Myth: It’s Just My Job that Needs to Change - Pt 4
Marian Baker
For some people, a new job (or some other external change) could be absolutely the right next choice. However, it’s always worth probing more deeply to see if changes in perspectives, behaviors and other aspects of your work and life could create the shift you seek in more enduring ways than just a change of carpeting to another job, relationship or condo. In coaching it’s smart to play dumb, not knowing what the heck might create a breakthrough and not get caught up in assumptions (like insisting that a new job is the answer to all your woes). I encourage you to not assume you have the solutions all figured out. Being curious and wide open will serve you well moving forward.
It’s also important to remember to not put all of your fulfillment and identity eggs into only one basket. We need to consciously spread our fulfillment across multiple sources or contexts. Daniel’s story also reminds me of holistic health perspectives vs. western medicine. If we had only focused on surgically removing the “bad job” and not looked at the rest of Daniel’s life, his thought habits and soul’s yearnings, we would have missed out on the breakthroughs that seemed to sneak in through side doors.
Even if you know precisely which aspect of your life you want to zero in on, please keep in mind a whole life perspective. The synergy can be magical or noxious. Each part of your life has a potential domino effect on everything else.
Selected as one of 50 top coaches in America, master certified coach, author and speaker Marian Baker has coached and led workshops with hundreds of clients from corporate, small business, non-profit and personal growth communities since 1996. Clients value her holistic approach, blending mind-body-spirit principles with pragmatic tools and concrete actions. Wake Up Inspired - Fuel Healthier Success and Love the Life You're Meant to Lead has earned 5-star reviews, Book of the Year (ForeWord) and Independent Publisher Awards. With her Wake Up Inspired book, groups and speaking, Marian is pragmatically equipping growth-seeking achievers to create the soul-fulfilling missions they are destined to enjoy. Called "The Queen of Powerful Questions" by a leader of Coaches Training Institute, Marian has been quoted and featured in major media such as ABC- TV Chicago, Health magazine, Ladies Home Journal and The Chicago Tribune. She has also been selected as an expert for Fitness Magazine’s You Can Do It program. Marian is profiled (alongside best selling authors like Ken Blanchard) in the book, The Art and Practice of Leadership Coaching; 50 Top Coaches Reveal Their Secrets. She is coauthor of the Awakening Corporate Soul: High Performance, High Fulfillment workbook.
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