Maria's Musings

Coaching Keeps Me Focused

Had another telephone coaching session this afternoon with my wonderful coach, Judith Morgan. 

People sometimes express surprise when I tell them I have a coach (actually, I have more than one!).  They say things like "But you're such a high achiever, why do you need a coach?"  I always reply "Isn't it obvious?"  Think about it, which comes first?  Would I be such a high achiever if I wasn't being coached?  I don't think so.

When I have a coaching session I get refocused on where I'm going, what I have to do, why I'm doing it and how I'm going to do it.  Two heads are better than one, they say, and it's true.  Judith asks me the questions that I don't sit down and ask myself and gently nudges me in the right direction as she hears my responses much more clearly than I do. 

Internet Marketing Event

I spent last weekend in the company of some really terrific and dynamic people in a hotel near Heathrow at Peter Woodhead & Fred Gleek's Info Products Seminar.

There was some good information and I came away with quite a few ideas for website tweaking and product creation, and the networking was fun, as always. 

But I think the best part of such events for those of us who work from our home offices is that they take us out of our regular environments and force us to spend time focusing ON our businesses rather than always grinding away IN our businesses.  This means that even if a particular presentation isn't quite hitting the mark for you, you have the time and space to let your mind wander and be creative.

So I've realised that apart from the ideas you can pick up (and sometimes it only takes one single gem to make a huge difference) and apart from being able to get out and mix with other go-ahead people, there's that other reason for making sure you get out more!

Going Through Changes

I've stopped watching Coronation Street!

There, it's official and I've blogged it so I can't go back on it now.  I guess some people would say I should have grown out of it years ago but I have to admit I used to enjoy a bit of the old Corrie.  Whether it was because that shot of the "back entries" reminded me of my beginnings in the terraced street's of Liverpool or whether it was just a bit of escapism, I don't know, but I'd never miss an episode.

Are we Spiritual or Physical Beings?

One of my ponderings since being deprived of internet access over the last 10 days has been on the subject of the human vs spiritual existence on this planet.  It all came about after I watched an episode of "Wife Swap" where the wife and mother from a family who meditated for hours daily and paid little heed to their physical surroundings and couldn't care less about timekeeping (time being, after all, a human invention) swapped with the wife of a family who were totally steeped in the here and now.

I'm totally accepting that we are all spiritual beings enjoying a physical manifestation at this time.  I'm also progressing along the journey in the belief that we can call upon the source of our existence to mould our path in this life through how we choose to think (i.e. our thoughts shape our destinies - see my book recommendations: Catherine Ponder & Jack Black).  However.....

Analogies Everywhere

I love Indian curry!  Now there's a statement that will strike pride into the hearts of my many newsletter subscribers from India.

I also like the achievement of cooking an excellent meal so when Margaret, my very bestest friend in the whole wide world, mentioned to me that she'd found a website selling packages containing herbs & spices in exactly the right proportions for the recipe within the pack, you would have thought I'd have jumped at the chance.  But.....