Not many people know this but I am a participant in an activity called life coaching. I have engaged the services of Coach Tammy for her expertise working with people like me...people who have more ideas and projects than they know what to do with. I have gotten so frustrated with myself because I suspect I am smart, talented, capable, have good ideas and the ability to see them through. But I get sidetracked. I have a problem with too much structure and being able to make the commitment to see long term projects through. I probably quit too soon on some of the more important "projects" I've been involved with. Smaller projects aren't so much a problem. It's not the desire to make a pillow or quilt that never gets off the ground. It's the big picture - basically, how to have a fulfilling life.
I need help identifying my goals and a strategy to accomplish them. I have lots of ideas and dreams. But which of those are really where I should be investing my time? That's part of the coaching. And once I identify a goal, I have to identify what gets in my way and why. Then, overcome that. Naturally, nothing is ever as easy as it sounds.
Right now I am working on some organizational and planning skills. It's basic, but that's where I am. A good question that came up in our conversation on Wednesday was, "What do you want your daily / weekly life to look like?" The truth is, whatever happens on a daily or weekly basis is my life! So how I fill each day matters. Knowing what to fill it with affects not only my short term satisfaction, but long term fulfillment.
I find I am learning a lot and actually have hope that I can fulfill my God-given purpose. I will use my gifts and talents and abilities and shape a daily and weekly life that - at the end - I won't look back on with regret. I won't be asking, "What if I had pursued that?"
Tammy's website is http://www.renaissanceminds.com/. What made me know she was the coach for me is her understanding of people wired like me - what she calls the Renaissance Mind. If you go to her website you can find that description on the right side of the home page. It was with great pleasure I gave a copy of the article to Wes. "See", I told him, "I'm not ADD - I'm just wired differently than you!" Frankly, what a relief to find someone who understands and will teach me to use my renaissance mind to my advantage instead of allowing it to be one of self defeat.
I need help identifying my goals and a strategy to accomplish them. I have lots of ideas and dreams. But which of those are really where I should be investing my time? That's part of the coaching. And once I identify a goal, I have to identify what gets in my way and why. Then, overcome that. Naturally, nothing is ever as easy as it sounds.
Right now I am working on some organizational and planning skills. It's basic, but that's where I am. A good question that came up in our conversation on Wednesday was, "What do you want your daily / weekly life to look like?" The truth is, whatever happens on a daily or weekly basis is my life! So how I fill each day matters. Knowing what to fill it with affects not only my short term satisfaction, but long term fulfillment.
I find I am learning a lot and actually have hope that I can fulfill my God-given purpose. I will use my gifts and talents and abilities and shape a daily and weekly life that - at the end - I won't look back on with regret. I won't be asking, "What if I had pursued that?"
Tammy's website is http://www.renaissanceminds.com/. What made me know she was the coach for me is her understanding of people wired like me - what she calls the Renaissance Mind. If you go to her website you can find that description on the right side of the home page. It was with great pleasure I gave a copy of the article to Wes. "See", I told him, "I'm not ADD - I'm just wired differently than you!" Frankly, what a relief to find someone who understands and will teach me to use my renaissance mind to my advantage instead of allowing it to be one of self defeat.
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Keep the blog going about your coaching and how it goes. I've never heard of this before, so I will want to know how it actually changes who you are. So keep us bloggers informed about the exercises or homework you are going through. Being a Reneissance Woman doesn't sound all that bad!
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