Whilst on my recent Swedish supervising weekend I talked with some of the other coaches about the tools and techniques we use in our work. One of them was to do with “If you woke up tomorrow after a wave of a magic wand, what would your ideal life look like?” or a variation on that theme.
This got us all thinking and reflecting, which created much amusement and some deep sharing later on.
So I’d like you to reflect on that same question: “If you could wave a magic wand, what would your ideal life look like?” At this time of year it’s particularly pertinent as we move towards the end of 2012 and the beginning of a brand new year.
For some of you, it may be that your life is right on track. While for others, it’s not.
Abraham Lincoln once said “Most people are about as happy in life as they make up their minds to be”. Wise words. And what I would say from that, is that discontentment comes from when your life’s reality is no match for how you thought it would turn out.
Your life is not about working hard, pleasing others, and so on (of course most of us will do this at some point in our lives), but it comes from you being in a contented emotional state, which then allows you to maximise your effectiveness. See it is an inside job. If you want to achieve that magic wand place, you have to win the battle in your thinking first.
You can’t let any failure outside you, get inside you.
You can’t control the length of your life – but you can control its width and depth.
Sharing our gifts and talents with the world is the most powerful source of connection with one another, our Self and the mystery of life. This is what brings a sense of perspective, meaning and purpose to our lives.
So as the Christmas Season is almost here, wave that magic wand and make up your mind that your life already has great richness in it.
