Let’s be honest, we all love telling dramatic stories about our lives. It can be fun. But let’s be careful not to get too absorbed in them. It’s easy to get obsessed by stories about how we “just are”, how things “happen to us” and how we “have no choice”. This kind of language keeps us in victim mode and will just create more of the same misery.
Let’s own our issues. There is always a choice. We can change and create more positive outcomes for our life.
Replace your complaints with:
1. CURIOSITY: What really happened? What is your responsibility? What can you do?
2. TAKE ACTION: If we are stuck in a cycle of misery, then trying something new is the only way out.
3. CREATE NEW STORIES: Share your new inspiring stories about how you turned your fortunes around.
Can you image the difference?
Hans Schumann
Hans Schumann is an Executive Career & Life Coach in London, with a background in law and financial services. A serious health crisis with an autoimmune disease, which was triggered by a burnout, made him housebound for almost two years and prompted him to re-evaluate his life. He decided to leave the golden cage of corporate life and reconnect to his passion for personal growth. He now helps executives, professionals and business owners create and thrive in lives they truly love. Most of his clients are in established careers, but at a point where they are ready to up their game and create deeper fulfilment and greater success. For some of them that’s about changing or progressing in their career. For others it’s about becoming more effective in what they already do, growing as leaders or creating a more balanced lifestyle. Hans works on a wide range of topics, such as career change, life planning, personal effectiveness, confidence, stress management and leadership skills. His services include: Life Coaching Career Coaching Executive Coaching Confidence Coaching Stress Coaching Enneagram Coaching Hans is also the author of the self-coaching book: “Falling in Love With Your Job”, available on Amazon.
