At 3:00am in the morning, I woke up and I could not fall back to sleep. I kept thinking about everything I had to do today and how a special person in my life was struggling. Being a coach and in recovery from my food and codependency, I started using some of the tools from the 12 Step Program. Thanking my Higher Power, saying the Serenity Prayer, thinking about all the things I am grateful for and giving myself a big hug. Nothing helped!!
Then I asked myself the question, “What am I happy about right now?” My husband was home from a business trip and sleeping peacefully right next to me. Also, Alice and Alfie my cats were lying next to me purring. That is happiness!!!
Happiness can be watching the birds, taking a walk and experiencing nature, putting your favorite music on and dancing through the house, or just relaxing for a few minutes. It has been proven over and over again that our thinking creates our reality. Taking a few minutes to ask ourselves the question, “What are we happy about right now?” changes our thoughts and reduces stress.
I invite you to take a few minutes today and ask yourself the question, “What makes me happy right now?” Remember starting a new thinking pattern may take time and as my mother use to say, “Rome was not built in a day.” Have fun with the experience and let me know what makes you happy today.
“Happiness is free and ours for the taking.” Helen Burton, The Recovery Coach
Monday, December 18, 2006
Friday, December 15, 2006
New Coaches Coaching Circle Begins
New Coaching Program Provides Coaches with Clients and Personal Coaching
Coaches Coaching Circle provides an inexpensive way of being coached, receiving payment and coaching hours towards your ICF credential
Certified Coach Helen Burton has created a new program dedicated solely to helping coaches expand their coaching practices and achieve financial success. The Coaches Coaching Circle will deliver access to coaches to help them achieve success on their own terms, as well as provide income as coaches.
“Working as a coach is exciting, but getting a coaching practice up and running – and profitable – is a formidable task,” says Helen Burton. “There are many myths and misconceptions about how to build a financially successful coaching practice. Coaching schools are wonderful to help you learn to be a great coach, but you need access to people to build your business as well. With the help of this program – and the coaches involved with it, one can achieve business mastery.”
Burton is a certified recovery coach who helps both addicts and their loved ones work through the pain and develop a plan for a purposeful future. She founded Love Yourself Coaching (www.loveyourselfcoaching.net) in 2001, to meet the ongoing need creating healing and better lives by empowering others.
A study by Public Personnel Management Magazine showed that training alone increased productivity by 22%, but when paired with coaching the figure soared to 88%. “Adding a coaching circle creates a coaching team that’s geared to help coaches increase productivity,” says Burton.
Open to coaches who have graduated from a coaching school and have coached for at least one year, Coaches Coaching Circle gives each participant the opportunity to coach another participant each month, as well as receive coaching services by another participant.
Details about the new program can be found by contacting Burton at Helen@LoveYourselfCoaching.net.
“The Coaches Coaching Circle offers an inexpensive way of being coached, receiving payment and coaching hours towards International Coaching Federation credential,” says Burton. “It’s a win-win situation for those who want to get more clients and still receive the benefits of having several coaches with different areas of expertise to work with. Coaches also get the opportunity to learn different styles and methodologies to getting the work done.”
For more information, contact Helen Burton at Helen@LoveYourselfCoaching.net or 609.448.8828.
Coaches Coaching Circle provides an inexpensive way of being coached, receiving payment and coaching hours towards your ICF credential
Certified Coach Helen Burton has created a new program dedicated solely to helping coaches expand their coaching practices and achieve financial success. The Coaches Coaching Circle will deliver access to coaches to help them achieve success on their own terms, as well as provide income as coaches.
“Working as a coach is exciting, but getting a coaching practice up and running – and profitable – is a formidable task,” says Helen Burton. “There are many myths and misconceptions about how to build a financially successful coaching practice. Coaching schools are wonderful to help you learn to be a great coach, but you need access to people to build your business as well. With the help of this program – and the coaches involved with it, one can achieve business mastery.”
Burton is a certified recovery coach who helps both addicts and their loved ones work through the pain and develop a plan for a purposeful future. She founded Love Yourself Coaching (www.loveyourselfcoaching.net) in 2001, to meet the ongoing need creating healing and better lives by empowering others.
A study by Public Personnel Management Magazine showed that training alone increased productivity by 22%, but when paired with coaching the figure soared to 88%. “Adding a coaching circle creates a coaching team that’s geared to help coaches increase productivity,” says Burton.
Open to coaches who have graduated from a coaching school and have coached for at least one year, Coaches Coaching Circle gives each participant the opportunity to coach another participant each month, as well as receive coaching services by another participant.
Details about the new program can be found by contacting Burton at Helen@LoveYourselfCoaching.net.
