Whilst training new coaches at The Coaching Academy recently one of the students came up with a great 'open' question (cannot answered with a 'yes' or 'no' answer); 'who do you need to be while you're doing what you're doing'?
It reminded me of something Brian Tracy suggests on his audio programme 'The Secrets of Self Made Millionaires' (available on iTunes), that to become a millionaire we need to first think like a millionaire.
A recent newspaper interview with an £8million lottery winner mentions the 6 years of 'unhappiness' since the win, and now the money is all gone, the former winner is unemployed and claiming state benefit, life feels normal again. I know this is an extreme example, and other lottery winners tell of a complete life shift; of them growing into and enjoying their new life experience.
As a coach I've worked with many hundreds of people making the transition from employment to self employment. Whilst many achieve great success, some eventually decide to return to employment, and a life employed by somebody else.
Whether you're thinking you'd like to…
- Change jobs
- Start your own business
- Find your ideal partner
- Become a millionaire
- Run a marathon
…the question remains the same; 'who would you need to be in order to achieve that'?
People I coach with tend to give answers such as; focused, disciplined, fit & healthy, motivated, and passionate.
Once you've decided who you need to be and set a course to move towards it, you've set yourself up to succeed. By 'being the person you need to be' you'll be able to ask yourself better questions, work with the people you need to work with, and take the more effective action you'll most certainly have to take.
'Who do I need to be in order to become who I want to become'?
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