Life Coach Training

Lesson 27

Belief and Relief

      There used to be a popular Rolaids antacid television commercial that began with the question, “How do you spell ‘relief’?”   In an earlier lesson we underscored the role of coach as a bringer of relief to the client. In this lesson we will look more deeply at the relationship between belief and relief, and how a coach can use this relationship to facilitate peace of mind and progress in a client.

    The scenario below is an extreme example of the lesson, but the principle it represents is extremely real and practical:

A friend or client comes to you and reports that he or she is in a great deal of pain, physically or emotionally. She then hands you an amulet (precious stone) and tells you, “I know that if you wave this amulet over my head three times and say ‘Hala-Hala-Hoo-Hoo,” I will feel a lot better. Will you please do this now?”

What would be your response?  What would you do?  Why?

What does this situation represent, applied to any and all sectors of your life? 

What is the potential for healing in this situation, and in any other aspect of your life, as a person and coach?

How might you apply the principle to bring yourself relief and progress?

How much of healing is a function of facts and science, and how much is a function of belief?