Beware of Train Tracks- part 1
Marian Baker
A funny thing happened on the way to publishing (and promoting) a book. This process has rocked my world. I’m grateful for the unexpected routes toward spiritual growth. There are key moments where I have to stop and catch myself from being swept up in that train ride of what you’re supposed to do (to be a successful author, play a bigger game, et al). You know those kinds of train tracks, don’t you?
A conversation with a publicist added another curve. She was very nice. And her “bare minimum of what any author should commit to in money and effort” was four times what I had been estimating (with other consultants’ head nods). After I got up off the floor, the real opportunity here was another dive into my deepest spiritual center. A long walk. A cup of tea at a café- away from email and the phones. A piece of paper with the words, “What do you really want?” and then “What are you truly called to?”
It’s a fascinating paradox. Things that upset me (at first) lead to breakthroughs in knowing who I am and what I’m meant to be doing with my life energy. (The practice of seeking growth rather than just building frustration is a choice we get to cultivate over time. You let yourself have the initial “Oh Sh-t!” and then you get curious about “Oh. Shift?”)
Something that appears to throw you off course leads to feeling more truly on course.
Continued in part 2
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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