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Journey On is a blog dedicated to personal growth and personal development. As we continue to expand and evolve what is possible in our lives also expands. Everyday there are thousands of thoughts that come through our mind....some positive and some negative.....We have a choice as to which ones we think about. This blog is an ongoing expression of what's on my mind and the choices I make.

Sunday, May 30, 2004

BEING OUT OF THE LOOP:Usually when the new year begins you are full of commitments and determination and have momentum starting the year....but as the year progresses you start to lose that sense of commitment and the momentum becomes just a trickle.

What do you do when you are out of the loop? What I mean by out of the loop is when you lose that connection to your commitment. For me two things have been going on...The blog...I haven't been as consistent. I was writing two or three times a week and now I notice it's been a month...My rationalization is that I am busy writing so many other things.

The other is going to the gym..I have a great rationalization for this because I am working out with yoga, tennis and mountain biking...but when you have to justify something it's like trying to explain a lie...Not always an easy thing to do...probably never a good position to be in...So how do you recommit so you don't totally abandon what you were doing? What are your options?

I think you need to have an honest discussion with yourself rather than think you are still in alignment with your original commitment because if you don't you will feel at some level you are out of integrity...Start over and rather than renew your commitment make a smaller commitment one in which you can keep and be successful. Try this on for size. See what happens...

Journey On

Mark

posted @ 3:06 PM

How you can benefit from Coaching.

If you’re reading this letter it’s because you have an interest or curiosity about the phenomenon called coaching. Coaching is sweeping the nation, but why, what's it all about, and how does it work? A Coach is a well trained and experienced professional who helps you produce extraordinary results in your life. Coaches accelerate progress by providing focus and awareness. They help you see where you are now and what you are willing to do to get where you want to be in the future, recognizing that results are a matter of your intentions, choices and actions. The bottom line is a great Coach will help you get what you want, often more quickly than doing it alone.

Why Is Coaching important? So many of us are so busy living from our clocks and calendars, we often forget what matters to us or have little time to even think about it. Too often we are uncomfortable about saying what we want because we don’t believe that it is possible. Sometimes we have just given up. A masterful coach inspires you to believe in yourself so that you are willing to declare what it is that you really want.

A Coach "listens" intently, asks clarifying questions, challenges your assumptions, helps you dream big and makes sure you do the important things you say you will do in order to have the important things you say you want. It is a partnership based on intention, agreement, integrity and relationship. The bottom line is, we can't do it alone. Some of us think we can, but with a Coach you will be challenged, stretched and empowered and you will increase your chances of being successful and be celebrated for it.

In the process you discover your source of inner power, so that whatever you do in life you do with more confidence and ease.

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did. Throw off the bow lines, sail away from the safe harbor, Catch the Trade Winds in your sails."

- Mark Twain

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Mark Susnow, formerly a trial attorney for 30 years, is a coach, musician, speaker, and group facilitator. He’s inspired hundreds of people to believe in themselves and to achieve their goals and dreams.

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