Strengths blog
Taking off the gloves
For some reason, we like to think of those who inspire us - speakers, writers, etc. - as having it all together. After all, how can they be teaching/guiding others if they are struggling themselves? Well, if I've learned nothing else in my travels, it is that this is both unrealistic and undesirable.
Why? Because its dishonest. No matter how "good" someone presents, the truth is that we are all on our own journeys, full of potholes and triggers and gremlins that bite us in the behind when we least expect it. That's the ride! That is what makes this all so interesting!
That is one of the reasons I have been so excited about the March 20 seminar (What Do I Want? How Do I Live It?) in Yarmouth. My journey has been one of allowing myself to teach what I "know." But true "knowing" requires risk and experimentation and, quite frankly, falling on your behind - sometimes hard! (I did that last year, when I presented Subtle Shifts, a seminar about getting out of your own way - which is exactly what I did NOT do myself!) The irony was not lost on me. It hurt. My inner judges had a field day! But I learned so much about trusting self and staying connected with core and "being enough."
It is the journey that teaches, and the more willingly we experience and notice that journey, the closer we get to our own "knowing." On March 20, it is that "knowing" that will transform lives. I can't wait - for you and for me!
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