Coaching Excellence blog

Nothing Personal, You Understand….

October 16th, 2008

iPEC is a group of truly amazing people, and I’d like for you to get to know them better so that they can inspire you and enrich your life as they do mine. So there will be a “guest” writer on this blog from time to time. Today’s guest is Evie DiPiazza. You can read more about Evie, and all of the iPEC family, at http://www.ipeccoaching.com/about-coaching/about-life-coaching-team.html.  - BDS

In Don Miguel Ruiz’ book, “The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom” he exposes self-limiting beliefs and presents a simple yet effective code of personal conduct learned from his Toltec ancestors. The book is full of grace and simple truths that all of us might benefit from choosing to implement.

One of the Agreements, “Don’t Take Anything Personally,” is a practice I am choosing to embrace.

As I ponder the instances where I take things personally, the reaction, the energy and time wasted it costs me, I began to realize that other people’s choices have no place in my life. What others say or do is not because of me. What they say and do is a reflection of how they are responding to the universe. It is the reality they are creating and choosing to live. I don’t have to buy into their reality; I may choose to live my own life.

By choosing to become immune from the opinions, reactions and words of others, I stay grounded and moving forward.

How might choosing to not take anything personally support you today?

Evie

The Big Questions- Part Two: Discovering and Sharing Your Gifts

October 6th, 2008

Several questions were submitted to me for the “Ask Bruce” call I conducted last month regarding discovering and sharing one’s gifts.  iPEC’s programs and methodologies all address this most important topic.

Q: How can I use your technology to tap into my creative energy and explore/determine the best direction for my new career?”   

A: Unless you’re already a coach, I’d work with one to help me make that determination. In fact, even if you are a coach, I’d still recommend you work with one for this. There is just way too much to this process to easily answer this in a blog post, but a great Energy Leadership coach can help you tap into your true gifts and focus on how to use them.

Q: For a life coach on a spiritual journey, what stages or possibilities of personal growth and service to humanity are open to me beyond coaching?”  

A: The possibilities are endless. Once you are walking the talk as a coach, energetically, you ALWAYS express your gifts in whatever you do. Workshops, books, CDs, courses, groups, and other such message delivery methods are usually great media to positively inspire and motivate people.

Q: What are the strategies to help people believe in my vision and become committed to see the vision come to reality? 

Find people with a similar vision and partner with them to bring the idea to fruition. No need to fight to convince people in what you believe in. There are plenty of people who are already part of the choir that you’re preaching to.   

If you’d like to hear the call, click here to listen.