Yesterday, Australia celebrated World Teachers Day.
So big shout out to all the teachers in the world.
And that is you {first_name}!
We’re all students to someone and teachers to others.
Can’t escape it.
Here is the beautiful part, the most profound classroom you’ve ever been in in life is . . . wait for it. . .
Here’s a clue or two:
You can’t buy tickets to it. The teachers are never the same. And it’s right under your nose.
Wanna take a guess?
It’s your everyday life.
Say what?!
I mean, imagine: every day you’re blessed (and sometimes cursed) with moments to teach you more about yourself, what your mission is (and sometimes what it is not).
Life blows every other meditation, seminar, guru etc I can think of right outta the water.
Because it’s relentless. It never ends. And the lessons just keep on coming.
My most recent lesson was painful.
I started training again with more enthusiasm and more goal oriented. I was focused on stepping up in that area of life as it has wavered. I know how important it is for my body, mind and soul, and especially for my business when I exercise, I feel alive.
Day 6 into training, I’m sore in every muscle group, and it huuuuurts so good (sing it with me {first_name}).
My intuition, thank you very much, was saying “slow down,” “take a break” and “rest.”
But did I listen to my teacher?
Nuh.
I forced on with more vigor than before.
And what happens, I’m in the middle of a set of burpees (that’s where you go from push up to jumping and back again). It’s my most hated activity, but I do it anyway.
Midway in my jumping in the air, there was my intuition again saying “Slow”.
I landed and I nearly cried out loud. I strain my quad, the first time ever in my life.
Dust myself off the floor, I hobble back to my apartment with my tail between my legs.
I’d just set a goal, I was working, and working hard to achieve it. All I wanted was to kick some goals.
But my body was teaching me a lesson.
- Listen to my body
- Follow and intuition
- The importance of resting
That’s my lesson for today. (Thanks body).
Your teachers are everywhere. Your clients teach you things you’re not working on. Your finances teach you to be more accountable. Your business shows you the places you require growing.
You’re lesson will be different. Maybe it is to speak up more, ask for what you want. Maybe it is to stop saying yes to things you don’t want to do and more to what aligns with you. Maybe it is to stop serving a client, start serving different ones.
Borrowed from some wise thinker, “the difference between school and life. In school, you are taught a lesson, and then you get a test. In life, you are continually given a test, that teaches you a lesson.”
So why is no one teaching this stuff?
Because everyone has a different life lesson. No two people are here to learn the same thing, they don’t have the same purpose or path to walk.
What is taught is the mindset to make you adaptable to the ever changing landscape.
Let’s face it, sometimes you’re enrolled in the school of hard knocks. Your business is struggling, you’re lacking energy, you’re struggling to show up in doing what you love. You’re supposed to be leading your team, and they rely on you, but you struggle to even show up for yourself.
And then. . . bam. . . You’re slammed again with another lesson.
It all gets a bit too much (***deep sigh, you’re ready to wag school for the day).
In these moments, ask yourself “what’s the lesson here.”
Extract the message and add meaning to the mayhem.
You’ll feel lighter, more present, and purposeful.
Now, I’m listening to my body and my soul, and it’s calling for a casual stroll through the bush paths close to home. I might just whistle as I walk.
Curious to know {first_name}, what’s the life lesson you’re in today?
With gratitude,
Leadership Coach & Master Certified Demartini Method Facilitator
BAppSoSc (Counselling)
Maximum Growth
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