Merry Christmas Everybody

Hello everybody, today I thought I would just write about the holidays and what they represent for me and what they represent this year...

Well this year, 2008, has definitely been a year of change for me. A lot of things have happened, some bad, some good, some that were bad but turned out to be good. I read something the other day, which I must apologise as I don't remember who said it, but it was very poignant and very true, "life is change, growth is optional, choose wisely".

It is one of the most significant statements I read lately, we are going through life and we are forever changing, but the growing is something we need to decide if we are doing or not. Well I can safely say I have grown alot in the last 12 months, more so in the last 3 or 4 and I have changed a lot and learned a great deal.

You see I, like you and everyone in the World really, have made a lot of mistakes through out my life, and I keep saying to myself that even though I have made a lot of bad things in my life I don't regret any as they are part of who I am, all the good and bad things that happened in my life and that I have made are what made me what I am today.

Unfortunately I do not have those powers, I can not go back in time and undo my mistakes. Unfortunately that is one thing that has not been invented or made possible to the human kind, to go back in time to undo their mistakes.

So why I am saying all this and what has this got to do with Life Coaching. Well Life Coaching has been one of those good things that happened in my life that made a difference and that helped me grow through life rather than just plough along.

See I am a Life Coach and have my own Life Coach myself and through the work done with my coach I have made small changes in my life and who I am to accomplish my goals and to improve my life. Those little changes have made me a better person, the Paulo I am today will never do half of the mistakes I have made in the past. Most importantly the person I am today will never do what I did that day almost six months ago... But I did.

And that is another important feature of Life Coaching, we do not look at the past trying to find reasons, trying to find justifications for what we done, no, in Life Coaching we have to look at the past as something that has happened and that we can not change, past, good or bad, brought us to where we were when we decided to make a change in our life. To the point where we, me, you, decided to go and see a Life Coach so that together we can start moulding the present to achieve the goals you want in the future.

Well, that is it really, 2008 has been a rollercoaster of a year, a lot of bad things have happened but a lot of good, fantastic things happened as well, I have got out of a destructive relationship, I have discovered Life Coaching, my beautiful sister has had a healthy baby boy and I have re-ignited some of the best friendships I have ever had (Andre, Diogo and Joao).

I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a very happy Christmas and a happy new year as well. To all my family and friends I love you all very much, thank you for being there in the bad days and for sharing with me the good days. You all mean a lot to me and I will forever hold you all in my heart.

Here to a fantastic 2009!!!