Another string to your bow?

I was sat with a friend and she was relating how every year she choose's what "string to her bow" she was going to add for that year. The expression got me thinking afresh ....

What would it be for you? What string to your bow would you like to add in the next 3 months, in the next 3 years?

Whether in your career or in your personal life?

2 ways of looking at it.....

What would you do if you could?

What is an issue you really want to resolve?

PS ...... It could be easier than you think! 

Moving forward?

Maybe sometimes our progress in life is clear -  we get promotion, we move house, we have children.  Our organisation is growing, our business is flourishing, our leadership is working well.

Sometimes there are key milestones which mark our progress, achievements.  New job, new home, new relationships. Sometimes progress is more subtle - one step leads to another over a period of time. We may even set out on a path not quite clear of the destination.

Sometimes we are in the zone, on fire, achieving! Sometimes we are worried, frustrated and stuck.

Whether or not you have clear goals, objectives, aspirations, intentions of things you want to achieve. Stop and think about your life in the next 6 months.  What do you really want?  THINK about it.  What do you REALLY want?

If helpful, choose 2 of some of the key aspects in life.

Finances, Relationships, Career, Leisure, Health - are you moving forward in the way you wish?  What do you really want? Are you moving forward?

What is the practical next step?   What would help?

How much do you want to move forward?  Get clear, take action.  In a week's time, how about diarising a note to yourself to review the question "Have I moved forward"?

The big decisions?

What are the big decisions for YOU this year?  Think about it ......  are they big or small?

Sometimes small decisions have a big impact?

What is important to you this year?

We can put barriers in the way of achieving what's important, Maria Nemeth calls this" trouble at the border".  I love her phrase.  Yes, just as we step out - we can stop, get busy, distracted, down hearted!

So much more is possible than we think.

What decision to you need to make, are you willing to commit to YOURSELF? 

If ever you want to talk about your situation and how coaching can support you make your decisions happen, do call - always happy to chat.

Whatever you want for this year - ACT on it.  I so hope for you that  at the end of the year you can celebrate your success.

Beyond expectations?

So ......

Spend a little time answering the following questions....

• Highlights of the year?
• Lowlights of the year?
• Next year aspirations?
• Next year challenges?

Was it above and beyond your expectations?  Maybe it didn't feel that way but after reflection you achieved more than you thought! 

"More than we think"  interesting that phrase - isn't it?  " I can't do that", "that will be tricky", "I'm not good at that", "I wont enjoy that"  - sometimes the messages we give ourselves is not the reality? Sometimes it only takes 5 minutes and it's done, sometimes we enjoyed something more than we thought possible, sometimes the difficult conversation went well, sometimes we achieved more in the year than we first felt/thought?

Think about it  .......

What has been beyond your expectations this year?

What would be beyond your expectations next year? 

I have the privilege of seeing others achieve beyond their expectations very frequently.

Clarity, Insight and Action

Clarity - when we get clear, really clear  - things get easier?

Insight - we all need "ah ha" moments?   We need to "see" our perspectives, conclusions and then sometimes reframe things as necessary? 

Action - ideas, dreams, change are all important, we need  to make them a reality?  We do that by taking action?

Just three things that coaching really supports with, clarity, insight and action  ......  want to know or discuss further, just get in touch. We can meet or have a telephone call to talk about your situation.