Nasty words and what they do

I am thinking about the word 'should'. Does this word exist in a child's mind? Yes, of course the adults tell the child what it should do - but does it exist in the mind of the child? Like: I should clean my room, I should eat healthier, I shouldn't watch that much TV - you get it.... and honestly, I don't think it does. That's why kids do what they want to do and why they are mostly in a great mood.

The trouble I have with should is, that it robs my energy and it makes me stubborn. It makes me not want to do, what I should do. And I also realize that this word is like an automated script running in my head.

But wait a minute, I think I just figured out what to do: combine the word with something great...I think that'll work: Today I resolve that I should have fun, I should be relaxed and happy. And I should live this day like it's the best day ever. And you should do the same :)

Getting naked

Imagine a corporate environment where losing business is OK, as long as trust and loyalty are not compromised.
Where being vulnerable is encouraged, as long as you share your ideas and opinions.
Where building relationships is more important than the bottom-line.

If you like these ideas, you will love the book 'Getting Naked' by Patrick Lencioni.

This book almost made me want to work as a consultant again. It's a business fable and a quick read (I finished in 3 hours). Invest some time to dream about a better corporate America!

The most beautiful song in the world

On May 17^th 2010 @ 7:49 AM PST the estimated world population is 6.821.515.851. I honestly don’t even know how to say this number. And I won’t even try.

The following belief has everything to do, why I gave up a 300k/year (miserable) career and became a coach (uncertainty and all): Each of those 6.821.516.333 individuals is exactly that: an individual.

We are all unique.    

And in our uniqueness, we are often lost and confused. We try to fit in, impress, ‘do the right thing’, ‘do the cool thing’, and so on – without taking one fact into consideration: there is only one instrument on the planet that can produce the most beautiful music with the uniqueness you got: and that is YOU.

You are aware of this music. When you are happy, fulfilled, in the NOW, you know how it sounds. It’s the most harmonic and beautiful thing you’ve felt. And people around you get it as well: you beam, you convince, you are in flow (as Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (another term I won’t attempt to pronounce) describes in his book FLOW).

My ‘job’ is it, to get you aware of this music, help you find it and finally play it more often.

What world would we be in, if all of the 6.821.517.455 had the chance to work with a coach?

 http://www.ted.com/talks/kaki_king_rocks_out_to_pink_noise.html