Explore your choices ......

Just one of the privileges a coach has is to work alongside someone is a confidential, trusted and respectful place.

I often hear.... I cant .... I'm too busy, have a family, are the main breadwinner, now's not the time, I dont know.  I hear myself think .....  I really do understand, I've been in positions of leadership with all it's great rewards and all it's great drains on energy and emotions.

We always have choices - you and I have choices today ..... and there are a lot more choices, real, tangible choices if we just take a moment to be open to stop, pause, consider - with an open mind.  To see the possibilities before we put the barriers up...

One of my best decisions in leadership was to have a coach ..... ( and still is!) who helps me explore choices and turns them into tangible actions which means something happens, shifts, is accomplished. Change for the better, decisions clarified and taken, direction set and achieved .... sometimes it all starts with clarifying options and choices.  

What's the topic?

Perspectives - how many can you have on the topic you want to explore or do something about?

Choices - what are the options, which is the best one for you right now?

Planning - what's the plan?

Commitment - are you willing to commit to your goal, your plan?

Actions - clear, step by step actions

All so that your topic -  idea/dream/goal becomes a reality.....

Got a sheet of A4 and some colour pens ( yes permission to excite your brain!) - jot down some thoughts and have a look at them, what do they tell you ...... what's your next step?

The power of choice.....

What situations in your life right now do you want to make choices in?  

"We believe that coaching is chiefly about discovery, awareness and choice. It is a way of effectively empowering people to find their own answers, encouraging and supporting them on the path as they continue to make important choices ..........

.........A coach is someone who cares that people create what they say they want, that they follow through when they choose. The coach is there to hold people accountable and keep them moving forward toward their dreams and goals"  

Co-Active Coaching ( coaching people toward success in work and life) by  Laura Whitworth, Karen Kimsey-House, Henry Kimsey- House 

So.....whether you are making work choices, difficult choices, career choices, lifestyle choices, struggling with choices others are imposing on you or you just want to make some choices - and not live with "I dont know, I'm not sure" any longer!! 

Are you willing to be coached to support you along the way?

Are you willing to be successful in your choice?

Are you willing to invest in the future you want?

Today  dont let life pass you by without making choices, intentional choices - not "choices by default"  when, by not making a choice we've chosen to stay the same.

So today, start a convesation with others about the choices you want to make or take some time on your own, start travelling in the direction you want - making choices is powerful.