more rewarding and satisfying lifestyle, an expert on life coaching from the United Kingdom said in a talk yesterday.

Alison Zarecky, who gave a talk on "Transform Your Life With Life Coaching" at the Orchid Garden Hotel, told about 50 participants that life coaching is all about challenging one's beliefs and opening up new opportunities and options to improve one's life.

"Things that you think are impossible can be possible; if you believe in yourself;" Zarecky, an English expatriate in Brunei, said in an interview with The Brunei Times. "Reality is different for each person, it is shaped according to how people process information and their experiences, so events can mean different things to different people," she said at the talk organised by the British Community Link CoffeePlus. She added that people can broaden their reality by looking at different perspectives, thereby achieving more flexibility in their lives.

She explained that life coaching enables people to change through learning and being able to do, achieve and contribute more for their wellbeing.

"It considers your life as a whole - from family to work to finances." Zarecky, who has had more than 15 years experience in the business and marketing fields, said life coaching is not therapeutic or instructional in content.

Some of the benefits of life coaching include making clearer judgements about situations, learning more from experiences and making better choices, said Zarecky, who has been residing in Brunei for a year.

"I have had clients who wanted to remove unwanted things from their life, such as smoking, (and needed) help in identifying a satisfying purpose in life," she said. She said a life coach assists in developing one's sense of power and self-reliance to tackle his life and find ways to improve it.

"(A life coach) encourages you to rise to challenges, overcome interference and move into action," she said. Zarecky said some of the common types of interferences or obstacles that can impede one's quality of life include not having a clear vision or goal, being trapped by material desires and waiting for a miracle to happen.

She said one can break down those barriers by exploring reasons, using listening and questioning skills, trying out different approaches and options, and creating an action plan to move towards the desired outcome.

Zarecky said she became interested in life coaching after reading an inspiring article about the concept, which then led to her taking a Diploma of Life Coaching course at Newcastle College in the UK.

The British Community link is an organisation that helps expatriates integrate into the local community and provides a forum for newcomers and long-term residents to meet once a month. -- Courtesy of The Brunei Times

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