Meredith, a go getter woman, and person who also crawls when confused, asked me,” What do I do when I feel overwhelmed?” Whether single, student, married, boomer, or empty nester, transitions pause us.
I asked her what she has done in the past when stuck? When you allow the person you are with to explore him or herself, while you stay present with them, they find some choices. Trust gets broken. Hope melts. Minds get cluttered. It happens to all of us. We go, feel the fire of creativity and success, and then something enters and we collapse.
What we want are choices and the first step.
1. What I need today is…
2. How can I make that happen…
3. Who can I call to support me when I have blinders on…
Don’t you wish you had someone to be with you when you are ready for change? Who would that be?
Why wouldn’t you extend to them?
With one client, who always feels her to do list is piled and she easily gets distracted, I stood by her computer while I had her write what she really wanted to get done and what she had to get done no matter what. In the subject of the email to herself, I had her write the next day, Wednesday. It took seven minutes. When she entered her office the next morning, Wednesday, she had her plan on her computer. She was relieved. She got going.
No one needs to go through implementing changes without support.
What has worked for you and what needs support today? Do you not know where to begin?
Let me know how I can help you on or off the phone, in your city or mine.
My peace of mind and success is partially here because of my desire, my realistic expectations of myself, my tenacity, and my knowing who I am and am not. I ask for help even when my face turns red from embarrassment.
Looking forward to hearing from you,
Natalie
natalie@emptynestsupport.com
818-763-0188 Los Angeles
www.emptynestsupport.com
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Natalie Caine, M.A. natalie@lifeintransition.org
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