Coaching Corner: Are you complete?
By Marilou Butcher Roth
Or perhaps, you made an agreement with a friend or a client and totally did not keep the agreement that you made. You may forget about it but periodically, it will come jumping up when you least expect it! You go immediately into either blaming yourself or justifying why that happened.
We need to be living our lives from a place that is clean and clear. Anything that you have left undone or unsaid needs to be cleaned up for you to live free! Some of these completions are easy and some are more challenging.
Take some time to make a list of those items that need to be dealt with-- start small or start big, whichever works for you. Another way to view completions might also be saying something that you feel has gone unsaid. You may have an elderly parent that you need to complete with to feel good about yourself and your relationship.
Growing up with my own father was perhaps one of the biggest challenges of my life. As I grew older, I came to appreciate how our relationship had molded so many of my qualities that I appreciate about myself, and I realized that I would not have gotten there without those childhood experiences. I was fortunate enough to get this before he passed and when he got sick we had a week with him -- to laugh, to cry and to clean up. As hard as it was, I was able to share with him that he had been the perfect father for me. Saying those words was a powerful experience for me and I am so thankful that I had the opportunity to do so. That opportunity does not always present itself, so make your list and start completing!
Marilou Butcher Roth
Marilou Butcher Roth is the owner of The MBR Group, a coaching and training company working primarily with REALTORS who have a desire to work and live from a more inspired place. She is also the Broker/Owner of Group REALTORS in Cincinnati.
Marilou is a member of the Ohio REALTORS Board of Directors and past chairman of the organization’s Communications Committee.
