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"And the day came when the risk it took to remain in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom." - Anais Nin
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Greetings!
Welcome once again to all subscribers, plus any of you who might have had this coaching tip forwarded to you by a friend or colleague. My Run a Mile Each Day experiment is still going strong at just over 480 consecutive days, at the last count. Once again, you can follow my exploits, experiences and musings either on my Mile each Day blog, or on my Run a mile each day Facebook page. It's great to have shed the thermals (hope I'm not tempting fate) and to be donning my more colourful tee-shirt as we head out once again for another jolly jaunt around the lanes, hills and greener parts of the town and countryside. Do join me for some fresh air and some new possibilities. |
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Tipping the pain balance
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 I was riding my bicycle into town a few days ago, to work on writing this coaching tip, when the sound of my rusty bicycle chain grating against my rusty gear cogs gave me the idea for this tip.
I remember thinking a year ago that I really should get my bike serviced, as the chain was a bit rusty and was making some noise, and yet here I was a year later, having done nothing about it.
This was one of those things that I have been tolerating for at least a year, thinking that I really must do something about it, and yet unable to take the first step to do anything. I even knew what the first, easy step was. All I had to do was call one of the local bike shops to ask them what they charge to service a bike.
I also knew that by not acting on this irritant, although not major, this was adding extra mental clutter to my mind, confirming to me that I am a bit hopeless when it comes to sorting out something that's so simple to fix.
Most of us have things that irritate us, but that we tolerate, like that tap that's been dripping for ages, the pile of paper that we've been meaning to clear, the person at work who we know we should talk to about their behaviour or performance that is having a negative impact on us and some of our colleagues.
But here's the thing. As long as the pain of taking action is greater than the pain of putting up with the irritant, in my experience we will put off acting, making any excuse, for example that there are far more important things to do than waste time on fixing this toleration.
The trick is to load more pain onto staying the same until the balance is tipped so that staying the same becomes more painful than taking action.
This is precisely what I did by choosing to write about my ineptitude at sorting out such a simple toleration. Having committed to writing about it, I increased my embarrassment level significantly, such that as soon as I got home on the morning of my new revelation, I contacted two local bike shops and obtained quotes for servicing my bike.
I also found another mobile bike servicing company, who came round the next day and sorted out the chain noise.
A very simple solution that I had been unable to take for well over a year, sorted with fifteen minutes on the telephone.
What are you tolerating right now, and what can you do to tip the balance so that the pain of staying the same outweighs the pain of taking action? |
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Happy in your work
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 Nic Askew (of Monday 9am TV fame) recently made a short film of my good friend Richard Maddocks, a commissioned piece about his company, Communicum.
If you want to see someone who could not be more happy in their work, watch this short video.
I guarantee you will feel happier just by watching!
The film is called Ontplooiing. You'll find out why by watching here .
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Until next time.....
Sincerely,
Tony Phillips
The Coaching Approach
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