In a recent mentor coaching session, my coach and I discussed not being able to see the forest for the trees. I was assessing my experience, skills and credentials to understand better ways to serve my clients and the world. In that conversation I felt small. I was looking at the last 5 years of my business and was trying to pull out those things that could really up my game and help add more value to my clients.
My coach asked that I recount my successes and experience in order to find those nuggets that I could use today. For my homework I took it a step further and looked at my education and skills development as well. I created a method to truly understand and communicate the tools, skills, education, and experience that are brought to the table. We’re not talking a resume or bio here, we are talking a method and tool that could be used in marketing material.
In this work I realized that in the conversation with my coach, I was looking at my life and business from a certain point of view. It was when I took a step back to see the WHOLE picture that things got clear. It was when I changed my vantage point that allowed for creativity and productivity to freely flow!
Coaching Question: What vantage point will you take to allow creativity and productivity to flow in your personal and business life?
P.S. Contact me directly if you would like to learn more about the Success Map Method I created and mentioned above.
Melanie Benson Strick says
February 18, 2012 at 11:38 amGreat concept — the Vantage Point. When we change the “position” of how we see our life and business, its much easier to see new possibilities.