What difference are you making?

Last week I was invited to the "Coaching as an Integral Part of Society, Make a Difference Now!" event at the BT centre in London. This event was hosted by the International Coaching Federation and Sir John Whitmore was the very inspiring keynote speaker.

We looked at how coaching is/can have a major impact in the areas of education, global and local community and sustainability.

This got me thinking... what do you see as your definition of 'making a difference' and how are you making a difference in your business, community or life in general?

Stepping up

This past week has been a roller coaster week for me. One of my intentions for this year was to have my life story published in Psychologies magazine. Through an amazing series of "coincidences" this is exactly what happened and I am featured in the First Person feature of the November edition of the magazine.

Seeing painful parts of my life in print in such a public way affected me in a way that I wasn't expecting. I suddenly felt very visible and there was some fear around that. What was I afraid of? I was afraid of being judged and of people questioning my motives. I asked myself, "Have I done the right thing?"

Then I remembered why I had gone so public with my story. I remembered all the lessons that I have learned from overcoming so much pain in my life. And I remembered that my intention is now to help as many people as I can through what I have learned. If I can change from being in such a negative mindset about myself and the world to one of feeling connected, motivated and inspired then I would love to help others to do the same.

In order to do that, I need to become visible. I need to face my fears and step up to the challenges that present themselves along the way, with courage and with love. Only then can I be a role model for others to follow.

Who do you think you are?

Have you ever wondered where thoughts come from? Just think about that for a moment. As you think about that, just notice your thoughts. As you notice those thoughts… think about this for a moment…who is noticing the thinking of those thoughts? Now there’s a thought!

Sometimes, when people begin to notice their thoughts they begin to realise that there is an inner voice inside their heads that they hadn’t really thought about before. They believed that this inner voice was just their own voice talking to them and hadn't really paid it too much attention.

Just by focussing their awareness on their thoughts they began an incredible journey of self-discovery to find out who they really are. Just think about that for a moment!

So, I want to ask you one question: "If you are not your thoughts… who are you really?"

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