One of the things I love about my entrepreneurial journey is my ability to share my lessons, inspirations, and insights on my blog. Even when I have moments of doubt or when I am feeling frustrated about how things are unfolding, I am glad that I am able to share my experience with you. It not only helps you to know that we all go through rough times, but also helps me become a better coach in the process.
Lately I have felt a bit like a firefighter, constantly responding to what is going on around me and taking care of things without really being intentional about life in general. That lack of intentionality goes against a lot of what I believe in, yet in the past few weeks it seems I have had to put out a lot of urgent fires in order to make it through each day. Whether it is with my day job, home life, or family, I have been far more reaction oriented rather than intention oriented. I am finding this is not only feeding my anxiety about the future, but also leaves me wondering how to best find balance.
I have written a lot about accepting ‘what is’ in the current situation and not fighting it and I still believe that is important, but I can’t help but wonder how we can balance it all? How can we remain open and present in this very moment, while still setting our intentions for the future? How can we loosely plan for our future while still being open to what happens to come our way?
I guess all the questions come at a time when my future is a bit foggy and I fight between two extremes of surrendering to ‘what is’ and falling on faith or jumping into action mode to make things happen. I know that having faith in what is happening and leading with my inspirational foot is really best. And as a coach, I know I am simply allowing normal doubt to creep into my otherwise positive thoughts and they will pass as long as I don’t hang on to them for too long.
So, if I had a client in my exact shoes what would I tell her?
Well, I would encourage her to take a step back and breathe without making any decisions one way or another. This helps us gain some perspective on the “issue” and can often result in nudges from our intuition that leads us to the next step. Sometimes when we are so close to a situation, we allow our limited view to send us into a tailspin of unnecessary worry. Sometimes we just need to press the reset button and allow ourselves a chance to regroup.
Message received coach!
Instead of trying to fit my future into a container of reality, I am going to be like the bird in my logo. Free-flying and open to the endless possibilities that are out there. I know that by taking a step back and regrouping a little bit things will become clear again. The momentum will pick up again, and things will fall into place. Until that happens, I am going to do what I tell my clients.
“Do things that feel good and feed your soul. Allow yourself some time to just have fun and once you take the stress off a little bit, the inspirational nuggets will return and things will get moving again. Just be easy, this is all part of the journey.”
Thanks Coach! 🙂