Managing the Pursuit of Your Dreams: An Introduction to Life Coaching

As a working performer, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed when managing your life. At times, you may even feel that while you’re seeing great progress in a part of your life, such as your career, other parts have stalled. When those moments happen, it’s time to reassess and manage your thinking. 

To discuss this subject, the SAG-AFTRA President’s Task Force on Education, Outreach & Engagement aired a livestream, Big Break or Huge Mistake? Disruptive Creative Career Coaching for Artists, on March 22. Hosts SAG-AFTRA Executive Vice President Ben Whitehair and National Board member Linda Powell were joined by member and SAG Awards recipient Alysia Reiner (Orange Is the New Black) and life coach Beth Handel. Handel, who is the co-founder and vice chairmen of the Handel Group, has worked as a life coach for executive professionals and public figures for 17 years. 

The session began with a conversation about the effects of negative self-thinking and sabotage,  and the importance of keeping promises to oneself. Reiner and Handel then turned to discussing methods for turning goals into actions. Handel’s suggestions included: 

• Prioritizing the most important parts of your life. While Handel noted that there can be up to 12 aspects of a person’s life that are significant to them, including personal and professional relationships, work and health and lifestyle, focusing on what you deem important can make it easier to incorporate new habits in those areas. 
   
• Determining specific, measurable promises. Whether great or small, every goal needs a “specific, measurable promise,” or objective, in order to achieve success. Take time to think about the best practices and consequences to adopt to best honor your promises. 
   
• Finding an accountability buddy. Having another person, such as a life coach or close colleague, can help keep you on track towards fulfilling your goals. 

To watch the full session, scroll below. 

For more information about Beth Handel and the Handel Group’s services, visit inneru.coach. Other PTEOE videos are available at sagaftra.org/videos. 

This workshop is not intended to imply an endorsement of any individual or company by SAG-AFTRA. Unless otherwise stated, the views expressed are those of the individual guests, not of SAG-AFTRA. The information provided through the workshop is given for informational purposes and may not be a suitable substitute for applicable professional advice. You should always use good judgment in these matters and should not act or refrain from acting based solely on information provided through the workshop.