There is a great little read called "Selling the Invisible" by Harry Beckwith.
Years ago I started my personal training business as a means to stay attached to my goal of supporting clients whom themselves are trying to stay attached to there goals. I knew I needed help in "selling" me so one day I picked up this little gray book. Today, as I still reflect and ponder the writings in my little book I revisited a fantastic chapter, Getting Better vs Getting Different.
This comes at a great time! We as a culture of constant change need to be ready, willing and able to change! Be different!! As I get ready to move my Nutritional Coaching over to Life Coaching I remembered the key: BE DIFFERENT!! We are all individuals with independent minds, creators waiting to be exposed! I want to hit the industry, better but DIFFERENT will only do.
My Bog: Latter to Growth is edging closer and closer to finding its difference, with a little grace of change, a dash of refining, a pinch of better and last but not least a BLAST of DIFFERENT will complete the recipe.
I leave you today with the quote of today:
"If your shop doesn't come in, swim out to it."
~Jonathan Winters
Thanks for reading, thanks for being different.
Karen
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Look at our Youths they bring change
When i look back at my childhood i could count on one hand the amazing adults that were in my life and changed my life. They contributed to my life by just being there and giving me as an adolescent "time".
Where in our life today do we grant our youth's time? Do we give what was given to us? Do we understand our youth like we were understood?
Where in the generation that is growing under our noses do we give?
I have a thought. We are so challenged today by the misunderstood youth/teen that i tend to believe we are missing an opportunity to understand. As we use to be lead by our "leaders", "mentors", "teachers", "church", "community", we were given a chance to learn, understand, and be understood.
Today, I'm not so sure our youth are given that. Are we looking to them and offering our leadership? Are we offering them a chance to fail, learn, succeed?
Where are our youths goals? Do we support? Do we listen? Do we know what there voice sounds like? Today is very different then it was a generation ago. We as a community, family, school, church are ignoring this very misunderstood group of amazing youths.
They are growing up with an internal voice that should be external.
They are growing up with internal values that should be external.
They are growing up with lessens that are internal that should be external.
I wonder where we can step up and begin to bridge the gap. I wonder where we can slow down to open up our minds and hearts to hear their internal dialogue and ask to bring it out, externally.
Where would you begin?
I'll ask my kids, "Where is your voice today? Can you share it with me? Unconditionally.
Any thoughts?
Where in our life today do we grant our youth's time? Do we give what was given to us? Do we understand our youth like we were understood?
Where in the generation that is growing under our noses do we give?
I have a thought. We are so challenged today by the misunderstood youth/teen that i tend to believe we are missing an opportunity to understand. As we use to be lead by our "leaders", "mentors", "teachers", "church", "community", we were given a chance to learn, understand, and be understood.
Today, I'm not so sure our youth are given that. Are we looking to them and offering our leadership? Are we offering them a chance to fail, learn, succeed?
Where are our youths goals? Do we support? Do we listen? Do we know what there voice sounds like? Today is very different then it was a generation ago. We as a community, family, school, church are ignoring this very misunderstood group of amazing youths.
They are growing up with an internal voice that should be external.
They are growing up with internal values that should be external.
They are growing up with lessens that are internal that should be external.
I wonder where we can step up and begin to bridge the gap. I wonder where we can slow down to open up our minds and hearts to hear their internal dialogue and ask to bring it out, externally.
Where would you begin?
I'll ask my kids, "Where is your voice today? Can you share it with me? Unconditionally.
Any thoughts?
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