Kaizen Coaching
What is Kaizen Coaching?
Kaizen is a Japanese word meaning, “incremental daily improvement.” Kaizen Coaching is a particular approach to Life Coaching that focuses on using small steps to create big changes in your life. This approach works particularly well when you have limited time or energy, or when your goal is exciting but also scary, such as starting your own business, opening your heart to a new relationship, or moving to a new country.
As a Kaizen Coach, Susan Pullen will help you find the smallest change that will make the biggest difference in your life. Together, you will focus on ways to make working toward your goals easier and more fun.
Our culture often stresses the idea of “no pain, no gain,” as though if you aren’t suffering or sweating then what you’re doing doesn’t count. It turns out that this is the opposite of how we effectively make lasting changes. Kaizen Coaching can help you get started and see things through in alignment with how the brain actually makes changes.
Kaizen Coaching is helpful for dissolving obstacles that can get in our way, such as procrastination, perfectionism, fears, or feeling overwhelmed.
How can Kaizen Coaching help?
Kaizen Coaching can help you create or adjust to big changes in your life, including:
- Tackling tasks that bring up resistance or fear, such as having an important conversation
- Building confidence and trust in your own abilities
- Making progress on a project even if your schedule is already full
- Envisioning a life that you want without getting overwhelmed
- Continuing to work toward a goal when your energy level is low or you’re dealing with physical symptoms
- Making lifestyle changes, like diet, exercise, or clearing out clutter
- Developing a mindfulness practice to feel more centered and steady
- Adjusting to a significant change in your life, especially one you didn’t choose
- Being less hard on yourself
- Getting past self-sabotaging behavior or counter-productive habits
Why work with a Kaizen Coach?
As Kaizen Coaches, we are your allies in doing, being, and having what you want in your life. Sessions often include spending a little time making progress on a project and celebrating little successes along the way. Plus, we don’t have our own agenda, and we won’t give you advice, which can be the opposite of talking to a friend or family member. We are 100% on your team.
Our Approach
Many people think that if they aren’t having success in accomplishing a goal, it’s because they aren’t trying hard enough. As a result of this mindset, they start pushing themselves harder when, in fact, this behavior can set them up for more inaction. Kaizen Coaching teaches you how to make the changes you want in a kinder, gentler, and more effective way.
Part of Susan’s personal story is that she lived with a migraine for years. At first, she felt like she had to give up all her hopes and dreams because she didn’t have the energy to deal with anything but the headache. Discovering Kaizen Coaching made it possible for her to live a meaningful life, even in the midst of the on-going symptoms.
