The Successful Coach Magazine Apr '15

ISSUE 15 / APRIL 2015

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MY SUCCESS STORY TRACY GARDNER PG.10

HOW TO LIVE

An Inspired Life TESS BARTLETT PG.14

SHARYN HILL PG.22

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Success to me is measured by the fun I am having, the lessons I learn and the people I connect with.

Tracy Gardner ICG International Credentialed Master Practitioner of Coaching

I started with TCI for my FOCS training

do. I could help others and get that constant

weekend in August 2014. In July I was

human interaction, variety and challenge that

attracted by the title “Design your Life” and didn’t really know what kind of world I was walking into. I was incredibly nervous about rocking up as I had never done any personal

I was after in a career. Studying psychology at Uni, working at summer camps in the states, travelling all over the world, I realised I have

development seminars in my life. At age 30

always been fascinated in human behaviour

and feeling at a loss in my design/marketing

and what drives people to do what they do.

career I figured I really had nothing to loose.

Boy was that an eye opener, there were tears,

It took me a while to write this success story, it

ah ha moments, smiles and I hadn’t laughed

has been sitting on my to do list since October!

that hard in a very long time. I originally signed up with TCI for my own personal development and after receiving my starter

As I re-read the belief I have on my wall it says “Success to me is measured by the fun I am

pack before FOCS I quickly realised that

having, the lessons I learn and the people I

coaching was something that I would love to

connect with. I am already succeeding.” page 8

THERE HAS BEEN A TON OF

coaching business. I’ve made tons of mistakes

SUCCESS

Like registering my first business name that

ALREADY

AND

IT

already and I intend to make lots more quickly.

IS NOW TIME TO WRITE THIS

didn’t really resonate with me. So for now

BASED

now. With a play on my last name of Gardner

ON

MY

AWESOME

EMPOWERING BELIEF ABOVE. I HAVE SOOOOOO MUCH FUN, I LEARN SOMETHING NEW

I’m going by TLG Consulting it sits well for – “Your mind is a garden with thoughts as seeds, come see me to choose flowers over weeds”. I have no idea yet what my new business name will be as it rapidly develops

EVERYDAY AND THE PEOPLE I

into something else. I am working along side

MEET ARE AMAZING!

keep popping up all over the place. Because I

a few different businesses and opportunities am putting myself out there, meeting people,

My life before TCI was in marketing with LOTS

telling people what I am doing and making it

of travel in between jobs. I left a job in October

all about how I can help them, because that is

of 2013 to pursue my graphic design career.

what it is all about.

I had very little belief in my skills and abilities and am only now realising and appreciating the skill I do have. There was a lot I needed

I HAVE HAD MANY SUCCESSFUL

to work through and I didn’t even know this

MOMENTS THROUGHOUT

world of coaching existed. A temporary job

MY SHORT TIME SO FAR AT

in IT was getting me through the days while I worked on my design applications and

TCI INCLUDING A WORKSHOP

building my portfolio at lunch/night and on

I RAN AT MY LOCAL GYM,

the weekends. Hindsight is a beautiful thing and I realise now that by going down that

A TALK TO LATROBE LAW

path I would have been stuck in front of a

STUDENTS, VISION ON CANVAS

computer for 8-12 hours a day and I felt I had more to offer. For someone who is highly

WORKSHOPS AT MULTIPLE

driven by variety, adventure and connection,

LOCATIONS, INSPIRING MY

it was the wrong path for me. TCI has helped me to understand myself as to why I have

NETWORKING GROUP WITH A

constantly left jobs, why I leave countries, why

SHORT TALK. I GOT MY FIRST

I loose stuff all the time, hahaha. Knowing all this now I can help others even more, work

PAYING CLIENT THROUGH

in a fulfilling career and build lots of amazing

NETWORKING, AND A FEW

friendships with like minded and inspiring people throughout the community and the

MORE SINCE THEN.

world.

My plan is to continue combining my art and I am now working on building a one on one

my coaching to run fun, inspiring, creative page 9

workshops that help people get to the heart of what they want and need.

How did I get all of these speaking gigs? I asked and I continue to ask. I felt the fear and did it anyway. I was not a public speaker before this, the only time I would get up in front of a crowd would have been after a few glasses of wine. I now ask better questions of myself like “What is the worst that can happen? What can I learn from this? Am I giving value to this person/these people?”

I am a learning machine and I have Sharon, Joe and Tony Robbins in my ear all the time, on my bike, on my runs, in my car, they are on repeat.

