How to wrestle…Hulk Hogan style…

I’ve been ignoring my coaching life again.  Why why why?  I’ve been filling my time with other things, also fun, but not coaching.  I’m feeling out of balance.  I’ve been having a lot of fun being out of balance though!  And that’s the thing, sometimes part of balance is being unbalanced for a spell.

Our brains are wired to detect differences.  Therefore, when things are status quo and balanced all the time, we lose interest or feel bored, or take it for granted.  It’s like walking into a room that smells like vanilla, and it’s so pleasant, but 10 minutes later, you can’t smell it anymore.  You only smell it again after you leave the room, and the scent lingers in your clothes.  So sometimes, we have to leave the room!  Venture out, and when the scent is gone, re-enter, re-enjoy…

So what’s the point?  I’m starting to see how this rest/play cycle goes.  Sometimes not doing what you really want to do helps you see why it’s important to go for it and live the life you want.  Sometimes getting down in the dumps and feeling the shitty gives you the appreciation and the enthousiasm to go out and get it.

You know how those crazy wrestlers bounce themselves off the ropes to get momentum?  Maybe that’s it.  Maybe leaning into the resistance, going in the opposite direction helps to propel you back toward the direction you want to go.

I get caught up in reading all the life coach’s statuses, they all seem to be ON all the time!  They’re welcoming new clients, loving life, just rockin shit out…. I compare myself to them, and I start to feel like a dud.  

What I must remember is that coaching is always there.  It’s not going anywhere.  It’s there for me to claim when the time is right.  I’m also learning that sometimes things happen without much effort, but to change a lifestyle requires daily practice.  If I want to be a coach, then spending time each day doing coaching stuff, reading, or working on my business, is the best way to get there.

I also know that everything is as it should be.  Always. 

Whether we are able to make sense of what’s going on with us or not, it is always exactly what should be happening.  Because it is.

And ps, look out, I’m going to launch my website in a few weeks, so my blog is moving over there!