A quickie!

Just a quick one as I am going to grab some of that wonderful sun while it is still out there...what a wonderful week. there is something to be said for doing  what you really want to in life and the fact that what I do is work with people to support them in getting what they want to out of life is just the icing on the cake.

I have had some great teaching sessions this week and some super coaching clients. There is positiveness in the air which is so important in fighting off the doom and gloom that the media are determined to spread.

Believe in it girl (and boy) and it will come

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The coaching is coming together...

Well, my first week not working for 2nd Skin Lingerie and I am there more than ever! With three coaching clients this week, up in the little consultation room above the shop, and I notice from my diary that I have 3 more appointments next week so this coaching thing is really coming together.

It is a funny thing, coaching. I would like to think that I had never heard of it 18 months ago but then I see from my management training notes that there is a whole section in my ILM that I had completely forgotten. Well, not completely as I have certainly been using these techniques for a very long time. And even some NLP too. Not the exercises but the basics on communication skills that I have gleaned over the years in the police and as an adult ed teacher.

What I find most challenging is really getting across to people what coaching is, especially as I come after various opinions they may have formed listening to people who call themselves coaches but what they do is so very different (counselling? therapy? mentoring? consulting?). I am the sounding board you need to talk things through with. No judgements, no shoulds and no opinions. Just giving you the opportunity to explore the way you want to take your life and put together an action plan to do it. Works for me and I am pleased to say that it works for the 6 clients I am supporting this fortnight. Fab.

Big Bra Lady...thanks

It has been the end of an era passing this week. On one hand I am excited that things are indeed flowing my way and the universe is looking bright upon me, on the other hand closing one door and trusting that the others will stay open is a risk, but a risk I am now confident enough to follow through.

When I left my highly stressful public sector job last year, knowing that I could not survive a minute longer in that environment, it was a leap into the unknown, but then some people would say that the ONLY thing that me and Madonna have in common is our ability to re-invent ourselves.

The first person to have faith in me to rebuild my shattered confidence and move on was Karen from 2nd Skin Lingerie who not only gave me a job, but gave me a home for my business, St Andrews St in Droitwich. As I have developed and grown in strength over the last year she has supported my mad schemes and dragged me along to events and networking to promote the coaching and training I do, mentoring me into the business world as I have coached her into policies and procedures!

This week, I have had to face the truth; Walker Wellbeing is getting too big for me to develop alongside the paid work I do for Karen and I have had to give in my notice. I would be lying if I said I ever want to see Sage again but I have felt supported and safe at a time when I needed it most. If you ever need to buy a good fitting bra, I can recommend the perfect place to go.

Launa
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Borrowed from a friend!

So today's blog is all about gremlins! This is mainly because I am battling one right now.

So a gremlin is really your inner voice, the little fella that sits on your shoulder and whispers in your ear quietly but persistently. And if you don't listen they just get louder and louder. Mine right now is saying "everybody knows this stuff already, just put the ipad down and go back to doing what you've always done" . Actually he is shouting very loudly! This sets off my self doubt alarm bells and I begin to question myself and what I'm doing. The trick here is to BREATHE, sounds stupid I know but in gremlin taming the first steps is just to pause and acknowledge him. Take a moment to breath and consider what he is saying rather than accepting it as an absolute truth.

Believe it or not gremlins are actually our friends, I like to think of them as angels in disguise. Why? I hear you say, can a gremlin possibly be my friend. Well all gremlins have a positive intention, they are trying to protect us from something. Mine is playing to my security belief. He is worried that if I put this stuff out there and nobody reads it or comments on it, I will feel insecure and he wants me to play safe!

So what do I do? I acknowledge him and say thanks for caring, I understand he wants me to stay safe and I get the message that I need not to take the stats to heart! But it is important to me that I share this stuff so it can help others just in case they don't know about it and now he knows I am safe he shuts up!  Sounds so simple but I've been battling him for 5 hours and I am well practised at gremlin taming!

So what does your gremlin say to you on a regular basis? Next time he starts to whisper , breathe and listen to what he has to say because he really does care.

Check out Lorraine's blog on wordpress...tea, cake and happiness, for more thoughts on staying positive.

Thanks Lorraine!