I ATTRIBUTE MY SUCCESS TO CONTINUING TO TAKE ACTION, AND APPLYING MY LEARNINGS. TO LISTENING TO THE ADVICE GIVEN BY THOSE WHO HAVE COME BEFORE ME. TO STEPPING OUT OF MY

TO BE A CHAMPION, I THINK YOU HAVE TO SEE THE BIG PICTURE. IT’S NOT ABOUT WINNING AND LOSING; IT’S ABOUT EVERY DAY HARD WORK AND ABOUT THRIVING ON A CHALLENGE. IT’S ABOUT EMBRACING THE PAIN THAT YOU’LL EXPERIENCE AT THE END OF A RACE AND NOT BEING AFRAID. I THINK PEOPLE THINK TOO HARD AND GET AFRAID OF A CERTAIN CHALLENGE.

COMFORT ZONE AND JUST DOING IT. I ATTRIBUTE IT TO KNOWING THAT I CAN CREATE MY LIFE ANY WAY I WANT IT AND I CHOOSE TO CREATE IT WITH OTHERS IN MIND AND CREATING A FANTASTIC LIFE FOR MY WONDERFUL NEW FIANCE AND I. Thank you to Sharon, TCI and the wonderful community you have created. You have opened my eyes to a whole new crazy world that I absolutely love and it loves me too.

I feel so grateful to have stumbled across it on Facebook. Who would have thought it.

Summer Sanders

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How to live an inspired life 1. MOTIVATION AND MOVING AWAY

that. However, motivation comes from behind

Imagine this: John is sick of being overweight and wants to lose weight in order to no longer experience the pain he is currently in. In the world of coaching we talk of moving away language.

behind us on the bus, whispering in our ear

In this example John is moving away from being overweight and what he doesn’t want. John is likely to gain motivation from others, from his personal trainer, his coach and largely external sources as he strives to meet his goals.

When we are motivated we may be extremely determined and set on a particular goal (due to whatever it is we are moving away from) and we won’t let anything, or anyone, interfere with

us. It is the dog biting at our ankles, telling us we are not quite there yet. Motivation sits that we ought to get out and walk the next two stops. We can choose to get out and follow this through, or we can sit in the comfort of our seat and watch the trees as they whiz by.

Suddenly, our mind turns to what we see outside, and we notice the trees and the sea and the beauty that is around us. Within this space we get a burst of creative inspiration as we begin to see the big picture.

We have become aware of our surroundings and ourselves and are now moving towards what we want.

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2. CHANGE YOUR FUTURE, CHANGE YOUR AWARENESS “Everything in the universe is within you.

Ask all from yourself.” RUMI

To feel inspired requires us to move into a new stage of awareness. When we listen to the stories that go round and round in our heads about not being good enough and not belonging we are remaining in the problem and not allowing ourselves to move toward the solution.

Changing ourselves means letting go of the inner critic and these limiting beliefs that have kept us stagnant, and in doing so, changing our awareness of ourselves. It doesn’t require us to fight or push, it simply occurs. Dr. Wayne Dyer suggests that when we are in this space an idea gets a hold of us and takes us where we want to go. We just have to listen, be present, and be aware of the thoughts in our

Men are made stronger on realization that the helping hand they need is at the end of their own arm.

SIDNEY J. PHILLIPS

Put your heart, mind, intellect and soul even to your smallest acts.

This is the secret of success.

SWAMI SIVANANDA

mind. Once we become aware of these we can choose to let go of the ones that no longer support us and instead create beliefs that will support us and take us in the direction we want to go.

In order for this to happen we need to cultivate stillness. Being still allows us to come back to our true self and opens ourselves up to creative inspiration. We only need to be willing to stop and listen to the beating of our heart and it is here that our natural abilities will emerge.

“The quieter you become the more you are able to hear.” Rumi page 15

No great work has ever been produced except after a long interval of still and musing meditation.

WALTER BAGEHOT

3. MANIFEST THE LIFE YOU DESIRE: FOCUS ON YOUR VISION “Our creative life energ y goes where we focus our attention and awareness.” Dyer

Michael Gerber in his book “The E-Myth” discusses the importance of having a clear vision of our business right from the outset. He recommends writing this vision down and placing it in a space that we can see it and getting to work on that vision every day. Our mindset is one in which our focus is entirely on where we want to go.

Napoleon Hill also discusses this in his book “Think and Grow Rich.” He believes that when

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we are focused on where we want to go, and we have goals in place, we can let go of who, what, when, why and how we will get there because we have stopped forcing and have

NAPOLEON HILL

“Think and Grow Rich”

started believing it is possible.

In order to do this we have to shift our attention away from the problem and instead focus on the solution. If we focus on what we want we will manifest this into our lives.

“Focus on imperfection, imperfection manifests. Intention, attention and manifestation - that is how the universe manifests.” Sri Sri Ravi Shankar.

When we are completely focused on where we are headed, inspiration will take us where we are intended to go. page 16

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Odd Sock LEADER THE

ASKS THE QUESTION

We all come up against those times when we are told “no” or we feel limited by the rules of something. How many times do we see disappointment and frustration arise from those situations?

