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Christelle,
Do you ever feel like you have too many options… so you don’t know which one to choose?
Or maybe you have too many passions… and you don’t know which one to spend time on?
Or too many diverse job experiences… so you don’t know in which direction to go next?
Well, that’s exactly the type of situation one of my client found herself in…
- She had knowledge about a diverse range of topics;
- She knew there was a lot she could do with that knowledge;
- She could imagine herself providing in-depth quality services to her clients;
- She also knew she had to start somewhere – just a few services, provided in a simple format;
- But she couldn’t decide on the “where to start”!
- And so she wasn’t starting anything…
One thing I like to do with my clients is to ask them to think of a metaphor for the situation they’re talking about…
Interestingly, she came up with a food metaphor – she felt that…
She had so many ingredients but didn’t know what dishes to prepared… and even less where to start!
So, we had a very interesting conversation around what she could do with these ingredients, how she could start the cooking… and who she was cooking for!
Have you been in a similar situation? Maybe often? Maybe you’re in one right now?
How do you feel? - Stressed? Overwhelmed? Confused? Going round in circle? Stuck?
WHAT IF you could actually START taking action? – Like starting to cook something, even if very simple…
How would you FEEL? – Relief? Clarity? Lighter? Unstuck? Going forward?
This week’s Coffee-break Coaching conversation
>>> A short conversation about a specific challenge that YOU’re facing, leading YOU to decide on ONE action (designed by YOU, for YOU) to take right away!
This week’s topic: So many “ingredients”… yet you don’t know what “to cook”?
Think about that situation where you have “too many” (knowledge, options, experiences, etc.)…
So much so that you don’t know what to do with all of them…
So you’re not doing anything… and you’re very annoyed (to say the least) at yourself…
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Now, imagine that the next 20 minutes are just about YOU (your time, your space, your voice, your thoughts…) and you’re having a deep conversation with me, your coach... Just let your mind wander as you reflect on the questions below…:
- Out of all the “ingredients” you have, what are you 3 favorite ones? – Don’t think about it! Just pick the ones that come up to your mind first!
- What’s ONE simple meal, or dish (that you already know how to prepare) with these ingredients (and don’t worry if a few other ingredients are needed)?
- If you need other ingredients, check whether you already have them amongst the other many “ingredients” you have.
- Have everything? Perfect. Just start cooking this ONE simple meal, or dish.
- Missing some ingredients? Do you REALLY need them? Could you prepare the meal / dish without some of them, even if it doesn’t taste as good as you would like…
- If you REALLY need them, then HOW can you get them?
- Now, how do you FEEL after this conversation? Are you ready to cook something, even if it’s a very simple dish (like boiled eggs) to start with?
So, what’s ONE action you’re COMMITTING to do THIS WEEK following this Coffee-break Coaching conversation? (even a small action like scheduling a task in your calendar!)
And now, imagine you’ve taken that ONE action (cooked that ONE very simple dish), and then another one (a dish with a few more ingredients), and another one… and, week after week, you’re making more progress, your skills improve, you’re developing that big idea…
How does it FEEL like? What are you GAINING because you’re taking action?
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If you’d like additional support to take THIS action, to continue THIS conversation, or to START taking action on another goal / challenge, work with me and my Coffee-break Coaching experience:
To Your Success!
Christelle
Self-Leadership Awakener – Coach, Facilitator
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