Sophie Hainsworth

I am wondering whether the 200 hours community service Naomi Campbell has been dealt for her recent outrage on a BA flight, will change her in any way.  I am thinking that she could do with the support of a really good life coach.  Naomi has a history of blowing up when things haven’t gone her way, and its this sense of entitlement that could be turned around by a professional coach asking her some powerful questions.

What Naomi needs to realise is that, people around us are mirrors for how we perceive ourselves. So, whatever it is about situations and people that winds Naomi up to the point of rage, will have a direct link to how she views herself.  She could do to sit down with someone and really start to work on herself.  Making sure she is happy with herself and liking her life more, will mean she is more likely to take things in her stride and not project her rage onto other people.

If I was coaching Naomi I would encourage her to write a list of all the things in her life she is tolerating, all the things that are frustrating her. I would urge her to deal with these one by one.

I would then work with her to write down a list of core values that are important to her in her life, that she could live by everyday. 

Then, I would encourage her to keep a gratitude list, to write down 10 things in her life she is grateful for every day.  So, instead of thinking that it’s a complete disaster that her luggage has disappeared and it’s the end of the world, she could re frame her perspective by thinking that at least she has enough money to go and buy another suitcase full of clothes.  She might also be able to see that what happened to her wasn’t life threatening, thus taking the drama out of the situation.

I would also teach her how to respond to a situation rather than react.  So that if someone does make a racial comment towards her, she is able to maintain her calm and view a negative comment as that persons issue, not hers.

All in all, I think coaching would help her build the strength of character she needs to refrain from reacting to situations, and maintaining a healthy perspective.