“Make room for the real important stuff.” – Tigger
As coaches we’re on a journey. We can’t take everything with us. Our backpack would be too full. So, what do I need to let go of?
Q: Where am I holding on to things that may not serve me?
Q: Also, who do I need to bring along on my journey to support / help what I want to achieve?
* Inspired by Dr. David Drake from the Moment Institute: https://www.themomentinstitute.com/
Tom’s Reflection on This Question
Letting go has been fundamental to my life. When I was in my final year of school, I studied a wonderful play by Irish dramatist Brian Friel entitled Philadelphia, Here I Come!
As the protagonist Ger prepares to leave his native land, likely forever, he explores the theme of nostalgia – in essence how we think about and indeed glorify the past.
Glorified and otherwise, like Ger we carry the past around with us in the form of stories about who we are, what we have experienced, what is good, what is bad, what life would have been like if, and on and on. The journey of a coach involves at the very least awareness of what we are bringing with us. That awareness is the gateway to lightness and hence freedom.
A wonderful exercise is to take out pen and paper and describe yourself without a single reference to the past.
Programme Overview
I have the privilege of being part of an amazing peer-support group that meets every two weeks with one purpose: “to support our development as coaches!”
And yet, as we grow as coaches, we are also called on to do an incredible amount of inner work. Our mission has thus evolved to be: “to support each other as humans and as friends!”
The accompanying content was developed to support this process and has served as inspiration. The hope is that this content may inspire other coaches to set up their own peer-support groups or that it may serve in some other fashion. It is not intended to be the last word on anything!
How Might Tom Be of Service?
- My first invitation is to take maximum advantage of the free content on this site, including signing up for my newsletter.
- As you are reading this, you are clearly on a fascinating journey. If you feel you would benefit from us doing some work together on some aspect of your journey, please feel free to reach out and tell me how you feel I might be of service to you.
