Lost and Found
Welcome to week 2 of Power in Change. A huge shout out to everyone who has subscribed, almost 500 of you since launch on 08 Jan – Thank you.
Keeping selfie game strong for International waters.
Within the week I flew over to Waikiki, Perth, Western Australia to visit friends. Very blessed to have connections over here to call home for the next wee bit, attempting the mini career break aka the no plan, plan. My life belongings bundled in a 23kg suitcase & backpack (mobile office)
A quick selfie outside the Auckland International Airport departure gates. I looked up, walking through the frame, thinking yup here we go again Zee, keep it moving.
Top of mind this week? Leaning into power of ‘pause'. A foreign concept as I feel like I always have to be ‘on', on the go, doing something, busy for sake of it.
Genuinely asking. What does it mean to relax, do nothing?
Take this morning for instance, when I woke up, placing my feet on the ground, eyes widening, I proceeded to stare at the wall. As my brain woke up and gave me the side eye of ‘Errm, what are you doing?’ I responded with the wittiest thing I could think of ‘I don't know’.
I continued to stare at the wall, thinking what’s it to you brain? This is normal right? Relax mode, surely! Realizing I don't remember the last time I stared into the distance (the wall in this case) noticing patterns, colors, grooves, textures, structure and purpose of it.
How does one sit still and not feel guilty or pass self-judgement of not being ‘productive'. The mind and body craving embedded routine like getting up going to work, grabbing coffee, waving out to familiar faces whilst commuting across suburbs – the daily default setting.
A random quote I came across was “Do you remember the successful (richest) person in 1956?”. The post caption ‘exactly’ eloquently answering my thought of ‘I don’t know'. A domino effect of further questions (to unpack in future editions) - why do we do what we do, for whom and what purpose?
Looking down into my own barrel of work experience, skills and qualifications. I hate to admit this but I am feeling rather lost. What use is it to have a solid toolkit (resume) combined with a strong set of transferable skills when I can't even connect it to a path for myself right now? Am I looking at it from the wrong angle, on the surface, too deep or not in depth enough?
As I document this journey, I promised myself honest reflections and transparency. Here's 3 key things that are consistently floating to the top for me.
This is uncomfortable but I signed up for this.
Creating space, giving myself grace to embrace change – sit in feelings, observe thoughts, challenge patterns of behavior and habits.
Feeling vulnerable is part of the process.
Flight path to new adventures
Ultimately, I’m grateful that I proactively planned and prepared for the timeout. However a small part of me is struggling a little this week. Grappling with existing thought patterns, my mind resisting change whilst my cup of self-awareness is being poured into for growth and stretch, enabling this chapter to unravel, unfold and evolve in pursuit of clarity and purpose.
As I reflect on my own coaching practice, the intention is to always help guide others to discover and make sense of situations through the power of questions because as a coach we certainly don’t have all the answers, only lived experiences to share.
So, if any of this resonates please feel free to share, comment or send me a personal message if you have any advice, tips, favorite quotes or words of encouragement from your own lived experiences for me because I believe we improve by learning from others.
With arms wide open, speak soon.
Zee
Move with Change | Move with Confidence
