Confident Robot - Science Minded Coaching

I enjoy working with both teens and adults. I offer a free introductory session. This will not be a sales call, but will actually be a 60 minute coaching session. To experience what coaching can do for you is far more effective than my pitching you about features and benefits. If you find this first session helpful, great, we’ll have another. If not, that’s ok too. Fit is very important when looking for a coach. We are not all matches for each other and it is important that you find someone that you are comfortable with. For this reason I do not offer packages. There will be no pressure to make a long term commitment. You need time to see how things go and if this works for you. All sessions are individual and there will never be any obligation. To better understand how coaching works, consider that humans are social animals. We are wired-up to grow, thrive, develop, and solve our problems through interacting with others. The magic of coaching is in the back and forth that occurs between two people. Coaching feels like talking things out and working through issues with a good friend, but it is much more than just chit-chatting about your dreams and problems. There is a process, and there are many tools that we will use along the way. ARE YOU SAYING I’M A ROBOT? Well, not exactly... It’s much more complicated than that... But sometimes it is helpful to look at yourself as a robot. It can be a useful metaphor. This robot concept refers to some of the more hardwired parts of your brain. These unconscious, robot-like systems play a huge role in your life and are responsible for many things, including your drives, emotions, and many patterns of thought and behavior. These systems do a lot for us, but they also cause us quite a few problems. This is because our brains were designed for a time long past. Evolution takes place very slowly and our hardwiring has changed very little over the past 10,000 years. Our instinctual systems are stuck in time, intended to help us thrive in the close-knit, hunter-gatherer societies of our ancestors. Modern living is vastly different and presents many problems for our “caveman” brains. Because of this ancient programming, many of us move through the modern world in a state of near-constant tension. We engage in self-sabotaging behavior, overthink things, and become overwhelmed emotionally. We are all fish out of water in many ways. But we don’t have to be. There’s science behind why we are often stuck in our ways, and there’s science behind what we can do about it. The Confident Robot approach presents a unique way of seeing your hangups and setbacks. This perspective will help you make better sense of life and will provide you with tools to reduce tension and overcome that which is tripping you up and holding you back. We will start by looking at what you want to change in your life. What's not working for you right now? What is working? Where are the points of tension? Where do you feel stuck? What do you really want? You might not know the answers to some of these these questions. That's normal. We take a relaxed approach and dig around a little bit. We work together, one devoted hour at a time, to help you make the changes you are looking for. Some people want to tone down the mental chatter and learn to relax, others are looking to turn up the energy to reach goals, some both. I love connecting with others and showing people what this is all about. Contact me and we will find a time to connect. ABOUT ME My name is Jonathan Baur, though I go by Jay. I am 44 and live near Annapolis, Maryland. I have a bachelor’s degree in psychology and was trained as a life coach through an ICF accredited school. I have been coaching for the past six years.