First in your family: finding your path without a role model

No one in your family has taken the path you want to take? How it shows up, questions to reflect on and how coaching can help you find your bearings.

Family and the people around you

For the path you want to take, there is no one in your family who has walked it before. You have to work a lot out on your own.

How it can show up

For your goals there is no one in the family you can ask for advice.
You learn a lot the hard way that others are simply shown.
At important steps you feel alone.
You don't know what a path like yours could even look like.

Questions for you

There are no right answers. Take the question that stays with you.

Whom do you admire, even if you don't know them personally?
Which quality of a role model would you like to adopt?
Whom could you ask for a short conversation about their path?
What have you already taught yourself that you can be proud of?

Where coaching can help

Coaching can help you find your own points of orientation, identify people you can learn from and plan steps for which there is no template.

When other help fits better

Mentoring programmes, study advice services or professional networks can also put you in touch with people who have taken a similar path.

If it is too much right now

Coaching is not psychotherapy and not a crisis service. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, contact the emergency services where you are right away, or a crisis service near you.

Want to talk it through?

In a free 20-minute intro call we look at whether coaching is the right way to work on this for you. If it is not, I will tell you so.

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