The Long and Bumpy Road

This coaching venture, it has been quite the journey.

I have worked in various professions all my working life but they have all been tied in with risk, insurance and safety. I have been generally very fortunate with a few bumps along my merry way. I went out on Friday nights, I felt a bit depressed on Sunday nights but all in all it has been amazing.

When I decided to start my coaching life I realised pretty quickly that I had to start from scratch - no one knows me as a coach. It is a whole new audience to approach while causing confusion for previous colleagues who pepper me with questions (and questioning looks!)

When I published the website I pressed the button and sat back - waiting for a flood of queries. After a half hour I began to realise that this was going to be harder work than I first thought. This was going to be a process.

My own coaching experience then paid me back for the efforts I had put in both being coached and completing my diploma.

The easy thing would have been to go in a huff.

The simple thing would be to chuck it and go back to my 9-5 safety job and say....'well, I tried...'

BUT...

I decided to love the process. I consciously opted to love doing what I needed to do and see how things unfold. I do what I do and do not get hung up on the analytics and the views. I just love doing it. The whole project feels productive, fun and creative. I love watching a bit of Gary Vee and how he talks about the process; the creativity. It does not negate the desire for success but it makes the whole project important - the start point and every step along the road is equally as important as the reward at the end.

This seems to have unlocked something in way I approach things as I have had a spike in client engagement which has been amazing. But it is the process that is important to me and I love it. If you don't enjoy the process, it becomes a grind and you get frustrated by lack of views, lack of engagement.

I am working hard and I care and as long as I care, I know I am on the right path.

What path are you on? How much are you enjoying the process?

So many of us only have the endgame in our focus.....the necessity of trudging through years of frustration, stress and boredom to get the golden goose.

But what about the space in between? How happy are you going to be in the time it takes to achieve these things? If you have been dead on the inside achieving them, how happy will you really be at the end of the journey? And what happens then?

The journey should be the fun part. The journey is where the challenges meet the resistance. We see what we are really able to achieve. Once we enjoy meeting these challenges head on we begin to realise what amazing things we are capable of.

I have huge plans for this business but I have no idea how to formalise them yet. I want courses and group engagement. I want online presence and community. I literally have no idea at the moment how I am going to bring the things in my head into reality.

But I don't care. I don't need to achieve everything now. I just need to take steps towards it and enjoy the journey. Some things will work and others will fall flat on their face and that is absolutely fine. I am just loving the connection and creativity around my clients, this site and the weekly blog. It is a GAS!

So think about what you want to achieve and how you intend to do this - are you looking forward to it or are you just needing to get to the destination?

Of course 'achievement could mean so may different things.

Yes it could mean that promotion or that massive pay rise.

Or it could mean having a brilliant catch up with a pal and being inspired to get up at 5am to write a blog!