n. : a profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling

Have you found your permanent calling? Do you wake up most days, psyched about the work you have before you? Does your career provide the work-life balance you desire?

So often in life, people fall into ‘jobs’ because of timing, family influence, or the pressures of financial obligations. Instead, recognizing that there are economic and social considerations, I propose that it’s time to explore and discover what work you would really love to do.

What I don’t want is having you jump from one dissatisfying job to another. Be vitally honest with yourself. What in your life do you love or have you loved doing in the past? What values are most important to you? What type of environment do you thrive in? What level of income do you need to achieve your goals? We’ll get in touch with the core of who you are and what you want. It’s not two different things: ‘go home and be happy’ and ‘go to work and make money.’ You can go to work, be happy and make money—it’s a blend.

n. : the state of being related or interrelated
: a state of affairs existing between those having relations or dealings
: the relation connecting or binding participants in a relationship

The first part of the definition of ‘relationship’ is so powerful—“the state of being”—and yet it is likely that you read right past it and went straight to thinking about the relationships that you have, or would like to have, with others.

Instead, I would ask…what is your relationship with yourself?
Every relationship is about three things: trust, commitment and communication. And until you can get really solid and clear about these three things within yourself, commit to be true to who you really are at your core, and show up that way, you can’t even begin to look outside of yourself.

Once you are clear on this, we can start to look outside to what type of relationship you are looking for—whether it is better relations with a co-worker, family, or friend, or the search for an ideal mate.

Live so that when your children think of fairness & integrity, they think of you!

n. : somebody with athletic ability: somebody with the abilities to participate in physical exercise, especially in competitive games and races [15th century. Via Latin < Greek athlētēs < athlein “contend for a prize”]

FACTIVE NAUTICS coach Chad Cooper knows athletes’ hearts, minds, and lives from the inside out. As a life coach and former major sponsored Ironman triathlete, he sorts through the unique issues athletes face, and coaches them with exceptional talent and insight. His ability to “step off the field”, be on the sidelines and look into the game of your life helps reconnect champions with their essential selves and create the strategies that helps them play – and win — the game of life itself.

As coach Lou Holtz once said “Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how
you respond to it”. Coaching really is about closing the gap from where you are to where you want to be. As your Life Coach, we work with the 80% psychology and 20% mechanics rule to ensure that your physiology, language, and focus are congruent.

We identify the challenges you face in solvable terms and access empowering resources. As your coach, I will point out what your strengths are, tap into your strengths that you may be using in one area of your life and not in another area. We are really going to reach in on how to tap into those strengths to be able to use them in other areas and use that value throughout your professional career. It will come from a place of where do you want to go as opposed to something is wrong.

n. : abundant supply: profusion

Wealth is measured deeper than by how much money you have in the bank. FACTIVE NAUTICS coaches distinguish the difference between Financial Independence and wealth. Being financially independent and living a deliberate and fulfilling life is target. Take a look at your portfolio of life.

What is your definition of wealth? How do you know if you have it? And what do you have in place that is going to move you to where you want to be?

It’s important to have wealth in all areas of your life—whether it’s in health, with your relationships, or with your money. Most people don’t really have a solid understanding or clear numbers as to where they really are. Instead, they go into a place of scarcity when they talk about wealth and take on the mindset of not having enough or that things are changing.

Wealth is about having an attitude of gratitude for whatever you have at the current moment and connecting with that. It’s important to stop and own what you have—only then looking to what is an absolute that you need. What is a must have? And what’s your dream? What’s something that you want to build on? From this level of awareness we can create a plan of accountability and daily practices that support the creation of abundance, wealth, and prosperity in your life.

You cannot control life’s events, but what you can control is what they MEAN to you

n. : abundant supply: profusion
: the general condition of the body
: general condition or state

What general condition or state are you in? Do you find yourself suffering from fatigue, weight challenges, or emotional or physical burnout? Is it all that you can do, to do your job and make things happen? Are you worried that people will see through your ‘façade’ or even fearful that your identity is at stake?

We’ve all heard the old phrase, ‘the best way to take care of others is to take care of yourself first.’ If you can’t take care of your own health, you can’t take care of your family, it’s hard to be in a relationship, be a good friend, or be truly successful in your career.

Going through life challenges can certainly take its toll, both emotionally and physically. In order to be successful in any arena of your life, health has to be a primary focus. The first step to regaining good health is to get clear on what you want and what you’re doing that is working or not working in your life.

Working together we will shorten your learning curve to good health and stop the downward cycle—it’s time to go from burnout to balance!

n. : an aesthetically pleasing integration of elements
: mental and emotional steadiness

If you are like most people, it is hard for you to single out just one area of your life that you need to improve upon. Your life is a union of the relationships you have with yourself and others, your pursuit of a fulfilling career and true wealth, not to mention maintaining your health and wellbeing. Trying to achieve balance in every aspect of your life can leave you exhausted and stressed out.

The art of balancing ultimately comes back to your relationship with yourself. Living a balanced life is about identifying and integrating those elements of your life that are truly important to you and getting clear on what needs to change.

Finding life balance is a dynamic process. Naturally, there will be times when the different areas of your life collide. However, by establishing what’s most important to you and making choices based on this criterion, you’ll be better able to align your decisions with what you value, feel whole, and stand on solid ground