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Archive for April, 2009

Are You Polishing the Underside of the Banister?

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

What is perfect to you? Do you do things “right” or do you do them “over-right?” If we do more than is necessary in an obsessive attempt at perfection we waste time and energy. Are you spending time tweaking a project for a client who would be happy with the job as is? Would the job work perfectly as is? If so, you’re wasting your time and your client’s (family’s, friend’s, … ) money.

Another thing to note is why you need to overdo. Are you stuck in a groove and can’t get out when it’s time to move on? Do you like how it feels when you’re being obsessive? You may be addicted to this type of stressful energy. Do you feel you’re more in control if it’s absolutely perfect as you see it? You’re not. Being in control is an illusion (but that’s a topic for another blog). Are you afraid of failure if you don’t do it right?

A client turned me on to a great question to ask yourself when you’re working on a task: “Are you polishing the underside of the banister that no one sees?” Perfect can get picky and when it does we’re wasting our time and energy. There are many reasons to justify working to perceived perfection. It may not be appropriate. As it turns out doing it right may not mean doing it perfectly.

Tags: awareness, Coaching, effectiveness, perfection, time management
Posted in Business Information, Coaching, Finding Joy, Getting It Done, Happiness, Increasing Awareness, Intuitive Insights, Life management, Personal growth, success, transformation | No Comments »

Breaking through your ceiling

Monday, April 20th, 2009

She tried desperately to rise above the confines of her proverbial ceiling – to break through to the next level. She banged against it, cajoled it, tried to set it on fire. She then pretended it didn’t exist, only to find she kept hitting her head on it. Finally, in despair and resignation she sank to the ground.

Despair was suffocating. She gasped, short of breath, and rising quickly ran to the door to get some fresh air. One step outside the door she was awestruck by the wide open, unlimited, expansively beautiful sky. Freedom was one step away. The room was an illusion; the possibilities infinite.

What is your room? Is there a ceiling? Where’s the door? What’s binding you? Unnecessary obligations? Self-inflicted emotional wounds? Negative thinking? What chains do you support through limiting beliefs? How badly do you want to fly free?

There is no past. It’s time to open new doors and new wings. The journey is never-ending – the possibilities infinite.

If you’d like to open new doors and fly, download a free copy of my limiting beliefs worksheet at www.TheAwarenessInitiative.com

Tags: anticipation, boundaries, business success, caring, change, Coaching, communication, counseling, essential self, Getting It Done, insight, inspiration, intuition, intuitive coaching, intuitive insight, law of attraction, lessons, life lessons, live now, miracles, moving forward, self help, transformation
Posted in Coaching, Finding Joy, Happiness, Increasing Awareness, Intuitive Insights, Life management, Personal growth, Present Time, intuitive counseling, success, transformation | No Comments »

Holding it together, or not.

Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

“How can I hold it together?”, he asked. The answer came on a whisper: “You can’t.” There’s nothing to hold together. Everything is expanding. It’s a time of transformation. Everything moves. You move. You smile, you breathe, you do what comes next with faith. You’ll float through stronger and wiser. Smile and you’ll find joy. Laugh and you’ll fly.

Tags: Add new tag, awareness, behavior control, calm mind, change, Coaching, counseling, essential self, feelings, Getting It Done, hope, insight, inspiration, intuitive coaching, intuitive insight, moving forward, self help, transformation
Posted in Coaching, Finding Joy, Getting It Done, Happiness, Increasing Awareness, Intuitive Insights, Life management, Personal growth, Present Time, intuitive counseling, success, transformation | 2 Comments »


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