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\u201cIf one lights a fire for others, it will also brighten one\u2019s own way.\u201d \u2014\u00a0<\/i><\/strong>Teaching from\u00a013th-century Buddhist sages
\nAt HCI we often say that to become a Health Coach<\/span> you need two things: a passion for health and a desire to serve others. We talk a lot about both but today we want to focus on the idea of service.
\nThe word \u201cservice\u201d comes from \u201cservus\u201d meaning slave. But that\u2019s an outdated notion of the meaning of service. It implies that the person who serves is in a subordinate role, lesser than, and somehow inferior to the person or people he\/she serves.
\nAnother idea of service is that of selflessly giving of oneself. One iconic figure that comes to mind is Mother Theresa. We often label someone, who gives of themselves to the point of being self-sacrificing, \u201cA Mother Theresa\u201d as though they are coming from a place of martyrdom as the giver with no need to receive themselves.
\nNowadays, however, this reciprocal relationship of giver and receiver is much more balanced and mutually pleasurable. We now talk about being \u201cin service,\u201d and it has an almost spiritual tone to it like the energy behind it is coming from the Divine. One says, \u201cI feel\u00a0called<\/i>\u00a0to be\u00a0in<\/i>\u00a0service.\u201d
\nThis modernized version of the notion of service is one of empowerment rather than subordination. One in which the person serving receives equal, if not greater, pleasure than the receiver through the act of helping another in need because the decision to be in service comes from a personal and willing desire to give\u2014it\u2019s a choice.
\nEarlier this month The Dalai Lama published an op-ed piece in The New York Times,\u00a0Behind Our Anxiety, the Fear of Being Unneeded<\/em>. His Holiness writes, \u201cBeing \u201cneeded\u201d does not entail selfish pride or unhealthy attachment to the worldly esteem of others. Rather, it consists of a natural human hunger to serve our fellow men and women\u2026\u201d
\nAt HCI we believe that being in service to others as Health Coaches<\/span><\/span> satisfies our intrinsic human need to be needed, to contribute, to make a difference in the world and in the lives of others just as His Holiness describes.
\nHealth Coaching<\/span><\/span> gives us a genuine sense of self importance, and a deep fulfilment in that we are going beyond ourselves to enrich someone else\u2019s life and that\u2019s where the true satisfaction lies. We feel important and empowered when we are willingly helping others\u00a0and<\/i>\u00a0being compensated adequately.
\nHis Holiness The Dalai Lama goes on to say, \u201cVirtually all the world\u2019s major religions teach that diligent work in the service of others is our highest nature and thus lies at the center of a happy life\u2026The more we are one with the rest of humanity, the better we feel.\u201d
\nServing others as a Health Coach<\/span><\/span> puts you in a loop of reciprocity where the currency that circulates between you and your client is one of gratitude, positivity, expansion, possibility and courage.
\nIf these are the energies you\u2019re working with every day as a Health Coach<\/span>, as you visibly witness your client transform before your very eyes on physical, spiritual, and emotional levels, how could this not make you deeply happy?
\nAnd the amazing thing about it is that this deep happiness with your \u2018job\u2019 satisfaction feeds itself. The happier you are serving others, the more satisfied you are with your work, which makes you happier to serve, which creates more job satisfaction. The personal reward is endless when you do meaningful work that changes someone\u2019s life.
\nHis Holiness goes on to say, \u201cWe need to make sure that global brotherhood and oneness with others are not just abstract ideas that we profess, but personal commitments that we mindfully put into practice. Each of us has the responsibility to make this a habit.\u201d
\nSo since making \u201cgood\u201d and breaking \u201cbad\u201d\u00a0habits<\/i>\u00a0is the name of the game in Health Coaching<\/span>, let\u2019s take heed of what His Holiness suggests and make it a habit to reach out to others in need of our gifts, our service, and in so doing fulfil our commitment to creating a healthier world.
