Thursday, August 9, 2007
I'm a frickin genius.
Today I was collaborating with a client and I coached him to do something I've forgotten about in the last few months and that is to remember that I am my own best coach. I'm a ferocious learner and I tend to have about 4 to 6 books going at the same time, while taking workshops and being part of telecourse groups. I'm always looking for cutting edge tools and techniques. I'm able to assimilate other people's brilliance very naturally and quickly. Today I was reminded by my own great coaching that I am my best resource. I know that within me are the best ideas and instincts because they are uniquely designed for me. I've never been a fan of the cookie cutter approach which seems to be pervasive these days. We are individual and therefore how we evolve is unique to us. Truly as a coach I'm assisting people to discover their own answers while teaching them new tools and new ways to think about things. Today I recommit to be quiet every day for just a little while and listen to myself. I know that everything I need is inside of me. When I seek external learning I know I'm simply looking for reminders of what I already know. Have you met your inner coach? Let me know what you find.
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I relate to your comment about reading books. I myself must have 4 or more books started also, all of them earmarked by my bedside. I love to read about life after death, and about spiritual or the new age side of science. My newest conquest is "Biology of Beliefe" by James Lipton. There is a small sentence somewhere in that book that I am still meditating on and can't quite grasp, something about we are all cells of a larger organism. In my head I am thinking about the cells in my body and how small they are, but how important each one is, and how each one has a purpose. I think what if we were all just cells in a god body, and I am a heart cell or a kidney cell, and we are all smaller that we realize making up a greater organism. I like the saying "god is not inside of us, we are inside god".
Thanks for the challenge, I will be paying attention to the inner coach inside of me.
Kristi
Okay, I've been ruminating on something for a while now and your blog is a great lead in or example of it (funny how that always seems to work--I think you're psychically tuned to me).
You've mentioned how two-year-olds are so open and present. They show up ready to be noticed and loved. I've noticed that about you, you have this "gotta love me" quality that is comfortable and refreshing. It makes you so fun to be around even though I'm around you on such a minimal scale, but I would imagine that on a larger scale you’re unbounded energy, joy, and happiness.
In reading your blog, you write, "I was reminded by my own great coaching." I've always been taught that thinking I am good, or most any positive thing, is very bad. I've been taught that people who are confident are conceited (on of the top sins in my parent's book) and people who are rich borderline evil.
I've observed you for quite a while regarding this, actually. This is something that I want to step through. I want to transcend my parent's beliefs and come into my "greatness" on whatever level that may be. I'm coming to think that to partake of what is really offered, I need to accept myself, and love myself. I've been playing with the idea that all of God's gifts are incredible and to ascribe awe to say, a flower, but not awe in myself, I delineate God's creations.
So, in trusting my inner coach, until "I know that within me are the best ideas and instincts," I will be limited in my growth and what I can accomplish. I will be reliant upon external sources and will never find complete peace and guidance within.
In meeting my inner coach and telling her that I love her and trust her and will be open to her brings up a range of different emotions. I will spend time with her and learn to embrace her and listen to her wisdom.
Megan!
Thank you SO MUCH for this reminder!
~Angie
I love the idea that we are cells of a larger organism. it's true!
I was in the garden a few weeks ago with my boyfriend and a kind woman was talking to us about bees and how they have the ability to communicate through dance, scent and magic. The Hive will focus on a single color of flower each day and rotate through the colors to ensure that all the plants are pollinated effectively. It's amazing and I think, similar to us.
I was camping in the desert once and like whisper in a breeze these words came to mind, "You have everything you need. You just have to trust it." This "knowing" has stayed with me. I do believe that when I seek outside answers that I what I am really looking for is validation. That is where my lessons in trust lie. When I am in quiet time with myself...the most amazing ideas arise that no amount of brainstorming has ever manifested. Here's to trusting my inner wisdom! Cheers to you Megan!
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