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June 2002 New Perceptions Success Letter By Kate Ripp Monthly success strategies to support you in your growth personally and professionally. Please feel free to forward this newsletter in its entirety to colleagues and friends. June 2002 When Letting Life Happen Isn’t Enough Robert Hargrove in his book, Masterful Coaching says that “We all grow up with lots of possibilities and opportunities before us, and then somehow circumstances close in and life becomes like a box”. As individuals, we plan our finances, vacations and retirement. In work, we plan strategies, project plans, products and services. We’re committed to doing whatever it takes to make these plans successful, even at the expense of what we may enjoy most, do best, and independent of our personal lives. What’s missing is personal planning; designing our life to match up with what matters most to us. Life planning is the process of looking at every area of our life to see if we have what we really want, and to discover the gaps between who we are today and who we want to become. The bigger the gap, the bigger the pulling power. It is a process where we clarify our personal vision and mission, and align our values with our goals to support our growth and full potential in life. In the workplace, life design programs are a unique new benefit designed to meet the strong demand by employees for work-life benefits. In the past, employers offered job security and upward mobility in exchange for loyalty and motivation. Today, with downsizing, mergers and frequent restructuring, employees care more about their own employability and less about being a “company” person. Life planning can broaden the skills that support a person’s values and goals as well as those of the business. Here’s why: · Employees who orient around what they do best and what they enjoy most make healthier and more productive choices. · Employees whose careers connect with their life plans are more effective at work. · Employees who take responsibility and become accountable for their careers are more effective and more employable. Here are a few tips I have used successfully with companies and individuals in planning the life they want: · Clarify you values and create a compelling vision. Values are those core principles, attitudes and beliefs that guide our decisions and behaviors. They define the character of a person and what he/she stands for such as creativity, freedom, family, life-long learning, spirituality. When we are engaged in these activities, we feel well connected and excited about life. When we act out of alignment with our values, we feel unbalanced and our life doesn’t feel as full as we’d like it to be. Here’s an exercise by Jack Canfield to help you get clear about your values and vision. Create an “I wants list”. Get a friend and for 15 minutes have your friend ask you what you want. Get past the top stuff—I want a big house in the mountains, I want a Mercedes. Keep going until you get down to the expression of you: I want to be free, I want to express myself, I want to feel powerful, to make a difference. The idea is to make sure that what you’re getting in life is what you really want. · Decide what you want and write it down. A vividly written descriptive of what you want gives the idea more energy and thus, more power. Then think it, speak it, and share it with people you want in your support structure. Don’t worry if you don’t have all the pieces, each time you revisit this, it will get clearer and clearer. The more specific, the clearer the vision. Once you focus your attention on what you want, your energy will flow more efficiently. · Start a list of the 100 things you want to do in life. Be outrageous! If you dream of walking the Continental Divide in one summer, write it down. This exercise takes your mind outside of day-to day routine and helps you get a handle on what really matters to you. · Take action! Many people know what they want and even know to some degree what is needed to get there, but they miss the crucial step, to act. Time and again, clients hire me because they know that only action will produce the results they want. They want their efforts to produce the best results possible so they can enjoy the rewards. They know that part of coaching is about accountability for action. Focus on actions that work in your favor. Keep taking steps to get you there. Get yourself moving and go after what you want. Worry and procrastination is draining. Action is invigorating! ****************************************************************** Kate Ripp leads teleclasses and live workshops to companies on LifePlanning. Participants complete their own life design map, encouraging them to make the choices that will move them ahead in life. She also coaches individuals in recognizing unseen potential and inspiring them to take action that will get meaningful results in the shortest period of time. To reach Kate Ripp and find out more about coaching or workshops, e-mail her at kateripp@ktrconsulting.com or phone 303-697-5914. Visit her web site www.ktrconsulting.com ******************************************************************** Get Coaching Now! Get moving on your most pressing issues and your most important goal. Fast-track your success by taking advantage of a Complimentary 30-Minute Coaching Session. To find out more, e-mail Kate at kateripp@ktrconsulting.com or call 303-697-5914. ********************************************************************* Copyright 2002 by Kate Ripp—All rights reserved. For subscription changes click on http://10000things.com/ktr/ktr_newsletter.php3 Comments, questions or suggestions? Please e-mail Kate at help@ktrconsulting.com |
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