“One starts an action simply because one must do something.”~T.S. Eliot
“I simply had to move,” my coaching client shared with me last week. “I know I’ve been talking and talking about this situation, and I simply had to do something,” she said.
That is often what happens.
When we finally hit the point of “I can’t take this anymore” frustration – with ourselves, the world, our job, our boss, whatever – we catapult ourselves into action, and things shift and change.
There’s the client who complained and complained and complained about how he felt treated at work, who finally found a new position somewhere else. The friend who couldn’t stand the way things were shifting in her community, who started a not-for-profit to do what she could. The client who dreamed of expressing their creativity, who took the photography class and scored an exhibition at their local coffee shop.
Sometimes we need support or guidance in getting to the point of “must do something,” and that’s where a good friend, confidante, loved one, Executive Coach, or therapist may come in. Someone who knows you and cares about you. Someone with no personal agenda other than offering an objective sounding board and perspective and cheering you on. Someone who can be a thought partner on what to do now. Someone willing to agree that you must do something or caution you if necessary.
There are things that the world needs, that our organizations and teams need, that our relationships and the people we care about need, and that we need. When we get to the point of “must do something,” we will do something.
And that is an excellent thing indeed.
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For help in getting in motion and “doing something”, contact Lisa at lkohn@chatsworthconsulting.com.
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