The Humanist Life Coach's Purpose (L'Raison D'Etre)
Humanist Life Coach's whole societal purpose, their role, their reason for being part of the social fabric, is to help others find their path THROUGH direct interconnection with their lives.
Humanist Life Coaches become their client's best friends. period.
That is why Humanist Life Coaches can be trusted.
You trust who they are, directly reflected in what they have chosen to be : A Humanist Life Coach.
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Friday, November 18, 2011
The Humanist Life Coach Degree
Course : Group Problem Solving
Format
Personal problems and scenarios are brought to the class and solutions are proposed and discussed.
The problems and scenarios don't have to be the student's problems, or even real.
Any example of human difficulties will do.
What Makes The Class Unique?
Throughout human history, and still in our current society, people have had to solve their problems on their own, or with the input of family, a few friends, never really benefiting from the combined vision and perspective of a large group.
This class answers the question of : what if a large group of people focused on someone's problems, discussed them, understood them, felt them and figured out solutions.
Discussion Format
Simple group discussion etiquette.
Smaller Groups
The class can be broken into smaller groups for more intimate discussion,
and then solutions can be brought to the attention of the entire class.
Solutions Are Essential, But Only Half The Picture
The class puts emphasis on solutions AND emotions.
Personal problems require executable solutions, but the human component , a person's feelings, must be nurtured.
The teacher will ask students to also :
"The Whole Is Greater Than The Sum Of Its Parts."
This class aims to show students that the way people have approached solving personal problems in the past (stoically, alone, getting help from only a small group of people) does not tap into the potential of the broader human ability to collaborate and support each other.
A complex structure is comprised of many supporting parts.
Humans are complex structures. Human require many supporting people in their lives.
The Student Experience
This is a completely unique class.
It is a class, aimed towards a degree, there is purpose to it; yet, it's topic is something so personal to everyone, so essential to the human condition, perhaps it transcends what can traditionally be called a "class".
Students go to class knowing they are going to put their heads and their hearts to work, exercising both muscles with the noble goal of finding solutions and compassion for their fellow human beings.
In The Real World...
When Life Coaches are engaged as professionals, they will have benefited from having trained their minds and feelings in human problem solving.
They will know the value of having the input of others, and know to seek other people's advice and perspective on problems.
Perhaps, enterprising Life Coaches can form Local Groups of fellow Coaches to discuss problems with and crowd-source solutions.
Format
Personal problems and scenarios are brought to the class and solutions are proposed and discussed.
The problems and scenarios don't have to be the student's problems, or even real.
Any example of human difficulties will do.
What Makes The Class Unique?
Throughout human history, and still in our current society, people have had to solve their problems on their own, or with the input of family, a few friends, never really benefiting from the combined vision and perspective of a large group.
This class answers the question of : what if a large group of people focused on someone's problems, discussed them, understood them, felt them and figured out solutions.
Discussion Format
Simple group discussion etiquette.
Smaller Groups
The class can be broken into smaller groups for more intimate discussion,
and then solutions can be brought to the attention of the entire class.
Solutions Are Essential, But Only Half The Picture
The class puts emphasis on solutions AND emotions.
Personal problems require executable solutions, but the human component , a person's feelings, must be nurtured.
The teacher will ask students to also :
- talk about how they feel about the problem
- is the problem like one they have faced before
- how did they solve the problem
"The Whole Is Greater Than The Sum Of Its Parts."
This class aims to show students that the way people have approached solving personal problems in the past (stoically, alone, getting help from only a small group of people) does not tap into the potential of the broader human ability to collaborate and support each other.
A complex structure is comprised of many supporting parts.
Humans are complex structures. Human require many supporting people in their lives.
The Student Experience
This is a completely unique class.
It is a class, aimed towards a degree, there is purpose to it; yet, it's topic is something so personal to everyone, so essential to the human condition, perhaps it transcends what can traditionally be called a "class".
Students go to class knowing they are going to put their heads and their hearts to work, exercising both muscles with the noble goal of finding solutions and compassion for their fellow human beings.
In The Real World...
When Life Coaches are engaged as professionals, they will have benefited from having trained their minds and feelings in human problem solving.
They will know the value of having the input of others, and know to seek other people's advice and perspective on problems.
Perhaps, enterprising Life Coaches can form Local Groups of fellow Coaches to discuss problems with and crowd-source solutions.
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
The Humanist Life Coach's Model Poem : Elegy Written In A Country Churchyard by Sir Thomas Gray
I have truncated some stanzas from the poem which I think particularly resonant with the Life Coaching philosophy.
Perhaps in this neglected spot is laid
Some heart once pregnant with celestial fire;
Hands, that the rod of empire might have sway'd,
Or waked to ecstasy the living lyre:
But Knowledge to their eyes her ample page,
Rich with the spoils of time, did ne'er unroll;
Chill Penury repress'd their noble rage,
And froze the genial current of the soul.
