A Leap of Faith

somerandom

Good Afternoon

I hope you've had a good week.

I’ve been very up and down energy wise following my cold last week. It’s getting me down a bit feeling so sluggish. A friend has recommended some good vitamins that he said would give me a boost so I dragged myself up to the high st today to buy them - haven't started taking them yet as they are super-strong and need to be taken with a meal - but fingers crossed.

A couple of bits of potential organisational work came in out of the blue which feels good. And I’ve finally got around to completing an application that I’ve had hanging around for weeks for some potential work. It was an average week as far as earnings were concerned. I went to couple of evening events, which were enjoyable but they tired me out a bit.

Next week is busy but very little of it paid as I am Assisting on a Course (unpaid) for three days. Long days, no pay but fantastic experience.

What stood out for me from the review I carried out last week was that unlike most things in my business - getting organised is pretty much entirely within my control and potentially could make a huge change to my business & my life. I’ve been trying to move forward on that front this week but because of my grogginess I’ve made slow progress plus after a week of not being well the place was in chaos so it’s been mostly a question of getting back to a basic level of tidiness Next week I won’t be able to do much but after that I will make it my central focus.

So my main aim for next week is - get through it :rotfl: anything over and above that will have to wait until the following week

Until then...

somerandom

Good Morning

I feel like a very different person this week - in a good way thankfully !!! Assisting on that Course for 3 days really shifted my energy and consequently I feel happy and engaged again. A huge relief from my point of view.

The Course was amazing and I got to meet lots of lovely new people & deepen relationships with others. Plus I got to watch two absolute Masters at work & learned loads. A really great week - earned very little but gained so much... & I got back on the wagon with my Spanish classes

So this coming week is fairly busy but a lot of it home based which means I can start to focus on being organised (can't say I've got a lot of enthusiasm for that at the moment but hey I know it's the right thing to do). I've got a couple of face-to-face meetings which is a good thing as it balances things out. One of them is to discuss some potential organisational work. I'm also enrolled on a Power Point course at the weekend - unbelievably I managed to get through the whole of my Career without using it....

Oooh & I've got my first conversation with the Woman who is helping me with my Marketing... Exciting!!!

Oooh & my son is on a work placement next week - it's unusual in that he will do a lot of it from home (he's helping with an organisations Social Media) - so it'll be interesting having the two of us working together in the house... :eek:

Have a great week

Clarey008

Ha ha, I don't know about inspiration, although I do make an effort to turn up and go. Half term next week and I'm going to miss the week after as I'm away. Gives me a chance to do a bit of work at home. I think that's the good thing about a class, even if you don't go every week it motivates you to do a bit more at home. Just picture the relaxed sunny lifestyle if you could speak Spanish Somerandom. Also it gets the brain cells working and gives you a sense of achievement when you start understanding things.
What online courses have you found useful?
Hope you have had a good week.

somerandom

Hi Clarey. I love your idea about picturing my Spanish speaking lifestyle. Funnily enough I went to a Spanish restaurant at the weekend with mostly Spanish speaking people in it - including the customers & the friend I went with. it gave me the boost I needed and reminded me of how much I want this. Therefore I've decided to prioritise it over my other study until the end of the year. The online course I'm currently doing is "The Science of Happiness" (Edx) and I started with a Spanish course that Lynne recommended (on Future Learn). I hope you enjoy your catch up time.

somerandom

Good Evening.....

It's been 2 weeks since I last updated - Unfortunately It's not the only aspect of my life I've been finding hard to keep up with....

I feel so behind on almost everything... I think it's due to a combination of work suddenly getting really busy combined with my son being around for the last couple of weeks on work experience / then half term. Also, and I've literally just remembered this, I've had a cold - so that hasn't helped really.

On the positive side - I've picked up a couple of pieces of organisational work which will take place next month. I've had a great meeting with the woman who is helping me with my Marketing - so I've got an action plan for that - although I've put very little into place. I did my Powerpoint course which was more enjoyable than i thought. I'm keeping up with my Spanish - just about..... I also had a fantastic lunch out with a friend last Sunday - we went to a Spanish restaurant (loads of Spanish speakers in there - including my friend who's from Venezuela) and it was just like being in Spain - we were in there 4 hours......

