Live Your Inspiration

Does change (or lack of it) leave you feeling anxious or inspired?

One of the things that makes life coaching so effective, is the techniques that coaches use to uncover what it is that inspires their clients and to plant seeds in that fertile ground for positive improvement.

I use the word ‘uncover’ because, for so many of us nowadays, that which truly inspires us lies forgotten, buried beneath layers of stress, frustration, anxiety and the general pressures of modern day living.

[box type=\”shadow\”]“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – they must be felt with the heart.”

– Helen Keller[/box]

The fountain of creativity

And yet inspiration is the well from which the fountain of creativity gushes. And creativity – taking positive, constructive action – is the antidote to the debilitating effects of living in the 21st century.

My first experience of life coaching happened at a time when I was preparing for major changes in a number of areas of my life – leaving a sound career in corporate employment, changing countries, moving house, setting up my own business and moving my children into new schools.

Dark caverns

My life coach spent sometime getting to understand my situation and how I felt. I shared my heightened feelings of anxiety, stress and even resentment at that time, wondering exactly how someone not closely connected to me could possibly relate.

I explained how I felt while trying to disguise my true emotions but secretly, I found my mind probing some dark caverns:

“Imagine all the things that could go wrong,” I thought to myself. “What would happen if things did go wrong?” “What would I do?” “Who would I turn to?” “What would become of me and my family…?”

A different tack

After listening carefully and asking a few questions my life coach took what I then thought was a surprising tack.

“What a fabulous opportunity you have and how privileged I feel to walk with you on this journey. I feel so inspired,” she said, before launching the question that would totally break my increasingly negative state:

“So please share with me – in detail – what it is that truly inspires you?”

I felt a bit silly at first. Here was I describing a situation that for me was worrying, to say the least. My coach, on the other hand, could see an entirely different perspective.

Forced to reflect

The question forced me to reflect on the many times when I had felt positive, energized, passionate about life and determined to make a difference.

A broad smile broke out across my face as I realised just how easily she had taken charge of the tone of the session.

“I really feel inspired whenever I get the opportunity to inspire and empower others,” I offered.

“Oh, that’s fantastic. Now, let\’s consider how all these changes that you are about to make will contribute to your ability to inspire others,” she replied.

I took a deep breath. As my focus began to shift to the things that lifted my spirits, I felt a sense of relief and a feeling of deep relaxation come over me.

A \’bring it on\’ attitude to change

It took less than five sessions with my coach for my initial state of anxiety to completely give way to one of excitement, enthusiasm and a \’bring it on\’ attitude to the changes that were about to unfold in my life.

How about you?

How inspired do you feel by your day to day life?

If you\’re living an inspired life, doing what you love, being excited about each new day – then I\’m delighted for you. That\’s how life is meant to be!

Going through the motions?

On the other hand, if, like so many people, you\’re going through the motions, rationalising that …

“There\’s no other choice\”, \”I have to do this for my family\”, “Life was never meant to be easy\” or “One day I\’ll win the lottery and things will change\” …

… then take it from me that you have simply lost sight of – and connection with – what it is that truly inspires you.

Good news

The good news is that reconnecting with your inspiration (and we all have it within us) is not that difficult to do. All it takes is:

– Something to break your state
– A little deep reflection
– Some positive action on your part

The \’something that broke my state\’ was life coaching.

After a little deep reflection it dawned on me that the very thing that had ‘broken my state’ was also a potential source of ongoing inspiration.

Buoyed by a vision of connecting with my inspiration, I committed to a plan of positive action.

Having originally signed up for life coaching sessions with a fair degree of scepticism, I now find myself owning companies dedicated to training great life coaches who can bring freedom, confidence and growth to people from all walks of life.

That’s truly inspiring for me.

If you feel the need, please give my simple three-step plan a try.

My wish is that whenever the going in your life gets tough, or seems like it is getting tough, you can put this plan into action and reconnect with that which inspires you.

My wish is that you live your inspiration!

 

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