Client Coaching Session: One of my clients was pretty upbeat when we began her weekly session. She listed all of the activities she planned toward starting her new business.
However, midway her spiel, she suddenly clammed up. 'What happened?" I asked. She simply said, "I'm not sure. I don't think I can do it. I might fail. The last time I tried something new, it didn't work out like I thought it would."
Coaching Moment: Life is about making choices. And, each and every time you make a choice, you empower yourself to overcome the shadows of defeat. You have to take a chance. You have to take a risk. No risk...no reward. The greater the risk, the greater the reward!
In other words, there comes a time when you just have to let go. Let go of the past regrets and let go of the future fear. Get out of the haze!
Choosing to live in this "precious present" shocks you into a reality that is actually energizing and rather liberating. (Read the book: The Precious Present, by Spencer Johnson, MD)
It is an amazing revelation when women (and men) step up to the power of living in the moment.
This is what I call "Getting in the Game" of life. You must play to win! To win, you must be willing to take a risk. On the other hand, if you play "not to lose," you are simply playing it safe.
Don't kid yourself. Playing it safe is not what you were born to do. Truthfully, playing safe really leads to a pretty boring life. And, who wants that?
Go on...take a risk...enjoy life!
Tell me ...Are you a risk taker? When was the last time you took a significant risk? What steps did you take to prepare for taking a risk?
Step into your Greatness!
2 comments:
Thanks Coach T-
As a single mom, I used to trade security for happiness all the time until everything I touched made me unhappy. I hesitated when it was time to make a changs. I feared that if I choose to do something too risky and it doesn't work out then my kids as well as myself can be negatively impacted. On the other hand, if I stay in my current circumstances, I can get depressed because it feels like I'm going nowhwere fast.
Then I had a heart to heart talk with Me, Myself, and I...and said to hell with it! Let me do what makes me happy today and see how things play out tomorrow. If I choose to do only those things that feel good and associate with people that make me happy - day after day... I can truly experience a great and happy life.
My choice: Let me choose to consistently do those things that make me happy rather than be stuck with the things that don't!
Dear Cynthia Roberts:
I applaud you for taking the risk of placing your happiness high on the emotional scale. It is not an easy thing to do when you are concerned not only with your security and safety but that of your children.
It sounds like you made a great decision
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