Hustle!
This last webtorial got me thinking of why I started the Catalyst Coach Certification programme, and that reason is, I wanted to help people achieve their full potential. To do that, I needed to learn how to do that through coaching, acquire the necessary skills and perhaps even help myself achieve my full potential. Seems like yesterday that we started Cohort 10 and now the time has come to start practising all that I’ve learnt, to start doing what I had set out to do… time to “Hustle”.
It's “easy” to think about wanting to start doing something, or maybe even to begin “planning” the steps, but the actual start may not be as simple. Coach Mel shared some possible reasons why we could sometimes get “stuck” at the start;
1. Self-sabotage – things we say, think or do that prevent us from starting
2. Tomorrow – putting things off till the never-ending “tomorrow”
3. Not good enough – self-doubt, doubting own capability
4. Uncertainty – the fear of the unknown
5. Scapegoat – blaming others or maybe even circumstances for “causing” us to not start
And as I reflect on my journey to even begin the Catalyst Coach Certification programme, I definitely experienced some of these challenges, reasons or excuses, whatever you want to call them. If this could happen to me, then the same could happen to the people I coach. When we’re faced with these obstacles, trying to get unstuck by simply pushing forward with brut force, or just trying harder may not help. I learned that “No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it.” (Einstein). So perhaps, the first step “forward” when we feel stuck, is to take a step back.
Taking a step back could help us see things from a different perspective, and help us uncover underlying issues that are in our way, obstacles that are blocking our progress. To do this, we must ask powerful questions to help gain new insights, discover options, and even challenge limiting beliefs. The aim is to turn;
1. Self-Sabotage to Self-Help
2. Tomorrow to Today
3. Self-Doubt to Self-Assurance
4. Uncertainty to Clarity
5. Scapegoats to taking Responsibility
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