Get ready for more good in your life.
When I read Les’s email this morning I had a big smile on my face. Last week I asked Les, who is one of my life and business coaching clients, to write out what he learned from last year’s economic crunch. Les who is an architect summarized the year for himself…clients cancelling projects, low self-esteem, eating more than he wanted to and thinking about leaving the area. He was on his way out.
He hung in there. What we had been discussing in our coaching relationship is his relationship to the unknown. He saw the unknown as threatening and scary. Many of us do.
He slowly began to think about the unknown in a new way. I suggested that he see the “unknown as his friend.” With that in mind he became curious as to all of the good that might happen. I even suggested that this year could be his best year in his business. It all started with a call out of the blue as Les calls it. It was for a big project. This was the first of just many projects that have been coming his way. He has been on a roll and has a full schedule.
What I have seen is that this cycle for Les was just one of many that we all go through in our lifetimes. What we have to learn to do in the meantime is to hang in there until the tides change. But if we let the cycle get us too far down we won’t be ready to enjoy the next phase of the cycle when it comes and it will.
We have a choice. Choose happiness. Smile and laugh a little bit more than yesterday.
JOURNEY ON
MARK
JOURNEY ON is a blog dedicated to personal and professional development. Mark Susnow, an executive and life coach inspires others to experience more fulfillment and success in their life. A former trial attorney for 30 years and musician, he integrates what it takes to be successful in the world with the inner wisdom unfolded to him through years of yoga and meditation. His articles reflect this journey in an inspirational way. http://www.inspirepossibility.com