It was such a delight to take a short sabbatical — spending time resting, recharging and renewing my mind, body and soul during the month of April. It was also a joy to return to New England to find that spring had indeed arrived.
Spring is a beautiful time of the year. It represents the point in time each year that nature wakes from its winter rest and shows the world its renewed self. Spring holds fresh starts, new blooms, and often, new projects. Look around — what do you see?
Last week, the crabapple tree in front of my house popped into full bloom and the red tulips around the trunk also began to show their colors. It was as if they effortlessly joined together to add their beauty to the world at exactly the same time.
It often seems the spring beauty appears without effort, yet it does not. Each plant, flower, and tree that suddenly bursts onto the scene is encoded with a plan to help it survive and thrive.
While I was away I pondered what the world, the marketplace, and our lives would be like if humans did not have free will. What if we could not pick what we wanted to be or what we wanted to do — how would the world be different?
Without free will you would just be a tulip or a rose or an oak tree. That is it. Your plan would be set. You would have no choice. You would simply live out the plan set for you and be a <insert whatever you want here>.
When speaking to people (clients and others) who are contemplating a career shift or change they often tell me the choices scare and/or overwhelm them. I get that. I recall those feelings all too well.
If that is what you are feeling, you haven’t yet experienced the fun, exciting discovery of looking at all the electrifying opportunities before you. Or all the doors that will open, almost effortlessly, when you tap into your strengths and the unique ingredients that set you apart and make you oh so successful.
If you are in that panic or frightened place ask yourself the famous Dr. Phil question, “So how’s that working for you so far?”
If the answer is “not so well” – are you ready to change that?
Are you ready to begin exploring your strengthens and many the opportunities before you?
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