What Inspires You?
Monday June 15th 2009, 8:33 am
Filed under: Perspectives in Brief
  

I was reflecting on that question on the train ride home from Toronto.  What inspires me? My clients? Those who dive into my class? and I mean dive in ’cause there is no treading water when you learn the Shadow Coaching methodology.
 
I had been teaching an amazing group of masterful coaches and listened to their stories and their brilliance as they processed information and then dove into the deep end of learning.  One of the commonalities that shows up again and again in coaches is the fact that they help people evolve and embrace a life of their choosing which definitely inspires them.

For me, I’m inspired when I watch the light bulbs go off in their eyes when they ‘get it’.  It’s when I bump into a client months or years after we’ve worked together, a mischievous, all knowing grin appears on their faces and they start sharing their victories.  And it’s remembering the world is my classroom…to pay attention to what unfolds before me and what I can learn from it and how I can grow from it.  

If you can’t immediately answer the question “What inspires you” I urge you to take a moment to answer.  Once you do, find that inspiration every day in everything you do, whoever you speak to, listen to or read about.

It’s what brings a spark to life and fuels your passions.  

“When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all your thoughts break their bonds; your mind transcends limitations, your consciousness expands in every direction, and you find yourself in a new, great and wonderful world. Dormant forces, faculties and talents become alive, and you discover yourself to be a greater person by far than you ever dreamed yourself to be.” - Patanjali (c. 1st to 3rd century BC) 

A few footnotes..

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With deepest respect, 

Donna Karlin
Founder and Principal
A Better Perspective
http://www.abetterperspective.com

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