A lot Can Happen in a Year

Written by Michael D. Pollock


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We were trying to capture it. That was our problem. That wasrepparttar reason for our strain. Trying to capture your essence is a bit like trying to attain enlightenment.

The Zen master teachesrepparttar 123834 moment you reach for enlightenment isrepparttar 123835 very moment it slips away from you. Inrepparttar 123836 words of Zen-master-like, movie character Bagger Vance, "you've got to let it find you."

I requested we take a more playful approach to out task. I asked her to become a child again. I playfully shared with her - as we spoke onrepparttar 123837 phone - how I was actually walking about my home office in my underwear (sad but true). We laughed, we joked, we lighted up and stopped trying to get it just right.

Finally, just asrepparttar 123838 sweetest cream floats torepparttar 123839 top ofrepparttar 123840 churn,repparttar 123841 perfect words emerged to describerepparttar 123842 true essence of this beautiful soul.

The truth of her being was child-like joy, passionate exploration and inspirational wisdom. This isrepparttar 123843 beingrepparttar 123844 Creator had created when (s)he created her. This isrepparttar 123845 reality and purpose that was to shaperepparttar 123846 rest of her life, should she choose.

Inrepparttar 123847 months that followed, she continued doing as much as ever. The difference though, was her doing was no longer shaped by survival. It was now shaped by truth. It was shaped by purpose. It was shaped byrepparttar 123848 true essence of who she'd discovered herself to be.

Withrepparttar 123849 inner shift complete,repparttar 123850 shift in her outer reality began shortly thereafter. She began taking more time for herself to play and relax. She aggressively cleared away many ofrepparttar 123851 energy drains she lived with for so long. Her health gradually improved. Her relationships took on a new level of richness and fulfillment.

She began to senserepparttar 123852 universe was requesting a greater expression of her passion and talent. I followed her intuition and suggested that, in fact,repparttar 123853 world was patiently waiting for her to spread her wings as far as she dare spread them.

Together, we formulated a plan to transition from her current career into a career where she could spread her wings wider than she had spread them before. We talked ofrepparttar 123854 books she would write, music she'd record andrepparttar 123855 website I am building for her.

We discussed marketing strategy, taglines and services she would offer. We spoke of allrepparttar 123856 things she's currently focusing her energy upon as you read these words.

I could go on, but it's enough to say it was an incredible year for both of us. I learned as much from her, if not more, than she did from me.

Most importantly, I learned my clients' success is more dependent onrepparttar 123857 responsibility THEY assume for their life thanrepparttar 123858 responsibility I assume for their life. Its reallyrepparttar 123859 only way coaching works.

Said another way . . .

It's Your Life! Make it Great.



Michael D. Pollock is an Executive Success Coach. He works with business leaders, managers, executives and entrepreneurs to help them make a profound impact on the world while achieving a new level of success and fulfillment in their own lives. To learn how he can help you and/or your organization, visit his website at: http://www.michaeldpollock.com.


It's All Very Good

Written by Michael D. Pollock


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What does she get out of her appreciation?

Several things.

First and most apparent, she getsrepparttar financial profit.

Second, she getsrepparttar 123833 joy of expressing her creativity in reconditioningrepparttar 123834 house.

Third, she gets to connect and collaborate with other human beings who help her fix uprepparttar 123835 property.

Fourth, she getsrepparttar 123836 learning fromrepparttar 123837 whole experience, which she can use in her future endeavors.

In general, she getsrepparttar 123838 fulfillment of living a life filled with peace, freedom, joy, abundance, exuberant creativity and collaboration, which happens to be her stated Life Purpose.

All by accepting and appreciating a "dumpy house."

She could just as easily have judged that "dumpy house" as "bad" or "worthless," and thereby miss out on allrepparttar 123839 prosperity she received from accepting it.

Unlike Adam and Eve inrepparttar 123840 Garden of Eden, she chose NOT to eat from "The Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil" as it relates torepparttar 123841 "dumpy house."

She chose, instead, to embrace whatrepparttar 123842 Universe offered. Further, she chose to appreciate whatrepparttar 123843 Universe offered. Finally, when she was done appreciating it, she gave it back torepparttar 123844 Universe.

My suggestion is this.

God (whatever or whoever you believe that to be) did, in fact, create everything. Every thing. And it's all very good. Everything. Even war, famine, plague, death, drugs and taxes. Allrepparttar 123845 things we tend to judge as "bad" as well as those things we tend to judge as "good."

You can continue to judge things as "good" or "bad" if you choose. You can continue to eat from "The Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil." Just know that each time you do, you step out of paradise. You step out of bliss. You leaverepparttar 123846 comforting presence of God.

The other option is you can choose to embrace whateverrepparttar 123847 Universe offers and find a way to appreciate it. Make it more valuable to yourself and others. When you're done appreciating it, simply offer it back torepparttar 123848 Universe to do with what It will.

Embrace everything. Appreciate it. Give it back. Because it's all "very good."

It's Your Life! Make it Great.



Michael D. Pollock is an Executive Success Coach. He works with business leaders, managers, executives and entrepreneurs to help them make a profound impact on the world while achieving a new level of success and fulfillment in their own lives. To learn how he can help you and/or your organization, request a complimentary coaching session at: http://www.michaeldpollock.com


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