I have found an amazing article that is
very uplifting and encouraging. It is titled An Open Letter To Those Who Have Lost Their Motivation written by Marc Chernoff. If you lack
motivation because of your long life journey this article is for you.
This article is right on time for me
because for the past 2 weeks I have felt a little discouraged and
unmotivated. I have been working on being a Professional Life Coach
for a year now and I still feel like I have 10,000 pieces to put
together in order to be successful. The journey seems painfully
sloooow but in my heart I know that this is what I was called to do
and even if I wasn't getting paid I would still love helping people.
It's just that I need movement and growth. My Sister recently told me "You Barbara, you must feel like you are slaying dragons or you will get depressed
and unmotivated. You need to find dragons to slay". I think a lot of people are that way and that is why
I want to share what I have learned in the last 2 weeks.
After talking to my sister I realized
that she is right. I need to slay some dragons. The first question
that I asked myself was what dragon do I want to slay? In other
words, what do I really want to master? The answer came to me
quickly. I reeaaaally want to master Transitional Coaching. There are
a lot of people who are going through transitions right now and I
want to help people get focused, motivated and clear about the next
chapter in their lives. I want to help people who are going through
life changes and even Spiritual Shifts that sometimes make us feel
lost with having no clear direction.
The next question I asked myself was do
I have everything I need to reach my goals? I have training and
experience but there is still the 10,000 pieces to put together to
have a successful coaching practice.
The last question that I asked myself
was what can I do NOW to accomplish my goals? This question really
shifted my perspective. I was so focused on being “there” until I
completely lost focus on the NOW and NOW is all we have. I was more
focused on looking at the 10,000 puzzle box and not focused on the
smaller pieces piled on the table.
Marc in his article wisely said “No
matter your circumstances, you always have what you need to take the
next smallest step. As Epicurus so profoundly said, “Do not spoil
what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you
now have was once among the things you only hoped for.” Be mindful.
Be present. Keep going. One small step at a time”.
"One small step at a time".
So now I set my alarm clock and wake up
on purpose. Every morning I ask myself what do I need to do now to
get to my goals? I get what I need to do done first before anything else then I am
done for the day. I noticed that the most successful people are
always focused on the task at hand and do what they need to do even
when they don't feel like it.
I also learned that I am not trying to
be a coach, I am a coach. I am not trying to be a writer, I am a
writer. Coaches coach and Writers write. I have learned that in order
to become what we desire to be we must BE what we want to be.
The last thing that I learned the last
2 weeks is to be constant even when you don't feel like it. Because I
thought that my road was soooo long 1 day of watching So You Think
You Can Dance marathon wouldn't hurt but 1 day turned into 2 days and 2
days turned into 2 weeks. I learned that we must stay constant or we
will lose our momentum. Stick to a schedule even if you don't feel
like it and you will be able to slay dragons with one swing.
I am excited about the future because
today I got a lot done. 1 dragon down and many more to come. If you
are looking for a motivating and uplifting article to help you put
things into perspective please read An Open Letter To Those Who Have Lost Their Motivation written by Marc Chernoff. Remember that it is
not about the destination it is all about the journey.
You have everything you need right now
to continue on.
God Bless
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