“The Coaches Coaching Circle offers an inexpensive way of being coached, receiving payment and coaching hours towards International Coaching Federation credential,” says Burton. “It’s a win-win situation for those who want to get more clients and still receive the benefits of having several coaches with different areas of expertise to work with. Coaches also get the opportunity to learn different styles and methodologies to getting the work done.”
For more information, contact Helen Burton at Helen@LoveYourselfCoaching.net or 609.448.8828.
Why New Year's Resolutions Fail
Why New Year’s Resolutions Fail
Empowerment Coach Offers Tips to Ensure Successful Commitments to Change
As 2006 draws to a close, millions of people are making their new year's resolutions, promises they've resolved to keep in 2007. Yet, statistics show that the average time it takes a person to break a new year's resolution is two weeks to one month.
According to Helen Burton, a certified empowerment and recovery coach, it isn’t stress, lack of motivation, lack of time, or a failure of willpower that results in breaking the commitments. “Most resolutions fail because support systems were not in place at the start,” she says.
Whether the outcome is weight loss, sobriety, reducing debt or becoming more organized, Burton suggests the first step is to survey the situation to understand your options. “Once you focus on the real goal at hand, you can easily break it down into mini-goals that are achievable.”
Burton is a certified coach who helps both addicts and their loved ones work through the pain and develop a plan for a purposeful future. She founded Love Yourself Coaching (www.loveyourselfcoaching.com) in 2001, to meet the ongoing need of empowering others to create healing and live better lives.
She offers the following tips to help provide the support to make any resolution an accomplished one:
1) Work on only one major goal at a time. “More than one resolution can be overwhelming, so just stick with one,” says the coach. “Practice the same tools and techniques over and over again until they become a habit before tackling other methods.”
2) Find someone you can rely on to keep you on track. ”Whether it’s a loved one, a friend, or a coach, find someone who cares enough about you to see you succeed,” says Burton. “Touch base with him or her weekly or more often, if needed, to keep you successful in achieving your goal.”
3) Schedule a meeting with yourself. Burton suggests giving yourself at least 30 minutes each week to reflect on the goal and find the direction you want to take.
4) Keep rewards small and frequent. “Large and distant rewards distract from the pleasure of achieving goals,” she says. “So give your self small gifts for every small goal you achieve.”
5) Celebrate every milestone. “We often see what we haven’t accomplished, rather than the steps that we have taken. Any effort or energy you give to what you haven’t accomplished will only slow you down,” she says. “Celebrate every accomplishment, keep the momentum going, and focus on today.”
For more information about Love Yourself Coaching, contact Burton at Helen@LoveYourselfCoaching.net.
Empowerment Coach Offers Tips to Ensure Successful Commitments to Change
As 2006 draws to a close, millions of people are making their new year's resolutions, promises they've resolved to keep in 2007. Yet, statistics show that the average time it takes a person to break a new year's resolution is two weeks to one month.
According to Helen Burton, a certified empowerment and recovery coach, it isn’t stress, lack of motivation, lack of time, or a failure of willpower that results in breaking the commitments. “Most resolutions fail because support systems were not in place at the start,” she says.
Whether the outcome is weight loss, sobriety, reducing debt or becoming more organized, Burton suggests the first step is to survey the situation to understand your options. “Once you focus on the real goal at hand, you can easily break it down into mini-goals that are achievable.”
Burton is a certified coach who helps both addicts and their loved ones work through the pain and develop a plan for a purposeful future. She founded Love Yourself Coaching (www.loveyourselfcoaching.com) in 2001, to meet the ongoing need of empowering others to create healing and live better lives.
She offers the following tips to help provide the support to make any resolution an accomplished one:
1) Work on only one major goal at a time. “More than one resolution can be overwhelming, so just stick with one,” says the coach. “Practice the same tools and techniques over and over again until they become a habit before tackling other methods.”
2) Find someone you can rely on to keep you on track. ”Whether it’s a loved one, a friend, or a coach, find someone who cares enough about you to see you succeed,” says Burton. “Touch base with him or her weekly or more often, if needed, to keep you successful in achieving your goal.”
3) Schedule a meeting with yourself. Burton suggests giving yourself at least 30 minutes each week to reflect on the goal and find the direction you want to take.
4) Keep rewards small and frequent. “Large and distant rewards distract from the pleasure of achieving goals,” she says. “So give your self small gifts for every small goal you achieve.”
5) Celebrate every milestone. “We often see what we haven’t accomplished, rather than the steps that we have taken. Any effort or energy you give to what you haven’t accomplished will only slow you down,” she says. “Celebrate every accomplishment, keep the momentum going, and focus on today.”
