First let me apologize as I was in no place to remember that I owed you a professional coaching update yesterday. But first, as I was walking off my aforementioned or alluded to bad behavior I came across a crowd wearing purple taking pictures in front of what I thought to be a normal Minneapolis house.
Turns out I live close to Purple Rain House which I was told by one of the fans out front that Prince quietly purchased before his death. You really can learn something new every day… back to the update
Overall impression; not as bad as I thought but not as good as he expected. I have a feeling this dude is a closer. Meaning, once he walks you through his initial process most folks sign up for his services. I took a pass because he used some of that infuriating therapist voodoo on me “What do YOU think the answer is to that question you just asked?” I don’t know motherfucker that’s why I asked YOU. Sorry, disengaging pet peeve. He did walk me through one exercise that I found valuable which I will explain.
A year from now I will:
Have a new job
Live in or closer to Illinois
Hang out with people I consider friends
Find a group of mentors (a personal board of directors)
I mostly liked it because it got me to organize my thoughts into a set of goals. He then hits you with a thing about his help and planning getting you to accomplish those things as well as a five and ten year arc. I am pretty confident that I can get this done on my own with little to no supervision. The thing that really drove me away from his services (aside from the price… packages started at $1,200 per year and that therapy talk bullshit) was the fact that he wouldn’t get off my dick about acquiring a significant other. I really hate repeating myself and when you ask the same question over and over you are implying that I’m lying. goodbye
Anyway, this list is my 2024 template and now I am in the planning stage. Work is annoying and rather than bitch about it I am actively making a change. My current employer will still get my best shot during working hours but during MY TIME the focus will be on improving my situation. This makes number two easier because I bring my location up to every company I speak with - making future relocation a known quantity. My lease runs until September of next year so I have some time to make this work but I also like that I now have a clock on the task.
Number three is easy but the consider friends part is a new wrinkle. I am going to get a little more selfish with my time. I have never suffered fools very well nor should anyone suffer me if we don’t get along. With that in mind I will schedule my leisure time with more discretion.
The final one is the best thing I took from the coaching and that is to find a group of mentors. His point was that a single mentor gives you just one perspective and that most people tend to gravitate toward people who think like them. His suggestion was get uncomfortable and share your thinking with those who don’t agree.
Holy Hell I love that! Done. Some of the people reading this will be asked to assist over the next year with this one.