Mark Lees Coaching & Hiker Therapy

Mark Lees Coaching & Hiker Therapy My Love for hiking, the healing powers of nature, and my training as a counselor, coach, motivator a

Life Coaching is a client centered, strengths based, solutions focused support for individuals whom are looking to move forward in their lives and be the best they can be. Life Coaching is action oriented with an emphasis on improving present life and reaching goals for the future. My Life Coaching Philosophy…….When you think about what a coach does in sports, it is someone who has the ability to assess and get to know a player’s skills and guide his or her players so that they can utilize those skills in order to perform at their maximum potential and be the best they can be. I feel that this is also the goal of a Life Coach, to get to know you the client, learn your strengths and then guide and “coach” you to reach your full potential in:

Confidence, Self Worth & Self Esteem
Understanding how blame holds us back
Loving Relationships That Work
Career Change – Creating Workplaces That
Work
The Mastery of Balance – Juggling a Life
Self Care – Getting Your Own Needs Met
Living Your Purpose
Hot Buttons – Managing Anger, Upsets,
Frustration and Stress
Managing Grief, Loss, Sadness and Change
Connection Parenting
Self & Identity – Surviving the Oppressive
Over-Culture

02/08/2026

Mental health snack; Step forward bravely

02/07/2026

Mental Health snack : Change a thought, move a muscle. 💚

Double Peak Mountain Trail is one of my top 5 hikes in North County San Diego along with Lake Calavera Preserve, Oceansi...
02/07/2026

Double Peak Mountain Trail is one of my top 5 hikes in North County San Diego along with Lake Calavera Preserve, Oceanside, Daly Ranch, Escondido, Monserate Mountain Fallbrook, CA., and Los Penasquitos Preserve in Carmel Valley.

Double Peak offers a very clean trail, well marked, easy access, excellent trail conditions and the famous “Tree” at the peak which can be seen from miles around.

Double Peak Trail is part of the Discovery Lake Park system, which includes Discovery Lake and Discovery park. Both of which offer a great family place to play, fish, picnic and hangout on a weekend day or any day for that matter.

Distance: 4.6 mi Hike Time: 10:15 am
to 1:15 p.m.Including 40 minutes at the summit.

Steps: 11,000 Elevation at peak: 1646′
Elevation Gain: 1000′ Water: 1.5 l water Snacks: Orange, HB egg, and an energy bar.

Hikeability: Moderate

How to get there: From the west, Take Highway 78 to Las Posas exit. Stay on Las Posas to Grand Ave turn left. Go to Bent Ave turn right. Drive to Craven then turn right to Foxhall Drive turn right. Go a mile to Discovery Lake parking lot or park along the street.

The trailhead starts at the lake. Stay in the trail to the top.

Have fun

Hike on - never give up - finish strong.

Chapter 36: The Circle of Life“You spend years wishing your parents would get off your back, only to realize they’re the...
02/06/2026

Chapter 36: The Circle of Life

“You spend years wishing your parents would get off your back, only to realize they’re the only ones who ever really had your back.” - anonymous

Thursday, June 15, 2013

Pillars and foundations support our lives. The three main ones are our home, purpose (work, school, or volunteering), and relationships. Throughout our lives, we go through different versions of each of these pillars.

Under normal (whatever that means) circumstances, we change one pillar at a time—like updating a relationship, starting a new job, or moving.

For me, changing one pillar is stressful enough. The foundations of my life feel unstable because of the recent changes in my housing situation, the career decisions looming after my master’s program, and the dynamic state of my relationship with Joe.

02/05/2026

Mental Health Snack: The Moment

We attract what we radiate. When we focus our thinking, emotional, mental, and physical energy on what it is we need - ...
02/04/2026

We attract what we radiate.

When we focus our thinking, emotional, mental, and physical energy on what it is we need - we will attract it. This applies to people, places, and things.

It all starts with mindset, mood and being open to the possibilities.

Hike on - finish strong - never give up.

It’s never about the person, place, or thing- it’s all about emotional@regulation. We must have a firm grasp on our emot...
02/03/2026

It’s never about the person, place, or thing- it’s all about emotional@regulation. We must have a firm grasp on our emotional regulation. That starts with emotional intelligence.

02/03/2026

Mental Health Snack: It’s ok to go first this week

Today is the day…. ❤️👍…. Hike on@- never give up - finish strong …. ❤️
01/31/2026

Today is the day…. ❤️👍…. Hike on@- never give up - finish strong …. ❤️

We have no control over our thoughts but we 100% are in control of our thinking.Our thinking manages our emotions and be...
01/29/2026

We have no control over our thoughts but we 100% are in control of our thinking.

Our thinking manages our emotions and behaviors. How we think reflects in how we feel and act.

Thinking gives us opportunity to seek a clear path. It gives us options. It doesn’t mean our choices won’t result in pain or setback but it does mean we will have ample opportunity to grow, and learn, choose and decide.

When we have choice we make decisions we think will move us in the right direction.

Example: thought = I’m going to quit my job.
Thinking = what do I need to do to make this work? Can I quit and survive?
Feeling= fear, excitement, happy, sad.

Behavior= take steps to quit my job or not.

If we just quit our job based on the thought we may be ill prepared or panicked.

Always use your thinking not your thoughts for valid feelings and behaviors.

Hike on - never give up - finish strong.

We have no control over our thoughts but we 100% are in control of our thinking Our thinking manages our emotions and be...
01/29/2026

We have no control over our thoughts but we 100% are in control of our thinking

Our thinking manages our emotions and behaviors. How we think reflects n how we feel and act.

Thinking gives us opportunity to seek a clear path. It gives us options. It doesn’t mean our choices won’t result in pain or setback but it does mean we will have ample opportunity to grow, and learn, choose and decide.

When we have choice we make decisions we think will move us in the right direction.

Example: thought = I’m going to quit my job.
Thinking = what do I need to do to make this work? Can I quit and survive?
Feeling= fear, excitement, happy, sad.

Behavior= take steps to quit my job or not.

If we just quit our job based on the thought we may be ill prepared or panicked.

Always use your thinking not your thoughts for valid feelings and behaviors.

Hike on - never give up - finish strong.

01/28/2026

Mental Health Snack - Saying Not easy for some of us but so essential to do.

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