\nWe welcome your comments below! If you\u2019re a Health Coach<\/span>, tell us how being in service to others has changed your life. What gifts have you received from those you have served? Does Health Coaching<\/span><\/span> feed your soul?\u00a0<\/em>
\nAnd if you\u2019re an aspiring or inquiring coach, share with us what your life would feel like were it to be made more meaningful by your service. And what would having\u00a0more meaning do for you?\u00a0<\/em>
\nFeel the Health Coach<\/span> calling? Call\u00a0a Clarity Coach at\u00a0(877) 914-2242<\/a>!
\nClick here to read the Dalai Lama\u2019s full article\u00a0Behind Our Anxiety, the Fear of Being Unneeded.\u00a0<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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We talk a lot about both but today we want to focus on the idea of service.\nThe word \u201cservice\u201d comes from \u201cservus\u201d meaning slave. But that\u2019s an outdated notion of the meaning of service. It implies that the person who serves is in a subordinate role, lesser than, and somehow inferior to the person or people he\/she serves.\nAnother idea of service is that of selflessly giving of oneself. One iconic figure that comes to mind is Mother Theresa. We often label someone, who gives of themselves to the point of being self-sacrificing, \u201cA Mother Theresa\u201d as though they are coming from a place of martyrdom as the giver with no need to receive themselves.\nNowadays, however, this reciprocal relationship of giver and receiver is much more balanced and mutually pleasurable. We now talk about being \u201cin service,\u201d and it has an almost spiritual tone to it like the energy behind it is coming from the Divine. One says, \u201cI feel\u00a0<i>called<\/i>\u00a0to be\u00a0<i>in<\/i>\u00a0service.\u201d\nThis modernized version of the notion of service is one of empowerment rather than subordination. One in which the person serving receives equal, if not greater, pleasure than the receiver through the act of helping another in need because the decision to be in service comes from a personal and willing desire to give\u2014it\u2019s a choice.\nEarlier this month The Dalai Lama published an op-ed piece in The New York Times,\u00a0<em>Behind Our Anxiety, the Fear of Being Unneeded<\/em>. His Holiness writes, \u201cBeing \u201cneeded\u201d does not entail selfish pride or unhealthy attachment to the worldly esteem of others. Rather, it consists of a natural human hunger to serve our fellow men and women\u2026\u201d\nAt HCI we believe that being in service to others as <span id=\"urn:text-annotation-17b8c315-5e65-4fec-8deb-47e96b61d08c\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-other wl-link\" itemid=\"http:\/\/what-is.healthcoachinstitute.com\/hci\/enhancedcategory\/health_coach\">Health Coaches<\/span><\/span> satisfies our intrinsic human need to be needed, to contribute, to make a difference in the world and in the lives of others just as His Holiness describes.\n<span id=\"urn:text-annotation-5c390971-1689-4e01-a7d2-86ad2a7abd64\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-other wl-link\" itemid=\"http:\/\/what-is.healthcoachinstitute.com\/hci\/enhancedcategory\/health_coach\">Health Coaching<\/span><\/span> gives us a genuine sense of self importance, and a deep fulfilment in that we are going beyond ourselves to enrich someone else\u2019s life and that\u2019s where the true satisfaction lies. We feel important and empowered when we are willingly helping others\u00a0<i>and<\/i>\u00a0being compensated adequately.\nHis Holiness The Dalai Lama goes on to say, \u201cVirtually all the world\u2019s major religions teach that diligent work in the service of others is our highest nature and thus lies at the center of a happy life\u2026The more we are one with the rest of humanity, the better we feel.\u201d\nServing others as a <span id=\"urn:text-annotation-c73e6d9d-602c-4281-a627-daef534009d1\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-other wl-link\" itemid=\"http:\/\/what-is.healthcoachinstitute.com\/hci\/enhancedcategory\/health_coach\">Health Coach<\/span><\/span> puts you in a loop of reciprocity where the currency that circulates between you and your client is one of gratitude, positivity, expansion, possibility and courage.\nIf these are the energies you\u2019re working with every day as a <span id=\"urn:text-annotation-ee771435-7ed1-4d85-a7ba-294cd1595ac6\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-other wl-link\" itemid=\"http:\/\/what-is.healthcoachinstitute.com\/hci\/enhancedcategory\/health_coach\">Health Coach<\/span>, as you visibly witness your client transform before your very eyes on physical, spiritual, and emotional levels, how could this not make you deeply happy?