SYNCHRONICITIES

Have you ever thought about someone you haven't heard from in ages and then immediately afterwards got a phone call from them? Or maybe you've been thinking about going on a course when an email about the perfect one lands in your inbox? I'm sure you've had similar experiences or synchronicities. Maybe the Universe is trying to tell us something?

As regular readers will know, I have recently changed direction and am no longer working with my business partner to deliver NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) training. Instead I am concentrating on individual coaching and am absolutely loving it. It feels more authentic and real for me. I'm able to do it in my own way and tailor it to the needs of the individual doctors I coach. It's flexible, personal and enormously enjoyable. So what has this to do with synchronicity you may be wondering? Well in the last few days I've read two articles by coaches I admire, about them moving away from formal teaching NLP too. I'm thinking of Jamie Smart - now more involved with teaching the Three Principles (Mind, Consciousness and Thought). Jamie is a great coach, really generous with his time and with his content. Check out his website here. I also read a fascinating interview with Chris Morris yesterday in which he talked about making a similar move. Chris is now closing down NLPconnections which has been one of the biggest free NLP resources on the internet. I was introduced to the work of both of these coaches by Michael Neill who regular readers will know I greatly admire. These guys are big players.

I guess what I'm saying is that in some way, reading their interviews came at exactly the right time for me. It reinforced the fact that I have made exactly the right decision. Friends have been very supportive although some expressed surprise as the NLP training was in fact going very well. I have to say though that my favourite comment came from my most emotionally intelligent friend. Whilst out to dinner a couple of weeks ago she said "change is good; we all need to keep changing to keep growing." You know what - as a coach I couldn't have put it better. Think I might pinch that line for myself!

MAKING BIG CHANGES

Big changes are happening for me right now - and I'm very excited to tell you about them.
For the last year and a bit I have been running an NLP training company with my friend and business partner. We've decided to call it a day and go our separate ways which frees me up to lots of really exciting possibilities.

I'm directing my energies to doing what I love - coaching. I'll still be a six session partner in my practice, that's not going to change, but when not there I'll be coaching individual doctors rather than running NLP courses. I feel that coaching has so much to offer the medical profession and I have a burning desire to share this with my colleagues.

The decision to make this change hasn't been an easy one but I am sure that it is the right one. My challenge now is to enable my colleagues to understand the benefits of coaching. Being coached has made a huge difference to me, not just in what I have achieved but more importantly in whom I have become.

I feel happier and more authentic now than I have ever been. The road ahead will certainly contain many challenges but I am very clear about my destination and feel certain I am going to enjoy the journey.