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What Are You Ready To Change?
Yesterday, I posted about my big career change. It was a circuitous journey, and at the beginning, I was skeptical and scared. Could I really do this? Step by step, I inched forward. So, what’s calling out to you for change?
Change is Now by Jennifer Grimyser
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A feeling of discomfort with a comfortable life.
I’m so curious, Petra. What makes you feel discomfort?
A vague sense of unease that I should be doing something else for the next stage of my life. And some regrets about the past. I can retire in 10 years, so I’m starting to think about what I want to do in my retirement (and it ain’t shuffleboard!) I have threads of ideas but not a full woven cloth.I recognize that this is kind of vague and abstract, but some of my thoughts are too personal for public consumption.
I don’t mean to probe. But here’s my coaching hat, what’s stopping you from moving your ideas forward your ideas about the future?
Learning to deal well with ambiguity
I like this one.
What does ambiguity mean for you?
Dealing well with ambiguity means coming up against adversity, limitations and finding ways to be positive when there are many pitfalls. Maybe I deal okay with those situations but I do buy into judgements. But maybe I don’t commit well enough either, maybe I want things too ideal. But the short answer would be when attaining the goal is ambiguous it means there is possibility but it’s not as predictable and garnering support can be very challenging. If I have set backs I feel like I am the idiot especially if I have to go through unconventional means to get a result.
One of the questions I ask my clients is how committed they are (on a scale of 1-10) to achieving their goal. There’s a difference between interest and commitment. And in my experience of changing careers, my commitment had to be a 10, in order to keep moving forward when the inevitable setbacks occurred. So that might be an interesting question to ask yourself. How committed are you?
The photo was taken for the Valentines Day Washington Post article a few years back, which featured Rose and I on the cover of their magazine.
Open to letting new people in my life and walking away from unhealthy attachments.
What’s one way to let new people in your life?