Soar to Success June 2021

R ecently I had to make a decision about something rather big. I was “stuck”. Being a life coach I knew that feeling “stuck” was a symptom of Monkey Mind. Monkey Mind describes the inner dialogue we all experience that is full of criticism, judgments, self-doubt, and “what ifs.” It was getting me nowhere. I decided to speak with a friend who knew me and the entire situation well. It certainly helped that she is a masterful life coach. As I talked through the situation, an option became clear to me that I had not even thought of. It was the perfect answer to the decision at this point of time inmy life. I felt tremendous relief right away and was excited to move forward on something that was extremely important to me. The whole situation reminded me of the immense value of talking with someone who knows how to listen at what Otto Scharmer calls “Level 4 - listening to a person’s current struggles How to Listen Like a Life Coach By Joan Washburn