Coaching Corner: Spring has sprung! Have you?
By "Coach" Marilou Butcher Roth
Well, spring is here -- I am beginning to see bits of green sprouting to reveal the new life of this season! I love this time of year, sun shining, windows open...
This season also inspires me to be more active, I feel often like a hibernating bear over the winter and at the first signs of spring, I feel compelled to clean more, freshen up my surroundings and explore new avenues within my business world as well as my personal world.
If you too, have felt the “pull in†of our winter months, perhaps you are ready to “spring†into new activities, both personally and professionally. Winter can bring about a malaise of sorts, keeping us from inspired thoughts.
Today, do a check-in with yourself. Where, if at all, are you feeling any sluggishness? Perhaps it is showing up as resistance of some kind. There is no right or wrong here, just notice so you have a starting place. Once you get a pulse on what is happening for you, think about what you would like to accomplish, either personally or professionally.
Don't go bigger than what feels good to you. As an example, as you experience warmer weather, you may get the inclination to lose weight, imagining bathing suit season coming soon. If you have been sedentary during the colder months, allow yourself to ease into a new program. Start small but be consistent! This will be the same for whatever desire you wish to achieve. First determine what you want to do, then break it down into small consistent actions. Once you get the consistency piece down, begin to add more time or activities if appropriate.
One of the places where we can stumble is biting off more than we can chew. Sometimes our goals are too lofty, too soon. Don't get me wrong, I am all for expansive thinking, and I am also for getting where you want to go!
Here's to spring!
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.