THE ODD SOCK LEADER IS

THEY ARE NOT BETTER OFF

NOT AFRAID TO ASK THE

THAN THEY WERE BEFORE

QUESTION THAT CAN CHANGE

ASKING.

THAT SITUATION. THE ODD SOCK LEADER KNOWS THAT

One of my sons was recently in a sporting event where they were given one opportunity

BY ASKING THE QUESTION THE

to have a throw at three different things to

WORST THAT CAN HAPPEN IS

My son is a good Javelin thrower and was

possibly win a multi event in their age group.

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looking forward to this part of the event. At

the pain of asking the question is greater

the throw he stumbled and his throw fell a

than the pleasure we get from not asking.

little flat, so head down he started to wander

Example: it was easier for my son to accept

off. I suggested to him that he could ask for

that he did not have a good throw – after all,

another throw, as other children had had

some days his throws aren’t great – than to

second throws where things were not going

ask the question for fear of rejection .

quite right for them. His response was, “it’s the rules Mum, you can only have one throw.”

I continued to push and he suggested, “Could you ask for me?”

It’s not only about questioning a rule or a belief about a situation; we also need to question our belief system and challenge the meaning that we have given to something .

The officials were only too happy to give him another throw… in actual fact they gave him two more throws; I think they got caught up in the excitement of seeing just how far he could throw. Anyway, he didn’t do his personal best, but he did win the overall multi

“Nothing has meaning except the meaning we have given it,” according to Tony Robbins.

This quote is so amazingly powerful. It also explains so many things. In Sharon Pearson’s series “Extraordinary Living” she backs this

event for his age group.

concept up with an example of people all

My son now understands the idea that asking

Witnesses in a car crash see the event from

having their own version of the one event.

the question does not leave you any worse off than you were before you asked. This was a great reminder to me too. How many times do we get constricted by what we “know to be the rules” or what we think the rules are?

THE ODD SOCK LEADER RECOGNISES THAT IT IS UNCOMFORTABLE TO ASK AND THAT IF WE DON’T… WELL THEN WE ARE JUST ACCEPTING MEDIOCRITY .

“their” perspective; they base what they saw on the “meaning” that they have attached to the course of events.

THE ODD SOCK LEADER WILL QUESTION THEIR TEAM MEMBERS INDIVIDUALLY TO UNDERSTAND THE MEANING THAT THEY HAVE PLACED ON SOMETHING. THEY CAN THEN ASK “WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF?” QUESTIONS TO CHECK

When something happens we focus on the event; we focus on what has happened and how it affects us. We are wired to see the “me” in any situation; we want people to recognise our pain, be justified in our feelings or our actions . Our EGO gets in the way, and

INDIVIDUAL BELIEFS AND HELP THEM TO SHIFT ANYTHING THAT IS NOT RESOURCEFUL. The meaning that my son had placed on “not

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being able to throw again” was based from experiences he had with ordinary events.

Normally in throw events, athletes are given three chances to throw and the best score is taken. My son had placed the emphasis of his belief on the number of throws to be had rather than on “throwing my best”. In the multi event, the officials were giving one opportunity for each child to throw (there were a lot of kids to get through), but they were also encouraging each child to give it their best shot. So in this instance the “rules” had a different focus, one that was not familiar to my son.

QUESTIONS ARE SO POWERFUL IN EVERYTHING WE DO. THEY HAVE THE POWER TO CHANGE THE OUTCOME OF EVERYTHING. NOT HAPPY WITH A RESULT? ASK T H E QU E STI ON… YOU NEVER KNOW WHERE IT WILL LEAD. MAYBE YOU WILL WIN THE CHAMPIONSHIP AS WELL.

1. Rules – not to be confused with laws.

Rules are designed to manage a situation or process, whereas laws are designed to protect and govern behaviour.

2. Things – javelin, discus and shot-put – a word to describe all three eludes me at this moment.

3. Let’s not get into the issue relating to teaching my child to ask for himself and learn; he learnt from the experience… trust me.

4. I actually prefer ‘ordinariness’, but who knows how to spell that?

5. Yes we can change this and recommending “above the line/ below the line” exercises is a great idea.

6. Pain meaning the feelings associated with going outside of our comfort zone where we may get embarrassed.

7. Not actually fun or enjoyable pleasure; it is “I am used to this feeling and it’s comfortable” pleasure.

8. Rejection can be different for different people, as it relates to the beliefs that are attached to someone saying no in that situation. Some might feel “silly” for asking. Some might feel they are “looked down” on for asking.

“YOU DON’T LEAD BY POINTING AND TELLING PEOPLE SOME PLACE TO GO. YOU LEAD BY GOING TO THAT PLACE AND MAKING A CASE.”

9. Something is another one of those fantastic words that you can use when you just can’t put your finger on the word you want.

Ken Kesey page 20

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