May I help you?
When something that was is no longer.
And purpose can be hard to find.
Something new, different, exciting, or terrifying has replaced what we’re used to, fond of, happy with, or repulsed by.
And while transitions lead to happiness or sorrow and every emotion we could ever feel in between—
The important point is:
Transitions all lead—Somewhere.
They push us whether we want them to or not.
They strap us in and take us somewhere.
When we land, do we want to land upright on our feet wherever we end up—somewhere?
Once upright, how do we discover our options to maneuver through the maze of emotions that greet us so we can live satisfying and happy lives?
Some transitions we run to:
Our first steps.
Our first slideboard venture.
Our first jump off the edge of the pool into the deep end.
Our first, first, first.
Some we run from:
Our second taste of what we didn’t like. For me it was kidney beans. Ugh.
Our second encounter with those who make us feel uncomfortable.
Our second encounter with figuring out an algebra problem.
Our second encounter with a place that troubles us.
Our second, third, fourth…and every transition after.
How many do you think we go through in a lifetime? Hundreds? Thousands? Tens of thousands?
Yes, most likely.
Most we don’t notice. They’re fleeting and usually occur with ease, easing us from one transition to another.
The ones, though, that knock us down before sweeping us up and carrying us somewhere else hit hard, often fast, no matter how much we think we’re prepared.
One moment you’re where you’re happy, feeling secure, excited by the next turn of the hour, day, week, month, or year—
Then boom!
All that goes away.
What do you do?
How do you get through the next minute…the next few minutes…holding on to yourself…
Now barely able to recognize who you are or where you’re going.
The coaching I offer helps support and guide you, softening the landing you experience.
While transitions often show us no mercy, placing us into new situations we’d never dreamed of, skills that over the years helped us become who we are can be reactivated and broadened.
The coaching I offer helps you move forward at your speed to rediscover and re-ignite the resources already at your disposal and develop new skills to help you through life’s transitions.
Happy or sad, all transitions throw us off our game, tossing us way, way away from how and where we used to be, often left without the compass, water, and food necessary to find our way back.
The coaching I provide helps you discover your compass and the ways to muster your resources so you not only return from wherever you’ve been, but do so by building skills. Skills that help you move beyond any transition you’ve faced, to a somewhere you choose. Somewhere familiar and comfortable, offering opportunities for newfound happiness.
