I’m finding myself in a bit of transition. In some ways, it feels like these cows grazing on delicious and familiar green grass, and in others it’s like moving to another pasture and chewing new flavored varities. For most of us, creating new programs or new work takes continually feeding oneself on core values—things that if they are not present in your life, you know they are missing. Two core values of mine are creativity and relationships. I’m reconnecting with some really important people in my life and sampling some new things, such as teaching myself how to play the guitar. I’m giving myself permission to enjoy the process, the learning, in small bites rather than saying “in two months I’ll know how to play a song with x number of chords and with this strumming pattern”. As a coach, that’s something that I work on at times…not setting goals, as crazy as that sounds! When it comes to transitions and generating creativity, I find it’s useful to simultaneously build the “doing” and “being”.
If you are in some sort of transtion, which can be subtle or quite obvious to self or others, consider these things.
1. Ask yourself when you get up in the morning, “Who do I want to connect with today?”
2. Ask yourself upon awakening, “What’s one thing that I would enjoy today?”
3. Where could I release a “should” or “must” today?
4. How could I move my body today?
4. What’s the most important piece of work that I want to accomplish today?
5. At the end of the day, how can I send myself and those I love, caring?
This is a ever-evolving list! Give yourself the opportunity to sample different questions. Keep the ones that feel like bedrocks. Create new ones. Notice.