What effort have you invested your time, interest, love, or work into this year? 

It’s nearing the end of another summer in which Donna* looks back in frustration and sadness because she is not seeing or feeling the change in her life that she keeps hoping for. She says she is on a sort of merry-go-round that moves her forward in her work, and day-to-day living, but her dreams and “life” are out of grasp. In fact, it is hard for her to articulate her dreams. When asked what crop she wants to harvest, she sees a barren field that never even got planted (again) this year. This causes her to know she doesn’t want to begin another year without identifying a fulfilling dream or goal to achieve in her personal life.

Carrie* is investing herself in getting to know a man she met three months ago. In this time, she has grown to care about him and his well-being. They have each nurtured the relationship as in the care and feeding of a budding growth and Carrie can envision what she wants next for them. However, her guy doesn’t initiate talking about his feelings or goals. This leaves Carrie feeling uncertain and insecure about how and if they will proceed from here. She wants to learn how to mutually “harvest” of relationship by talking about what they love about each other, the relationship, what each of them wants more of, and what weeds may be a threat to greater togetherness.

What is the crop that you want to harvest? 

How fulfilled are you in the outcome of your crop?

1. Assess your life. Look at your home, your career, your friendships, family and relationships. Look at your spiritual growth, your financial picture, and your self- development. Examine your interests, hobbies, and time off.  Look at who you want to be in the world, your health, and well-being.

2. On a scale of 1-10 (10 being high), how fulfilled are you in each of these areas? What area leaves you feeling disappointed because the number you gave it is lower than you’d like? What are you willing and able to do about it to raise the number to feel more fulfilled? Fulfillment leads to reaching our full potential.

Clients come to me with a crop they want to see grow in abundance. If you are unsure of what you want/need, I have tools to help with that. The point of coaching is that you feel an enormous sense of fulfillment, success, or movement toward being or doing what is most important to you. Don’t postpone Joy!  Life is short enough.

* Name changed