Silence and Wild Beauty
Recently, I was working on my latest project and feeling really overwhelmed and stuck. I tried distracting myself for a while. I stretched, and even tried meditating, but I wasn’t feeling any less stuck. I was starting to beat myself up for not being able to figure this out.
Then it occurred to me…I need help. You see, I am one of those people who is super great at helping others, but I’d be the last person to ask for help (sound familiar?).
When I was a gymnast I never would have dreamed of competing without a coach, and since 1998 I had a life and business coach. But he moved on to a new career so we haven’t worked together in about a year. I figured, “I AM a coach and I have lots of friends who are coaches who can help me when I need it, I’ll be fine”. Wrong.
I asked myself, “who is the best coach for me right now?” and the answer came to me immediately: Patrick Ryan. I called my mentor and dear friend that very moment. He agreed to work with me and we had our first session the next day.
Just by asking for help when I needed it (okay, I could have asked sooner, but I hadn’t had the epiphany yet!) and being open to receive it, I was flying out of my “stuck”ness like a handful of mashed potatoes at a 6th grade food fight.
Patrick helped me reconnect to my essence. I remembered how to have fun, feel free, and get my creative juices flowing! Oh man, did I ever get my groove back!
Going through the process with him I realized how easy it is for me to help someone else through this process, but so difficult to do it for myself. Just more proof that we need a team behind us; it is okay to ask for help.
In a nutshell:
1. I became aware of how I felt.
2. I became aware of what I needed and wanted.
3. I asked for it and got it.
4. I am able to serve in a much more meaningful way because I have MY groove.
Where could you ask for help to get your groove on?
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Have a spectacular weekend sharing YOUR LIGHT!
Love,
Tam
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Good for you Tam, YOU sound pumped and filled with life.
Hi Tam
Thank you for sharing this – we need to know it’s ok to get help. I recently joined a mastermind group knowing I needed people who could help me uplevel my business. I feel relaxed and clear even though there’s A LOT of work to be done. “Knowing” is such a huge stress relief. Even more interesting is I know where I want to go but not exactly how to get there but with my new team I continue to trust the process and know I will arrive in my time and God’s time!
Onward the journey. Please keep sharing.
Kelli
Hey Tam
Another great, worthwhile blog. The smplest stuff is not always the easier. Love that cartoon at the end, too! 🙂