“Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose.” Janis Joplin

I had a great conversation with one of my fellow coaches from the Adler School the other day and it reminded me of the importance of sharing ideas without attachment to the outcome. Remember Play It Forward?

Please note! That all ideas here are presented as a catalyst for additional dialogue, and are not an end in themselves. Even though my sharing does come with the “Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval”, I share information without attachment as to what you choose to do with it. I leave that choice entirely up to you. (Forgive me if this feels pedantic). Simply see it as a helium balloon that I offer you, and you can either hang onto it or choose to let go. It’s all the same to me as I understand and respect your role as that of a resourceful creator with lots of free will.

Speaking of free will… I’m feeling shades of a movie about a whale named Willie released back into the wild. What’s with this freedom thing any way? There is that curious little detail that we somehow seem to miss in the whole discussion about freedom that we ARE at choice 24/7, even if we don’t know it, and are on cruise control or better yet asleep at the wheel. That is kind of a mind blowing a concept isn’t it? You are creating consistently 24 hours a day.

It just happens to be something that we will really need to wrap our heads, and more importantly our hearts around if we are going to get any traction here at all.

Lately I’ve noticed that so many of my clients are expressing their concern about how to find some sure footing within the present situation, anything that they can anchor themselves in, as the economy and job market continue to morph as we move from the old system to the new. My reading is that these clients are beginning their first initial explorations of being inspired with new visions of how they want to reconnect with their true most authentic selves.

By going within we find a safe harbor. A place that can provide shelter while we heal ourselves as things continue to shake themselves out, out there in the world. This is a time in which you really reconnect with your true self and nurture that new found relationship and after a while you establish a firm foundation from which to launch further exploration. No need to rush things here, but eventually you can take this new found awareness of who you really are and why you are here out and on the road. There you can begin to explore and experiment with that awareness of who you really are, and how it might impact how you want to show up in the world and what your creations might be.

It seems many of us are in a place right now where we are being asked what our intentions are for living into our reason for being here in the world.

What is the contribution that you wish to make in the world through your new sense of who you really are and your role in the larger scheme of things?

As you are given these opportunities to re-evaluate what has meaning in your life you see how that impacts your goals and vision for the future. It’s now time to get moving on your new and updated vision for what you want to create in the world. What does the potential for this freedom to explore who you really are mean to you?

Change is in the air and you are being led into a new world. But first, the change must happen for you on the inside.

So bring your most authentic self back tomorrow and in the meantime let us know what is nudging YOU to move forward from within? What would freedom to create the life you want, look and feel like to you? What are you looking for right now from me that might help you move forward toward your true self?.