My coachee used the “small wins strategy” to try to overcome
the stress he is under, mainly based on uncertainty about his professional future.
Using the life balance analysis strategy, asked him questions that led me to
the answer that he has a somehow balanced life. My coachee took a big decision
by deciding to change his whole career, and know he is not sure whether he
would get a good job over summer. Also, he said that he spend 90% of his time
studying, which is not very healthy I think.
The good thing about him is that he has some ways of
improving other aspects of his daily routine. For example, he does not go to
the gym, but he walks an hour every day to go and come from university; although,
he does not go out very much (to go to movies, or drinks with friends…), he
plays card game that required a lot of concentration with friends. Those activities
help him think about something different from university and career.
My advice was to invest more time on social activities, get
new experiences that will help him forget about the stressing subjects. That way,
he might even find solutions to his issues such as getting his team to work
together for a good grade. Most of all, I tried to emphasize that he should not
give up on anything that makes him stressed. He should consider them as life
challenges he has to overcome with unstressful activities.
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