Are you always in a hurry?

I know that I used to be. I lived each day feeling like I was running late. I’d get mad at myself for not “managing my time better.”

Challenges are a part of living a full life, and everyone has problems. But problems always hold a silver lining for us to learn and grow from within.

Here are 7 problems that are opportunities for growth.

Life is a journey of self-exploration. You learn, grow and move to the next level of life’s expansiveness each time you learn from your experiences, mistakes and relationships.

Sometimes we don’t learn and get stuck instead. And life has a way of making us repeat the lessons until we learn what we need to know to move on to the next level.

Coaching is one of the best ways to help you explore, learn and grow as you navigate the lessons of life.

This secret is a shift that can change everything, especially if you feel like the next level of what you want is always slightly out of reach.

Sometimes I get asked “What’s the difference between counseling and coaching?”

The simplest way for me to explain it is that counseling often looks at your past, and coaching looks forward to the future you want to create.

Of course there can be some overlap, but this is the simplest explanation.

Being good at relationships is a skill. This is true for professional relationships as well as personal relationships.

And since most skills require awareness and practice, being better at relationships is as simple as learning and practicing new skills. But the first step, awareness, requires some self-questioning.

Here are 9 questions to ask yourself if you want to start improving your relationships skills.