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Michelle Shahbazyan, MS, MA

Life Coach, Author, and Speaker

Michelle Shahbazyan is a Life Coach, Author, and Speaker based in Los Angeles, California. She is the Founder of The LA Life Coach, a concierge life, family, and career coaching service. She has over 15 years of experience with life coaching, consulting, motivational speaking, and matchmaking. Michelle has helped thousands of clients achieve peace, fulfillment, and a healthier mindset. Her ultimate goal is to provide her clients with the tools, perspectives, and resources needed to create the life they desire. Michelle specializes in supporting individuals and couples with a wide array of concerns, including depression, anxiety, love and relationship issues, ADHD, grief, stress, anger management, and career planning. Her approach is informed by neuroscience, anthropology, sociology, and behavioral biology, ensuring that the strategies she develops with clients are both effective and enduring.

Education

  • Master of Arts, Psychology & Marriage and Family Therapy, Phillips Graduate University
  • Master of Science, Building Construction and Technology Management, Georgia Tech University
  • Bachelor of Science, Applied Psychology, Georgia Institute of Technology

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How do you stay consistent with new habits when motivation fades?
Figure out what the ultimate goal is and then work backward from there. Determine what the basic steps are to reach your goal, and sometimes that involves very small tasks like setting an alarm and waking up at a particular time five days a week, or just getting up, making your bed, and getting your day started doing some kind of activity that pushes you toward that goal.

As you get into the habit of doing these small tasks back to back, usually what happens is the larger habit starts to take shape, and your mind gets used to doing these things on an ongoing basis. These tasks will start to become automatic and you’ll get faster at them. Once you make those small steps, it will become so much easier to accomplish bigger and bigger goals, because your brain learns that these habits are already very quick to establish.
I don't know what to do with my life
Consider the people in your life that you look up to and observe what they do. What are successful people accomplishing and what do they do in their day-to-day life? If you want what they have, start asking questions about what they do and how they do it.

Sometimes it can be helpful to look back to your childhood or teenage years and think about what you were interested in then. Try picking up some old hobbies, or try new things that you never thought you could do. Sometimes that excitement from your youth can come back and remind you of a passion you completely forgot about.

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