For more information about Love Yourself Coaching, contact Burton at Helen@LoveYourselfCoaching.net.
Holidays Don’t Have to Be Full of Stress
Holidays Don’t Have to Be Full of Stress
Empowerment Coach Offers Tips to Enjoy the Season
Balancing work and family is difficult enough on a normal day, but the stress of juggling holiday responsibilities can push anyone to the breaking point. But according to Helen J. Burton, an empowerment and recovery coach, much of the stress is focusing on ‘should haves’ instead of embracing the moments for what they are.
"Most people are striving for the Currier and Ives Christmas of their childhood, but in reality they're dreading the holidays because they know it won’t meet their idealistic view,” she explains.
How can you beat back the dread and have the family holiday of your dreams? "Start by lowering your expectations," advises Burton. "Be more realistic about what you can do. This usually involves changing the tradition — it can be equally as good, but it has to be unique to your family."
Empowerment Coach Offers Tips to Enjoy the Season
Balancing work and family is difficult enough on a normal day, but the stress of juggling holiday responsibilities can push anyone to the breaking point. But according to Helen J. Burton, an empowerment and recovery coach, much of the stress is focusing on ‘should haves’ instead of embracing the moments for what they are.
"Most people are striving for the Currier and Ives Christmas of their childhood, but in reality they're dreading the holidays because they know it won’t meet their idealistic view,” she explains.
How can you beat back the dread and have the family holiday of your dreams? "Start by lowering your expectations," advises Burton. "Be more realistic about what you can do. This usually involves changing the tradition — it can be equally as good, but it has to be unique to your family."
Burton is a certified coach who helps both addicts and their loved ones work through the pain and develop a plan for a purposeful future. She founded Love Yourself Coaching (www.loveyourselfcoaching.net) in 2001, to meet the ongoing need creating healing and better lives by empowering others.
She offers the following tips to help de-stress and enjoy more of the holiday season:
- Take a mini-holiday everyday. “It’s important to focus 10 minutes every day on you by taking time out for yourself,” says Burton. She suggests reading, listening to music, meditating, or just doing nothing.
- Get out and enjoy the season. “Forget participating in the hustle and bustle, watch it go by instead by meeting a friend out for coffee,” she says. “It also gives you a chance to connect with someone in a relaxed atmosphere.”
- When you need help, ask. Burton suggests having a list of friends and family who can be “just a phone call away when you are feeling stressed or upset.”
- Send yourself a holiday greeting. “Write yourself a letter which you mail to yourself by the middle of December,” says the coach. The letter should include a thank you to yourself for who you are, acknowledging how much you’ve grown. “Also put in a list of three problems you solved this year and what impact that has made on your life,” Burton says.
Burton also suggests sending a similar letter to loved ones, telling them how special they are as well. “It’s a great way to connect, and reveal the true meaning of the season.”
For more information about Love Yourself Coaching, contact Burton at Helen@LoveYourselfCoaching.net.
Thursday, December 14, 2006
Welcome to Living in Recovery.
I'm Helen Burton, a certified coach who helps both addicts and their loved ones work through the pain and develop a plan for a purposeful future. I also works with individuals in 12-step recovery programs to help them reach their potential while maintaining recovery.After working as a team facilitator and contractor administrator in New Jersey government for more than twenty years, I realized she had a unique gift of helping people going through the recovery process. I knew that even though the 12-step programs available were saving thousands of lives, many needed more than just the 12-steps in order to go on to lead productive lives.
That's why I founded Love Yourself Coaching (http://www.loveyourselfcoaching.com/) in 2001, to meet the ongoing need creating healing and better lives for those with addictions and their loved ones. Through one-on-one coaching, group coaching as well as workshops, I offer tools and techniques to empower individuals to help them start enjoying their lives again.
And I'm not just a trained coach; I walk the talk every day. I've been in recovery for an eating disorder for more than eight years and have helped others with addictions close to me to overcome their issues.
I'm a Certified Empowerment Coach, receiving my ICF credentials and Iwas a Board Member of the New Jersey Professional Coaching Association. I'm also a founding member of Recovery Coaching International, where I serve on the Executive Board of Directors.
Three things you may not know about me:
- Although appearing friendly and outgoing, I'm is painfully shy – and I work everyday to make sure I keep it at bay.
- I have a mild obsession with expensive pocketbooks and purses, with more than twenty in my closet.
- I am the grandmother to seven kids and spends as much time as I can with them.
I hope you will find this blog not only inspirational, but informational as well to help you face your issues and empower yourself to overcome them.
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