Is there a place you’ve been settling and in what way? That’s one of the questions I ask at the start of a coaching engagement. At the top of Morgan’s list was this: the lack of motivation I feel and that I’m going through the motions. Read more
Remember your first job, first apartment, and living paycheck to paycheck? In the beginning, just being able to make rent and survive in the real world feels like enough — and it is, until you learn that there is something more beyond merely surviving. Read more
In coach lingo, they’re called tolerations, drains, or what you’re putting up with. In plain language, they’re the things that bug you. Though counting your blessings is a wonderful practice, it’s also helpful to periodically inventory the stuff that bugs you. Why on earth would you want to do that? Two reasons. First, whether that list includes minor irritants or more significant problems, these holes in your hull are causing a fair amount of drag in your life. Ignoring them won’t make them go away. The second reason is that those bugging-you items are actually spelling out the solution, if you look a little closer. Read more
“Acceptance of prevailing standards often means we have no standards of our own.”
— Jean Toomer
What Does It Take?For most of us, the ticket to positive change is some amount of pain or dissatisfaction with the status quo. The degree of pain that precedes taking action will influence whether we consider that change to be proactive or reactive — a change initiated by choice or due to necessity.
What is the threshold of discomfort that it takes to motivate you to make a change for the better? Read more
I first ran today’s article four years prior to launching InTheCurrent.com. Since then, I’ve come to see even more clearly that regardless of the particular goal you might be working on at any given time, the pivotal moment happens earlier and is bigger than the goal itself. It involves a promise you make to yourself on a very deep level. Sometimes this promise is a subconscious one, yet bringing it up to your awareness gives it even more power. Why is this important? Because when you fail at certain goals or your plans get derailed, connecting with this deeper promise will be the difference between giving up and opening up.
Enjoy the article and feel free to share your promise with me. —Ginny Read more
In your twenties, working is mainly about learning the ropes, trying to fit in, and figuring out how to pay the rent on time. When you leave this decade, you’ve learned how to survive in what is called the real world. Read more
(#5 in the series: Are You A Dreamer?)
In the last few issues, we’ve talked about suspending your “logic filter” long enough to imagine your dreams. We’ve also acknowledged that some dreams simply serve to inform you about your deepest desires and are not meant to happen literally. What about the dream that you actually would like to see come true? When you experience a “That’s it!” moment and your dream is undeniably revealed to you, it can be exhilarating. Your heart is pumping and your brain is brimming with ideas, but as you begin crossing the bridge from dream to reality, that protective filter reengages and the haunting question returns: What if this is just a dream? Read more
#1
Michelle was looking forward to spending more time with her newborn son and toddler. It had been difficult to decline the promotion, so it was a great relief when her boss reacted positively and supported her request to reduce hours. That’s why it surprised her when, several weeks later, her boss began to hard-sell the promotion. She could still picture the spreadsheet turned toward her side of the desk and her boss’ pen, pointing to the salary and bonus that could be hers. The prestige and money associated with the offer were tempting, yet Michelle was at peace with her decision to go part-time. Read more