Persistence

On June 12, 2010, In accountability, work, By Juli

Photo By: Horia Varlan

“Where have you been?”

I also got a “What’s the matter with you?” recently. Mind you, I chastised the grown woman who asked me that question about that being an inappropriate greeting, but the truth of the matter something’s just not right.

I’m working on picking it apart and looking under the hood to get it all straightened out. I feel there’s a solution on the horizon, but as you can see my website sits here languishing. I am out of the loop just a bit.

However, I’m as committed to this coaching career as I have ever been. I met with a student from Franklin where I volunteer my coaching this week. I feel like I had an impact.

It underscored that what I bring to the table is valuable.

Are you seeing some doubt creep in my writing? Yeah me too. It’s a big part of what I’m feeling. So I’m fixing it. While I can’t make certification classes happen at this very moment, they are on the agenda. I got some books from library. I’m going to spend time working on my own curriculum.

I’m happy when I’m learning.

Also, I’m remembering (and researching) that everyone, E V E R Y O N E, has moments of feeling like they are undeserving of their role and title. Even Oprah, I am sure, has felt like an impostor.

Here’s to sucking up the muck and working through it because there is no way to success with out persistence.

And to quote a past president who doesn’t get much action in the history books,

“Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan ‘Press On’ has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.”

Calvin Coolidge
30th president of US (1872 – 1933)

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The Best Flat Tire-EVER

On December 13, 2009, In Inspire, career, work, By Juli

PHOTO BY: david.nikonvscaonnon

I had a flat tire yesterday.

(That is not my car in the picture, I only had one.) But it was super flat, off the rim, I called AAA. They are great service providers. The first question I was asked, wasn’t my account number, but if I was in a safe location.

Go AAA. I knew immediately you cared about me.

My car was in my driveway. I thought I was going to be able to get from the grocery store to the gas station, but I didn’t make it that far and I live between the two. I was also fearful that AAA wasn’t going to service my car at my house. Thinking it’s only usable while out on the road. Come to find out they’ll fix your flat anywhere.

Yeah again.

Within ten minutes, could be less, I wasn’t timing them, I got an automated call saying in 5 -10 minutes someone would be at my location, be at the vehicle with your account card and ID. In less than 5 minutes Ethan showed up.

I was happy. I mean I was happy with AAA already but that was just the beginning. This fresh scrubbed kid waved hi as he pulls up and apologized as he told I’d need to use my spare. My curious 8 year old came out to the car and started chatting with Ethan, and he told her, “Naw, it’s not hard. I change tires all day.” Mind you it’s about 30 degrees outside and he’s laying on the ground, hoping up and going back to his truck, he’s moving with a mission.

Zoe went back to the house and I felt the need to chat with him.

You know, it’s not like I was watching performance art, but I was watching and it felt like it should be a little interactive. So I asked if it’s the beginning or the end of his shift. It was 4-ish in the afternoon. He told me he was napping when he got the call, he’s a contractor. He went on to say it’s the best job he’s ever had. He said he never guessed that after going to school for 5 years he’d be changing tires for a living, but he loves it.

Ethan commented it can’t go under said the effect of people always happy to see him when he shows up, that was followed with a huge grin.

I commented he is kind of like a super hero without the cape and tights, because I’m a smart alack, and what does one say to the profound tire changing dude?

He nodded, smiled broader and said, “yeah, the positive karma I get to add the world is pretty awesome.”

With that he hopped in his well equipped red truck and drove away.

So it left me inspired and thinking how can I be someone’s super hero? Is what I do adding positive karma to the world? How about you? Do you make a difference? Do you LOVE what you do? Would you jump up from a cozy nap to do your thing because you know it helps a person?

 
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To Thy Own Self Be True

On June 2, 2009, In Change, GF, choices, fear, job, job hunting, self understanding, work, By Juli

PHOTO BY: notsogoodphotography

I was asked today if I thought being interviewed for a new job was fun or terrible. I asked if those were my only two choices. I am want for doing that. Give me options A or B and I’ll ask if there isn’t perhaps C or D. It’s what I do. The GF pointed that out. But she’s also the first person to ask me a series of A or B style questions. It’s how we got to know each other. And yes, it was she who asked the “fun or terrible” question.

I find it fun.

I’m an odd duck, perhaps. And fun isn’t the most accurate word but I have this odd confidence that has always been a piece of me. Stepping into a room and telling someone how I could potentially rock their world really is like a trying on new lipstick colors. I can imagine myself in whole different contexts in which I don’t typically function. I’m a dancer, no a CEO, no a movie star. I get to purse and smack my lips and otherwise show off. Plus there is no sweat on my nose if the color doesn’t work. (At this point I’m still gainfully employed, if that were to change perhaps my nose would sweat.)

I do have some interesting talents that I can show off.

I mean I’m no management ninja, but I’ve been around and I love big picture stuff. I can tell you my weaknesses oops, I mean opportunities and how I surmount them. I can site examples of bad and good situations. How I’ve been shot down and misunderstood and I can paint rosy pictures of my learning and the benefits to the organization. I’m that good.

I just really don’t want to go and look for a job. I’d like the perfect one to fall into my lap. Don’t we all? What has me scratching my head is that looking is akin to work. I don’t mind work. So I don’t know where the disconnect is happening. Well, yeah I do. It’s coming to me as I type.

I don’t know where to find the job that I want. I know what it is. It’s coaching and consulting. It’s getting results in a big way, not fixing simple problems. It’s having measurable impact, and by measurable I don’t mean reducing labor costs by 1% but by changing lives. Right? So here I go.

 
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