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When Is It Okay To Coast?

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Call it Floating

In response to the last issue on Moving Forward, Sharon, a long-time In the Current subscriber, emailed me with a question. Having just been through an intense time of various changes, she comments:

I am perfectly happy right now just floating in the sea of life and not wanting to move forward yet. So aren’t there also times in life to be still and listen to what our inner soul speaks to us? Because that is where I am, but I don’t want to feel a sense of guilt or remorse that I am not “moving forward.”

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Moving Forward

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The Current’s Natural Cycle

Movement, momentum, and progress – they’re attractive words. From personal goals to business plans, we want to see that forward movement. Over the last 13 years of coaching people from diverse backgrounds and industries, I’ve detected a natural cycle through which we move constantly. Read more

Connect with Both

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Naming It

Eleven years ago, in a conversation with my coach, we debriefed the eventful year that was about to conclude. It had been one of the changes beginning with leaving my corporate career to start my coaching business, and then planning a wedding and getting married. As we looked back at the year and reflected on all that had occurred, Tracey commented, “You did it all in a powerfully graceful way.” Without knowing it at the time, Tracey was naming the most important elements of what I would eventually call “living in the current.” Read more

Is It Time To Go With The Flow?

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Calling Type A’s

Going with the flow might bring to mind images of a super laid-back surfer-dude type, but that’s just one interpretation. Even people with Type A tendencies can learn to go with the flow. You don’t have to suddenly acquire an easy-going personality or lose your drive, perhaps just learn to redirect and leverage that drive. Read more

Get Back In

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Most of you are accustomed to my river metaphor description of what I call “living in the current”. Here’s a quick refresher, just in case. Living in the current means boldly moving in the direction you want to go with the willingness to adjust course when needed and the faith that you will be supported. It is having a deep connection to life itself. There is a sense of going for it, excitement, and movement and at the same time there is also a feeling of calm, trust, and a great appreciation for the present moment. When you act boldly and it feels right to you, you are moving into the current. When you let go and make adjustments, this is also moving with the current or as they say, going with the flow. Read more

The Perfect Blend (Series Wrap Up)

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(Series: Can You Make It Happen?)

Highlights

For the past several weeks, we’ve been entertaining this question: As you think of what you want in your life, do you believe you can make it happen? Here are the series highlights: Read more

When It’s Just Not Happening

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(Part 5 in the series: Can You Make It Happen?)

In part 4, I stated that consciously placing your trust where you believe it is warranted will give you a sense of calm even when the world around you is upset. But what do you do when you’ve been waiting for proof of progress and you don’t see any? Read more

Where Do You Put Your Trust?

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(Part 4 in the series: Can You Make It Happen?)

Trust

There is a lot of talk these days about both the government and the private sector breaking the public trust. This topic of trust is relevant to where we last left off in our discussion about “making it happen”. In part 3, I emphasized the importance of putting a healthy distance between you and what you desire. I called this having a level of trust and detachment. Today I’ll pose the question:

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Detached Doesn’t Mean Dispassionate

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(Part 3 in the series: Can You Make It Happen?)

In part 2, we saw that allowing your dreams and goals to unfold involves: 1) giving them breathing room, 2) letting go of struggle and 3) being ready to receive. Allowing also requires a fourth element: a level of trust and detachment. But how is it possible to be detached when you want something with all your heart? Read more

Will You Allow It?

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(Part 2 in the series: Can You Make It Happen?)

In part 1, I raised the question of how much you can actually control in life. I concluded that making what you want to happen is about finding your power: identifying what is within your span of control and acting decisively. Now let’s take a look at the difference between making something happen and allowing it to happen.

What Does It Mean To Allow?

Ironically, making your goals and dreams happen requires you to loosen your grip on them. This may seem to contradict part of the Mariah Carey’s “Make It Happen” song that I included in the prior issue. Read more