How can we unlock our own inner wisdom that will provide us the answers we have been looking for and live that life we have desired for so long? The answer is simple, and yet, we may find ways to make it complicated and out of reach as long as we continue to search outside ourselves for the answers.

As humans, we have a great deal of tools available to us. If we are able to shift our perception and develop emotional agility, then we will recognize them and be able to use them to guide us toward the freedom we all seek. Our emotions are a powerful indicator of where are at currently. They reflect back to us our perception of the world and our place within it. The extreme polarity of our emotions allows us to create experiences that offer us opportunities for inner transformation and to cultivate inner peace.

Happiness and joy are fleeting and often related to outer experiences. We have all heard and said, “this or that makes me happy” or “I feel happy or joyful when I do this or that”. Inner peace is a state of being that is stable, constant and long term. When we cultivate inner peace, we no longer experience the extreme highs and lows that our emotions dictate, our perceptions become clearer and we are able to be intentional and strategic about how we think and act.

We all have the ability to cultivate inner peace and when we do, our self-awareness increases and we develop a foundation for compassion, gratitude, tolerance, forgiveness and unconditional love. Above all, our quality of life increases; we feel a sense of purpose and we have engaged energy for everything that we do. Now wouldn’t that be awesome?

The key to this freedom is awareness and action. First, we must develop a higher perception of and understand our energy and emotions. There are two types of energy: anabolic and catabolic. Anabolic describes energy that is positive, constructive and growth oriented. It helps us move forward to achieve positive, successful results. Using anabolic energy allows us to have a more complete and conscious view of what is going on around us, and to more easily come up with solutions and innovations. Catabolic describes energy that is draining, destructive and harmful to us and those around us. This type of energy works against us and can prevent us from achieving our fullest potential.

When we feel catabolic energy via emotions such as anger, envy, jealousy and shame, we are being shown an opportunity to shift that energy into a more anabolic state using awareness and specific tools and resources such as creativity, imagination and intuition. These tools or technologies are available to us every moment of every day and learning how to harness the power of them will change our perception and change our life.

Our current level of awareness has been determined by what we have learned up until this point. If we want to learn, grow and transform further, then we have to open ourselves up to new ideas, tools and resources. We ought to be intentional and strategic about our mental, emotional and spiritual development.

A transformational coach can help on this journey of inner transformation by providing reflections, tools and resources to help utilize our experiences in a way that allows us to raise our consciousness, expand our awareness and release any inner or outer blocks that are currently limiting our inner peace.

Transformational coaching is a philosophy that embodies the whole being of the client. It rests on the idea that we have all the answers we are looking for within us and when we tap into that vast pool of inner wisdom, we develop an inner knowing (our intuition) that guides us on our journey.