Full many a gem of purest ray serene
The dark unfathom'd caves of ocean bear:
Full many a flower is born to blush unseen,
And waste its sweetness on the desert air.
Some village-Hampden, that with dauntless breast
The little tyrant of his fields withstood,
Some mute inglorious Milton here may rest,
Some Cromwell, guiltless of his country's blood.
The Life Coaches' Role
Life Coaches are dedicated to insuring that their Clients do not become mute inglorious Miltons.
They are dedicated to making sure that every person they Coach is ready to walk down their life's path with bravery and confidence.
That is the noble role of the Life Coach in society.
Perhaps in this neglected spot is laid
Some heart once pregnant with celestial fire;
Hands, that the rod of empire might have sway'd,
Or waked to ecstasy the living lyre:
But Knowledge to their eyes her ample page,
Rich with the spoils of time, did ne'er unroll;
Chill Penury repress'd their noble rage,
And froze the genial current of the soul.
Full many a gem of purest ray serene
The dark unfathom'd caves of ocean bear:
Full many a flower is born to blush unseen,
And waste its sweetness on the desert air.
Some village-Hampden, that with dauntless breast
The little tyrant of his fields withstood,
Some mute inglorious Milton here may rest,
Some Cromwell, guiltless of his country's blood.
The Life Coaches' Role
Life Coaches are dedicated to insuring that their Clients do not become mute inglorious Miltons.
They are dedicated to making sure that every person they Coach is ready to walk down their life's path with bravery and confidence.
That is the noble role of the Life Coach in society.
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Life Coach : Training Journeys
The Life Coaching Role
Life Coaches have a special responsibility.
They are another human beings temporary guide in life, their mentor, their friend.
To be able to accomplish this role, a Life Coach must have their core skills, and they must also have life experience.
Getting Life Experience
Life Coaches are heavily encouraged...in fact, simply stated must have a broad range of life experiences.
Certainly younger Coaches have fewer experiences, but they have the core skills, and youthful vigour.
Younger Coaches create a different relationship with clients than older ones.
All Life Coaches should :
Life Coaches have a special responsibility.
They are the energy, the love of life, when their clients have none.
That is why a Life Coach must have a great wellspring of life love to draw from and shower their clients with.
The Life Coach Lever
Life Coaches can change the world for the infinitely better.
That is why Life Coaches must give themselves a great life, full of rich experiences.
Life Coaches have a special responsibility.
They are another human beings temporary guide in life, their mentor, their friend.
To be able to accomplish this role, a Life Coach must have their core skills, and they must also have life experience.
Getting Life Experience
Life Coaches are heavily encouraged...in fact, simply stated must have a broad range of life experiences.
Certainly younger Coaches have fewer experiences, but they have the core skills, and youthful vigour.
Younger Coaches create a different relationship with clients than older ones.
All Life Coaches should :
- Travel (by far the most important life experience)
- Try Different Jobs
- Take Chances (skydiving, asking a hotter person than you on a date, lion taming...just kidding...maybe)
- Do Different Sports
- Try Different Hobbies
- simply stated : Live Life To The Fullest
Life Coaches have a special responsibility.
They are the energy, the love of life, when their clients have none.
That is why a Life Coach must have a great wellspring of life love to draw from and shower their clients with.
The Life Coach Lever
Life Coaches can change the world for the infinitely better.
That is why Life Coaches must give themselves a great life, full of rich experiences.
My Motivation - For Creating This Model Of The Life Coaching Concept
"I Have Lived An Empty And Fairly Meaningless Life, Wasting Away Immersed In Fantasies Derived From TV, Video Games, or Books, Always Escaping A World I Did Not Feel Welcomed Into, Never Able To Bring My Own Life Into Focus."
"I Am A Mass Of Regrets, Self-Pity And Self-Loathing."
"I Desperately Needed A Wise Mentor, A True Friend, To Have Helped Me Get Unstuck And Gotten My Life Going."
"Our Society Is One Dedicated To Competition, To One-Upmanship. Such A Society Only Gives Half-Hearted Support To Lost Souls."
"When I Become A Humanist Life Coach, I Will Do Everything In My Power To Make Sure That Nobody Else Lives A Life Of Quiet Desperation."
"I Owe It To The Boy And Young Man I Once Was, Who Wasted His Best Years Lost In Sadness, Misery And Confusion."
"I Am A Mass Of Regrets, Self-Pity And Self-Loathing."
"I Desperately Needed A Wise Mentor, A True Friend, To Have Helped Me Get Unstuck And Gotten My Life Going."
"Our Society Is One Dedicated To Competition, To One-Upmanship. Such A Society Only Gives Half-Hearted Support To Lost Souls."
"When I Become A Humanist Life Coach, I Will Do Everything In My Power To Make Sure That Nobody Else Lives A Life Of Quiet Desperation."
"I Owe It To The Boy And Young Man I Once Was, Who Wasted His Best Years Lost In Sadness, Misery And Confusion."
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