Remember playing tag when you were little? You’d run like crazy trying to catch the
other person, thereby making them “it” for the next round. Or how about Follow the Leader? You’d do whatever the person “in front” was
doing until they tapped the next person to be the leader. With a 4 year old in our house, we’re much
more into Hide ‘n Seek only it’s more like “Hide, giggle and pretend Mommy
can’t see me as I hide in pretty much plain sight” but whatever! For the past week or so, I’ve been feeling a
little like I have been playing more follow the leader than normal…and not with
my kiddo.
I was sending an email to a client when I typed the
following sentence: “I’ve been a Coach
for over a year now, and I’m committed to helping you achieve your health and
wellness goals.” It was the “over a year
now” part that got me. Has it really
been over a year? Have I really been in
this business for more than 12 months?
Wow.
During that time, I’ve been fortunate to meet and interact
with some really neat people. There are
people who’ve been Coaching longer than I have and there are people who joined
after I did, so I got to wondering; Where, exactly, do I fit in? I can’t keep relying on the “I’m the new kid
here” response, right? I mean, I have a
lot to learn still, but I also have a lot to teach. And that’s exciting.
If this is a game of follow the leader, I suppose I should
turn around and see---are others following me?
If the answer is YES, guess what…I’m a leader! And I better start acting more like one. Embrace the role. Own it.
Make it mine. And that’s what’s
so much fun; making it—this role, this business, this opportunity---mine means
it’s whatever I want it to be. So let’s
get started…again!
I am committing to changing a few things around here—and by
“here” I mean me. I’m going to reconnect
with daily personal development. Whether
it’s reading, listening to a call or watching a video, I’m carving out at least
30 minutes EVERY DAY to work on that.
And I’m going to get back to regular communications with my
Team. That’s right, my Team. Sometimes it’s
hard to remember that I have a Team, too.
While I’m part of a very large Team, and my own Team is small, all the
more reason to devote time and energy to developing them and helping them each
create their own vision/version of success.
There’s a great story about a self-made success in this
business. She’s killing it; and when she
started, she had no support. No upline
Coach to help her, no one to show her the ropes. And she’s now breaking all kinds of records
with this fantastic business. And when I
hear it, I start a monstrous debate in my mind as to whether or not I could do
that—succeed only on my own, without help.
Depending on the day (and even the moment), the answer
differs. And so does my reaction to the
answer. There are days I convince myself
I’m a total failure because I can’t see myself doing what she did. And then I feel bad that I’m not built like that. News flash; I’m not her, and she’s not
me! So I’m going to be me and do what I
can, how I can.
Fortunately, I don’t have to find out what it’s like to be
in this alone, because I have tons of support.
It’s about maximizing that help and being willing to understand that I
need it and ask for it. Support comes
from all sorts of places, too. So I’m
vowing to be more open to the various sources of help and encouragement. Embracing it all and remembering that
everyone has something to teach me. Be a
sponge, right!?
Finally, I’m going to get back to setting goals, making time
to work every single day and remember why I got started in the first
place. Sure there are a million other
things I could be doing at any given moment.
But the real question is, are they helping me towards my goals. If they’re not, maybe they need to be put on
hold just for a bit. I’m not suggesting
that I get totally narrow-focused and forget to do anything but work, but I do
know that I need to make my work and my goals priorities---or they’ll never
happen.
If that perky 4 year old wants to play Hide ‘n Seek, we’ll
play; and I’ll work later. But I will
work. Who knows, maybe I’ll get a great
game of Follow the Leader going and have fun with that, too.
If you'd like to be part of this adventure, I welcome you to do so. Reach out, connect, chat...together we will figure out the best next steps, set great goals and work our buns off to get where we want to be!
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