Today I refer to the last episode in which we discussed the question of success or happiness and which comes first. My conclusion was that you need to be happy to be successful, despite being taught our whole lives that it is the other way around!  So do I require a psychologist to become happy?

"Do I need a psychologist to be happy?"

As a psychologist the overall goal is to help people to overcome their obstacles. Human beings, and especially our brains, are like machines in that they get very used to doing things a certain way. Seeing a psychologist could help because they’re taught to look at the data from beforehand and how your life experiences shaped you. However, I do feel that the word psychologist has a negative stigma such as the idea of repairing or of medicine. Now we shift a bit to coaching because there’s only so much you can do by looking at the past. At a certain point, you need to be able to make that next step into the future. Being coached and having an individualized plan to achieve your goals is imperative!

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"No one pays attention to their feet until they start to hurt!"

The problem with coaching is similar to having a stone in your shoe: no one pays attention to their feet until they start to hurt. This is when most people decide to go to the repair shop, or the psychologist. So there is this connection that only when something hurts or there is this problem should I do something to improve. Now, this podcast is for from leaders, for leaders who want to improve, those who aim a little bit higher. I have seen often with successful leaders they have this one problem. However this problem is just a symptom.

"If you are satisfied with yourself, you will never need a coach."

So, as opposed to a psychologist, a coach helps you with creating some goals and with looking forward. If you are satisfied with yourself, you will never need a coach. Realize that perfection is never to be achieved! The coach improves, whereas the psychologist usually tries to repair something from the past. There are some that would compare trainers to coaches. To me, training or a training course is designed to get groups of people from point A to point B. There is no close attention to detail. And that’s the reason why the coaches are so effective, because a coach works with your problem individually. This person shines a light on you and his only job is to make you the best version of yourself that you can be!

Stay in lead!OLAF KAPINSKI 🙂