Somebody asked a question the other day on a forum I was reading entitled; “How do I get out of my own head.” I didn’t have time to answer at the time because I was too busy either pondering the meaning of life or getting the laundry in, I forget which now. It’s really a great question, especially when asked in the cold light of day in a self development forum rather than at 3.00am
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I’m sure you are familiar with quote “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results” I have seen this attributed to Benjamin Franklin, Albert Einstein and probably Dr. Ruth so who actually said it is anybody’s guess, but it’s an interesting little quote, and one I use with clients from time to time. I’ve had a fairly stressful few days as you can imagine  I sometimes have clients and people I meet tell me that they inherited certain traits from their parents. Seldom do they impart this information with a smile on their lips and a sense of gratitude in their voice. The reason being the characteristic in question is always one that they see as being a hindrance rather than benefit. I hear things like “I get my negative outlook from my mum” or “I get my I first read ‘The Why Café’ by John P Strelecky at the end of 2006 and thoroughly enjoyed it. I was surprised to find out that the author lived just down the road from me and decided to contact him. After a few e-mails we met for breakfast and hit it off. I found John to be honest, amusing, and thoughtful, with a high degree of integrity and an insatiable appetite for helping people. I used to subscribe to lots of Ezines and newsletters. I’m guessing that I used to get about 12 million per month, maybe a few less perhaps, but it was a lot and definitely more than 6. Rather unsurprisingly most of them were based around life coaching and self-development because I love reading that stuff. Every time I stumbled across a site that had one of those “Subscribe To Our Free Newsletter” buttons I If I bumped into you in the street today and said “How are you buddy?” How would you respond? If you’re a women you’d probably respond by saying “Who you calling buddy, you half-wit?” But let’s presume I have adjusted the question accordingly to reflect the accurate gender, what would you say? Let me take a stab at the answer. Would it be “I’m alright” or maybe “Not bad” or even “Don’t ask!” by  If I walked up to you in a bar and called you a Jackass, what would you do? What if a family member said you’re a loser and a jerk? The truth is you don’t really need to answer either of those questions because although I’m a Life Coach and not a Professor in human behavior, I already know the answer. You’d defend yourself, right? You might be one of the few that buckle |
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