I've had a lot of new clients come in and they've all been absolutely lovely.

Oh yes - & the video portrait I made in early September was released - I was embarrassed at first as it was being shared and tweeted - after 24 hours I decided to embrace it and shared it on my own FB page etc... it was well received.... It really did feel like a big step outside of my comfort zone but one I am, in retrospect, glad I made.

Next week : fairly busy - 10 coaching sessions booked in and I'm co-facilitating a workshop on Friday (unpaid) for fellow coaches. I also need to start the preparatory work for the organisational jobs I've got - this will include interviews with about 11 people. I need to use my time wisely next week that's for sure....

Have a great week all

somerandom

Good Morning! Last Week has just flown by. It was busy - lots of coaching, interviewing staff for some organisational work I've taken on plus prep for and delivery of a Coaching workshop on Friday (which went really well).

Physically I've been a bit under par - my back has been playing up so I had to go to the osteopath. Explaining to him what has changed since I last saw him (Summer 2015) made me realise how much my life has changed since then - mostly this is good change of course, but along with that it flagged up the same issues I've been bleating on about for a while - lack of organisation which extends to lack of self-care.

I had plans for this being the weekend where I get back on track but I slept through most of yesterday - I had a positive, practical and emotional talk with my ex-husband in the morning about the future which wiped me out.

Today is a new day - I have 2 coaching clients scheduled for this morning. So if I manage to get to the gym / go for a walk and tidy the house in addition to that I will feel the day has been productive.

Next week is looking busy again and the following week is very full on - I am facilitating 2 organisational away days. So I need to hold self-care as my highest priority during this time. In fact - the weather is so lovely and bright I'm going to wrap myself up and go for a walk right now....

Have a great week folks xxx

somerandom

Good Morning - a very quick update from me as I have to work this weekend. I have 4 Coaching clients booked in and have to do the prep for 2 Team Building Days next week - one is almost completed.

This week has been BUSY!!! I find that I am definitely building up my stamina in terms of busy-ness which is good but that doesn't give me more hours in the day - hence working this weekend. Next week is super- BUSY too. I am absolutely not complaining but very much looking forward to next weekend when it's a normal - non-working weekend.

I'm still not at my best physically but trying to look after myself - went to osteopath again yesterday - it wiped me out so I was in bed by 8pm !! (Still there actually <blush> ).

Oh - I had my Tarot read last week - it's been about 10 years since I've had that done - my cards read very positively for my business - he told me that I need to take it overseas - obviously I liked the sound of that....

Hope you are all well & happy

MissShoes

Just catching up.....tarot reading sounds spot on for your future!

xx

somerandom

Thanks MsShoes - yep, I was pretty encouraged by the reading. It said a lot of things that I've been thinking and made me feel that I am heading in the right direction.

somerandom

Good Morning - I hope all is well ...

Turns out that what I thought was a dodgy back & being under par - was actually a full on cold that knocked me out for the whole weekend plus most of Monday & Tuesday. Because I had the two facilitating events booked I made a decision to prioritise rest and recovery.

Thankfully I was well enough to do the facilitating events. I was worried about doing them when I had so little energy but it turns out it was fine - just different. I'm normally quite "bouncy" when I'm Front of Room this time I think I came across calmer which had it's positives especially on one of the days when there was a lot of conflict around.

I love facilitating / coaching teams so much. I am now going to make a concerted effort to promote this part of my work. I still want to coach individuals but its the team coaching that I find REALLY exciting. :j

My friend and I are hosting a Street Wisdom event in December which I'm really excited about. Its up and advertised on their website and we've already got quite a few Attendees....

I'm so happy to have a "proper" weekend where I am fully off work. I plan to rest up today & tomorrow I'm meeting friends for lunch. Next week is fairly busy but not overwhelming (other than Monday which is a looooooong day............

And it's my son's 16th birthday on Friday. I plan to take him out after school - I'm keeping an eye on the weather because there's something outdoors that I'd really like us to do - I will let you know about it next week ....

Have a great week :):)