{"id":8695,"date":"2019-01-24T00:46:47","date_gmt":"2019-01-24T00:46:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.staging.healthcoachinstitute.com\/?p=8695"},"modified":"2022-01-13T17:43:10","modified_gmt":"2022-01-13T17:43:10","slug":"a-day-in-the-hci-life-with-michelle-terry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthcoachinstitute.com\/articles\/a-day-in-the-hci-life-with-michelle-terry\/","title":{"rendered":"A Day In The HCI Life With Michelle Terry"},"content":{"rendered":"

We are very excited to welcome Michelle Terry, BHC Graduate and ICF-Certified Coach to our Day In The Life Blog. Michelle is in the same place in her coaching journey as many of our students are\u2014she is just starting to build her coaching business. Read below to find out how Michelle manages a full time job, family, and building her business!
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\nA Little About Me…<\/b>
\nHey! My name is Michelle Terry and I\u2019m anew BHC graduate and a longtime writer, dietitian<\/span>, and healthcare consultant. Empty-nester, mama to two (and wife to one), I\u2019m always stretching, reaching, fluttering; doing something to make my life and others\u2019 lives more joyful places to live, eat, breathe, and dance.
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\nI currently work full-time as a solutions consultant for a large corporation and travel the country helping health systems improve their patient care and health outcomes. I teach doctors, nurses, and other clinicians how to communicate with their patients in ways that activate individuals to take better care of themselves.
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\nAs a coach, I spend my days helping people fight aging, chronic disease, and self-doubt by harnessing their internal strengths. I preach the superpowers of mindfulness, self-care, and gratitude and make it my mission to collaborate with clients to live their best life through movement, meditation, and mindful eating. A self-proclaimed sufferer of shiny object syndrome, you are meeting me on my journey to establishing a career as a health coach<\/span> and nutrition counselor.
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\nI\u2019ve been a registered dietitian<\/span> for twenty-eight years, but until I expanded my education to include health and life coaching through HCI, I didn\u2019t know what was missing from my conversations. My skills didn\u2019t include addressing stress management, self-efficacy, and stretch goals. When I enrolled in BHC, it was with the intent to improve my teaching and communication skills for my day job as well as enhance some of my writing projects. Since completing the program, I am inspired to launch a career in coaching.
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\nI invite you to walk with me on a day in the life. Hold on to your hat! I don\u2019t stay in one place for very long.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

How I Spend My Day…<\/strong><\/h2>\n

A self-proclaimed morning joy junkie, I <\/span>make<\/span><\/i> myself stay in bed until 5:00. On Mondays and Wednesdays, I\u2019m out the door by 5:05 so I can practice hot yoga at a local studio. I prefer vinyasa and the flow sets a positive mood for hectic weeks full of travel, projects, and coaching. <\/span>
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\nAfter three years of regular practice, I am pursuing my yoga teacher training and will eventually integrate that into my coaching business (think: yoga\/wellness retreats!).
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\nOnce I\u2019m home from yoga, I lace up my sneakers and go for a short run. Running has been a regular part of my life for decades, and it\u2019s only in the last four years that I\u2019ve had to lessen my mileage due to aging knees and injuries. I\u2019ve had to change my all-or-none exercise, and use my struggles to make coaching conversations more rich and authentic. Because of my schedule, I can coach people about how to stay active while traveling. No matter where I am or what the weather, I find a way to run, explore the cities, and do yoga on the road. I teach my clients the same skills.<\/span>
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\nAfter exercise, I meditate, do some daily reading, and plan my day while in the shower. Breakfast is a must, and I make sure that a high-quality protein is the star of the show. Usually eggs and whole wheat toast, but I\u2019m not against a leftover chicken breast or Caprese salad! <\/span>
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\nBefore I start my consultant job, I set goals for the coaching practice and jot down the daily tasks that I\u2019ll do at the end of the day. Right now, that includes working on my website and blog, building nutrition content for newsletters, and marketing posts for new clients.
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\nI\u2019m at my desk by 8:00 and work at my day-job from my home office or teach in various cities such as Denver, St. Louis, Kansas City, Nashville, Austin, and Oklahoma City. Health coaching<\/span> and consulting are amazing complements to each other, and I use my BHC skills to provide better classes, lecture series, and client engagement. Most of my close-the-deal conversations have emerged from the students I\u2019ve had in class. It works well in my busy lifestyle because I conduct the sessions over the phone in the evenings\u2014even if I\u2019m in a hotel.
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\nBy the time lunch rolls around, I\u2019m knee-deep in projects, teaching, or grabbing a free moment to work on my book (<\/span>Cultivating Joy: Find Your Inner Peace Through Mantras and Mindset)<\/span><\/i>. I often forget to eat, so I try to stay mindful and aware of the time so I\u2019m not munching down low-energy snacks and carbs when I\u2019m hungry later. On the road, I reach for high-protein, high-energy fruit, veggies, and lean meat\u2014usually in a salad and with lots of water. At home, I crave what I grow in the backyard garden. <\/span>
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\nDuring workdays, I stay mindful of my activity level and water intake. Both are easy to neglect when inundated with projects and desk-bound teleconferences. I integrate these concepts into client calls, newsletters, and blog content. If I have a live client discussion, I bring that person into my office, always offering water and having healthy snacks at arm\u2019s length. My afternoon go-to is oatmeal, blueberries, and pecans.<\/span>
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\nIf I\u2019m at my home office, I break from work at 4 or 5 and spend one or two hours building my coaching business. If I\u2019m traveling for work, I integrate the tasks at the end of the workday, or before bedtime. My block schedule looks like this: <\/span><\/p>\n