Coaching isn’t for the ‘broken ‘, it’s for the brilliant, the busy, and the tired

Things might look pretty good from the outside. You’ve got the job you aimed for, your manager seems fairly happy with you, and at home things are more or less settled. Overall, you’d probably say life is good.

But here’s what I often hear: You switch off after a long day, and all you want to do is nothing. Any extra demands from your family feel like too much, so you find yourself snapping or pulling away, and as soon as you know you’re not your very best with them, the guilt creeps in. You don’t make it to the gym anymore, or if you do, you’re on a different treadmill – the one in your head – running through everything that happened today, and everything that you haven’t yet done for tomorrow.

At night, your mind doesn’t stop. The presentation, the budget, the project deadlines, the constant change – and is your team okay? Somewhere in the back of your thoughts that one uncomfortable question drifts into your consciousness: is my job really safe? By the time morning comes, you’re back in motion, but if you’re honest, you haven’t truly rested.

Then someone asks, “do you need a coach?” and your first response is, “no, I’m all good!” The silent suffering continues as you go about your daily routine, not feeling yourself, but also not ‘broken’.

As an executive, leadership and life coach, I used to say I work with “high achievers who struggle.”

But having been in this business for a few years now, and having lived the reality of corporate life myself, thriving in it while also feeling the strain, I know the truth is this:

We all struggle. We just do a better job at hiding it, the further up the career ladder we go.

I work with high performers and strong achievers, not only when they’re finding things hard, but even when they simply are carrying a lot – which is pretty much all the time. And when it spills out in the small, everyday ways — the late-night overthinking, the shorter fuse at home, the sense that something’s missing even when everything looks fine.

So, how do you know that you’re ready to work with a coach? How do you know that this is actually just what you need?

You might be closer to ready than you think, if:

• Your head doesn’t really switch off, even when you try.

• Your patience feels shorter than it used to, especially with the people you love most.

• You catch yourself regretting reactions but can’t seem to shift the pattern.

• Sleep doesn’t refresh you. Your body rests, but your mind keeps going.

• In the back of your mind, some big questions roam: Is this really what I want?

  
  

If this is you, the platform isn’t quite burning yet, but it may only take one match to light it up. So, what if you don’t let that happen and get in touch with someone now?

When people work with me, the outcomes are focused on their needs: creating space to breathe, to think, and see things differently. And as a result, my clients often describe feeling:

• Lighter. The pressure is still there, but it doesn’t weigh as heavily.

• Clearer. The jumble of thoughts sorts itself into something you can actually work with.

• More in control. Not of everything but of how you respond, what you prioritise, and where your energy goes.

• More present. You stop carrying work into every corner of your personal life.

• Energised again. Rest starts to feel like rest, not just a pause before the next round.

In short: you feel more like yourself again, only with a little more space, perspective, and balance.

Coaching is about listening to those signals in the back of your mind, and giving yourself permission to act on them. And often, that simple “yes” is the start of everything feeling a little easier, a little clearer, and a lot more sustainable.

Are you ready to find out how working with me could make your working life easier?

Let’s talk and find out. Text, WhatsApp or email me now at + 44 (0) 7379 149470 or cecile@workinglife.co.uk