Life Coaching: Better than Therapy?

According to Gerber, my reasons for why I wasn't living, dare I say, my best life were full of "weather reporting." This was a Handel no-no, experiencing life passively—as a tornado whipping you around—rather than as something you consciously create. "You're not anyone's bitch," she said, "including your feelings'."

Next, she read aloud what I'd written about my dream relationship with my body: "I hope not to immediately gauge photos of myself by whether I look fat."

"Come on!" Gerber chided. "Is that really a vision that makes your spine tingle?" Risk dreaming larger, she said.

"I'm not interested in being perfect," I shot back.