Are You Stalling

When was the last time you got so fired up you were ready to take on anything?  Or you got so bored with being stalled, you were ready to start, no matter what it took?  And somewhere you found confidence, courage, and determination.
 
As an entrepreneur, I know how critical it is to let ideas and concepts ripen.  And I’m always excited when I know the moment it is time to take action.  What is sometimes difficult is identifying when I’m stalling.
 
So let’s think about this for a moment.  How do you identify when your idea and concepts are still ripening?  For me I feel a certain “not quite ready” in my gut and if I try to take action, it is like pushing against a brick wall.
 
And how do you know when to take action?  In my world, I feel like I’m ready to take on the world and I can’t help but find myself moving.  My body and my mind scream…LET’S GO!
 
Then, how do you know you are stalling?  Well,  I tell you, I don’t always recognize it when it happens.  But when I do, it usually feels like my body is aching to move, but my mind keeps telling me “I don’t want to” (in a very whinny voice).
 
Luckily, over the years I’ve gotten better and quicker at realizing it and found a few things that help me get moving.  I might play energizing music, play with my dogs, or call a really motivating friend.  And when I need the big guns, I call my coach.
 
So…where are you now?  Are you ready to take action, still letting ideas ripen?  Or are you just stalling, afraid to take action, afraid to move?  How will you know you are ready?  How do you  know it’s time to stop taking stalk and start taking action?  I’d really like to know.  E-mail me at cecilia@findingwanna.com and I’ll post the answers on my next e-mail.

-Cecilia Deal, CPCC
Certified Professional Co-Active Coach

Do Life Your Way

  This phrase “Do Life Your Way” has become my motto, my personal mission.  As I’ve pondered these words, and played with their message, I have asked myself what they mean, to you and to me.  “Do Life Your Way” is not merely a phrase, but a life to be lived.

  There is something you know internally about “Your Way” in life.  Your personal path, mission, and purpose.  AND the knowledge about your way around obstacles, over barriers and to the tops of mountains as you move along that path.  Your Way is not always logical, rational or accepted by your peers.  But…it is “right” for you.  And if you follow Your Way in life, you end up with two things…the life you always wanted and sharing the best of yourself without even trying.

  All too often, we ignore this.  You don’t decide to ignore “Your Way” in life, it just sort of happens.  You get caught up in what “should” be done, old ideals, and “responsibilities”.  And at some point you loose sight of Your Way, become less and less satisfied and share less and less of yourself in return.   “Do Life Your Way” is about reclaiming the life you always wanted and sharing the best of yourself now.  It’s about getting connected to the knowledge you have about what is “right” for you and putting your personal vision back into focus.  It’s about doing life the way that is right for you…and for the world.

  So, what do you do?  Listen.  Listen to yourself and that internal knowledge you have about Your Way.  And if you need something more…call me.  I’m always available to help you determine where you are, and what you need.

Do Life Your Way.  Life is too short for anything else.

The Way

Have you found your “WAY” yet?  I have found it many times, and lost it many times.  At this time in my life, it is found.

What is the “WAY”?  Well, depends on who you ask.  To me, it’s your own unique wave in life.  It is your way.  I read a quote recently by Lao-tzu…

In the pursuit of knowledge,
every day something is added.
In the practice of the WAY,
every day something is dropped.
Less and less do you need to force things,
until finally you arrive at non-action.
When nothing is done,
nothing is left undone.

He’s talking about the “Way”.  In Chinese philosophy it’s called the Tao.  In my mind this is that sweet place in life when we are aligned with the force in our life.

Have you ever had a moment when things seemed to come easy.  Somehow, what you asked for arrived.  And the things you did felt effortless?  When you are aligned with this force, your force, there is “doing without doing”.  It will feel that any action you take is effortless.

It is not that this place has no action.  In fact, it can be quite the opposite.  This place can have lots of action, or none at all.  The action is not the point.  The point is effort.  I call it action without effort.  It reminds me of those times when I write were all sense of time and space eludes me, and hours seem like minutes and before I know it, the day has passed.  When I look back, I realize that my writing was effortless.  The words came from me without pushing, without shoving, without this “doing”.  It was more like “being”.

This is the “Way” for me.  What is the “Way” for you?  That easy, effortless place that has life flow with you, around you and through you with ease and grace.  Where time stands still.  What is that place for you?