COACHING
CONCEPTS
The Ups & Downs of Life
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I don’t really like roller coasters myself, but the few times I've stepped out of my comfort zone and rode on one, I can certainly understand the thrill. Life is like that too.
If you were to look back at the highs and the lows in your life, what would it look like? Marriage seems like it should be a high, however for some people it doesn’t turn out that way. Having a baby was huge for me, but for some who may be un-wed, a single parent or not financially ready, it may not be so great. When someone gets fired or loses their job, that may sound like one of the worst situations in your life. Yet, I’ve heard many, many people say that losing their job was the best thing that ever happened to them. And I believe that many successful, wealthy people have suffered many setbacks including bankruptcy, but they often end up further ahead. Why is that? Maybe because when one door closes, another door opens. It causes you to re-evaluate and make a new plan. Most of the time the next high or the next success is due to goal setting (conscious or unconscious) and sometimes it’s by accident.
How you choose
to react, respond or think about the situation is what will become reality.
You have to experience the lows/bad times in order to appreciate the highs/good
times. You have to work through your failures to achieve success. I’ve
encountered people who have experienced few to no bad times and they still
struggle. They may not be satisfied because they don’t know how
good they have it because they have nothing to compare it to or they’re
always worrying about losing what they have.
After Gil’s (Steve Martin) grandmother in Parenthood gives her philosophy
of life, she leaves to go out to the car. Gil’s wife says, “I
happen to LIKE the roller coaster, okay? As far as I'm concerned, your
grandmother is brilliant.” At which point, Gil looks out the window
and responds, “Yeah if she's so brilliant why is she sitting in
our NEIGHBOR'S CAR?” And, of course, the grandmother is smiling
and perfectly content.
How do you choose to react? How do you get to the next high? By goal setting? By accident? Which life do you choose to live – the roller coaster or the merry-go-round?
Challenge:
Make a time line of highs and lows over the last six months, year, five
years or ten years. Write down what was going on during each time period
and how you felt. Think about what actions you took to get to the highs
or the next success. If you’re really brave,
share your time line with a close friend and see if they see it the same.
In the meantime, find yourself a County Fair and enjoy
a roller coaster ride!
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Jo Anne's Journey - 2007
- 17- Reflexology at Marquette Senior
Living Center - 18 & 19 Benevon Training
with the Red Cross
in Baltimore
- 1 – 5: Tampa, FLA
- 12 Lincoln's Birthday
- 14 Inforum Coffee Klatch
Reflexology Presentation - 16 & 17 Reflexology at ReMax in Boyne City, MI
- 22 Washington's Birthday
- 16-19 Traverse City, MI - State Athletic Directors Conference
- 28- April 7 SPRING BREAK!! Hilton Head here we come!
- 29 PCAM Annual Conference
“Coaching Into Greatness”
- Hilton Head, SC through the 7th
- 16 Be Red Cross Ready Breakfast
- 12 Lansing Area Coaches
Sustaining Your Business
Teleseminar in conjunction
with Leslie Charles - 20 & 21 Across the Curriculum
Summer Institute:
Part I: WHAT DO YOU WANT MORE OF IN YOUR LIFE AND HOW DO YOU NAVIGATE THOSE DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS IN ORDER TO GET IT
Part II: SELLING YOURSELF AND
ASSESSING OTHERS
(Resume Writing and Interviewing Tips)
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Sports Spouses - The Challenge of Being a Coach's Wife
Being a coach’s wife takes a special person. You automatically become the CEO of your household and family. You are the “glue” that holds it all together. When it’s time to move, you make all the arrangements. When it comes to dealing with the kids issues at school, you deal with the teachers. When it comes to soothing your spouse’s bruised ego after a loss, you’re the one who’s there for them.
When recently working with a group of coaches’ wives and asking the top three to five challenges of being a coach’s wife, the number one reason was loneliness followed by work/life balance, limited family time, lack of communication and dealing with change. Sound familiar?
Being a coach’s wife may be fulfilling enough for some women, but not for others. That certainly doesn’t mean that they don’t love their husbands or that they’re not supportive. It may just mean that they also need to be fulfilled as a person themselves. By working with a coach, women would have an opportunity to find out what it is that fulfills them. In addition, they can share experiences and build camaraderie.
Coaching is an opportunity for the wives to identify their own goals and issues, develop a plan for obtaining them and be held accountable.
For more information, log on to www.riseandshinetoday.com (Group Coaching) or contact Jo Anne Froelich, Personal and Professional Coach at 517-202-0553.
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