\nAnd the amazing thing about it is that this deep happiness with your \u2018job\u2019 satisfaction feeds itself. The happier you are serving others, the more satisfied you are with your work, which makes you happier to serve, which creates more job satisfaction. The personal reward is endless when you do meaningful work that changes someone\u2019s life.\nHis Holiness goes on to say, \u201cWe need to make sure that global brotherhood and oneness with others are not just abstract ideas that we profess, but personal commitments that we mindfully put into practice. Each of us has the responsibility to make this a habit.\u201d\nSo since making \u201cgood\u201d and breaking \u201cbad\u201d\u00a0<i>habits<\/i>\u00a0is the name of the game in <span id=\"urn:text-annotation-1ead3285-cc79-429a-a0be-988cd67caa5c\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-other wl-link\" itemid=\"http:\/\/what-is.healthcoachinstitute.com\/hci\/enhancedcategory\/health_coach\">Health Coaching<\/span>, let\u2019s take heed of what His Holiness suggests and make it a habit to reach out to others in need of our gifts, our service, and in so doing fulfil our commitment to creating a healthier world.\n<em>We welcome your comments below! If you\u2019re a <span id=\"urn:text-annotation-7dda5f37-1273-4c49-9cc2-705e9449e637\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-other wl-link\" itemid=\"http:\/\/what-is.healthcoachinstitute.com\/hci\/enhancedcategory\/health_coach\">Health Coach<\/span>, tell us how being in service to others has changed your life. What gifts have you received from those you have served? Does <span id=\"urn:text-annotation-999b9dba-91a4-4230-9464-083696ae02c0\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-other wl-link\" itemid=\"http:\/\/what-is.healthcoachinstitute.com\/hci\/enhancedcategory\/health_coach\">Health Coaching<\/span><\/span> feed your soul?\u00a0<\/em>\n<em>And if you\u2019re an aspiring or inquiring coach, share with us what your life would feel like were it to be made more meaningful by your service. And what would having\u00a0more meaning do for you?\u00a0<\/em>\nFeel the <span id=\"urn:text-annotation-0a458a37-cd7a-4ca7-8691-2df7df082641\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-other wl-link\" itemid=\"http:\/\/what-is.healthcoachinstitute.com\/hci\/enhancedcategory\/health_coach\">Health Coach<\/span> calling? Call\u00a0a Clarity Coach at\u00a0<a href=\"tel:8779142242\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(877) 914-2242<\/a>!\nClick here to read the Dalai Lama\u2019s full article\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/11\/04\/opinion\/dalai-lama-behind-our-anxiety-the-fear-of-being-unneeded.html?_r=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><em>Behind Our Anxiety, the Fear of Being Unneeded.\u00a0<\/em><\/a>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthcoachinstitute.com\/articles\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9004111223101616","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthcoachinstitute.com\/articles\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthcoachinstitute.com\/articles\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthcoachinstitute.com\/articles\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthcoachinstitute.com\/articles\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9004111223101616"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthcoachinstitute.com\/articles\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9004111223101616\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9004111223108003,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthcoachinstitute.com\/articles\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9004111223101616\/revisions\/9004111223108003"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthcoachinstitute.com\/articles\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9004111223100461"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthcoachinstitute.com\/articles\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9004111223101616"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthcoachinstitute.com\/articles\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9004111223101616"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthcoachinstitute.com\/articles\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9004111223101616"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}