What Fills You Up?

So you have a vision of what a great life would look like, but you just don’t have the energy to get started.  Or you can’t even think of setting goals because you don’t know how you could fit one more thing into your life.  Perhaps you would benefit from taking a close look at what saps your energy and what fuels you.  Make the time to complete this simple inventory, and you just might discover some new ways to revitalize yourself and make room for change.

Take a piece of paper and divide it into four sections.  In the top half, list things that drain your energy at work on one side and at home on the other.  On the bottom half, list things that give you energy at work and at home.  What sapping sources are you tolerating or have you been unaware of?  What replenishing sources could you make more room for?

Start by choosing one or two things to eliminate (like constantly running late for work or letting annoying paperwork pile up) and commit to adding something that is an energy source (such as spending 20 minutes in nature or listening to music).

What are your favorite ways to rejuvenate your mind, body and spirit?  What new discoveries have you made?

Adapted from The Institute for Life Coach Training

Begin!

What if you were encouraged from a young age to listen to that still small voice within as a guide to creating a life that you would find interesting, challenging and joyful?  What if you believed the sentiment that it is never too late to become what you might have been?  What if you started right here, right now to discover who you are truly meant to be?

The artist Auguste Renoir was said to have painted subjects for whom a light from within seemed to glow outward.  The people he painted had a kind of internal luminosity.  I have loved this pairing of words since I first encountered it many years ago, and today I use it as a metaphor to describe the purpose and the self-knowledge that I believe we all carry within us.  It’s in us but we may not be aware of it because we’ve never been encouraged to reflect upon it or it has been squelched in us by others who did not know their own potential.  When we turn our attention to our interests, strengths, values and desires, we give them power to create light and energy in our lives.  We bring light from inside us and use it to illuminate our path.

I believe that I am able to see the glow in others even when they cannot and that I can work with them to discover their own source of light within.  So I create this blog to compliment my coaching business Internal Luminosity.  On the blog, I hope to inspire you to reflect on the unique qualities that converge in you to create your light.  I will attempt to write posts that give you pause, cause you to think and provide you with tools to move forward.  In my work as a coach, I provide a partnership that supports and challenges the individuals I work with to define goals, create visions, identify obstacles and follow through on plans to reach their aspirations.

Fifteen years of experience in gifted education have led to a special interest in working with teens and adults who are creative, multi-talented and highly intelligent.  I partner with these individuals to identify and honor their unique abilities and experiences so that they might gain the confidence needed to fully express themselves and their talents in their work, relationships and leisure time. 

With this in mind, posts will cover a range of topics to capture the range of unique individuals that I hope to inspire to create a life worth living.  Check in regularly, as you never know what might strike a chord with you!  If you’re interested in learning more about working with me in a coaching relationship, please get in touch with me at luminouscoaching@gmail.com.  Stay tuned for future invitations to participate in group coaching as well as book discussions.

Right here.  Right now.  Begin!