11/12/2023
The Quest for Change: Getting from Point A to Point B
Are you truly living according to your values? Are you abiding by what you hold to be true to the deepest core of your being?
Tim Galway asserts that our performance is the net sum of our potential to perform minus interference. If you find his conceptualization useful, ask yourself: How do I want to be different? What is my potential? What might be interfering with my ability to realize my potential?
There are so many different layers to questions like these. As I see it, many internal and external forces are at play. Some forces are even partially or wholly separate from our conscious awareness. Unconscious forces can include what lies outside our attention span, such as elements of our situation, unacknowledged desires, core beliefs, forgotten memories, unprocessed emotions, ambivalence, and so on. All is not lost, however.
Self-awareness and self-reflection are readily accessible ways to uncover what might impede our performance. Discussing our situation with friends or colleagues might also clarify the obstacles. Journaling can be helpful. So can meditation. It might even help to get out of town for a while. However, working with a coach is one of the fastest, most effective, and the most comprehensive ways to "cut to the chase" and work through issues concerning performance and interference.
A good coach starts with creating the right kind of focus for change. Then, through powerful questions and reflective statements, the coach brings, for example, what is present outside conscious awareness to the foreground. With expanded awareness arises the insight needed to resolve interference and move towards transformative change.
If you or someone you know finds that time is "of the essence" to honor a deep desire for change, consider the following opportunity as something rarely available: I am offering quality coaching at a nominal fee because I am applying my coaching hours towards certification through the International Coaching Federation. Am happy to discuss my offer with anyone considering it. Just contact me at terrykerler@gmail.com or PM me on Messenger.
