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How is This Bad Thing a Good Thing?

25/7/2018

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And Then There Were None
Although, I truly appreciate that my husband mows our lawn, I was upset when he accidentally lopped off the buds of one of my tiger lily plants while doing it. I popped the stem into a small vase with some water and forgot about it. We came back from a weekend away and found the buds are flowering! I also discovered, not only were ALL the buds on my tiger lily plants gone, so were ALL the leaves! Everything but the stems of my outdoor flowers have been chewed off! I genuinely exclaimed; “I’m so glad you broke off those buds, at least I have some lilies!”
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Tracing It Backwards
If this seems ‘Pollyanna-ish’ to you, I get it. But I bet you can do it too, easily. Think of something that you are enjoying right now, or something that you have that you value. If you trace its origin backward, you may find that it started out in what you thought of as a bad thing. The relationship you are currently enjoying could be the result of a painful breakup in the past. The good job you have now could be because you got fired, quit and/or didn’t get one you thought was perfect. Go on, try tracing backwards.
 
Which brings me to the bad thing happening right now. Is there a ‘bad’ thing you’re experiencing in the present and can’t see any way that it is a good thing? That’s ok. Just give it a while. In the meantime, enjoy all the good that is currently happening around you.
 

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Sorry, Not Sorry!

19/7/2018

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I have offended people with my enthusiasm for Life Coaching. In my empathetic, albeit probably aggressive zeal, when people show me they are suffering, I can’t help but want to, well, help! When I first became a coach, I wanted to test my skills on everyone. Those close to me soon grew tired of it. I handed out business cards at inappropriate times and interjected some ‘have you tried this?’ and ‘did you know that’s,’ and made conversation awkward often. I’ve made several bad first impressions. I’ve given painful sales pitches. I’m sorry…but not. I’m sorry for the lack of finesse, for the bad timing, for poor marketing skills, but not for caring and wanting to help. That part hasn’t changed.
 
Because of my tendency to shut down in the face of rejection or opposition, I did just that, I totally retracted and stopped offering any feedback, makings suggestions and putting myself out there to the point of never mentioning that I am trained and have much to offer. That’s changing.
 
I am in a position to help people. I have tools and skills to offer that end and absolutely ease emotional and mental suffering. I have training and certification that ‘qualifies’ me to offer these tools. I have the experience and evidence – in my own life and beautiful feedback from many clients – that backs this up. It is too painful to know that I can possibly help ease suffering, and to not, at least, offer to help.
 
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I have developed a program specifically centred on the end/ease of emotional/mental struggle and suffering.  So, stay tuned to hear all about it and be prepared for me to talk about it. A lot. Because, sorry, not sorry, I care deeply.
 
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Stop Over-Caring, Over-Giving & Over-Doing

10/7/2018

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 You KNOW you feel responsible for the happiness of your loved ones.
 
You KNOW you would rather stay quiet in order to avoid making someone else uncomfortable.
 
You KNOW how to solve other peoples’ problems, but they just don’t take your advice.
 
You’ve tried. Hard.
 
You’re tired and ready to throw in the towel (but you know you won’t because, then what?)
 
If you KNEW how to stop over-caring, over-giving and over-doing,
you would have done it by now.
 
What if there’s a way?

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I Grant You Permission

5/7/2018

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In conversation with a lovely family member, (Hi Chris!!), I mentioned that we should only do what we love, and she asked me to repeat that.
 
We start at a young age being taught that life is full of drudgery. We ‘have to’ go to school, we ‘have to’ get a job, we ‘have to’ be ‘nice, good’ people. We are taught that in order to do all of these ‘have to’s’ we must stuff down our individual desires, conform and get on. By the time we’re adults, we are accustomed to feeling like life is a grind. We accept that life isn’t supposed to be wonderful all the time. That is just sad. 
 
What If
What if we emphasized that school is a big pool of opportunity to explore lots of different things to find out how we are specifically wired? What if we were taught that our grades were just a measure of what was of interest to us and not as a measure of our intelligence or worth? What if, instead of lots of money being the measure of success, it was joy, happiness and creativity? (Spoiler; if you are working at something that is causing joy, happiness and creativity, usually lots of money shows up!) What if instead of trying to overcome our weaknesses, we concentrated on leveraging our strengths? (See: Strengths and Weaknesses; Your Friends)
 
I clarified further with my lovely family member; if you are loving what you do, you are your best self and you, as your best self is what’s best for everyone. If you are constantly pursuing things, volunteering for things, working at things that you hate, your energy is drained. You, therefore, are not running on all cylinders, and will not be producing full out. Not only that, you will not be tapped into your creativity. This is not good for you or for me. Your creativity vein is where you are ‘lit up’ with enjoyment, engagement and delight. You, happy and creative is the best service you have to offer to your employer, your community and your family/friends.

As a Certified Life Coach, I hereby grant you permission to pursue that which lights you up; to fully pursue your passion. I hereby give you permission to stop pursuing, volunteering for, working at things that you hate.
 
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