Hellena Jones Elbling, CPCC
Small Business Owner, Public Speaker, and Life Coach in Los Angeles, California
Have you ever lived your life in a glass box? It's the kind where you can see all the choices before you but can't make a move because you're too scared or unsure of yourself to try. Well that was me 10 years ago. I valued every one else's opinion except my own. Luckily my spirit had enough and started sending me signals that I could no longer ignore. One of those signals led me to coaching and in 2006 I started on an eye-opening journey that changed my life.
I learned several valuable lessons from coaching but here are three that I want to share with you right now.
1. You have choices. Your current situation is not your only choice - its the only choice you've allowed yourself to make!
2. Give yourself permission to learn from the good and the not so good. From the good we can learn "best practices" to repeat. From the other, we can learn "what not to do again".
3. Values are a part of your DNA - they shape you and make you distinct. Remember values are intangiable - they are not something we do or have. Rather, they are what makes you tick. A few of my values are partnership, creativity, collaboration. When you honor them you honor yourself and what's important to you.
Knowing WHO YOU ARE is the 1st step in creating the life you want. The second is embracing that person and allowing him/her to grow.
I embraced my creative side and a jewelry designer emerged! My line Creations by Hellena http://instagram.com/creationsbyhellena is a reflection of my spirit and the spirit of the people that adorn my jewelry.
I'm a Certified Professional Co-Active who trained at the Coaches Training Institute in San Rafael, CA. I also hold a B.S. in Human Services Managment.
My live in Venice, CA with my husband Peter and our cat Jonesy.