A couple of week ago I was coaching two entrepreneurs in my office, one after the other, around issues related to owning their power, growing their business and experiencing more balance in their lives. (I do very little one-on-one coaching now since I have a fabulous team in place to serve our clients and I am traveling a lot more for speaking/workshops. So, it feels like a rare privilege when I do get this opportunity.)One client, a 42-year old leadership consultant, believed that “If I just work really hard and prove my worth, everything will be ok.” The other, a highly successful 38-year old writer, operated from the place that “Life is hard and sometimes, if you’re lucky, you’ll get a break.”
We all have a mind-set or “mantra” (a commonly repeated word or phrase) about life that we recycle over and over in our heads, whether we’re conscious of this or not.
What I find fascinating right now—in these very interesting, potentially stressful times—is that our mantras about life are having a huge impact on our perspective around the economic downturn.
I have many mantras—we all do—but one that continually pops to the surface time and time again is “Everything always works out for the best.”
Even though many of my clients and friends—and my businesses as well—are experiencing repercussions from the recession, in the long run, I think this time will be seen as a gift. A wonderful opportunity to pause, get clear on what’s really important and possibly, make some hard life choices and course-corrections.
Mantra in Sanskrit—the language of classical Hinduism--means a sacred utterance.
When I think about how much our internal language impacts our outward experience, I don’t know about you, but it makes me want to make sure my mantra is supporting--not dis-empowering me.
And, it inspires me to want to dig a little bit and ask my close friends and family what sacred utterance permeates their thoughts and world view.
I’d love to hear your life mantra, or your perspective on the current economic scenario. If you’re willing, share it here our Live Inside Out Facebook page.
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2 comments:
My mantra is "Always be learning / Always be growing." This has propelled me forward in every situation I've encountered. Learning feels like home now. And there is nothing better than coming out the other side of something challenging, as a stronger and wiser person.
Thanks Jodi--that's a good one. If we look evolution/learning as our sole (and soul) purpose, it sure does shift perspective, doesn't it?
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