GYMNAST DEVELOPED STRONGER SELF-BELIEF

Name: Lyana Merican

Age: 14

School: SMK Sri Hartamas

Problem:
Lyana was performing reasonably well in school and has a keen interest on gymnastics. Her mom Marini wanted her to work with a life coach because she felt that Lyana was too quiet and did not open up enough to her. As Lyana seldom share about her life, Marini would experience occasional bouts of worry that she might be facing problems but not telling her. As a mom, Marini was getting worried for her daughter.

Marini also had doubts as to whether 1-to-1 coaching was suitable for her because she has an introverted nature and might not open up to strangers.

Solution:
Right from the first coaching session, Lyana enjoyed herself. She was also very comfortable as she could trust her coach Jason Thong to keep all personal matters confidential. Session by session, Lyana’s self-confidence grew and she made sure that she would never miss even one session. Jason focused on helping her leverage on her strengths instead of letting her negative self-talk limit her results. They also worked on developing a more positive mind set and taking well-defined actions as baby steps to each bigger goal that Lyana had.

Results:

• Lyana understood herself better in terms of personality, strengths, weaknesses, emotions and habits.
• She learned to harness her natural talents and not to let her fear of failure affect her plans.
• Equipped with a higher self-esteem, she even won a few awards at gymnastics.
• Lyana’s mom was also glad to see her daughter opening up and able to talk to strangers.