Nova Scotia life coach and author offers
a lifeline to people “stuck in a bog”
(February 15, 2010)—Millions of people are stuck in what Bridgewater-based life coach Rick Cameron refers to as a “bog.” They go through the same routine day after day and experience very little contentment. In his new book, Beyond The Bog: A Strategy to Transform a Life Mired In Hopelessness, Cameron provides a strategy for those who are ready to change.
Cameron says many people who are stuck in a bog are not even aware of it. “They may be unhappy but they really don’t know why,” he says. “And many of those who know they’re in a bog don’t know what to do to get out.” People who are stuck in a bog share a number of characteristics, including negative thinking, a tendency to blame others, destructive pastimes, and a limited view of what’s possible for them in their lives.
Beyond the Bog lays out a step-by-step approach that anyone can follow to gain the attitudes and skills they need to pull themselves out of the bog. “It’s largely a matter of re-framing our perceptions,” says Cameron. “It takes effort to transform the way we see ourselves and our potential, and how we interact with others and the world. But if we know what we have to change and we’re willing to work at it, we can achieve personal fulfillment and contentment.”
Through promoting his new book, Cameron hopes to help people in the bog recognize their situation and take action to transform their lives. “Beyond the Bog is for anyone who is fed up with a lack of direction in their life and is ready to take the steps to change that,” he says. “As with any life-changing program, it will only work if the individual is willing to set aside old, familiar habits and commit to new ones. This is a scary prospect for most people and requires a great deal of courage. Some may find the courage themselves while others may need to draw on the help of counselors and coaches as they go.”
In pulling themselves out of the bog, people will benefit not only themselves personally, but their families, friends, employers, communities and society as a whole. “When people experience the joy of a fulfilling life, they can be more positive and supportive of others,” says Cameron. “They have more energy and focus and end up making a much greater contribution.”
On the other hand, people who are stuck in a bog may have a negative impact on society. This impact could include financial costs associated with unemployment insurance, social assistance, health care, or lack of productivity in the workplace. “If fewer people were stuck in their personal bogs, the burden on social programs would go down and productivity would go up,” Cameron notes, adding that being stuck in a bog generates other negative effects which are harder to quantify. “People who are in a bog can have an affect on the lives of those around them, often not for the better.”
David Kowalski is stuck. He feels as though he’s in a bog from which he cannot pull himself free. He uses words like “frustrated”, “helpless”, “hopeless”, “discouraged”, “agitated”, and “desperate” to describe how he feels most of the time. BEYOND THE BOG chronicles sixteen weeks of conversations between David and his life coach who provides a strategy David can use to pull himself out of the bog and give him a chance at a life of contentment he has sought but never experienced. This effective yet easy-to-follow strategy can help anyone in David’s shoes.
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