One Wave at a Time
So often, we want something about the world to be different, but all we do is wait and hope for change. Wes wanted more people kayaking in the Caribbean, so he did something about it!
🌟 Letting Go 🌟
It can feel like January comes with pressure to take on new things. Up until 12/30/23, I had a pretty impressive Duolingo streak—1073 days! Somewhere along the way, my focus shifted and I had completely lost the spirit of learning. The thing is, I KNOW that gamification can quickly turn sour for me; I knew I had to give myself permission to abandon the streak. Letting go of my streak gave me an opportunity to practice letting go while the stakes are low.
“Pedal, pedal, pedal!”
"Pedal, pedal, pedal!" — That's what my friend Mike used to yell at me when we'd be mountain biking through sand. When the ground beneath you is unsteady, the best way through is to maintain your momentum, no matter how slow you're moving. Pedal hard and avoid sudden changes of direction to avoid big crashes!
You go where you direct your attention.
Target fixation tells us that you go where you direct your attention. Which direction will you choose?
“Trust The Process”
I'm in the fog right now in coaching certification. I can see aspects of this particular approach that I haven't yet mastered or just don't agree with, but I can't yet see the other side. The fog is uncomfortable and at times disorienting. But I'm also only 1/3 of the way in. I have plenty of time to find my way through.
I don't know the answer, but I trust my ability to figure it out. I'm also the one setting the bar so high for myself, so if my efforts begin to fall short, I know to show myself compassion.
Good Enough to Go Home
We see so much potential and want so badly for the world to be better. But sometimes our high standards don’t serve our main goals. Do you have high standards? If so, you might be prone to chronically over deliver (and possibly burn out).
Evolution
In several conversations with coaches and peers, I kept bumping into the realization that I was scared. Scared to step into the unknown, scared to take a risk, scared of getting things wrong. It kept me from trying new things with my business, from launching simple experiments, from asking people to let me practice and refine my coaching skills with them. I went so far as to hang up a sign in my office encouraging me to DO IT SCARED in big bold letters.