Last One Standing
The reason I started the New Endings website was to capture this part of my life, in which I feel poised to make some significant changes. I have dreams and goals that haunt me day and night and I am desperately trying to determine what steps I need to take next in order to realize them. I have had the tough discussions with myself about what I am willing to do, how much I am willing to sacrifice, to what extent I am willing to go and I feel like I am on the verge of something pretty wonderful.
Except.
I am still at the starting gate. I have magnificent sketches of the future in my mind but no concrete foundations yet on which to build it. Last year, I identified two things I considered to be obstacles to reaching my goals and I have been working diligently on them. I am proud of the work I have done and can honestly say that I do not feel either is a roadblock any longer. Can I still improve? Yes, but nothing feels like it is standing in my way. Progress!
Except.
I am still here. The way is clear but I have not yet moved forward. I have been frustrated and fretting over this for months. I waffle between 'I'll know when it is the right time' and 'Nothing is ever going to change.' I have been looking at opportunities, pursuing options, knocking on doors but I do not seem to be making the strides I want to be. It is clear that there must be one obstacle left.
So I have done what I probably should have done months ago (but maybe it was not the right time?) and have enrolled in a course with a life coach. The entire course is four eight-week sessions and the first starts in September. I am really looking forward to it. Some of you might think this is silly or misguided and that is your opinion to have. For me, I think this could be exactly what I need. It is not because I need someone else to say my feelings are valid, my goals are attainable, that I am worthy of what I work diligently to obtain because I have a multitude of loved ones who will do that for me. I am more interested in learning how and why I am standing in my own way.
I am the last obstacle.
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Reader Comments (5)
I had a life coach for a while and loved it. (I had to stop for $ reasons - the story of my life). She just allowed me to see my thinking from another perspective. To shift my view enough to see things the way I hadn't thought. It was very liberating. Best of luck with your class.
I like the idea of a life coach. I like the idea of working things through with someone who has nothing invested personally in what I do. They're there with advice and no agenda. I can't wait to hear how this goes.
Of course it's not silly or misguided! I'm a firm believer in that fact that we all must do what's right for us. And only we know what's right for ourselves. If this is what you need to move forward, then go for it! I hope it's exactly what you need.
I don't know exactly what a life coach does or is supposed to do, but I would hope that she (he?) would look at your life and how you live it and offer an outsiders perspective on what might need to change and/or stay the same for you to attain your goals. Am I right? It sounds fantastic.
Off now to google "life coach job description" :-)
Thank you all for being so positive. I am really looking forward to it and am keeping an open mind. Which, I suppose, is the key to making anything work. Shall definitely bring the experience here to share.
I think that is smart, my friend. Getting out of our own way is always the hardest part, and if this is your way through, you'll get no judgement from me. :)