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NO TIME TO ACT?

Today I met with a series of highly motivated clients whom I coach. I last saw them a month ago and when I asked what they had done to enact our discussions, they all told me that there really hadn’t been enough time as they had had a two week break for Xmas.

I am not disputing this, but it got me thinking that they had the same 24 hours everyone has everyday. During which 24 hours, some folks save lives, split atoms, rescue kittens!

Often it isn’t so much a question of actually doing something different, rather it is about doing it in a different way or a different spirit. So often people read and interpret our apparent attitude rather than our actions.

So today try offering the tender vulnerable bits of you to the world rather than the calloused, cynical part and see what happens. Do let me know what happens …

“To have passion, to have a dream, to have a purpose in life. And there are three components to that purpose, one is to find out who you really are, to discover God, the second is to serve other human beings, because we are here to do that and the third is to express your unique talents and when you are expressing your unique talents you lose track of time.” Deepak Chopra

“Perhaps the very best question that you can memorize and repeat, over and over, is, “what is the most valuable use of my time right now?” Brian Tracy

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2 Responses to “NO TIME TO ACT?”

  1. RobRobson says:
    9 January , 2008 at 21:13

    People rationalise. Time wasn’t the issue. It rarely is.

    More likely is that they have not yet resolved the ambivalence – their internal conflict – that stops them committing to change.

    Everyone responds differently to change. Some find it exciting to begin with, but soon tire of it. Others find it hard to contemplate the initial change, but once they accept it will be great implementers. Everyone has their strengths and weaknesses and it does related to motivation – not how much, but how they are motivated.

    The nutjobs that get really excited about every change going are rarely your ideal agents for change, because no-one takes them as their point of reference. Keep working with these guys, because although they might take time to see the need to really commit, once you find out where their conflict lies, and help them to resolve it, they could become real champions.

  2. richardderwentcooke says:
    9 January , 2008 at 22:05

    Rob,
    Rob, I am sure that you are right. There is conflicting motivation around other goals such as Home, Rest etc and that is perfectly fine. I am really just reflecting that every day has its own pressures and crises, and if you don’t begin your change TODAY… then when will you?

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