Why Life DIY?
When we start to DIY it might be because we want to fix something, make something more efficient, change something or create something new: it's not always because something is broken. Many of the people who come to me for Life DIY coaching feel that they've neglected themselves and fallen a bit into disrepair but it's highly unlikely that they're totally broken. They think that if they carry on as they are that everything will be OK and life will just go on in the same way. What they seem to be unaware of is that life can get better and they can be happier.
But when you Life DIY you begin to see the benefits that can be gained just by making some simple but highly effective changes.
I've written a wish list of what you can achieve when you Life DIY. Which ones would you want?
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To be happier ?
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To have more confidence ?
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To feel more positive about life ?
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To break unwanted habits ?
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To have better relationships ?
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To feel healthier ?
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To realise my full potential ?
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To feel better about myself ?
Sometimes we paint over the cracks of what's wrong in our lives and hope that the shiny new gloss will make us forget what's underneath. You can paint over something a number of times - even so many times as to forget what the original looked like - but as anyone who's done this knows, too many layers of paint eventually fall off and reveal the true picture - cracks, blunders and all. This "push it under the carpet" school of DIY may seem like the best option at the time but something that's shoved under the carpet will eventually trip you up.
The shelves of bookstores groan under the weight of "How to's": "How to double your income", "How to have a relationship", "How to get a better job", "How to give up smoking", "How to be beautiful". These books often give us good advice and inspiration but they're not always an enjoyable process. When you Life DIY, you will not only get results, you will also enjoy making the changes and be excited by what you can achieve.
