Did the different background catch your eye?
Instead of Creekside with Caitlin, it’s Countryside with Caitlin this week.
I was recently visiting my sister’s farm where she has wide open space.
(Okay, the cute cows really steal the show, I know.)
It reminded me of some recent coaching clients and people reaching out to me.
Metaphorically - they are at the creek.
They want to create some kind of outcome - usually related to their careers.
One of the things I can point out to them is that they may need the countryside.
Not literally.
Maybe the environment you’re convinced you must live in is the very thing holding you back.
Here’s a concrete example.
A coaching client wants to make a career change.
They are convinced they must go back to school to make that change.
I come along and say, “but what if you don’t?”
What if you could make that career change without going back to school?
Coming from a person with gobs of schooling…it sounds a little weird.
It’s like getting dropped off in the countryside when you’ve been staring at the creek.
But sometimes that’s exactly what we need.
I’d say this is especially true when it comes to productivity.
Many of my clients want to be MORE productive. That’s the creek.
What if I asked you to be LESS productive? That’s the countryside perspective.
So what goal are you holding on to right now that needs a new perspective?
Let’s figure it out in a 1:1 coaching session (paid subscribers get a discount).
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