Your work ... trap or trampoline?

Isn’t it tragic that many of us spend our lives feeling trapped, waiting to escape from work which ironically, we have often fought so hard for?

We can't wait to get to the weekend, to escape on vacation, even to finally retire so we can forget about the stress and anxiety so many of us feel in our everyday work life

Wouldn’t it be great to ditch feeling trapped, stressed and overwhelmed by our work - for feeling as excited and curious about our work as we used to feel, when we were dreaming about ‘what we would be’ when we were grown ups

If you face a lot of change, a lot of pressure, a long to-do list, and ever challenging people situations at work, at home, in your whole life, there is a way back to a more child-like curiosity, a calm and more poised reality. The way back is about enjoying and seizing the opportunity of every bounce, even in today’s working world ... so you swap your mind-set from trap to trampoline

Have you ever wondered how CEOs often bounce from one gig to another, strong, resilient and with a smile like they have a secret trampoline? The secret CEO game-changer is not a trampoline but a great coach

It’s funny how we would never expect to achieve great things when the stakes are high in the sporting arena without a coach – yet for ourselves – when we are facing almost impossible levels of change and volatility – we typically rely on our own wits and experience to face what are in truth often monumental challenges and demanding objectives, with very few resources, and our livelihoods at stake!

Might this be your reality… despite listening to great podcasts, despite reading some great business books, despite even your MBA, and a handful of tools learned on distant leadership away days? When faced with being asked to deliver big change in nearly every area of your working life, including the ways you work with the often very broken people around you, in reality many of us don't feel truly equipped and supported. We don't know how to swap trap for trampoline

There is in fact an answer – it’s just that most of us don’t go down this route – which frankly, is even more reason to consider it in my view

Get yourself a really great coach. Don’t wait for your organisation to pay for it. Don’t wait until you think you can ‘afford it’. If you do that you won’t get the benefits a great coach can help you with, including in my case a very significant pay rise – twice!

There is a reason why most large organisations invest in executive coaches for their CEO’s and high potential executives. It is because great coaching works. Whether it is having a sounding board for your ideas and challenges or speeding up your ability to unlock your potential, a great coach can help you swap your mind-set from trap to trampoline

Quite simply, with a great coach you can move faster both at work and in your personal life - becoming clearer on your own direction, your life’s purpose, integrating your work and home into one-life, becoming a better leader, and futureproofing your career

Coaching helps us bounce back from chaos, turning a low into a future high, building our trust in ourselves and our potential, shifting our mind-set from trap to trampoline. This is what gives us a sense of calm and poise, open and excited about whatever our working week will bring

Swap feeling trapped in a chaotic world of work for feeling excited, trusting yourself and your potential

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