From Tipping Point to Tip Toe

I had a client call this week that so reflected my own early coaching sessions, it was scary.

My client is incredibly creative and her dream is to write a book. During the session she talked about the plot she has in her head and how she would love to develop some of the characters she has come up with. It was brilliant.

My questions were around what was stopping her making her dream come true.

I asked those questions even though I was pretty sure I knew the answer.

My client was concentrating on the 'endgame'. She was overwhelmed by the sheer size of her dream and the effort it would require to make her a published author.

How do I edit my book?

How do I get it published?

Should I self publish?

How do you self publish?

Every time she began to have these conversations in her head she just put the whole thing aside and never moved one step closer to her goal.

And THERE is the money phrase....

.....one step closer....

At the end of the session we were planning actions to get her dream 'one step closer'.

What do you think these actions should be?

Google 'book editors' and start phoning around?

Email random publishing houses with your ideas?

Pay for a course on self publishing?

Nooooo.......the action we agreed on?

Buy a pad and pen.

That was it - that was the action.

My client had all these ideas but had not taken the first step of writing them down. She never had any sort of draft of the book. She had developed everything in her head and it sounded brilliant.

She didn't like the idea of electronic notes or voice notes and likes the old fashioned pen and paper ....so....buy a pad...buy a pen! And start writing.

Your dreams should be incredible and exciting and truth be told they should feel just a wee bit overwhelming. They should light you up and make your heart beat just a wee bit faster.

But if you want to make them reality - all you need to do is take that first tiny step in the right direction. It may only take you inches along the road but it is inches further than you would travel if you just push it aside and ignore it for a while....by taking the first step you begin to realise what you are capable of. And it is so much more than you know right now.

And THAT is when life gets exciting.

Dream big.....dream huge....let your heart rate rise and allow yourself to be in awe of all your crazy aspirations.

But before you hit tipping point and keel over....up on your toes and take a baby step!

You're on your way.................................................