Have you ever questioned how much you think you actually know about yourself? I mean, truly understand?
I can promise you that you know way less than you think. We live so much of our lives on the surface. Chasing careers without understanding why. Behaving in ways that we don't understand. And, in some cases, making ourselves sick without knowing that we are complicit. How many people do you know have an illness with no known risk factors? Yes, maybe you don't always eat healthy, but neither does some other people, and they are fine. Is it just genetics? Maybe or maybe not. It's time to dig deeper.
Using what I have learned as a life coach to help bring about real transformation in manufacturing has been the best thing to ever happen to me. It has allowed me to truly 'inner'stand how my life played out right before my eyes when I was in manufacturing, the good and the bad, and what my role was in that creation. Now, I have the privilege of helping you see this for yourself in your own work and personal life, so you can decide if you want to change or not.
I love to blog. I use it as a tool to share concepts, tools and tips for you in manufacturing who are underperforming or not performing at your highest potential. You may be on a PIP (performance improvement plan), about to be, or someone planning to put someone else on a PIP. Also, you may be unhappy with your own experience on the job, and it's affecting your ability to show up like you want to and do your job.
Yesterday, my coach (yes, I also have a coach) challenged me to do something big and bold. The goal of the challenge was to bring up my fears and thoughts, so that I can face it, understand it and move past it. After that call, I'd planned to write my weekly blog for you. But, I couldn't do it.
I was at a complete loss for words. That had never happened to me before! I was shocked and confused. With every word I typed, I spiraled into a state of despair. I'd take a deep breath, delete it all, and start over. Again, I would get to a point where words just stopped presenting themselves to me. I stared at my laptop with my head in my hands, wondering what in the world is going on with me. So, I put it away, thinking I would return to it later.
Today, I started to uncover the root cause of why I couldn't continue to write. The root cause was because my brain wouldn't let me. It was still focused on the fear I had created for myself because of the challenge the coach asked me to do. The problem was that I didn't know my brain was still stuck on that. The lesson for me was that my brain can focus on a subconscious level, whereas I thought focusing was only a conscious act.
Yes, I knew it was possible that I could arrive at a destination without being fully conscious of the drive, but I didn't consider my brain was focusing on that because I was having a completely different experience.
It was my coaching experience that helped me discover what was happening to me. I would never have known that without the skills I've learned and developed since becoming a life coach. If I hadn't known what to do, I would have continued to push myself to create a blog post that was not authentically me. Or worse, I would have given up altogether, and wouldn't be sharing this insight with you now, so that you can also benefit from it.
Have you ever felt stuck? Like you can't develop a plan, you can't follow through, and you can't think when you need to and be on your toes. It's likely because of what I was going through. Your brain is in a spiral, trying to understand and manage thoughts that you don't know about, because it's happening at an unconscious level. The only indicator is the experience you are feeling. In my case, it seemed like being stuck, and it felt difficult to move forward; like resistance. How often have you experienced this feeling in your life and thought:
There is something wrong with me.
I'm not smart enough.
I don't belong here.
And, then proceed to ignore it. The result will always be a negative outcome, and if you ignore it long enough, it may even be a PIP. This is all avoidable if you truly understand the mental and emotional shifts needed to align with what you want to create or deliver, so that you can own your results.
When I owned my results, this blog post was the outcome. Not owning my results would have been allowing myself to not follow through on my commitments, not doing the blog, or doing a blog that was not authentically me, and ultimately not serving you at my highest ability.
Join me for my Own Your Results Workshop on Wednesday, August 30, 2023 from 12-1pm ET, where I will help you uncover where confusion and being stuck comes from, and how to shift to owning your results, so that you follow through on your commitments, just like I did to create this blog.
These shifts result in confidence, high performance and impact.
I'd love to have you join me.
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